Publications by authors named "R C Dunn"

Paleoneurology reconstructs the evolutionary history of nervous systems through direct observations from the fossil record and comparative data from extant species. Although this approach can provide direct evidence of phylogenetic links among species, it is constrained by the availability and quality of data that can be gleaned from the fossil record. Here, we sought to translate brain component relationships in a sample of extant Carnivora to make inferences about brain structure in fossil species.

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  • Habitat partitioning allows brown and white shrimp to coexist by using estuarine habitats at different times, although they do overlap, particularly towards the end of their nursery residency.
  • Laboratory experiments tested how the density and presence of each shrimp species impacted their growth and mortality rates.
  • The study found that species identity influenced growth and survival, with smaller shrimp having higher mortality, indicating environmental changes could affect their populations in varying ways.
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Understanding the habitat use of individuals can facilitate methods to measure the degree to which populations will be affected by potential stressors. Such insights can be hard to garner for marine species that are inaccessible during phases of their annual cycles. Here, we quantify the link between foraging habitat and behaviour in an aquatic bird of high conservation concern, the red-throated diver () across three breeding populations (Finland, Iceland and Scotland) during their understudied moult period.

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