The golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis) was first classified as an asocial sciurid in 1983, and little follow-up research has effectively challenged this notion since the early literature. The only recognized social behavior in the species has been documented between young l

Pollinator-mediated selection cannot explain why flower colour polymorphisms exist in self-pollinating plants. There is a tight link between plant stress response and anthocyanin pigment production, which means that abiotic stress, such as UV radiation or drought, and biotic stress, such as herbivor

The movement of water through a plant’s parts, out its stomata, and into the atmosphere begins with moisture available in the soil. Soil water availability is determined by rates of evaporation from the Earth’s surface, which increases with temperature. Alteration of water content determines the soi