Variability in the environment defines the structure and dynamics of all living systems, from
organisms to ecosystems. Species have evolved traits and strategies that allow them to …

Many important questions in ecology and evolutionary biology can only be answered with
data that extend over several decades and answering a substantial proportion of questions …

Pesticides are linked to global insect declines, with impacts on biodiversity and essential
ecosystem services. In addition to well-documented direct impacts of pesticides at the …

CO 2 emissions arising from the burning of fossil fuels have altered seawater chemistry far
more rapidly than the Earth has previously experienced, and the rate and extent of this …

Predator effects on prey dynamics are conventionally studied by measuring changes in prey
abundance attributed to consumption by predators. We revisit four classic examples of …

Vital rates of large herbivores normally respond to increased resource limitation by following
a progressive sequence of effects on life‐history characteristics from survival of young, age …

Density‐dependence is a key concept in population dynamics. Here, we review how body
mass and demographic parameters vary with population density in large herbivores. The …

The time at which a seedling emerges can determine its future success as a plant. Despite
the large number of studies that have examined the effect of emergence time on different …

We present a novel perspective on life‐history evolution that combines recent theoretical
advances in fluctuating density‐dependent selection with the notion of pace‐of‐life …

Phenotypic plasticity is a fascinating concept of immense importance to biology Like
evolutionary theory, phenotypic plasticity is all-encompassing, connecting virtually all fields …