Concepts

Ability of forest ecosystems to maintain function during water-limited conditions through adaptive water use strategies

A gradual change in a trait across an environmental gradient, where width is expected to be proportional to dispersal distance divided by square root of difference in selection between ends of the cli...

When previously adaptive traits become maladaptive due to rapid environmental change, such that organisms are attracted to resources that reduce their fitness

When single genes or alleles influence multiple, seemingly unrelated traits

Genetic variation maintained in populations by natural selection where different alleles are favored under different conditions

Nutritional limitation during larval development that affects adult phenotype

Feeding behavior where insect larvae create tunnels within plant leaves between epidermal layers

Suite of plant responses to shade including stem elongation, reduced branching, and accelerated flowering to compete for light

Chromosomal rearrangement where a segment is reversed in orientation, potentially suppressing recombination and maintaining linkage between beneficial alleles

Genetic variation in defensive traits maintained within populations

Lower than expected frequency of heterozygous genotypes in a population

Environmental gradient of light availability from open sun through intermediate shade to deep shade habitats

Properties of materials that inhibit microbial growth and decomposition

When prior infection by one natural enemy affects the plant's resistance or susceptibility to attack by a different natural enemy

Multiple individuals of solitary nesting species choosing to nest in close proximity to one another

A state where viable seeds do not germinate immediately even under favorable conditions

Below-normal snowpack conditions that can be caused by lack of winter precipitation (dry) or winter precipitation falling as rain rather than snow (warm)