The concept of a pace‐of‐life syndrome describes inter‐and intraspecific variation in several
life‐history traits along a slow‐to‐fast pace‐of‐life continuum, with long lifespans, low …

Constitutive innate immunity is the first lined of defence against infections, but the causes
determining its variability among species are poorly understood. The pace of life hypothesis …

Psittaciformes (parrots, cockatoos and lorikeets) comprise one of the most colourful clades of
birds. Their unique pigments and safe cavity nesting habits are two potential explanations …

Along with immune defences, many animals exhibit effective anti-parasite behaviours such
as parasite avoidance and removal that influence their susceptibility to infection. Host …

Throughout the animal kingdom, there are striking differences in the propensity of one sex or
the other to become infected. However, precisely when we should expect males or females …

Birds are highly visually oriented and use plumage coloration as an important signalling trait
in social communication. Hence, males and females may have different patterns of plumage …

Genomic diversity is shaped by the interplay between mutation, genetic drift, recombination,
and natural selection. A major goal of evolutionary biology is to understand the relative …

Across mating systems, females differ in the amount of resources they invest in offspring. For
example, polyandrous females invest in acquiring multiple matings rather than providing …