Climate change is forecasted to generate a range of evolutionary changes and plastic
responses. One important aspect of avian responses to climate change is how weather …

Frequency, duration, and intensity of hot-weather events are all predicted to increase with
climate warming. Despite this, mechanisms by which temperature increases affect individual …

Organisms are expected to balance energy allocation in such a way that fitness is
maximized. While much research has focussed on allocation strategies of reproducing …

The reasons why growth and developmental rates vary widely among species have
remained unclear. Previous examinations of possible environmental influences on growth …

During hot weather, terrestrial animals often seek shaded thermal refugia. However, this can
result in missed foraging opportunities, loss of body condition and impaired parental care …

Nest microclimate can have strong effects that can carry over to later life-history stages. We
experimentally cooled the nests of tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor). Females incubating …

There is good evidence that species' distributions are shifting poleward in response to
climate change and wide interest in the magnitude of such responses for scientific and …

Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) breeding success in Ithaca, NY, USA, over the past
quarter century has shown generally healthy fledgling production punctuated by years of …

As species shift their ranges and phenology to cope with climate change, many are left
without a ready supply of their preferred food source during critical life stages. Food …

Latitudinal differences in life histories are believed to be underlain by differences in trade‐
offs between current and future reproduction. I report differences in trade‐offs between …