When a phenological shift affects a demographic vital rate such as survival or reproduction,
the altered vital rate may or may not have population-level consequences. We review the …

A long-standing theory, originating with Darwin, suggests that abiotic forces set species
range limits at high latitude, high elevation, and other abiotically 'stressful'areas, while …

Metacommunity ecology links smaller-scale processes that have been the provenance of
population and community ecology—such as birth-death processes, species interactions …

Populations of many species are genetically adapted to local historical climate conditions.
Yet most forecasts of species' distributions under climate change have ignored local …

Thermal performance curves (TPCs) describe the effects of temperature on biological rate
processes. Here, we use examples from our work on common killifish (Fundulus …

To understand modern principles of sustainable management and the conservation of
wildlife species requires intimate knowledge about demography, animal behavior, and …

Caribou and reindeer herds are declining across their circumpolar range, coincident with
increasing arctic temperatures and precipitation, and anthropogenic landscape change …

Summary 1 Resource acquisition and allocation are the physiological mechanisms
integrating foraging and life‐history traits. An understanding of the patterns of acquisition …

Both means and year‐to‐year variances of climate variables such as temperature and
precipitation are predicted to change. However, the potential impact of changing climatic …

Density‐dependence is a key concept in population dynamics. Here, we review how body
mass and demographic parameters vary with population density in large herbivores. The …