The dietary generalist–specialist distinction plays a pivotal role in theoretical and applied
ecology, conservation, invasion biology, and evolution and yet the concept remains poorly …

Highlights•Should one expect established urban birds to be show enhanced behavioral
flexibility?•Neophilia and learning are favored in complex and predictable …

Within highly urban systems, anthropogenic activity often fluctuates cyclically, eg between
weekdays and weekends. Thus, urban species may regularly experience significant …

There is growing interest in the question of how urbanization affects the ecology of birds,
across timescales from relatively short‐term physiological responses to long‐term …

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

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 …

Simple Summary Honey bees rely on pollen and nectar to provide nutrients to support their
yearly colony cycle. Specifics of the cycle differ among geographic regions as do the species …

Determining the distribution and potential ranges of detrimental invasive species has
become an essential task in light of their impacts on the environment. However, this effort …

Homeostatic responses of animals to environmentally induced changes in nutrient
requirements provide a powerful basis for predictive ecological models, and yet, such …

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