The environment experienced early in life often affects the traits that are developed after an
individual has transitioned into new life stages and environments. Because the phenotypes …

Ephemeral resource patches (ERPs)–short lived resources including dung, carrion,
temporary pools, rotting vegetation, decaying wood, and fungi–are found throughout every …

Habitat is one of the most important factors shaping organismal morphology, but it may vary
across life history stages. Ontogenetic shifts in ecology may introduce antagonistic selection …

Understanding the mechanisms by which individual organisms respond and populations
adapt to global climate change is a critical challenge. The role of plasticity and acclimation …

Although anuran tadpoles are widely distributed and abundant in tropical aquatic habitats,
there is a lack of taxonomic keys for the Atlantic Forest. Herein, we developed a …

Environmental change frequently drives morphological diversification, including at the
cellular level. Transitions in the environment where fertilization occurs (ie, fertilization mode) …

Evolutionary integration (covariation) of traits has long fascinated biologists because of its
potential to elucidate factors that have shaped morphological evolution. Studies of tetrapod …

Despite the amount of data on different aspects of biodiversity, such as species distributions,
taxonomy, or phylogenetics, there are still significant gaps and biases in the available …

Background Differences in morphology, ecology, and behavior through ontogeny can result
in opposing selective pressures at different life stages. Most animals, however, transition …

Many animals undergo complete metamorphosis, where larval forms change abruptly in
adulthood. Color change during ontogeny is common, but there is little understanding of …