Why do males and females frequently differ so markedly in body size and morphology? Sex,
Size, and Gender Roles is the first book to investigate the genetic, developmental, and …

Background The impact of environmental gradients on the evolution of life history traits is a
central issue in macroecology and evolutionary biology. A number of hypotheses have been …

Lizards of the family Eublepharidae exhibit interspecific diversity in body size, sexual size
dimorphism (SSD), head size dimorphism (HSD), occurrence of male combat, and presence …

Background Adaptive radiation theory posits that ecological opportunity promotes rapid
proliferation of phylogenetic and ecological diversity. Given that adaptive radiation proceeds …

Fecundity is a primary component of fitness. Theory predicts that the evolution of fecundity
through increased brood size results from fecundity selection favouring larger female size to …

Age and growth in Lacerta agilis (ssp. L. a. boemica) and a closely related sympatric species
L. strigata from the eastern North Caucasus, Russia were assessed by skeletochronology …

Since the early Miocene there have been several physical events within NW Africa that are
likely to have had a major impact on its faunal diversity. Phylogeographical studies will shed …

At the European level, lacertid lizards have been proposed as potential model species for
reptile ecotoxicology. We studied demographic and morphological aspects of natural field …

Background Life diversifies via adaptive radiation when natural selection drives the
evolution of ecologically distinct species mediated by their access to novel niche space, or …

Aim Climate‐driven changes affecting ecosystem primary production have been well
documented for many vegetation types, while the effects of climate on plant populations …