Establishing the links between phenotype and genotype is of great importance for resolving
key questions about the evolution, maintenance and adaptive function of phenotypic …

Plasticity‐mediated changes in interaction dynamics and structure may scale up and affect
the ecological network in which the plastic species are embedded. Despite their potential …

Matching habitat choice is a unique, flexible form of habitat choice based on self-
assessment of local performance. This mechanism is thought to play an important role in …

Urbanization is a growing concern challenging the evolutionary potential of wild populations
by reducing genetic diversity and imposing new selection regimes affecting many key fitness …

Organisms commonly experience significant spatiotemporal variation in their environments.
In response to such heterogeneity, different mechanisms may act that enhance ecological …

Detectability of different colour morphs under varying light conditions has been proposed as
an important driver in the maintenance of colour polymorphism via disruptive selection. To …

There is growing evidence that individuals actively assess the match between their
phenotype and their environment when making habitat choice decisions (so-called matching …

Sexual size dimorphism (SSD) is often assumed to reflect the phenotypic consequences of
differential selection operating on each sex. Species that exhibit SSD may also show …

Background Animal coloration is usually an adaptive attribute, under strong local selection
pressures and often diversified among species or populations. The strawberry poison frog …

Searching for a suitable breeding site is an important decision in the life of most animals.
The decisions where to settle and how far to travel before doing so depend on many factors …