As temperatures increase, there is growing evidence that species across much of the tree of
life are getting smaller. These climate change-driven size reductions are often interpreted as …

Numerous animal species can survive in human-modified habitats, but often display
behavioral, morphological, physiological or genetic plasticity compared to non-urban …

Human-driven environmental changes shape ecological communities from local to global
scales. Within cities, landscape-scale patterns and processes and species characteristics …

Bergmann's rule states that endotherms have a large body size in high latitudes and cold
climates. However, previous empirical studies have reported mixed evidence on the …

A great number of butterfly species in the warmer climate have evolved to exhibit fascinating
optical properties on their wing scales which can both regulate the wing temperature and …

Declining body size is believed to be a universal response to climate warming and has been
documented in numerous studies of marine and anadromous fishes. The Salmonidae are a …

Many studies have documented the average body size of animals declining over time.
Compared to mean body size, less is known about long-term changes in intraspecific trait …

The digitization and open availability of life history traits measured directly from individuals
provide a key means of linking organismal function to environmental and ecological contexts …

Identifying drivers of urban association in wildlife is a central challenge in conservation
biology. Traits facilitating access to novel resources and avoiding humans often correspond …

Animals in urban areas can be exposed to human-mediated land use change and radiant
heat (called urban heat island effect). Few studies have empirically evaluated the effects of …