The Aegean archipelago, comprising numerous islands and islets with great heterogeneity
in topographic, geological, historical and environmental properties, offers an ideal natural …

Island faunas can be characterized by gigantism in small animals and dwarfism in large
animals, but the extent to which this so-called 'island rule'provides a general explanation for …

Aim Clutch size is a key life‐history trait. In lizards, it ranges over two orders of magnitude.
The global drivers of spatial and phylogenetic variation in clutch have been extensively …

Aim Temperature influences most components of animal ecology and life history–but what
kind of temperature? Physiologists usually examine the influence of body temperatures …

Aim Islands are thought to promote correlated ecological and life‐history shifts in species,
including increased population density, and an infrequent production of few, large, offspring …

Body size often varies among insular populations relative to continental conspecifics–the
'island rule'–and functional, context‐dependent morphological differences tend to track this …

Island populations may evolve distinct behavioral repertoires as a response to the
conditions of insular life. Strong intraspecific competition is typical in insular lizards and may …

Compositional differences between islands and continents had marked consequences for
the evolution of island life. Regardless of their taxonomic rank, many island species lost …

Island environments differ with regard to numerous features from the mainland and may
induce large-scale changes in most aspects of the biology of an organism. In this study, we …

Simple Summary Small island environments can drive rapid changes in animal traits that
provide an advantage for individuals attempting to capitalize on scarce resources. One such …