The accuracy of gene flow estimates is unknown in most natural populations because direct
estimates of dispersal are often not possible. These estimates can be highly imprecise or …

Niche conservatism, the tendency of a species niche to remain unchanged over time, is
often assumed when discussing, explaining or predicting biogeographical patterns …

Parasites and infectious diseases are everywhere and represent some of the most potent
forces shaping the natural world. They affect almost every aspect imaginable in the life of …

Parasites have evolved independently in numerous animal lineages, and they now make up
a considerable proportion of the biodiversity of life. Not only do they impact humans and …

For a short-lived organism, such as a freshwater zooplankter, the ways of coping with years
of local recruitment failure are either to disperse between habitats and recolonise or to …

Three features that are unique or almost unique to pelagic copepods among zooplankton
may account for their numerical dominance in the pelagic realm of the oceans:(i) the torpedo …

Three main groups of planktonic animals inhabit the limnetic zone of inland waters and
compete for common food resources: rotifers, cladocerans and copepods. In addition to …

Phoresy is a type of interaction in which one species, the phoront, uses another species, the
dispersal host, for transportation to new habitats or resources. Despite being a widespread …

Increased temporal variance in life-history traits is generally predicted to decrease individual
fitness and population growth. We show that a widely used result of stochastic sensitivity …

Dormancy is a suspension of the vital functions in an organism for a certain, sometimes very
long, time period to overcome harsh environmental conditions. It is a widespread adaptation …