We selected 28 forest stands consisting in eight chestnut monocultures and 20 two-species mixtures associating chestnut with pine, ash or oak in natural forests of Tuscany (Italy). In each site, we sa
Yellow-billed magpies breed in loose colonies. Extrapair courtship is frequent, and a comparison (1) between two adjacent areas with different inter-nest distances, and (2) with solitary, territorial
1n = 30 for each sex. Mann-Whitney test used to compare median time on leaf; Chi square test used to compare number of first contacts; ns = not significant.When offered a choice of nettle and sweet pe
Rising temperatures can influence the top-down control of plant biomass by increasing herbivore metabolic demands. Unfortunately, we know relatively little about the effects of temperature on herbivor
The fluid-containing traps of Nepenthes carnivorous pitcher plants (Nepenthaceae) are often inhabited by organisms known as inquilines. Dipteran larvae are key components of such communities and are t
