This paper advances an hypothesis that the primary adaptive driver of seasonal migration is
maintenance of site fidelity to familiar breeding locations. We argue that seasonal migration …

Functional traits offer a rich quantitative framework for developing and testing theories in
evolutionary biology, ecology and ecosystem science. However, the potential of functional traits …

Animals have diversified into a bewildering variety of morphological forms exploiting a complex
configuration of trophic niches. Their morphological diversity is widely used as an index …

Increasing temperatures associated with climate change are predicted to cause reductions
in body size, a key determinant of animal physiology and ecology. Using a four‐decade …

Different models of speciation predict contrasting patterns in the relationship between the
dispersal ability of lineages and their diversification rates. This relationship is expected to be …

Understanding interactions between biota and the built environment is increasingly important
as human modification of the landscape expands in extent and intensity. For migratory …

Understanding how co‐occurring species divide ecological space is a central issue in ecology.
Functional traits have the potential to serve as a means for quantitatively assessing niche …

Biodiversity is inherently multidimensional, encompassing taxonomic, functional, phylogenetic,
genetic, landscape and many other elements of variability of life on the Earth. However, …

The plastics enterprise depends on a small number of commodity polymers to perform in
diverse applications, requiring additives to produce desired properties and performance. Toxic …

Background: Contact tracing is a core element of the public health response to emerging
infectious diseases including COVID-19. Better understanding the implementation context of …