Ectothermic animals, such as amphibians and reptiles, are particularly sensitive to rapidly
warming global temperatures. One response in these organisms may be to evolve aspects …

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 …

Decomposition contributes to global ecosystem function by contributing to nutrient recycling,
energy flow, and limiting biomass accumulation. The decomposer organisms influencing this …

Insect eggs are exposed to a plethora of abiotic and biotic threats. Their survival depends on
both an innate developmental program and genetically determined protective traits provided …

Coevolutionary theory predicts that the most common long‐term outcome of the
relationships between brood parasites and their hosts should be coevolutionary cycles …

Parents of most insects provide no care for their offspring beyond supplying the eggs with a
small amount of yolk and placing them in a location that is relatively safe from environmental …

Oviposition substrate selection, egg mass characteristics, host preference, and life history of
Lycorma delicatula (White)(Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) were studied in Pennsylvania between …

Species with large geographical ranges provide an excellent model for studying how
different populations respond to dissimilar local conditions, particularly with respect to …

A range of abiotic parameters within a reptile nest influence the viability and attributes
(including sex, behaviour and body size) of hatchlings that emerge from that nest. As a result …

Nest building is a taxonomically widespread and diverse trait that allows animals to alter
local environments to create optimal conditions for offspring development. However, there is …