A growing body of literature seeks to explain variation in range shifts using species'
ecological and life‐history traits, with expectations that shifts should be greater in species …

Range dynamics causes mismatches between a species' geographical distribution and the
set of suitable environments in which population growth is positive (the Hutchinsonian …

An organism's ability to disperse influences many fundamental processes, from speciation
and geographical range expansion to community assembly. However, the patterns and …

Land-use and climate change are among the greatest threats facing biodiversity, but
understanding their combined effects has been hampered by modelling and data limitations …

When comparative biologists observe that animal species living in caves also tend to have
reduced eyes, they may see such correlation as evidence that the traits are adaptively or …

Context Landscape ecologists are often interested in measuring the effects of an
environmental variable on a biological response; however, the strength and direction of …

No species occurs everywhere. Indeed, the majority are absent from most places, and where
they do occur they are usually quite rare. Gaston discusses the structure of these …

Climate change is expected to have significant influences on terrestrial biodiversity at all
system levels, including species-level reductions in range size and abundance, especially …

The first photographs of the Earth to be taken from outer space are said to have had a
profound influence on how humanity perceives its place in the Universe. They provided a …

Bird migration is a charismatic topic that has fascinated naturalists for centuries. This book,
the only concise and accessible synthesis of the area, describes not only the migrations, the …