Concepts

The complete sequence of developmental stages from germination through survival, growth, flowering, and reproduction in sessile plants

Behavior in which a female moves her litter to a new location

Species that are restricted to small geographic areas and found nowhere else

The process by which female mammals that develop in male-biased litters show signs of masculinization because they are exposed to testosterone produced by their male siblings in utero

Plants that live for multiple years but flower only once before dying

Litters where offspring are sired by more than one male

A capture-recapture model that accounts for transitions between different states (e.g., age classes) and estimates state-specific survival and detection probabilities

When any social group contains 2 or more males with neither male forced to leave the group because of conflict

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

Proportion of flowering individuals that are primarily male-expressing

Percentage of nest area hidden from predators when viewed from directly above, measured using gridded circle

Infection by internal parasites including blood-borne trypanosomes and intestinal parasites that can affect host behavior and physiology

When animals prefer to associate with certain individuals over others within a group

The number of weeks during a growing season when both pollinators and their floral resources are active and available

Geographic variation in chemical profiles that may reflect phylogeographic drift in odor profiles between populations

The hypothesis that play provides an opportunity to practice and refine skills that will be needed later in adulthood

Aphid colony growth rate calculated as ln(n1)-ln(n0)/t where n1 and n0 are final and initial colony sizes

The production of reproductives (males and new queens) by bumble bee colonies, measured as abundance of males in late season

Unequal distribution of reproduction among group members, with some individuals having much higher reproductive success than others

Classification of female reproductive phase as gestation/lactation or post-reproductive/pre-hibernation

Successful production of larvae that develop to feeding stage on buried carcasses

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

The body size of mayflies when they emerge as adults from aquatic larval stage

Temporal and spatial patterns of small mammal behavior and presence

Demographic metric based on information theory quantifying the variation in social group composition across age and sex classes

Learning that occurs through observation or interaction with other individuals

Statistical methods for analyzing time-to-event data, here focused on summer survival probability

Linear distance along stream between upper and lower boundaries of breeding territory

Behavioral activity of birds when captured in traps, measured as activity index from feeding to high distress behaviors

Selection on body mass accounting for juvenile survival until reproduction but may weaken after recruitment

The number of generations produced per year, under both genetic and environmental control in insects

Population density will be higher in more central populations compared to populations at the range margin

Theory suggesting that forests with low species diversity and even-aged stands tend to undergo periods of widespread dieback