The study of phenotypic plasticity has progressed significantly over the past few decades.
We have moved from variation for plasticity being considered as a nuisance in evolutionary …

Dispersal is ubiquitous throughout the tree of life: factors selecting for dispersal include kin
competition, inbreeding avoidance and spatiotemporal variation in resources or habitat …

Over the past decade a proliferation of research has enriched and dramatically altered our
understanding of the biology of figs, their pollinator wasps, and the myriad of other …

Mammals usually produce approximately equal numbers of sons and daughters, but there
are exceptions to this general rule, as has been observed in ruminant ungulate species …

Phenotypic plasticity is a fascinating concept of immense importance to biology Like
evolutionary theory, phenotypic plasticity is all-encompassing, connecting virtually all fields …

Abstract Theory predicts that organisms living in heterogeneous environments will exhibit
phenotypic plasticity. One trait that may be particularly important in this context is the clutch …

Background Maternal effects are environmental influences on the phenotype of one
individual that are due to the expression of genes in its mother, and are expected to evolve …

Alternative reproductive tactics (ARTs) are part of a much larger class of alternative
phenotypes that include sex allocation and alternative life histories. We examine the …

Alternative reproductive tactics are often associated with discontinuous variation in
morphology but may evolve independent from each other. Based on life-history data and a …

In some nonpollinating fig wasps, male competition for mates often results in serious injury
or death. We studied the factors associated with fighting behaviour in an undescribed …