Biological rules describe general morphological, structural and genetic patterns within and
across species. Within these, ecogeographical rules correlate phenotypic variation of …

Environmental filters—including those resulting from biotic interactions—play a crucial role
during the assembly of ecological communities. The importance of scale has thereby been …

Traits often contribute to multiple functions, complicating our understanding of the selective
pressures that influence trait evolution. In the Chihuahuan Desert, predation is thought to be …

Living in high latitudes and altitudes sets specific requirements on species' ability to forecast
seasonal changes and to respond to them in an appropriate way. Adaptation into diverse …

Dispersal is a key process with crucial implications in spatial distribution, density, and
genetic structure of species' populations. Dispersal strategies can vary according to both …

Abstract Monarch butterflies in North America have an exceptionally large breeding
distribution, occupying regions west of the Rocky Mountains and throughout the eastern …

The impact of climate change on global biodiversity is firmly established, but the differential
effect of climate change on populations within the same species is rarely considered. In …

Although the key steps of tail regeneration in lizards are well understood, further
investigations involving skinks can provide the field of regeneration research with additional …

Understanding how species relate mechanistically to their environment via traits is a central
goal in ecology. Many macroecological rules were found for macroorganisms, however …

Melanism is a polymorphic phenotype caused by the number and density of melanocyte
cells producing melanin pigment in the skin and widely observed in snakes. The frequency …