Publications

Metabolic asymmetry and the global diversity of marine predators

Cold is better for polar predators Generally, biodiversity is higher in the tropics than at the poles. This pattern is present across …
John M. Grady, Brian S. Maitner, Ara S. Winter, Kristin Kaschner, Derek P. Tittensor, Sydne Record, Felisa A. Smith, Adam M. Wilson, Anthony I. Dell, Phoebe L. Zarnetske, Helen J. Wearing, Brian Alfaro, James H. Brown
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Does scale matter? A systematic review of incorporating biological realism when predicting changes in species distributions

Background There is ample evidence that biotic factors, such as biotic interactions and dispersal capacity, can affect species …
Sydne Record, Angela Strecker, Mao-Ning Tuanmu, Lydia Beaudrot, Phoebe Zarnetske, Jonathan Belmaker, Beth Gerstner
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Tropical bird species have less variable body sizes

Ecologists have often predicted that species' niche breadths should decline towards the Equator. Dan Janzen arrived at this prediction …
Quentin D. Read, Benjamin Baiser, John M. Grady, Phoebe L. Zarnetske, Sydne Record, Jonathan Belmaker
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Size, niches, and the latitudinal diversity gradient

John M. Grady, Quentin D. Read, Sydne Record, Phoebe L. Zarnetske, Benjamin Baiser, Kalaina Thorne, Jonathan Belmaker
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Among-species overlap in rodent body size distributions predicts species richness along a temperature gradient

Temperature is widely regarded as a major driver of species richness, but the mechanisms are debated. Niche theory suggests temperature …
Quentin D. Read, John M. Grady, Phoebe L. Zarnetske, Sydne Record, Benjamin Baiser, Jonathan Belmaker, Mao-Ning Tuanmu, Angela Strecker, Lydia Beaudrot, Katherine M. Thibault
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The Interplay Between Landscape Structure and Biotic Interactions

Landscape structure and biotic interactions are closely linked. We identify five aspects of landscape structure that contribute to the …
Phoebe L. Zarnetske, Benjamin Baiser, Angela Strecker, Sydne Record, Jonathan Belmaker, Mao-Ning Tuanmu
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Empirical evidence for the scale dependence of biotic interactions

Aim Although it is recognized that ecological patterns are scale dependent, the exact scales over which specific ecological processes …
Jonathan Belmaker, Phoebe Zarnetske, Mao-Ning Tuanmu, Sara Zonneveld, Sydne Record, Angela Strecker, Lydia Beaudrot
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