Insulin, insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) and insulin-like peptides (ILPs) are important
regulators of metabolism, growth, reproduction and lifespan, and mechanisms of insulin/IGF …

ABSTRACT A common, long‐held belief is that metabolic rate drives the rates of various
biological, ecological and evolutionary processes. Although this metabolic pacemaker view …

The book aims to integrate our understanding of mammalian societies into a novel synthesis
that is relevant to behavioural ecologists, ecologists, and anthropologists. It adopts a …

The mechanisms that control the sizes of a body and its many parts remain among the great
puzzles in developmental biology. Why do animals grow to a species‐specific body size …

When it comes to fitting simple allometric slopes through measurement data, evolutionary
biologists have been torn between regression methods. On the one hand, there is the …

Morphological allometry refers to patterns of covariance between body parts resulting from
variation in body size. Whether measured during growth (ontogenetic allometry), among …

Sex-specific morphs exhibit discrete phenotypes, often including many disparate traits, that
are observed in only one sex. These morphs have evolved independently in many different …

The insulin-like peptide (ILP) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signalling pathways play a
crucial role in the regulation of metabolism, growth and development, fecundity, stress …

Female ornaments are often reduced, male-like traits. Although these were long perceived
as non-functional, it is now broadly accepted that female ornaments can be adaptive …

Many insects are capable of developing into either long-winged or short-winged (or
wingless) morphs, which enables them to rapidly match heterogeneous environments. Thus …