This Review highlights how we can build upon the relatively new and rapidly develo**
field of research into bacterial quorum sensing (QS). We now have a depth of knowledge …

Community ecology is often perceived as a mess, given the seemingly vast number of
processes that can underlie the many patterns of interest, and the apparent uniqueness of …

A plethora of different theories, models, and concepts make up the field of community
ecology. Amid this vast body of work, is it possible to build one general theory of ecological …

Trade-offs and constraints are inherent to life, and studies of these phenomena play a
central role in both organismal and evolutionary biology. Trade-offs can be defined …

In recent years, scientists have realized that evolution can occur on timescales much shorter
than the" long lapse of ages" emphasized by Darwin—in fact, evolutionary change is …

Phylogeography is a discipline concerned with various relationships between gene
genealogies—phylogenetics—and geography. The word “phylogeography” was coined in …

Adaptive radiation is the evolution of diversity within a rapidly multiplying lineage. It can
cause a single ancestral species to differentiate into an impressively vast array of species …

A leading idea about how disturbances and other environmental fluctuations affect species
diversity is the intermediate disturbance hypothesis (IDH). The IDH states that diversity of …

The greatest obstacle to sound economic policy is not entrenched special interests or
rampant lobbying, but the popular misconceptions, irrational beliefs, and personal biases …

At once a spirited defense of Darwinian explanations of biology and an elegant primer on
evolution for the general reader, What Evolution Is poses the questions at the heart of …