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Regional impacts of periodical cicadas on oak radial increment

Interspecific and inter-site variation in wood specific gravity of tropical trees

Gap-dependent recruitment, realized vital rates, and size distributions of tropical trees

Theoretical perspectives on evolution of long-distance dispersal and the example of specialized pests

The ecology and evolution of seed dispersal: A theoretical perspective

Seeds of understanding of plant diversity

Seed dispersal of woody plants in tropical forests: Concepts, examples, and future directions

Comparing alternative models to empirical data: Cognitive models of western scrub-jay foraging behavior

Animals often select one item from a set of candidates, as when choosing a foraging site or mate, and are expected to possess accurate and efficient rules for acquiring information and making decisions. Little is known, however, about the decision rules animals use. We compare patterns of information sampling by western scrub-jays (Aphelocoma californica) when choosing a nut with three decision rules: best of n (BN), flexible threshold (FT), and comparative Bayes (CB).

The global biogeography of roots

Rooting depths, lateral root spreads and below-ground/above-ground allometries of plants in water-limited ecosystems