Many animal appendages, such as avian beaks and mammalian ears, can be used to
dissipate excess body heat. Allen's rule, wherein animals in warmer climates have larger …

Aim Whether intraspecific spatial patterns in body size are generalizable across species
remains contentious, as well as the mechanisms underlying these patterns. Here we test …

Ongoing anthropogenic change is altering the planet at an unprecedented rate, threatening
biodiversity, and ecosystem functioning. Species are responding to abiotic pressures at both …

Among the many concerns for biodiversity in the Anthropocene, recent reports of flying
insect loss are particularly alarming, given their importance as pollinators, pest control …

Predicting the effects of climate warming on insect pollinators is challenging. Insects are
small, mobile, and can be excellent thermoregulators. We describe behavioral and …

Global warming poses new challenges for insects to adapt to higher temperatures.
Trehalose is the main blood sugar in insects and plays an important role in energy …

Anthropogenic activities are rapidly changing the environment, and species that do not
respond face a higher risk of extinction. Species may respond to environmental changes by …

Alterations in body size can have profound impacts on an organism's life history and ecology
with long‐lasting effects that span multiple biological scales. Animal body size is influenced …

The aim of this study was to test the steepness of body size variation in males and females in
the widespread ground beetle Pterostichus melanarius in geographical gradients. Beetles …

Unidimensional measurements for estimating bill size, like length and width, are commonly
used in ecology and evolution, but can be criticised due to issues with repeatability and …