The aim of this review is to consider the potential benefits that females may gain from mating
more than once in a single reproductive cycle. The relationship between non-genetic and …

Temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) is widespread in reptiles but its adaptive
significance remains controversial. The most plausible theoretical models for the evolution of …

Habitat loss and degradation that comes as a result of human activity is the single biggest
threat to biodiversity in the world today. Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change is a …

Why do females typically mate with more than one male? Female mating patterns have
broad implications for sexual selection,, speciation and conflicts of interest between the …

The effects of habitat fragmentation on processes within and among populations are
important for conservation management. Despite a broad spectrum of lifestyles and the …

Monogamy is relatively rarely reported in taxa other than birds. The reproductive system of
many lizard species appears to involve multiple mating partners for both the male and the …

Insects have a large potential for sustainably enhancing global food and feed production,
and commercial insect production is a rising industry of high economic value. Insects …

Dispersal is a complex phenomenon affected by multiple factors. Among the factors that
influence dispersal in the common lizard (Lacerta vivipara), poor maternal body condition …

Inbreeding may increase the extinction risk of small populations. Yet, studies using modern
genomic tools to investigate inbreeding depression in nature have been limited to single …

Background To date, the only estimate of the heritability of telomere length in wild
populations comes from humans. Thus, there is a need for analysis of natural populations …