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		Research article Human usage in the native range may determine future genetic structure of an invasion: insights from Acacia pycnantha Johannes J Le Roux, David M Richardson, John RU Wilson, Joice Ndlovu BMC Ecology 2013, 13:37 (1 October 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF
		Research article Benefits of migration in a partially-migratory tropical ungulate Nicolas Gaidet, Philippe Lecomte BMC Ecology 2013, 13:36 (30 September 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF
		Research article A test of agent-based models as a tool for predicting patterns of pathogen transmission in complex landscapes Kelly E Lane-deGraaf, Ryan C Kennedy, SM Niaz Arifin, Gregory R Madey, Agustin Fuentes, Hope Hollocher BMC Ecology 2013, 13:35 (25 September 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Methodology article Enhanced primers for amplification of DNA barcodes from a broad range of marine metazoans Jorge Lobo, Pedro M Costa, Marcos AL Teixeira, Maria SG Ferreira, Maria H Costa, Filipe O Costa BMC Ecology 2013, 13:34 (10 September 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Differential behavioural and endocrine responses of common voles (Microtus arvalis) to nest predators and resource competitors Monique Liesenjohann, Thilo Liesenjohann, Rupert Palme, Jana Eccard BMC Ecology 2013, 13:33 (8 September 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Methane transport and emissions from soil as affected by water table and vascular plants Gurbir S Bhullar, Majid Iravani, Peter J Edwards, Harry Olde Venterink BMC Ecology 2013, 13:32 (8 September 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Environmental, biological and anthropogenic effects on grizzly bear body size: temporal and spatial considerations Scott E Nielsen, Marc RL Cattet, John Boulanger, Jerome Cranston, Greg J McDermid, Aaron BA Shafer, Gordon B Stenhouse BMC Ecology 2013, 13:31 (8 September 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Avian blood parasite infection during the non-breeding season: an overlooked issue in declining populations? Jenny C Dunn, Simon J Goodman, Tim G Benton, Keith C Hamer BMC Ecology 2013, 13:30 (6 September 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Yellowhammers infected with the blood parasite Haemoproteus suffer a survival disadvantage and immunological challenge during the overwintering period, highlighting the need to consider the effects of sub-clinical disease in the non-breeding season for vulnerable populations.
		Research article The relative importance of competition and predation in environment characterized by resource pulses – an experimental test with a microbial community Teppo Hiltunen, Jouni Laakso BMC Ecology 2013, 13:29 (3 September 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB
		Research article Ecological implications of single and mixed nitrogen nutrition in Arabidopsis thaliana Gordon G McNickle, Michael K Deyholos, James F Cahill Jr BMC Ecology 2013, 13:28 (23 July 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Experimental evidence for a cost of resistance to the fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, for the palmate newt, Lissotriton helveticus Hamed Cheatsazan, Ana P Lugon Gavinho de Almedia, Andrew F Russell, Camille Bonneaud BMC Ecology 2013, 13:27 (19 July 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Commentary Multifaceted responses to two major parasites in the honey bee (Apis mellifera) Kaira M Wagoner, Humberto F Boncristiani, Olav Rueppell BMC Ecology 2013, 13:26 (17 July 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The Rueppell lab comment on a recent article in BMC Ecology and what it does, doesn’t, but just might, tell us about honeybee health.
		Research article Ecto- and endoparasite induce similar chemical and brain neurogenomic responses in the honey bee (Apis mellifera) Cynthia M McDonnell, Cédric Alaux, Hugues Parrinello, Jean-Pierre Desvignes, Didier Crauser, Emma Durbesson, Dominique Beslay, Yves Le Conte BMC Ecology 2013, 13:25 (17 July 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Parasitism of honeybees by both an ecto-parasitic mite and an endo-parasitic fungi cause changes in both the chemical profiles of their ‘skin’ and the genomic profiles of their brains, without affecting social interactions within the hive.
		Research article Buffer strips can pre-empt extinction debt in boreal streamside habitats Ville A O Selonen, Janne S Kotiaho BMC Ecology 2013, 13:24 (10 July 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Spatial distribution and size of small canopy gaps created by Japanese black bears: estimating gap size using dropped branch measurements Kazuaki Takahashi, Kaori Takahashi BMC Ecology 2013, 13:23 (10 June 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Floral diversity in desert ecosystems: Comparing field sampling to image analyses in assessing species cover Taoufik S Ksiksi, Ali A El-Keblawy BMC Ecology 2013, 13:22 (10 June 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Methodology article Ecological comparison of cellular stress responses among populations – normalizing RT-qPCR values to investigate differential environmental adaptations Stefan Koenigstein, Kevin Pöhlmann, Christoph Held, Doris Abele BMC Ecology 2013, 13:21 (16 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Herbivory of an invasive slug is affected by earthworms and the composition of plant communities Johann G Zaller, Myriam Parth, Ilona Szunyogh, Ines Semmelrock, Susanne Sochurek, Marcia Pinheiro, Thomas Frank, Thomas Drapela BMC Ecology 2013, 13:20 (13 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Herbivory by an invasive slug species is dramatically reduced by both the presence of earthworms and the composition of plant species within experimental communities, highlighting how belowground effects can influence aboveground processes.
		Research article Love thy neighbour: facilitation through an alternative signalling modality in plants Monica Gagliano, Michael Renton BMC Ecology 2013, 13:19 (7 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Chilli seedlings germinate better when grown in the presence of ‘good neighbour’ plants like basil even when all forms of chemical and visual signals are blocked, suggesting that an as-yet unidentified system of communication exists between plants.
		Research article Daily temperature fluctuations unpredictably influence developmental rate and morphology at a critical early larval stage in a frog Juliana M Arrighi, Ezra S Lencer, Advait Jukar, Daesik Park, Patrick C Phillips, Robert H Kaplan BMC Ecology 2013, 13:18 (4 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Detection experiments with humans implicate visual predation as a driver of colour polymorphism dynamics in pygmy grasshoppers Einat Karpestam, Sami Merilaita, Anders Forsman BMC Ecology 2013, 13:17 (2 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Correspondence A decadal view of biodiversity informatics: challenges and priorities Alex Hardisty, Dave Roberts, The Biodiversity Informatics Community BMC Ecology 2013, 13:16 (15 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Alex Hardisty and Dave Roberts outline a grand vision for the future of biodiversity research that is based on a fully integrated e-infrastructure, following a huge community consultation effort with the Biodiversity Informatics Community.
		Research article Explaining variance of avian malaria infection in the wild: the importance of host density, habitat, individual life-history and oxidative stress Caroline Isaksson, Irem Sepil, Vladimer Baramidze, Ben C Sheldon BMC Ecology 2013, 13:15 (8 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Feeding height stratification among the herbivorous dinosaurs from the Dinosaur Park Formation (upper Campanian) of Alberta, Canada Jordan C Mallon, David C Evans, Michael J Ryan, Jason S Anderson BMC Ecology 2013, 13:14 (4 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Stratification of feeding heights among herbivorous dinosaurs of the Dinosaur Park Formation, Canada, is unlikely to have played a role in dietary niche partitioning, suggesting another evolutionary mechanism drove the diversification of dinosaurs in this region.
		Research article Insights into biodiversity sampling strategies for freshwater microinvertebrate faunas through bioblitz campaigns and DNA barcoding Brandon J Laforest, Amanda K Winegardner, Omar A Zaheer, Nicholas W Jeffery, Elizabeth E Boyle, Sarah J Adamowicz BMC Ecology 2013, 13:13 (4 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed

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		Research article Human usage in the native range may determine future genetic structure of an invasion: insights from Acacia pycnantha Johannes J Le Roux, David M Richardson, John RU Wilson, Joice Ndlovu BMC Ecology 2013, 13:37 (1 October 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF
		Research article Benefits of migration in a partially-migratory tropical ungulate Nicolas Gaidet, Philippe Lecomte BMC Ecology 2013, 13:36 (30 September 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF
		Research article A test of agent-based models as a tool for predicting patterns of pathogen transmission in complex landscapes Kelly E Lane-deGraaf, Ryan C Kennedy, SM Niaz Arifin, Gregory R Madey, Agustin Fuentes, Hope Hollocher BMC Ecology 2013, 13:35 (25 September 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Methodology article Enhanced primers for amplification of DNA barcodes from a broad range of marine metazoans Jorge Lobo, Pedro M Costa, Marcos AL Teixeira, Maria SG Ferreira, Maria H Costa, Filipe O Costa BMC Ecology 2013, 13:34 (10 September 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Differential behavioural and endocrine responses of common voles (Microtus arvalis) to nest predators and resource competitors Monique Liesenjohann, Thilo Liesenjohann, Rupert Palme, Jana Eccard BMC Ecology 2013, 13:33 (8 September 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Methane transport and emissions from soil as affected by water table and vascular plants Gurbir S Bhullar, Majid Iravani, Peter J Edwards, Harry Olde Venterink BMC Ecology 2013, 13:32 (8 September 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Environmental, biological and anthropogenic effects on grizzly bear body size: temporal and spatial considerations Scott E Nielsen, Marc RL Cattet, John Boulanger, Jerome Cranston, Greg J McDermid, Aaron BA Shafer, Gordon B Stenhouse BMC Ecology 2013, 13:31 (8 September 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Avian blood parasite infection during the non-breeding season: an overlooked issue in declining populations? Jenny C Dunn, Simon J Goodman, Tim G Benton, Keith C Hamer BMC Ecology 2013, 13:30 (6 September 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Yellowhammers infected with the blood parasite Haemoproteus suffer a survival disadvantage and immunological challenge during the overwintering period, highlighting the need to consider the effects of sub-clinical disease in the non-breeding season for vulnerable populations.
		Research article The relative importance of competition and predation in environment characterized by resource pulses – an experimental test with a microbial community Teppo Hiltunen, Jouni Laakso BMC Ecology 2013, 13:29 (3 September 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB
		Research article Ecological implications of single and mixed nitrogen nutrition in Arabidopsis thaliana Gordon G McNickle, Michael K Deyholos, James F Cahill Jr BMC Ecology 2013, 13:28 (23 July 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Experimental evidence for a cost of resistance to the fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, for the palmate newt, Lissotriton helveticus Hamed Cheatsazan, Ana P Lugon Gavinho de Almedia, Andrew F Russell, Camille Bonneaud BMC Ecology 2013, 13:27 (19 July 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Commentary Multifaceted responses to two major parasites in the honey bee (Apis mellifera) Kaira M Wagoner, Humberto F Boncristiani, Olav Rueppell BMC Ecology 2013, 13:26 (17 July 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The Rueppell lab comment on a recent article in BMC Ecology and what it does, doesn’t, but just might, tell us about honeybee health.
		Research article Ecto- and endoparasite induce similar chemical and brain neurogenomic responses in the honey bee (Apis mellifera) Cynthia M McDonnell, Cédric Alaux, Hugues Parrinello, Jean-Pierre Desvignes, Didier Crauser, Emma Durbesson, Dominique Beslay, Yves Le Conte BMC Ecology 2013, 13:25 (17 July 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Parasitism of honeybees by both an ecto-parasitic mite and an endo-parasitic fungi cause changes in both the chemical profiles of their ‘skin’ and the genomic profiles of their brains, without affecting social interactions within the hive.
		Research article Buffer strips can pre-empt extinction debt in boreal streamside habitats Ville A O Selonen, Janne S Kotiaho BMC Ecology 2013, 13:24 (10 July 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Spatial distribution and size of small canopy gaps created by Japanese black bears: estimating gap size using dropped branch measurements Kazuaki Takahashi, Kaori Takahashi BMC Ecology 2013, 13:23 (10 June 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Floral diversity in desert ecosystems: Comparing field sampling to image analyses in assessing species cover Taoufik S Ksiksi, Ali A El-Keblawy BMC Ecology 2013, 13:22 (10 June 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Methodology article Ecological comparison of cellular stress responses among populations – normalizing RT-qPCR values to investigate differential environmental adaptations Stefan Koenigstein, Kevin Pöhlmann, Christoph Held, Doris Abele BMC Ecology 2013, 13:21 (16 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Herbivory of an invasive slug is affected by earthworms and the composition of plant communities Johann G Zaller, Myriam Parth, Ilona Szunyogh, Ines Semmelrock, Susanne Sochurek, Marcia Pinheiro, Thomas Frank, Thomas Drapela BMC Ecology 2013, 13:20 (13 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Herbivory by an invasive slug species is dramatically reduced by both the presence of earthworms and the composition of plant species within experimental communities, highlighting how belowground effects can influence aboveground processes.
		Research article Love thy neighbour: facilitation through an alternative signalling modality in plants Monica Gagliano, Michael Renton BMC Ecology 2013, 13:19 (7 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Chilli seedlings germinate better when grown in the presence of ‘good neighbour’ plants like basil even when all forms of chemical and visual signals are blocked, suggesting that an as-yet unidentified system of communication exists between plants.
		Research article Daily temperature fluctuations unpredictably influence developmental rate and morphology at a critical early larval stage in a frog Juliana M Arrighi, Ezra S Lencer, Advait Jukar, Daesik Park, Patrick C Phillips, Robert H Kaplan BMC Ecology 2013, 13:18 (4 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Detection experiments with humans implicate visual predation as a driver of colour polymorphism dynamics in pygmy grasshoppers Einat Karpestam, Sami Merilaita, Anders Forsman BMC Ecology 2013, 13:17 (2 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Correspondence A decadal view of biodiversity informatics: challenges and priorities Alex Hardisty, Dave Roberts, The Biodiversity Informatics Community BMC Ecology 2013, 13:16 (15 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Alex Hardisty and Dave Roberts outline a grand vision for the future of biodiversity research that is based on a fully integrated e-infrastructure, following a huge community consultation effort with the Biodiversity Informatics Community.
		Research article Explaining variance of avian malaria infection in the wild: the importance of host density, habitat, individual life-history and oxidative stress Caroline Isaksson, Irem Sepil, Vladimer Baramidze, Ben C Sheldon BMC Ecology 2013, 13:15 (8 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Feeding height stratification among the herbivorous dinosaurs from the Dinosaur Park Formation (upper Campanian) of Alberta, Canada Jordan C Mallon, David C Evans, Michael J Ryan, Jason S Anderson BMC Ecology 2013, 13:14 (4 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Stratification of feeding heights among herbivorous dinosaurs of the Dinosaur Park Formation, Canada, is unlikely to have played a role in dietary niche partitioning, suggesting another evolutionary mechanism drove the diversification of dinosaurs in this region.
		Research article Insights into biodiversity sampling strategies for freshwater microinvertebrate faunas through bioblitz campaigns and DNA barcoding Brandon J Laforest, Amanda K Winegardner, Omar A Zaheer, Nicholas W Jeffery, Elizabeth E Boyle, Sarah J Adamowicz BMC Ecology 2013, 13:13 (4 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed