Species Connect | Martin Rivelle | Friends Activity https://speciesconnect.com/members/superadmin/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Martin Rivelle's friends. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:34:52 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=5.1.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 3fa968ec0028739bfb1c9043de7d5c24 Cristian Solari wrote a new post, How soil multitrophic interactions boost ecosystem health and resilience https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631237 Mon, 19 May 2025 18:54:46 -0400 Soil is much more than just dirt—it’s a living, breathing ecosystem teeming with microscopic and macroscopic organisms that form intricate food webs. These multitrophic interactions between bacteria, fungi, p […]

]]> a1cee471dccfe3221db3fd8685c02695 Cristian Solari wrote a new post, The hidden world of beetles and their tiny passengers https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631212 Tue, 13 May 2025 21:02:48 -0400 A large ground beetle carrying a dead cicada: an intriguing image a nature photographer stumbled upon while reviewing thousands of photos from a trip to Mozambique. The photo, taken casually one night near a tent […]

]]> f941d0d59a0796af21f98b627bef8ddd Cristian Solari wrote a new post, Trophobiosis: Planthoppers and Their Surprising Partners https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631197 Mon, 05 May 2025 20:52:20 -0400 In the intricate web of insect relationships, few interactions are as fascinating as trophobiosis—a symbiotic partnership where one organism provides food in exchange for protection or other benefits. While the mo […]

]]> e82e8285a508a4b34dbd4c0e469e60dc Cristian Solari wrote a new post, The hidden world of underground fungi networks https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631186 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:54:55 -0400 Fungi networks. Beneath our feet lies a vast, interconnected world that few ever see—a complex web of fungal networks essential to life on Earth. Scientists are now racing to map these underground systems, u […]

]]> 5ffc91701e8507692e83f6b48fdd8332 Cristian Solari wrote a new post, Mosquito Nectar Preferences Guide Control Strategies https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631132 Mon, 21 Apr 2025 14:53:41 -0400 A landmark systematic review published in Environmental Entomology has revealed critical patterns in mosquito feeding ecology that could fundamentally transform global vector control strategies. Conducted by r […]

]]> c964e95d702e3c84d773acd31afa5e8f Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631161 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:38:22 -0400 Dynamics of foraging interactions between cookiecutter sharks (Isistius spp.) and short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala
macrorhynchus) in Hawai

]]> 0 370c935dfcb534eace70a24d58c4ab28 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631152 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:20:22 -0400 Foraging Niche Partitioning of Three Myotis Bat Species and Marine Fish Consumption by Myotis pilosus in
a Subtropical East Asian Region

]]> 0 0b70900ebb3452aaf8a11e915f4203d4 Cristian Solari wrote a new post, How Nutrients Shape Ecological Networks https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631118 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:02:40 -0400 A ground-breaking study published in the Journal of Animal Ecology introduces the revolutionary concept of “nutritional networks,” revealing how fundamental nutrients like proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates […]

]]> ad2a57a4821acda90640b091516333f0 Cristian Solari wrote a new post, How birds spread seeds beyond forests https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631090 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 15:43:31 -0400 A fascinating study by Juan P. González-Varo, titled “Avian seed dispersal out of the forests: A view through the lens of Pleistocene landscapes,” sheds light on how birds have historically shaped Europe’s ecos […]

]]> 1acccf098e023fc80270add9aa2c7a65 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631089 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:30:56 -0400 Black caiman hunting Boto dolphin in Rio Araguaia

]]> 0 9d65676994f6f888841079b991d08e9c Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631087 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:26:29 -0400 Black caiman predation on a collared peccary in Manu National Park, Peru.

]]> 0 471eeb1d84589ddbd779e4c63856ebab Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631084 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:19:29 -0400 Young Black Caiman predating upon White Lipped Peccary in Rio Araguaia, Brazil.

]]> 0 2cc23184bbe1b4a404d7ffc594a4e2a7 Cristian Solari wrote a new post, How leaf beetles mastered plant cell wall digestion https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631066 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 14:25:22 -0400 This paper explores how plants are fortified with rigid cell walls composed of complex polymers like cellulose, hemicellulose, and pectin—structures that most animals cannot digest. Yet, leaf beetles ( […]

]]> a21dc10298e8395d146132e5a1c4aa55 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631060 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:08:27 -0400 Human-tiger coexistence possible, beneficial: Why this India study is an eye-opener.
Tiger recovery attributed to coexistence, government efforts, and community support.

]]> 0 0bfc945f287b181918c72bcb0beac65f Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631057 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:03:45 -0400 Life cycle of the seabird digenean Gymnophallus minor (Gymnophallidae) in the Arctic

]]> 0 93ebc020d53531309b6a39da327264a6 Cristian Solari wrote a new post, Network analysis: methods for studying microbial communities https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631041 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 18:04:53 -0400 Microbial communities, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, protists, and archaea, thrive in complex environments where they engage in numerous inter- and intra-kingdom interactions. These interactions play a […]

]]> e3123e42c3a60a1e5e2f7e0567113674 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631038 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:58:02 -0400 Posted on X by Bilal Habib @wildwithwolves : A tiger spent 4 intense hours taking down a sambar.

]]> 0 0583de46a354f11b731282fa68fae068 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631033 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:28:02 -0400 eDNA confirms lower trophic interactions help to modulate population outbreaks of the notorious crown-of-thorns sea star.
This paper demonstrate the impact of cryptic predators on early population success of this […]

]]> 0 f602d45eb1251963141c455804598c20 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631022 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 19:29:45 -0400 Posted on X by Ed Sikora @alabamaED
White mold on cabbage caused by the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

]]> 0 d2ece12c73393ccb98f44b9a86e4f815 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631019 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 19:25:39 -0400 Posted on X by Klaus Stiefel @Pacificklaus:
Video of Dwarf lionfish, Dendrochirus brachypterus, feeding on the mucus of a helmet snail, Cassis cornuta.

]]> 0 f9722d8c5256aadfd3f509f05c076e64 Cristian Solari wrote a new post, Capybaras maintain plant diversity in neotropical savannas https://speciesconnect.com/?p=630991 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:22:54 -0400 A groundbreaking study conducted in the Iberá Wetlands of Argentina has shed light on the critical role capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) play in maintaining plant diversity in Neotropical savannas. These […]

]]> 1bc5c97b9e80fa281dfab05e922346a1 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631005 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 22:17:33 -0400 Lubierinid snails are assoiciates of crinoids and a modern analogue of Paleozoic platyceratids

]]> 0 f4bcfb72f5c99d6a386f0368d331c9ed Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=630972 Thu, 06 Mar 2025 13:43:22 -0500 posted by British Plant Galls @britgalls: Gall midge Jaapiella veronicae on speedwells, Veronica spp.

]]> 0 788242ae8fd84cc3bfd13c28fec34f99 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=630969 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:48:10 -0500 Posted by Scott P. Egan @scottpegan on X: Root gall induced by by the cynipid wasp Belonocnema kinseyi are starting to appear on the live oaks in coastal Texas

]]> 0 5efd67f585bdfa5b8a254cae5f8b6fe9 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=630963 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:00:21 -0500 Mycorrhizal specialization toward each distinct Oliveonia fungus in two closely related photosynthetic Dactylostalix orchids

]]> 0 45f969172f129957f98247258ae39645 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=630959 Mon, 03 Mar 2025 17:31:19 -0500 Individual leaf microbiota tunes a genetic regulatory network to promote leaf growth

]]> 0 15f4b1a4bb6e45f62ea42c49092ef9a4 Cristian Solari wrote a new post, Complex interspecies interactions: collaboration and cognition https://speciesconnect.com/?p=630946 Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:07:39 -0500 The natural world is full of fascinating relationships between species that go beyond the simple predator-prey dynamic. This paper by Eduardo Sampaio, Alexandra K. Schnell, and Piero Amodio dives into interspecies […]

]]> 4b26e97c597af99c4e0a84004e72f891 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=630944 Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:40:44 -0500 From X Yicen He @jimeisen115 : Acherontia hawk moth eating the honey of Apis cerana

]]> 0 d7431f73f01be8f38a2e39db3fef863f Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=630941 Fri, 28 Feb 2025 13:58:23 -0500 A travelling-wave strategy for plant–fungal trade: This paper provides evidence that symbiotic fungi control network-level structure and flows to meet trade demands, and illuminate the design principles of a s […]

]]> 0 0fb22a1513b41d8c7544ed70b6a2bc4f Cristian Solari wrote a new post, How Pollination Ecotypes Shape the Evolution of New Plant Species https://speciesconnect.com/?p=630919 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:12:05 -0500 Pollination ecotypes are plant populations that adapt to local pollinators, evolving unique floral traits like size, shape, and color. These adaptations can lead to reproductive isolation and the formation of new […]

]]> f66b88ba68e7b6bfd85134463db9a299 Cristian Solari wrote a new post, Owning a dog can prevent dementia in older adults https://speciesconnect.com/?p=630887 Sat, 15 Feb 2025 15:45:45 -0500 A study conducted in Japan with over 11,000 older adults found that owning a dog can significantly reduce the risk of developing dementia. Current dog owners were 40% less likely to suffer from dementia compared […]

]]> 50ed8396cb6f12dd7576009d019d11ea Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=630878 Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:19:35 -0500 New records of the diet of the genus Chironius Fritzinger, 1826 (Squamata: Colubridae) in Ecuador

]]> 0 819d5b298b6633bbd03bb84a2960db08 Cristian Solari wrote a new post, How urbanization affects bird predation https://speciesconnect.com/?p=630860 Sat, 08 Feb 2025 18:35:25 -0500 A recent study conducted in Amsterdam has revealed that urban noise is the most significant factor in reducing bird predation in the city. Researchers used plasticine caterpillars as bait to measure the activity […]

]]> e2870d0c4d86d7c4ad5036b1c1f98217 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=630851 Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:29:50 -0500 Feeding Habits of Leopards and Leopard Cats in the Fragmented Forests Surrounding the Kathmandu Valley

]]> 0 be501812e7e71dc25f830243440ba72a Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=630835 Mon, 03 Feb 2025 21:21:02 -0500 Great thread by Voyageurs Wolf Project @VoyaWolfProjecton on X: predation, carnivory and competition between predators and scavengers

]]> 0 f324c52ff3664775b0941bce34d03051 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=630824 Sun, 02 Feb 2025 20:22:32 -0500 Posted by KhanLab @FruitDiseases on X: Lesions of #ApplesScab fungus (Venturia inaequalis) on Granny Smith #Apples

Picture credits: Awais Khan, Cornell University

]]> 0 572503012d93267d29162c2bdddd761d Cristian Solari and WilburMoore are now friends https://speciesconnect.com/activity/p/1787/ Sat, 01 Feb 2025 21:05:31 -0500 0 985ca1708a66cd3e24748c93862f06bd Cristian Solari wrote a new post, The livestock tick Rhipicephalus microplus and ecological interactions https://speciesconnect.com/?p=630810 Sat, 01 Feb 2025 20:33:34 -0500 The livestock tick Rhipicephalus microplus, commonly known as the southern cattle tick or asian blue tick, is a highly adaptive ectoparasite with significant ecological interactions and economical implications. […]

]]> 3506bfa43049a05800072cf0ff2ad372 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=630807 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:13:59 -0500 Cockroach pollination ensures sexual reproduction in the non-photosynthetic plant Balanophora tobiracola

]]> 0 5f07d11dc0f713ae2a9d388e221f6ede Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=630802 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:46:02 -0500 Paper: Genetic Evidence of Killer Whale Predation on WhiteSharks in Australia

]]> 0 cd7f4962a83ac168758398662c4b8234 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=630793 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:39:51 -0500 iNaturalist.org user thilokrueger observation: green lacewing trapped by a carnivorous Pink Rainbow sundew plant

]]> 0 3e62f628bbf39f728bc0da1eb9b61d83 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=630790 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:29:31 -0500 The araneopathogenic genus Gibellula (Cordycipitaceae: Hypocreales) in the British Isles, including a new zombie species on orb-weaving cave spiders (Metainae: Tetragnathidae)

]]> 0 8ddf5785647a25dd42b731df5b2a8e44 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=630784 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:28:24 -0500 Posted in X by British Plant Galls @britgalls: Gall is caused by the agamic generation of the cynipid wasp Aphelonyx cerricola, found mainly on Turkey oak, Quercus cerris.
Photo by Steve McWilliam.

]]> 0 60a71de8dd298fcbbad052e5ecdcde9b Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=630781 Tue, 21 Jan 2025 23:10:33 -0500 Video of an Ethiopian Wolf hunting for grass rats in Web Valley, Bale Mountains. The wolves hunt alone during the day when the rodents are more active above ground.

]]> 0 0f88dcd65339cf637e37bfbfeb547134 Cristian Solari posted a new activity comment https://speciesconnect.com/activity/p/1752/#acomment-1769 Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:48:52 -0500 great paper

In reply to - Isabella_Alexander_Lalala wrote a new item Predation of Spiders by Frogs: While spiders preying on amphibians (including frogs) is relatively common, the reverse—frogs preying on large spiders—is rare. There are […] ]]> 97ee94261da8075398a1bf1fb0e539e1 Cristian Solari posted an update: hello https://speciesconnect.com/activity/p/1767/ Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:46:45 -0500 hello

]]> 0 b630ffec0fd929af6a678c0e1b4234c8 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=630778 Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:34:23 -0500 A female silver beaked tanager consuming fruits from a melastoma berry shrub. Posted by @OtorongoLodge
Photo credit: Anthony Giardinelli

]]> 0 fe7f11646fa1067851d272b012adee87 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=630776 Sat, 18 Jan 2025 22:05:22 -0500 This paper investigated hazing with trained hounds as an aversive conditioning tool to affect mountain lion behavior and decrease human-wildlife conflict

]]> 0 637ee4ea59bd66a9b7fe672bdf972cb8 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=630773 Fri, 17 Jan 2025 19:22:11 -0500 Trends in parasitology: Cat Flea profile as a disease vector. Image credit: Trends in Parasitology

]]> 0 2d1eb9dff7718fb63972f95efec2d789 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=630764 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 17:29:49 -0500 The oak gall borer, Synanthedon decipiens, emerging from a stem gall induced by the cynipid wasp Callirhytis quercusbatatoides on the southern live oak, Quercus virginiana. The adult is also an excellent wasp […]

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