For a short-lived organism, such as a freshwater zooplankter, the ways of co** with years
of local recruitment failure are either to disperse between habitats and recolonise or to …

Individual organisms often show pronounced changes in body size throughout life with
concomitant changes in ecological performance. We synthesize recent insight into the …

Although mothers influence the traits of their offspring in many ways beyond the
transmission of genes, it remains unclear how important such 'maternal effects' are to …

The widespread occurrence and accumulation of micro-and nanoplastics in aquatic
environments has become a growing global concern. Generally, natural aquatic populations …

The genetic and molecular basis of morphological evolution is poorly understood,
particularly in vertebrates. Genetic studies of the differences between naturally occurring …

Evidence from wildlife and human populations indicates that conditions during early
development can have marked effects on the subsequent performance of individuals and …

Population dynamics result from the interplay of density-independent and density-
dependent processes. Understanding this interplay is important, especially for being able to …

Many planktonic organisms produce 'resting'stages when the environmental conditions
deteriorate. Like seeds, resting stages can survive unfavourable conditions. The crustacean …

Adaptations and counteradaptations are common in coevolving predator–prey systems, but
little is known of the role of maternal transfer of adaptive traits in mediating species …

Precise and comprehensive data on resource allocation into individual eggs are rare and
this empirical void in the literature of life history strategies contrasts with the large number of …