Bioengineered spider silk‐like proteins can serve as biomaterials for various biomedical
applications. These proteins can be assembled in several morphological forms such as films, …

Historical contingency, such as the order of species arrival, can modify competitive outcomes
via niche modification or pre‐emption. However, how these mechanisms ultimately modify …

Background Understanding the mechanisms that underlie the diversification of herbivores
through interactions with their hosts is important for their diversity assessment and …

Accurate estimation of species richness is often complex as genetic divergence is not
always accompanied by appreciable morphological differentiation. In consequence, cryptic …

Dispersal is a fundamental biological process that operates at different temporal and spatial
scales with consequences for individual fitness, population dynamics, population genetics, …

Metal accumulation is used by some plants as a defence against herbivores. Yet, herbivores
may adapt to these defences, becoming less susceptible. Moreover, ecosystems often …

Glucocorticoid receptor (GR) activity plays a significant role in the etiology of obesity and is
essential for glucose homeostasis, the development of hyperinsulinaemia and subsequent …

Dispersal shapes the dynamics of populations, their genetic structure and species
distribution; therefore, knowledge of an organisms’ dispersal abilities is crucial, especially in …

1. Colonisation, ie the establishment of dispersed individuals in an unoccupied area, is a
fundamental biological process that drives the distribution and range dynamics of organisms. It …

Dispersal is an important process affecting the survival of organisms and the structure and
dynamics of communities and ecosystems in space and time. It is a multiphase phenomenon …