Individual differences in the energy cost of self-maintenance (resting metabolic rate, RMR)
are substantial and the focus of an emerging research area. These differences may …

Developmental plasticity refers to the property by which the same genotype produces
distinct phenotypes depending on the environmental conditions under which development …

Adaptation to a sudden extreme change in environment, beyond the usual range of
background environmental fluctuations, is analysed using a quantitative genetic model of …

Terrestrial isopods (Oniscidea) are the most successful crustacean colonizers of land
habitats. From an evolutionary point of view, they are excellent examples of model …

A growing number of biologists have begun asking whether environmentally induced
phenotypic change––'phenotypic plasticity'––precedes and facilitates the origin and …

The consequences of among‐individual phenotypic variation for the performance and
ecological success of populations and species has attracted growing interest in recent …

Global climate change is one of the greatest threats to biodiversity; one of the most important
effects is the increase in the mean earth surface temperature. However, another but poorly …

Body size is a quantitative trait that is closely associated to fitness and under the control of
both genetic and environmental factors. While developmental plasticity for this and other …

Phenotypic adaptation to environmental fluctuations frequently occurs by preexisting
plasticity and its role as a major component of variation in physiological diversity is being …

Aim Metabolic rate is a widely studied physiological species trait related to energetics,
climate, and geographical distributions. Hypotheses have been proposed to explain …