Among the animals, the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) are second only to beetles in
number of described species and are known for their striking intra-and interspecific diversity …

Assumptions about mortality rates form a cornerstone for models of life-history evolution.
When seeking adaptive explanations for body sizes, the size dependence of predation risk …

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 …

Climate warming affects the rate and timing of the development in ectothermic organisms.
Short‐living, ectothermic organisms (including many insects) showing thermal plasticity in …

The hypothesized negative relationship between growth rate and lifespan has proved very
difficult to test robustly because of potentially confounding variables, particularly nutrient …

External conditions can drive biological rates in ectotherms by directly influencing body
temperatures. While estimating the temperature dependence of performance traits such as …

A rapidly changing climate has the potential to interfere with the timing of environmental
cues that ectothermic organisms rely on to initiate and regulate life history events. Short …

Climate change allows species to expand polewards, but non‐changing environmental
features may limit expansions. Daylength is unaffected by climate and drives life cycle timing …

Steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss display a dizzying array of life history variation (including
the purely resident form, rainbow trout). We developed a model for female steelhead in …

Natural history collections are invaluable resources for understanding biotic response to
global change. Museums around the world are currently imaging specimens, capturing …