Phenotypic plasticity may help species to persist in the face of rapid change, yet we lack a
management-friendly framework for incorporating plasticity into conservation practice. Here …

Explaining how animals respond to an increasingly urbanised world is a major challenge for
evolutionary biologists. Urban environments often present animals with novel problems that …

Climate change has been associated with both latitudinal and elevational shifts in species'
ranges. The extent, however, to which climate change has driven recent range shifts …

A longstanding issue in biology is whether the intelligence of animals can be predicted by
absolute or relative brain size. However, progress has been hampered by an insufficient …

Complex vocal learning, a critical component of human spoken language, has been
assumed to be associated with more-advanced cognitive abilities. Tests of this hypothesis …

The ability to manipulate objects with limbs has evolved repeatedly among land tetrapods.
Several selective forces have been proposed to explain the emergence of forelimb …

Animal tolerance towards humans can be a key factor facilitating wildlife–human
coexistence, yet traits predicting its direction and magnitude across tropical animals are …

Researchers have long suggested that animals with greater behavioural flexibility will be
more likely to survive in face of environmental changes. However, it is unknown how this …

Environmental contamination by pharmaceuticals is global, substantially altering crucial
behaviours in animals and impacting on their reproduction and survival. A key question is …

Addressing climate change and biodiversity loss will be the defining ecological, political,
and humanitarian challenge of our time. Alarmingly, policymakers face a narrowing window …