▪ Abstract Predator-induced phenotypic plasticity is widespread in nature and includes
variation in life history, morphology, and behavior. In organisms with complex life histories …

Metamorphosis has intrigued biologists for a long time as an extreme form of complex life
cycles that are ubiquitous in animals. While investigated from a variety of perspectives, the …

Community ecology: the study of the patterns and processes involving two or more species-
has developed rapidly in the last two decades, driven by new and more sophisticated …

Coordinated efforts by ecologists and natural resource managers are necessary to balance
the conservation of biological diversity with the potential for sustained economic …

Ecologists working with a range of organisms and environments have carried out
manipulative field experiments that enable us to ask questions about the interaction …

A food web graphically represents the paths of nutrients and energy through the living
components of an ecosystem and the context in which individuals exploit their prey and …

Interactions among competition, predation, and disturbance in determining the abundances
of four species of anurans were studied in a factoral experiment using 36 replicated …

This study examines the responses of larval American toads (Bufo americanus) to the non—
lethal presence of an odonate predator (Anax junius). We performed a laboratory …

In size—structured populations, interactions are strongly dependent on size—specific
foraging and anti—predator capacities of the organism. Conflicting size—specific selection …

In northern Wisconsin lakes, the introduced crayfish Orconectes rusticus is replacing O.
propinquus, a previous invader, and O. virilis, a native crayfish. Herein, we explore how fish …