Individual differences in growth and size of vertebrates often represent adaptive, plastic
responses to contrasts in ecological conditions. Recent studies show that vertebrates can …

Central questions of behavioural and evolutionary ecology are what factors influence the
reproductive success of dominant breeders and subordinate nonbreeders within animal …

A major assumption of marine population ecology and marine fisheries management is that
female size is related to the number of eggs they produced, and therefore, to the number of …

Social queues, in which subordinates wait for their turn to inherit dominant breeding status,
are a familiar feature of many animal societies. However, little is known about the …

The aim of this review is to present an overview of the sex differentiation and sex
determination processes in eels in relation to the urgent need to provide scientific …

A central question of marine ecology is, how far do larvae disperse? Coupled biophysical
models predict that the probability of successful dispersal declines as a function of distance …

Individuals that forgo their own reproduction in animal societies represent an evolutionary
paradox because it is not immediately apparent how natural selection can preserve the …

Many plant and animal aggregations have size hierarchies within which a variety of sizes of
individuals, from large to small, can be found. Size hierarchies are thought to indicate the …

Animal societies composed of breeders and non–breeders present a challenge to
evolutionary theory because it is not immediately apparent how natural selection can …

A population of the clown anemonefish Amphiprion percula was studied for 1 year, in
Madang Lagoon, Papua New Guinea. From this study, data on mortality events and social …