Carry‐over effects occur when processes in one season influence the success of an
individual in the following season. This phenomenon has the potential to explain a large …

Climate change is altering the phenology of species across the world, but what are the
consequences of these phenological changes for the demography and population dynamics …

ABSTRACT A growing body of work suggests that breeding birds have a significant capacity
to assess and respond, over ecological time, to changes in the risk of predation to both …

Reproductive Biology of Teleost Fishes is the first integrated review of the reproductive
biology of the bony fishes, which are the most species-rich and diversified group of …

The life histories of organisms can show pronounced variation in the way that the costs of
reproduction are financed. To facilitate discussions of this variation, two terms are increasing …

The oxygen isotope composition of human phosphatic tissues (δ18OP) has great potential
for reconstructing climate and population migration, but this technique has not been applied …

Although incorporating detailed reproductive data into all stock assessments is not a
practical goal, the need to understand how reproductive biology affects population …

Matrotrophy, the continuous extra‐vitelline supply of nutrients from the parent to the progeny
during gestation, is one of the masterpieces of nature, contributing to offspring fitness and …

Tactics of resource use for reproduction are an important feature of life-history strategies. A
distinction is made between 'capital'breeders, which finance reproduction using stored …

Human obesity has a large genetic component, yet has many serious negative
consequences. How this state of affairs has evolved has generated wide debate. The thrifty …