3 papers
q-bio.PE2025
Functional Motifs in Foodwebs and Networks
Melanie Habermann, Ashkaan K. Fahimipour, Justin D. Yeakel +1
When studying a complex system it is often useful to think of the system as a network of interacting units. One can then ask if some properties of the entire network are already ex…
q-bio.PE2025
Bioenergetic trophic trade-offs determine mass-dependent extinction thresholds across the Cenozoic
Justin D. Yeakel, Matthew C. Hutchinson, Christopher P. Kempes +3
Body size drives the energetic demands of organisms, constraining trophic interactions between species and playing a significant role in shaping the feasibility of species' populat…
q-bio.PE2025
Coarse-Graining Cascades Within Food Webs
Justin D. Yeakel
Quantifying population dynamics is a fundamental challenge in ecology and evolutionary biology, particularly for species that are cryptic, microscopic, or extinct. Traditional appr…