The majority of the world population is now inhabiting urban areas, and with staggering
population growth, urbanization is also increasing. While the work studying the effects of …

Glucocorticoids are popular hormones to measure in both biomedical and ecological studies
of stress. Many assumptions used to interpret glucocorticoid results are derived from …

The unique marine and terrestrial ecosystems of the Galapagos Islands are highly
vulnerable to human-based drivers of change, including the introduction of invasive species …

Glucocorticoids hormones (GC s) are intuitively important for mediation of age‐dependent
vertebrate life‐history transitions through their effects on ontogeny alongside underpinning …

Wildlife tourism is a burgeoning global industry with the potential to make a significant
contribution to the conservation of endangered species. However, a number of studies have …

The field of ecoimmunology is currently undergoing rapid expansion, whereby biologists
from a wide range of ecological disciplines are increasingly interested in assessing …

Predators play a critical, top–down role in shaping ecosystems, driving prey population and
community dynamics. Traditionally, studies of predator‐prey interactions have focused on …

Human disturbance is of growing concern owing to the increase of human activities in
natural areas. Animal responses are manifold (immediate and/or delayed, short and/or long …

Ecoimmunology is an example of how fruitful integrative approaches to biology can be.
Since its emergence, ecoimmunology has sparked constructive debate on a wide range of …

Although the pace of senescence varies considerably, the physiological systems that
contribute to different patterns of senescence are not well understood, especially in long …