The concept of a pace‐of‐life syndrome describes inter‐and intraspecific variation in several
life‐history traits along a slow‐to‐fast pace‐of‐life continuum, with long lifespans, low …

Urbanization dramatically changes the landscape, presenting organisms with novel
challenges and often leading to reduced species diversity. Urban ecologists have …

Fluctuations in abiotic and biotic conditions exist in almost all habitats (Dunlap, Loros, &
DeCoursey, 2004; Stevenson et al., 2015). Some fluctuations like the alternation between …

Wild animals are brought into captivity for many reasons—conservation, research,
agriculture and the exotic pet trade. While the physical needs of animals are met in captivity …

Abstract Changes in the environment related to inclement weather can threaten survival and
reproductive success both through direct adverse exposure and indirectly by decreasing …

As cities continue to grow it is increasingly important to understand the long-term responses
of wildlife to urban environments. There have been increased efforts to determine whether …

Environments often vary with regard to their temporal resource availability, but little is
understood concerning how resource predictability impacts animals. The adaptive …

Laboratory-based research dominates the fields of comparative physiology and
biomechanics. The power of lab work has long been recognized by experimental biologists …

Stressors associated with urban habitats have been linked to poor wildlife health but
whether a general negative relationship between urbanization and animal health can be …

For birds, unpredictable environments during the energetically stressful times of moulting
and breeding are expected to have negative fitness effects. Detecting those effects however …