Parents affect offspring fitness by propagule size and quality, selection of oviposition site,
quality of incubation, feeding of dependent young, and their defence against predators and …

Abstract Machine learning has become popular in ecology but its use has remained
restricted to predicting, rather than understanding, the natural world. Many researchers …

1. Litter decomposition is a biogeochemical process fundamental to element cycling within
ecosystems, influencing plant productivity, species composition and carbon storage. 2 …

Bayesian Data Analysis in Ecology Using Linear Models with R, BUGS, and STAN examines
the Bayesian and frequentist methods of conducting data analyses. The book provides the …

ANÁLISE ESTATÍSTICA COM O SPSS STATISTICS resulta da experiência de docência,
formação profissional e de investigação aplicada do autor nas Ciências Biológicas, Sociais …

Growing interest in proximate and ultimate causes and consequences of between‐and
within‐individual variation in labile components of the phenotype–such as behaviour or …

Linear regression models are an important statistical tool in evolutionary and ecological
studies. Unfortunately, these models often yield some uninterpretable estimates and …

Temperature is a primary driver of the distribution of biodiversity as well as of ecosystem
boundaries,. Declining temperature with increasing elevation in montane systems has long …

Neuroanatomical differences attributable to aging and gender have been well documented,
and these differences may be associated with differences in behaviors and cognitive …

Nested data structures are ubiquitous in the study of ecology and evolution, and such
structures need to be modelled appropriately. Mixed‐effects models offer a powerful …