Body size is a key feature of organisms and varies continuously because of the effects of
natural selection on the size‐dependency of resource acquisition and mortality rates. This …

The literature on the response of insect species to the changing environments experienced
along altitudinal gradients is diverse and widely dispersed. There is a growing awareness …

Bergmann's rule states that individuals of a species/clade at higher altitudes or latitudes will
be larger than those at lower ones. A systemic review of the known literature on inter-and …

The science behind ecology has been contested for years, partially because of the misuse
and misrepresentation of concepts within ecology. This paper discusses the use of …

''La variedad de climas y la asombrosa diversidad de sus plantas y producciones, en los
reinos animal, vegetal y mineral, presenta una fuente de abundancia donde pueden …

1. Despite the abundance, richness and ecological importance of insects, distribution
patterns remain unknown for most groups, and this creates serious difficulties for the …

A tropical mountain ecosystem in one of the" hottest" biodiversity hotspots worldwide was
investigated by some 30 research teams of numerous disciplines in the natural and social …

Urbanization involves a cocktail of human‐induced rapid environmental changes and is
forecasted to gain further importance. Urban‐heat‐island effects result in increased …

Global climate patterns fundamentally shape the distribution of species and ecosystems. For
example, Bergmann's rule predicts that homeothermic animals, including birds and …

The body size of an animal is probably its most important functional trait. For arthropods,
environmental drivers of body size variation are still poorly documented and understood …