There is a large and growing interest in non‐consumptive effects (NCEs) of predators.
Diverse and extensive evidence shows that predation risk directly influences prey traits …

Natural selection is the process that results in adaptive evolution, but it is not the cause of
evolution. The cause of natural selection and, therefore, of adaptive evolution, is any …

Phenotypic plasticity is the capacity for an individual genotype to produce different
phenotypes in response to environmental variation. Most traits are plastic, but the degree to …

Summary 1 The role of phenotypic plasticity in evolution has historically been a contentious
issue because of debate over whether plasticity shields genotypes from selection or …

This book celebrates the guppy's unique contribution to evolutionary ecology. Ever since
Caryl Haskins described guppy populations as a'natural experiment'because of the way …

The theory of r‐and K‐selection was one of the first predictive models for life‐history
evolution. It helped to galvanize the empirical field of comparative life‐history and dominated …

Abstract The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health data were used to test
predictions from life history theory. We hypothesized that (1) in young adulthood an …

Interactions between natural selection and environmental change are well recognized and
sit at the core of ecology and evolutionary biology. Reciprocal interactions between ecology …

Theory suggests evolutionary change can significantly influence and act in tandem with
ecological forces via ecological-evolutionary feedbacks. This theory assumes that significant …

Predation is thought to shape the macroscopic properties of animal groups, making moving
groups more cohesive and coordinated. Precisely how predation has shaped individuals' …