In structured populations, persistence under environmental change may be particularly
threatened when abiotic factors simultaneously negatively affect survival and reproduction of …

Competition is among the most important factors regulating plant population and community
dynamics, but we know little about how different vital rates respond to competition and jointly …

Demographic buffering and lability have been identified as adaptive strategies to optimise
fitness in a fluctuating environment. These are not mutually exclusive, however, we lack …

Trade-offs are central to life history theory and play a role in driving life history diversity. They
arise from a finite amount of resources that need to be allocated among different functions by …

Climate change can influence populations of monogamous species by affecting pair‐bond
dynamics. This study examined the impact of climate on widowhood and divorce, and the …

Animals experience seasonally changing conditions in temperate regions, thus population
vital rates change seasonally. However, knowledge is lacking on patterns of seasonal …

Gathering demographic information on rare species is critical to understanding their
population dynamics and implementing efficient conservation measures. Using integrated …

Understanding how plant fitness varies along natural gradients is critical for predicting
responses to environmental change. However, individual vital rates are often used as fitness …

Life‐history theory predicts that investment in reproduction should decrease survival (the
'cost of reproduction'). It is often assumed that energy allocation drives such trade‐offs, with …

Organisms living in seasonal environments are exposed to different environmental
conditions as they transition from one life stage to the next across their life cycle. How …