Nutritional conditions during key periods of development, when the architecture and modus
operandi of the body become established, are of profound importance in determining the …

Biotic interactions underlie ecosystem structure and function, but predicting interaction
outcomes is difficult. We tested the hypothesis that biotic interaction strength increases …

Studies examining interspecific differences in sexual size dimorphism (SSD) typically
assume that the degree of sexual differences in body size is invariable within species. This …

Summary 1 Phenotypic plasticity may allow an organism to respond to temporally variable
opportunities for growth and risks of mortality. However, life‐history theory assumes that …

Adult body size in animals is determined by the duration of the growth period and the
amount of mass gained during that period. Few models of body size regulation distinguish …

Life history theoreticians have traditionally assumed that juvenile growth rates are
maximized and that variation in this trait is due to the quality of the environment. In contrast …

Individual growth is a fundamental biological process and a typical component of juvenile
development. The study of juvenile growth and development has long been of interest for a …

Seasonal changes can induce organisms to modify their developmental growth. Many
holometabolous insects, especially Lepidoptera, trigger diapause, an “actively induced” …

Optimal values for life history traits are expected to depend upon environmental conditions
during development and the period within which development is constrained (eg, biotic …

We investigated four predictions about how temperature, photoperiod and sex affect the life
history plasticity and foraging activity of a damselfly.(i) As predicted, increased temperatures …