Physiology and metabolism are often sexually dimorphic, but the underlying mechanisms
remain incompletely understood. Here, we use the intestine of Drosophila melanogaster to …

Virtually all aspects of the biology of ectotherms are size‐and temperature‐dependent.
Aerobic metabolism is often proposed to explain such relationships, with oxygen limitation …

Although plasma membranes benefit cells by regulating the flux of materials to and from the
environment, these membranes cost energy to maintain. Because smaller cells provide …

Diversification of cell size is hypothesized to have occurred through a process of
evolutionary optimization, but direct demonstrations of causal relationships between cell …

Carcinogenesis is one of the leading health concerns afflicting presumably every single
animal species, including humans. Currently, cancer research expands considerably …

Sex chromosomes underlie the development of male or female sex organs across species.
While systemic signals derived from sex organs prominently contribute to sex-linked …

The adaptability of organisms to novel environmental conditions depends on the amount of
genetic variance present in the population as well as on the ability of individuals to adjust …

Organismal size depends on the interplay between genetic and environmental factors.
Genome-wide association (GWA) analyses in humans have implied many genes in the …

Morphological consistency in metazoans is remarkable given the pervasive occurrence of
genetic variation, environmental effects, and developmental noise. Developmental stability …

Thermal stress is a pervasive selective agent in natural populations that impacts organismal
growth, survival, and reproduction. Drosophila melanogaster exhibits a variety of putatively …