There is increasing interest in documenting and explaining the existence of marked
intraspecific variation in metabolic rate in animals, with fishes providing some of the best …

Background The number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has
been increasing. Previous studies suggested potential association between pregnancy air …

This paper introduces a Theme Issue combining interdisciplinary perspectives in the study of
female competition and aggression. Despite a history of being largely overlooked, evidence …

Global warming is expected to drive some ectothermic species beyond their thermal
tolerance in upcoming decades. Phenotypic plasticity, via developmental or …

In light of an increasing trend in fish biology towards using static respirometry techniques
without the inclusion of a mixing mechanism and without accurately accounting for the …

A range of physiological traits are linked with aggression and dominance within social
hierarchies, but the role of individual aerobic capacity in facilitating aggression has seldom …

Female aggression towards other females is associated with reproduction in many taxa, and
traditionally thought to be related to the protection or provisioning of offspring, such as …

Metabolic costs are central to individual energy budgets, making estimates of metabolic rate
vital to understanding how an organism interacts with its environment as well as the role of …

Developmental plasticity can match offspring phenotypes to environmental conditions
experienced by parents. Such epigenetic modifications are advantageous when parental …

Methamphetamine (METH) is a concerning drug of abuse that produces strong
psychostimulant effects. The use of this substance, along with the insufficient removal in the …