Early environments can profoundly influence an organism in ways that persist over its life. In
reptiles, early thermal environments (nest temperatures) can impact offspring phenotype and …

Sexual selection hypotheses stipulate that the major histocompatibility complex genes
(MHC) constitute a key molecular underpinning for mate choice in vertebrates. The last four …

Meta-analysis has changed the way researchers conduct literature reviews not only in
medical and social sciences but also in biological sciences. Meta-analysis in biological …

Animals harbour diverse communities of symbiotic bacteria, which differ dramatically among
host individuals. This heterogeneity poses an immunological challenge: distinguishing …

Ants are recognized as one of the major sources of soil disturbance world‐wide. However,
this view is largely based on isolated studies and qualitative reviews. Here, for the first time …

Genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in vertebrates are integral for effective
adaptive immune response and are associated with sexual selection. Evidence from a range …

Range expansions are central to two ecological issues resha** patterns of global
biodiversity: biological invasions and climate change. Traditional theory considers range …

This meta-analysis examines the impact of parent interventions on outcomes for parents of
children with ASD. A systematic review of the literature produced 37 studies that met …

Prenatal exposure to maternal stress is commonly associated with variation in Hypothalamic
Pituitary Adrenal (HPA)-axis functioning in offspring. However, the strength or consistency of …

Understanding the effects of intraspecific genetic diversity on the structure and functioning of
ecological communities is a fundamentally important part of evolutionary ecology and may …