According to life‐history theory, growth rates are subject to strong directional selection due
to reproductive and survival advantages associated with large adult body size. Yet, growth is …

Seasonality creates a template for many natural processes and evolutionary adaptations.
Organisms are often faced with an annual cycle consisting of a productive (favorable) and …

In seasonal environments, vertebrates are generally thought to time their reproduction so
offspring are raised during the peak of food abundance. The mismatch hypothesis predicts …

Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 5: Mammals is the fifth of five second-
edition volumes representing a comprehensive and integrated overview of hormones and …

To understand how selection shapes life-history traits, we need information on the manner in
which offspring phenotypes influence fitness. Life-history allocation models typically assume …

In the wet–dry tropics of northern Australia, temperatures are high and stable year-round but
monsoonal rainfall is highly seasonal and variable both annually and spatially. Many …

The duration of embryonic development (eg, egg incubation period) is a critical life-history
variable because it affects both the amount of time that an embryo is exposed to conditions …

Human-snake interactions are one of the most intense human-wildlife conflicts in the tropics.
The associated snake mortalities could limit their viability and distribution, consequently …

Understanding how reproductive timing has evolved to reflect climatic conditions is
increasingly important as the climate changes, influencing species persistence and …

Reproductive seasonality is common among snakes, with mating, pregnancy, and birth or
oviposition occurring only during few months of the year and modulated mainly by two …