Niche breadth is a unifying concept spanning diverse aspects of ecology, evolution, and
conservation biology. Niche breadth usually refers to the diversity of resources used or …

Ecological immunology is a rapidly expanding field that examines the causes and
consequences of variation in immune function in the context of evolution and of ecology …

Recent interest has focused on immune response in an evolutionary context, with particular
attention to disease resistance as a life-history trait, subject to trade-offs against other traits …

▪ Abstract Food webs are overlaid with infochemical webs that mediate direct and indirect
interactions. The infochemicals may result in shifts in trait values, which affect the strength of …

Defending self against nonself is a major problem in a world in which individuals are under
constant pressure from parasites that gain fitness benefits at a cost to their host. Defences …

Humans are altering biodiversity globally and infectious diseases are on the rise; thus, there
is interest in understanding how changes to biodiversity affect disease. Here, we explore …

One of the most important and obvious forces sha** organismal traits is predation. Prey
have evolved diverse means of enhancing the probability of survival in the face of predation …

Host defense against parasites and pathogens has been recognized as a costly life-history
trait that can generate trade-offs with other fitness components. However, universality of …

Habitat selection behavior is an important predator-avoidance strategy for many organisms.
Its particular expression is often explained as the result of a tradeoff between avoiding …

Over their 500 million year history, gastropods have radiated into marine, freshwater and
terrestrial environments and adopted life styles ranging from herbivory to carnivory to …