Most of the experimental testing in ecotoxicology takes place at the individual level, but the
protection goals for environmental risk assessment are at the population level (or higher) …

We argue for expanding the role of theory in ecology to accelerate scientific progress,
enhance the ability to address environmental challenges, foster the development of …

Thin on the Ground: Neandertal Biology, Archeology and Ecology synthesizes the current
knowledge about our sister species the Neandertals, combining data from a variety of …

Syntheses of research spanning diverse taxa, ecosystems, timescales, and hierarchies are
crucial for understanding the cumulative impacts of the Macondo oil spill in the Gulf of …

The standard D ynamic E nergy B udget (DEB) model assumes that a fraction κ of mobilised
reserve is allocated to somatic maintenance plus growth, while the rest is allocated to …

1. Ecological theory that is grounded in metabolic currencies and constraints offers the
potential to link ecological outcomes to biophysical processes across multiple scales of …

Earthworms are important organisms in soil communities and so are used as model
organisms in environmental risk assessments of chemicals. However current risk …

Individual organisms have to endure transient periods of low‐food supply with
consequences for growth, reproduction and survival. To resist starvation, animals usually …

Energy metabolism–the “fire of life”–is the sum of the processes by which animals acquire
energy, channel energy into useful functions, and dissipate energy from their bodies …

Dynamic models for toxic effects [toxicokinetic–toxicodynamic (TKTD) models] are
increasingly used in the analysis of toxicity data for single-chemical exposure. However …