Body size is central to ecology at levels ranging from organismal fecundity to the functioning
of communities and ecosystems. Understanding temperature‐induced variations in body …

Insects are among the most diverse and widespread animals across the biosphere and are
well‐known for their contributions to ecosystem functioning and services. Recent increases …

Temperature profoundly impacts both the phenotypes and distributions of organisms. These
thermal effects exert strong selective pressures on behaviour, physiology and life history …

The majority of ectotherms grow slower but mature at a larger body size in colder
environments. This phenomenon has puzzled biologists because classic theories of life …

▪ Abstract We describe the impact of recent life-history plasticity theory on insect studies,
particularly on the interface between genetics and plasticity. We focus on the three …

Environmental effects on body size are of widespread ecological and economic importance
but our understanding of these effects has been obscured by an apparent paradox. Life …

Parasitoids depend on a series of adaptations to the ecology and physiology of their hosts
and host plants for survival and are thus likely highly susceptible to changes in …

The introduction and rapid spread of Drosophila subobscura in the New World two decades
ago provide an opportunity to determine the predictability and rate of evolution of a …

During the last decade there has been a rapidly growing interest in the study of phenotypic
plasticity in animals. Confused terminology in this field of research may be one reason why …

A proximate, biophysical model is proposed describing temperature-modulated variation in
growth rate and differentiation rate in ectotherms, based upon the Sharpe-Schoolfield …