High-altitude environments provide ideal testing grounds for investigations of mechanism
and process in physiological adaptation. In vertebrates, much of our understanding of the …

The relationship between genotype (which is inherited) and phenotype (the target of
selection) is mediated by environmental inputs on gene expression, trait development, and …

Physiological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds is the most current and comprehensive
account of research on avian reproduction. It develops two unique themes: the consideration …

Widespread recognition of the importance of biological studies at large spatial and temporal
scales, particularly in the face of many of the most pressing issues facing humanity, has …

Evolutionary adaptation drives biodiversity. So far, however, evolutionary thinking has had
limited impact on plans to counter the effects of climate change on biodiversity and …

Bar-headed geese (Anser indicus) fly at up to 9,000 m elevation during their migration over
the Himalayas, sustaining high metabolic rates in the severe hypoxia at these altitudes. We …

Identifying the molecular basis of environmentally induced phenotypic variation presents
exciting opportunities for furthering our understanding of how ecological processes and the …

Background Identifying genes of adaptive significance in a changing environment is a major
focus of ecological genomics. Such efforts were restricted, until recently, to researchers …

Large-scale transcription profiling via direct cDNA sequencing provides important insights
as to how foundation species cope with increasing climatic extremes predicted under global …

Dinoflagellates of the genus Symbiodinium form an endosymbiosis with reef building corals,
in which photosynthetically derived nutrients comprise the majority of the coral energy …