Abstract Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) are one of the most dominant terrestrial organisms
worldwide. They are hugely abundant, both in terms of sheer numbers and biomass, on …

Thermal stress is a major driver of population declines and extinctions. Shifts in thermal
regimes create new environmental conditions, leading to trait adaptation, population …

Mobility and robustness are two important features for practical applications of robots. Soft
robots made of polymeric materials have the potential to achieve both attributes …

To understand the effects of temperature on biological systems, we compile, organize, and
analyze a database of 1,072 thermal responses for microbes, plants, and animals. The …

Abstract The Thermal Adaptation Hypothesis posits that the warmer, aseasonal tropics
generates populations with higher and narrower thermal limits. It has largely been tested …

Animal performance fundamentally influences behaviour, ecology, and evolution. It typically
varies monotonously with size. A notable exception is maximum running speed; the fastest …

The ability of individual animals to create functional structures by joining together is rare and
confined to the social insects. Army ants (Eciton) form collective assemblages out of their …

Functional responses describe how consumer foraging rates change with resource density.
Despite extensive research looking at the factors underlying foraging interactions, there …

Environmental stressors and changes in land use have led to rapid and dramatic species
losses. As such, we need effective monitoring programs that alert us not only to biodiversity …

Desiccation resistance, the ability of an organism to reduce water loss, is an essential trait in
arid habitats. Drought frequency in tropical regions is predicted to increase with climate …