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Operation Wallacea have been running research expeditions since 1995, all these research documents originate directly from our research sites around the world.

Documents found: 859

2026 Publication: Response and Plasticity of a Cleaning Mutualism Following Short Term Reductions in Habitat Availability
Year: 2026
Interest: Marine, Behaviour & Marine Ecology
Location: Honduras

Gunn RL, Obst CG, Vetter P (2026) Response and Plasticity of a Cleaning Mutualism Following Short Term Reductions in Habitat Availability. Ecology and Evolution 16: e73348

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2026 Publication: Growth Anomalies in Acropora palmata (Scleractinia: Acroporidae) from Tela Bay, Honduras: a Reappearance in the Caribbean After Nearly Four Decades
Year: 2026
Interest: Marine, Conservation Management, Invertebrates & Marine Ecology
Location: Honduras

O’Brien AH, Borcsok A, Carias C (2026) Growth Anomalies in Acropora palmata (Scleractinia: Acroporidae) from Tela Bay, Honduras: a Reappearance in the Caribbean After Nearly Four Decades. Caribbean Journal of Science 56: 185-191

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2026 Publication: Two decades of coral monitoring reveal thermal stress thresholds on Indonesian reefs
Year: 2026
Interest: Marine, Community Ecology & Invertebrates
Location: Indonesia

Razak TB, Alisa CAG, Abrar M, Ardiwijaya R, Bachtiar I, Budaya RR, Exton D, Giyanto, Hakim AR, Lazuardi ME, Munasik M, Muttaqin E, Manogar R, Siringoringo, Subhan B, Vida RT, Yusuf S, Beger M. 2026. Two decades of coral monitoring reveal thermal stress thresholds on Indonesian reefs. Biological Conservation, 318, 111781

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2026 Publication: Marine cleaning stations as hotspots for cryptobenthic reef fish
Year: 2026
Interest: Marine, Behaviour, Community Ecology & Marine Ecology
Location: Honduras

Obst CG, Vetter P, Gunn RL (2026) Marine cleaning stations as hotspots for cryptobenthic reef fish. Scientific Reports 16, 11120

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2026 Publication: Differentiation of ecological niche patterns between sympatric lemurs in northwestern Madagascar: Implications for their conservation
Year: 2026
Interest: Terrestrial, Community Ecology, Mammals & Primates
Location: Madagascar

Malabet FM, Randimbiarison FT, Razafimampiandra J-C, Andriatsitohaina B, Chell C, Razafitsalama M, Steffens TS, Lehman SM (2026) Differentiation of ecological niche patterns between sympatric lemurs in northwestern Madagascar: Implications for their conservation. PLoS One 21(3): e0345256.

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2026 Publication: Hunger affects cleaning, signalling and signal reliability in the cleaner shrimp Ancylomenes pedersoni
Year: 2026
Interest: Marine, Behaviour & Invertebrates
Location: Honduras

Ball ML, Titus BM, Exton DA, Caves EM. 2026. Hunger affects cleaning, signalling and signal reliability in the cleaner shrimp Ancylomenes pedersoni. Animal Behaviour 234, 123516.

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2026 Publication: A case of the blues: linking guild coloration to service quality in a marine cleaning mutualism
Year: 2026
Interest: Marine & Behaviour
Location: Honduras

Vetter P, Obst C, Gunn RL. 2026. A case of the blues: linking guild coloration to service quality in a marine cleaning mutualism. Oikos e11717.

2026 Publication: Apparent flush-foraging in a crested guan (Penelope purpurascens) family party
Year: 2026
Interest: Terrestrial, Behaviour & Birds
Location: Honduras

Vance KE, Pandya DAJ, Jones SEI, Reid N, Hoskins HMJ, Martin TE (2026) Apparent flush-foraging in a crested guan (Penelope purpurascens) family party. Ornithological Research 34:6

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2025 Publication: First records of Hippasosa ghost (Jocque & Jocqué, 2017) (Araneae, Lycosidae) outside of the type locality in northwestern Madagascar
Year: 2025
Interest: Terrestrial, Community Ecology & Invertebrates
Location: Madagascar

Pett BL, Escobar-Toledo J, de Beer L, Murray KI, Rakotorahalahy M, Siméon F, Rivoson JL. 2025. First records of Hippasosa ghost (Jocque & Jocqué, 2017) (Araneae, Lycosidae) outside of the type locality in northwestern Madagascar.

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2025 Publication: The first checklist of fungi known for Honduras: revealing taxonomic, geographical, and functional trends
Year: 2025
Interest: Terrestrial, Botany & Community Ecology
Location: Honduras

Mortier L, Vanhoomissen R, Davies L, Kirk PM, Maciá-Vicente JG, Piepenbring M, Haelewaters D (2025) The first checklist of fungi known for Honduras: revealing taxonomic, geographical, and functional trends. MycoKeys 126: 93-117.

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2025 Publication: Status and Trends of Caribbean Coral Reefs: 1970-2024
Year: 2025
Interest: Marine, Community Ecology, Conservation Management & Marine Ecology
Location: Honduras

Wicquart J, Mathon L, Petit A, Rivera-Sosa A, McField M (Eds.). 2025. Status and Trends of Caribbean Coral Reefs: 1970 – 2024. Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) and International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI).

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2025 Publication: Healthy forests safeguard traditional wild meat food systems in Amazonia
Year: 2025
Interest: Terrestrial, Conservation Management & Mammals
Location: Peru

Antunes AP, de Araujo Lima Constantino P, Fa JE, et al. 2025. Healthy forests safeguard traditional wild meat food systems in Amazonia. Nature. 6068.

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2025 Publication: Novel insights on Psalmopoeinae Samm & Schmidt, 2010 (Araneae: Theraphosidae): new species, taxonomic restorations, and reversal of four erroneous synonymies
Year: 2025
Interest: Terrestrial, Community Ecology & Invertebrates
Location: Honduras

Peñaherrera-R P, León-E RJ, Guerrero-Campoverde A, Falcón-Reibán JM, Fajardo-Torres JD, Picón-Rentería P, Gabriel R, Sherwood D, Cisneros-Heredia DF. 2025. Novel insights on Psalmopoeinae Samm & Schmidt, 2010 (Araneae: Theraphosidae): new species, taxonomic restorations, and reversal of four erroneous synonymies. Arachnology 20: 491-508.

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2025 Publication: Testing the thermal physiology, habitat and competition hypotheses for elevational range limits in four tropical songbirds
Year: 2025
Interest: Birds & Community Ecology
Location: Honduras

Jones SEI, Freeman BG, Tobias JA, Portugal SJ. 2025. Testing the thermal physiology, habitat and competition hypotheses for elevational range limits in four tropical songbirds. Proceedings of the Royal Society B.29220251953

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2025 Publication: Steep decline in Diadema antillarum populations in Honduras’ Mesoamerican barrier reef (2014–2022) and its impact on benthic communities
Year: 2025
Interest: Marine, Community Ecology & Invertebrates

Cramp R, Exton D, Bodmer MDV, Lubbock L, & Reverter M (2025) Steep decline in Diadema antillarum populations in Honduras’ Mesoamerican barrier reef (2014–2022) and its impact on benthic communities. Coral Reefs https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-025-02778-8

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2025 Publication: On the genus Paccius (Araneae, Trachelidae) in Madagascar: two new species, redescriptions, and a key to the species
Year: 2025
Interest: Terrestrial, Community Ecology & Invertebrates
Location: Madagascar

Pett BL, Escobar-Toledo J, Ferreira E. 2025. On the genus Paccius (Araneae, Trachelidae) in Madagascar: two new species, redescriptions, and a key to the species. Zootaxa 5716 257-267

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2025 Report: Mexico Marine Report 2024
Year: 2025
Interest: Marine Ecology
Location: Mexico

O’Brien A, Muir J, Slater K, Van Tussenbroek BI. 2024. Operation Wallacea and UNAM Project Report: Monitoring Seagrass and Green Turtles in Akumal Bay 2024

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2025 Report: Honduras marine research report 2024
Year: 2025

O’Brien, A. 2024. Honduras marine research report 2024.

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2025 Publication: Quantifying the links between behavioural and ecological variables influencing marine cleaning mutualisms
Year: 2025
Interest: Marine, Behaviour & Fisheries
Location: Honduras

Gunn RL, Michiels NK (2025) Quantifying the links between behavioural and ecological variables influencing marine cleaning mutualisms. Aquatic Biology 34: 27-40.

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2025 Publication: First record of the Alta Verapaz Salamander Bolitoglossa dofleini (Plethodontidae) in Mexico
Year: 2025
Interest: Terrestrial, Community Ecology & Herpetofauna
Location: Mexico

Oakley JL & Argüelles-Valle N. 2025. First record of the Alta Verapaz Salamander Bolitoglossa Dofleini (Plethodontidae) in Mexico. Revisita Latinoamericana de Herpetologia 8: 23-26.

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