Many biologists are asking whether environmentally initiated phenotypic change
(ie,'phenotypic plasticity') precedes, and even facilitates, evolutionary adaptation. However …

Body size is a key feature of organisms and varies continuously because of the effects of
natural selection on the size‐dependency of resource acquisition and mortality rates. This …

Do new anatomical structures arise de novo, or do they evolve from pre-existing structures?
Advances in developmental genetics, palaeontology and evolutionary developmental …

Life history theory seeks to explain the evolution of the major features of life cycles by
analyzing the ecological factors that shape age-specific schedules of growth, reproduction …

This three-volume series represents a comprehensive treatment of the beetles of Australia, a
relatively under-studied fauna that includes many unusual and unique lineages found …

The Flexible Phenotype attempts a true synthesis of physiology, behaviour, and ecology by
developing an empirical argument that describes the intimate connections between …

Polyphenism is the phenomenon where two or more distinct phenotypes are produced by
the same genotype. Examples of polyphenism provide some of the most compelling systems …

When it comes to fitting simple allometric slopes through measurement data, evolutionary
biologists have been torn between regression methods. On the one hand, there is the …

Microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) contamination is an emerging environmental and
public health concern, and these particles have been reported both in aquatic and terrestrial …

Background Most, if not all, organisms possess the ability to alter their phenotype in direct
response to changes in their environment, a phenomenon known as phenotypic plasticity …