Landscape ecology is a relatively new field of study within the sub-specialty of ecology that
considers time and space in addition to structure and function. Landscape ecology contends …

Apex predators play pivotal roles in marine ecosystems, mediated principally through diet
and nutrition. Yet, compared with terrestrial animals, the nutritional ecology of marine …

Establishing diets and dietary generalism in marine top predators is critical for
understanding their ecological roles and responses to environmental fluctuations. Nutrition …

Although the perils of plastics to living organisms including humans have been neglected for
decades, they have recently been recognized as a major environmental problem worldwide …

Imagine yourself, as an ecologist during field work, deep in the woods. Eerily silent 26 was
the forest, when loudly from the tree above a wren started to sing. A quick, skilful 27 use of …

Dietary restriction (DR) is the most consistent environmental manipulation to extend lifespan.
Originally thought to be caused by a reduction in caloric intake, recent evidence suggests …

Understanding the mechanisms which determine the capacity of any species to adapt to
changing environmental conditions is one of the foremost requirements in accurately …

The variation in niche breadth can affect how species respond to environmental and
resource changes. However, there is still no clear understanding of how seasonal variability …

Despite mounting calls for predictive ecological approaches rooted in physiological
performance currencies, the field of invasive species biology has lagged behind. For …

Seasonal and annual climate variations are linked to fluctuations in the abundance and
distribution of resources, posing a significant challenge to animals that need to adjust their …