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The life history theory of the Lord of the Rings: a randomized controlled trial of using fact versus fiction to teach life history theory
Does asking students to apply concepts from evolution to a fictional context, compared to a novel biological context, improve their understanding,...
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Life history strategies of soil bacterial communities across global terrestrial biomes
The life history strategies of soil microbes determine their metabolic potential and their response to environmental changes. Yet these strategies...
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Life history strategies among soil bacteria—dichotomy for few, continuum for many
Study of life history strategies may help predict the performance of microorganisms in nature by organizing the complexity of microbial communities...
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Investigating the Relationship Between Body Shape and Life History Traits in Toothed Whales: Can Body Shape Predict Fast-Slow Life Histories?
A widespread pattern in vertebrate life-history evolution is for species to evolve towards either fast or slow life histories; however, the...
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Life history of rotifers under temporally heterogeneous dietary sterol conditions
Herbivorous zooplankton potentially encounter temporal dietary heterogeneity in sterol, an essential group of lipids, over short or long time scales....
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A life-history allele of large effect shortens developmental time in a wild insect population
Developmental time is a key life-history trait with large effects on Darwinian fitness. In many insects, developmental time is currently under strong...
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The negentropic theory of ontogeny: A new model of eutherian life history transitions?
Variations in life history define key comparative and evolutionary biological questions, important for understanding the mechanisms of mammalian...
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Universal ontogenetic growth without fitted parameters: implications for life history invariants and population growth
Since the work of von Bertalanffy (Q Rev Boil 32:217–231,
1957 ), several models have been proposed that relate the ontogenetic scaling of energy...
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Individual and combined effects of humic acid on life-history characteristics of the water flea Moina macrocopa upon whole-lifespan cadmium exposure
Investigation of the effects of natural compounds in aquatic ecosystems on the modulation of toxicity of coexisting xenobiotics is important for...
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Life History Parameters, Sociobiology, and Reproductive Strategies of Pilot Whales
Two species of pilot whales are globally distributed, the long-finned (Globicephala melas) in cold-temperate waters and the short-finned (G....
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Does ecology and life history predict parental cooperation in birds? A comparative analysis
AbstractIn animals, species differ remarkably in parental care strategies. For instance, male-only care is prevalent in teleost fishes, while...
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Spices: Definition, Classification, History, and Role in Indian Life
Spices are natural products of plant origin, used primarily for flavoring and seasoning or for adding pungency and color to foods and beverages. The...
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Global warming leads to larger bats with a faster life history pace in the long-lived Bechstein’s bat (Myotis bechsteinii)
Whether species can cope with environmental change depends considerably on their life history. Bats have long lifespans and low reproductive rates...
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Annual fitness costs may be balanced by a conservative life history strategy in groups of unrelated ant queens
AbstractCooperation between kin and cooperation between non-kin often appear functionally similar, but the evolutionary mechanisms that drive the...
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Life History and Early Development of Fishes
The study of life history of fish is one of the important contents of fishery biology. The life history of fish refers to the life course of...
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Life-history traits and density dependence in metapopulations of a tropical moss: a monoicous species that is almost dioicous
Life-history traits, such as reproductive allocation, sexual expression, sex ratio, and reproductive success, are central aspects of a species’...
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Evolution of reduced mate harming tendency of males in Drosophila melanogaster populations selected for faster life history
AbstractDetrimental effect of males on female, often termed mate harm, is a hallmark of sexual conflict. Allowed to evolve unchecked, mate harming...
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Life-history traits in the southernmost landlocked population of the fish Galaxias maculatus
Studying life-history traits is critical to understanding the intraspecific variation among fish populations. In this research, we investigated the...
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Developments in the study of poison frog evolutionary ecology I: social interactions, life history and habitat use across space and ontogeny
Poison frogs of the superfamily Dendrobatoidea have fascinated researchers since the 19th century, which is reflected in multiple studies on their...
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An apex carnivore’s life history mediates a predator cascade
Apex predators can shape communities via cascading top–down effects, but the degree to which such effects depend on predator life history traits is...
