Additive genetic variance (VA) reflects the potential for evolutionary shifts and can be low for
some traits or populations. High VA is critical for the conservation of threatened species …

During the last quarter of a century, the evolution of the thermal sensitivity of performance in
ectotherms has become a major focus of research programs in evolutionary physiology …

Trade-offs and constraints are inherent to life, and studies of these phenomena play a
central role in both organismal and evolutionary biology. Trade-offs can be defined …

Thermal trait variation is of fundamental importance to forecasting the impacts of
environmental change on lizard diversity. Here, we review the literature for patterns of …

Sexual selection operates by acting on variation in mating success. However, since
selection acts on whole‐organism manifestations (ie, performance) of underlying …

Differences in predation intensity experienced by organisms can lead to divergent natural
selection, driving evolutionary change. Western mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) exhibit …

For almost 40 years, studies of whole-organism performance have formed a cornerstone of
evolutionary physiology. Although its utility as a heuristic guide is beyond question, and we …

The role of behaviour in evolutionary change has long been debated. On the one hand,
behavioural changes may expose individuals to new selective pressures by altering the way …

Consistent individual differences in behaviour are seen in numerous animals and could be
maintained by life‐history trade‐offs and integrated within a pace‐of‐life syndrome involving …

Ecology and evolution unfold in spatially structured communities, where dispersal links
dynamics across scales. Because dispersal is multicausal, identifying general drivers …