Ecological carryover effects, or delayed effects of the environment on an organism's
phenotype, are central predictors of individual fitness and a key issue in conservation …

Many animal populations are in decline as a result of human activity. Conservation
practitioners are attempting to prevent further declines and loss of biodiversity as well as to …

Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) from the sun is a natural daytime stressor for vertebrates in both
terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. UVR effects on the physiology of vertebrates manifest at …

As a consequence of anthropogenic environmental change, the world is facing a possible
sixth mass extinction event. The severity of this biodiversity crisis is exemplified by the rapid …

Wildlife is increasingly exposed to sublethal transient cancer risk factors, including
mutagenic substances, which activates their anti-cancer defences, promotes …

Pharmaceutical pollution is now recognised as a major emerging agent of global change.
Increasingly, pharmaceutical pollutants are documented to disrupt ecologically important …

Solar UV radiation is one of the most important environmental genotoxic factors. Its
incidence increased due to stratospheric ozone depletion, climate changes, and …

Within species, larger offspring typically outperform smaller offspring. While the relationship
between offspring size and performance is ubiquitous, the cause of this relationship remains …

Solar ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation has increased due to stratospheric ozone depletion,
climate and ecosystem changes and is a driver of amphibian population declines …

Amphibian populations the world over are under threat of extinction, with as many as 40% of
assessed species listed as threatened under IUCN Red List criteria (a significantly higher …