Burmese pythons (Python molurus bivittatus) are native to southeastern Asia, however, there
is an established invasive population inhabiting much of southern Florida throughout the …

Aim Our aim was to test whether extinction risk of frog species could be predicted from their
body size, fecundity or geographical range size. Because small geographical range size is a …

Climatic conditions during embryonic development can exert profound and long‐term effects
on many types of organisms, but most previous research on this topic has focussed on …

Feeding rates influence reproductive output in many kinds of animals, but we need to
understand the timescale of this influence before we can compare reproductive energy …

Body size and body shape are tightly related to an animal's physiology, ecology and life
history, and, as such, play a major role in understanding ecological and evolutionary …

Selective forces shape sexes differently, with male body proportions facing strong selection
to enhance mate searching and male-to-male combat traits, and female fitness being …

Female aspic vipers (Vipera aspis) are “capital breeders,” and delay reproduction until they
have amassed large energy reserves. Data from an eight‐year mark–recapture study on free …

Le dimorphisme sexuel de la taille chez le doré jaune (Stizostedion vitreum vitreum) résulte
des taux de croissance plus élevés chez les femelles que chez les mâles avant et après la …

Eye size is interesting in snakes because in most species body length differs between the
sexes, while the eye's performance depends on its absolute size. So, does the smaller sex …

Climate change will result in some areas becoming warmer and others cooler, and will
amplify the magnitude of year-to-year thermal variation in many areas. How will such …