Developmental bias of body size and caste by the fire ant social supergene doi.org/10.1098/rspb... | #ProcB #DevelopmentalBiology #Evolution #Genetics

New research from #ProcB: Competing methods of divergence time estimation recover diverse evolutionary timescales doi.org/10.1098/rspb... | #ComputationalBiology #Palaeontology #Taxonomy

Comparing apples and oranges (and pinecones): understanding patterns of reproductive disparity across seed plants doi.org/10.1098/rspb... | #ProcB #Evolution #Palaeontology

New research from #ProcB: Comparative population genomics reveal stark differences in the genomic structure and drivers of isolation for two sky island bumble bees doi.org/10.1098/rspb... | #Ecology #Genetics

This commentary from #ProcB reviews a recently published paper by Rossi and colleagues, which used an innovative experimental design to measure the energetic cost of buzz pollination (or floral buzzing) doi.org/10.1098/rspb... | #Behaviour #Biomechanics #Physiology

This paper from #ProcB reveals a giant new Jurassic hunter, Sinojapyx giganteus, discovered in 165-million-year-old Chinese fossils. The find fills a critical gap in dipluran evolution and sheds light on ancient soil ecosystems doi.org/10.1098/rspb... | #Evolution #Palaeontology

Transparency reduces prey detectability by predators and occurs in diverse aquatic and terrestrial organisms. Watch #ProcB authors Doris Gomez and Pascal Barla talk about research that investigated whether transparency could outperform background matching: cassyni.com/events/MC9Si... #evolution

The Latitudinal Diversity Gradient is a classic pattern in which the tropics harbour the greatest number of species. Watch #ProcB author Reinhard Matadamas examine how evolutionary and ecological factors shape geographic diversity in New World sparrows: cassyni.com/events/QtyrS... #EcoEvo

Do conservation priorities predict changes in zoo species holdings? A 30-year global analysis doi.org/10.1098/rspb... | #ProcB #Ecology

New #ProcB research reveals an exceptionally preserved multicellular alga from 535 million years ago, showing that early Cambrian plankton had complex cellular organisation and reproductive structures doi.org/10.1098/rspb... | #Ecology #Evolution #Palaeontology

Controlling Varroa mites in managed honey bee colonies can reduce virus spillover into wild pollinators. New #ProcB research found virus prevalence in wild bees and hoverflies fell by 39-85% following mite control. doi.org/10.1098/rspb... | #Ecology

Balancing current reproductive investment with survival and future fecundity is a central challenge for long-lived animals. Watch #ProcB author Chinatsu Nakajima talk about research that explores the underlying energetic mechanisms of carry-over effects: cassyni.com/events/TVPGw... #ecology

New #ProcB research using environmental DNA from ~1,000 samples along the Danish coast reveals salinity as the main driver of coastal biodiversity across the tree of life, with rocky habitats supporting the highest species richness. doi.org/10.1098/rspb... | #Ecology #Ecosystem #Microbiology

Mountain chickadees rely on spatial memory to forage in unpredictable environments and on song to defend their territories. Watch #ProcB author Sofia Haley talk about research that suggests overall song output may be an indicator of cognitive ability: cassyni.com/events/Mw4c4... #ecology

New research from #ProcB: Past rapid spread of introduced livestock coincided with vegetation clearance on Madagascar doi.org/10.1098/rspb... | #EnvironmentalScience #Palaeontology

The evolutionary neurobiology of age-related division of labour: brain architecture and precocial behaviour in the ancestral ant Stigmatomma pallipes doi.org/10.1098/rspb... | #ProcB #Behaviour #Evolution #Neuroscience

Symmetries in montane species abundance profiles elucidate the link between environment and abundance: doi.org/10.1098/rspb... #ProcB #ecology

#Conservation interventions must move beyond static #biodiversity snapshots and explicitly account for extinction debt and colonization credit to ensure long-term ecosystem resilience. Read the new #ProcB review: doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

Watch #ProcB authors Lena Arévalo and Polly Campbell talk about research that characterizes the effects of interspecific hybridization on neural gene expression and behaviour in mice:
cassyni.com/events/TcX45... #evolution #genomics

Watch #ProcB author Zoe Meziere talk about research that highlights how cryptic biological diversity can shape outcomes after a heatwave and advance our understanding of coral vulnerability in a rapidly warming world: cassyni.com/events/LhUDZ... @zoe-meziere.bsky.social #ClimateChange #ecology