Sexual selection favours the expression of traits in one sex that attract members of the
opposite sex for mating. The nature of sexually selected traits such as vocalization, colour …

In 1980, Paul J. Greenwood published a review of dispersal in birds and mammals that has
been widely cited. The review evaluated possible explanations for sex-biased natal …

Telomeres are specialized non-coding DNA sequences located at the end of chromosomes
and that protect genetic information. Telomere loss over lifespan is generally viewed as a …

Parentage analyses via microsatellite markers have revealed multiple paternity within the
broods of polytocous species of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fishes and invertebrates …

Vocal communication is an important method squirrels (Sciuridae) use to transfer
information from one individual to others. While behaviors associated with vocal …

1. Oxidative stress has been proposed as a central causal mechanism underlying the life-
history trade-off between current and future reproduction and survival in wild animals. 2 …

Inbreeding depression is commonly considered an evolutionary influence on pre-copulatory
mechanisms of inbreeding avoidance. Inbreeding may be minimized by:(1) delayed …

Phenotypic plasticity of life-history traits is well known among vertebrate species. We
estimated reproductive and somatic efforts of female Columbian ground squirrels …

Philopatry and dispersal result in selection of habitat locations that may differ in resources
and social environment and thus should influence fitness components like survival and …

Energetic trade‐offs in resource allocation form the basis of life‐history theory, which
predicts that reproductive allocation in a given season should negatively affect future …