A Sih, J Cote, M Evans, S Fogarty, J Pruitt - Ecology letters, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Ecology Letters (2012) Abstract Interspecific trait variation has long served as a conceptual foundation for our understanding of ecological patterns and dynamics. In particular …
In recent years, scientists have realized that evolution can occur on timescales much shorter than the" long lapse of ages" emphasized by Darwin—in fact, evolutionary change is …
A definitive guide to the depth and breadth of the ecological sciences, revised and updated The revised and updated fifth edition of Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems–now in full …
The current paper synthesizes theory and data from the field of life history (LH) evolution to advance a new developmental theory of variation in human LH strategies. The theory posits …
Why do organisms become extremely abundant one year and then seem to disappear a few years later? Why do population outbreaks in particular species happen more or less …
Why do some people have children early, whereas others delay reproduction? By considering the trade-offs between using one's resources for reproduction versus other …
V Careau, T Garland Jr - Physiological and Biochemical …, 2012 - journals.uchicago.edu
The study of phenotypic evolution should be an integrative endeavor that combines different approaches and crosses disciplinary and phylogenetic boundaries to consider complex …
Life history theory tries to explain how evolution designs organisms to achieve reproductive success. The design is a solution to an ecological problem posed by the environment and …
Evolution can be predicted in the short term from a knowledge of selection and inheritance. However, in the long term evolution is unpredictable because environments, which …