Genetically identical individuals can be phenotypically variable, even in constant
environmental conditions. The ubiquity of this phenomenon, known as 'intra-genotypic …

Although maternal environmental effects are increasingly recognized as an important source
of phenotypic variation with relevant impacts in evolutionary processes, their relevance in …

Parents can maximize their reproductive success by balancing the trade-off between
investment per offspring and fecundity. According to theory, environmental quality influences …

How parents divide the energy available for reproduction between size and number of
offspring has a profound effect on parental reproductive success. Theory indicates that the …

Quantitative seed provisioning is an important life-history trait with strong effects on offspring
phenotype and fitness. As for any other trait, heritability estimates are vital for understanding …

Many overlap** mechanisms have been proposed to control horizontal seaward
expansion of marshes and rates of elevation change that are associated with it. Key …

Parental environments may potentially affect offspring fitness, and the expression of such
parental effects may depend on offspring environments and on whether one considers an …

The formation of fertility islands by shrubs increases soil resources heterogeneity in
thicketization-grasslands. Clonal plants, especially rhizomatous or stoloniferous clonal …

The dynamics of plant populations are highly influenced by light-dependent growth features
and patterns of reproduction when overwintering. Vallisneria spinulosa is a common …

Seed and seedling traits govern plant fitness and persistence and are influenced by the
interaction between the plant and its environment. Changing climatic and edaphic …