" The objectives of comparative physiology are:(1) to describe the diverse ways which
different kinds of animals meet their functional requirements;(2) to elucidate evolutionary …

Systematic reviews and meta‐analyses often examine data from diverse taxa to identify
general patterns of effect sizes. Meta‐analyses that focus on identifying generalisations in a …

Relationships between morphology, physiology, or biochemistry, on the one hand, and
behavior and ecology, on the other, have been widely documented, as this volume attests …

I tested biomechanical predictions that morphological proportions (snout–vent length,
forelimb length, hindlimb length, tail length, and mass) and maximal sprinting and jum** …

Organismal performance abilities occupy a central position in phenotypic evolution; they are
determined by suites of interacting lower‐level traits (eg, morphology and physiology) and …

Selection on locomotor performance was determined for a series of marked and recaptured
individuals from a population of garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi) in Northern …

Sexual selection operates by acting on variation in mating success. However, since
selection acts on whole‐organism manifestations (ie, performance) of underlying …

Locomotor performance is a fundamental link between an animal and its environment.
Considerable evidence has accumulated about the biomechanical, physiological and …

Physiological Differentiation of Vertebrate Populations Page 1 Annu. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 1991.
22:193-228 Copyright ? 1991 by Annual Reviews Inc. All rights reserved PHYSIOLOGICAL …

For almost 40 years, studies of whole-organism performance have formed a cornerstone of
evolutionary physiology. Although its utility as a heuristic guide is beyond question, and we …