Selecting among competing statistical models is a core challenge in science. However, the
many possible approaches and techniques for model selection, and the conflicting …

Global change includes a substantial increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme high
temperatures (EHTs), which influence insects at almost all levels. The number of studies …

Environmental changes are expected to alter both the distribution and the abundance of
organisms. A disproportionate amount of past work has focused on distribution only, either …

Populations of many species are genetically adapted to local historical climate conditions.
Yet most forecasts of species' distributions under climate change have ignored local …

The effects of climate change on biodiversity are increasingly well documented, and many
methods have been developed to assess species' vulnerability to climatic changes, both …

Employing the clear, student-friendly style that made previous editions so popular, Insect
Physiology and Biochemistry, Fourth Edition presents an engaging and authoritative guide …

Macrosystems ecology is the study of diverse ecological phenomena at the scale of regions
to continents and their interactions with phenomena at other scales. This emerging …

Conservation efforts are most effective when we have complete demographic information for
a species of concern. Nevertheless, fundamental gaps in our knowledge of demography still …

Assessing species' vulnerability to climate change is a prerequisite for developing effective
strategies to conserve them. The last three decades have seen exponential growth in the …

Predicting the effects of climate change on Earth's biota becomes even more challenging
when acknowledging that most species have life cycles consisting of multiple stages, each …