Recent studies have shown that accounting for intraspecific trait variation (ITV) may better
address major questions in community ecology. However, a general picture of the relative …

Phenotypic plasticity, both within and across generations, is an important mechanism that
organisms use to cope with rapid climate change. While an increasing number of studies …

Bacteria living on and in leaves and roots influence many aspects of plant health, so the
extent of a plant's genetic control over its microbiota is of great interest to crop breeders and …

Meta-analysis is a quantitative way of synthesizing results from multiple studies to obtain
reliable evidence of an intervention or phenomenon. Indeed, an increasing number of meta …

Forecasting which species/ecosystems are most vulnerable to climate warming is essential
to guide conservation strategies to minimize extinction. Tropical/mid-latitude species are …

Phenotypic plasticity, if adaptive, may allow species to counter the detrimental effects of
extreme conditions, but the infrequent occurrence of extreme environments and/or their …

Of the primary responses to contemporary climate change–“move, adapt, acclimate, or die”–
that are available to organisms,“acclimate” may be effectively achieved through behavioral …

Many studies have recorded phenotypic changes in natural populations and attributed them
to climate change. However, controversy and uncertainty has arisen around three levels of …

Predicting if, when, and how populations can adapt to climate change constitutes one of the
greatest challenges in science today. Here, we build from contributions to the special issue …

Adaptation, Plasticity, and Extinction in a Changing Environment: Towards a Predictive Theory |
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