Water fleas of the genus Daphnia have been a model system for hundreds of years and is
among the best studied ecological model organisms to date. Daphnia are planktonic …

The initial response of individuals to human‐induced environmental change is often
behavioural. This can improve the performance of individuals under sudden, large‐scale …

In recent years, scientists have realized that evolution can occur on timescales much shorter
than the" long lapse of ages" emphasized by Darwin—in fact, evolutionary change is …

Many studies have recorded phenotypic changes in natural populations and attributed them
to climate change. However, controversy and uncertainty has arisen around three levels of …

Ecology and evolution have long been recognized as reciprocally influencing each other,
with recent research emphasizing how such interactions can occur even on very short …

Comparative studies of the divergence of quantitative traits and neutral molecular markers,
known as Q ST–F ST comparisons, provide a means for researchers to distinguish between …

Diel vertical migration (DVM) by zooplankton is a universal feature in all the World's oceans,
as well as being common in freshwater environments. The normal pattern involves …

Global climate is changing rapidly, and the degree to which natural populations respond
genetically to these changes is key to predicting ecological responses,,. So far, no study has …

Biologists are often confronted with high levels of unexplained variation when studying the
processes that determine genetic and species diversity. Here, we argue that eco …

How do genetic variation and evolutionary change in critical species affect the composition
and functioning of populations, communities and ecosystems? Illuminating the links in the …