Christopher M. Dalton

TL;DR: Evidence is presented for important ecological effects associated with human‐induced trait change in a variety of study systems that can occur over large spatial scales and impact system‐wide processes such as trophic cascades.

TL;DR: It is argued that the macroevolutionary microbiome convergence seen across animals with similar diets may be a signature of secondary microbial shifts arising some time after host-driven adaptation.

TL;DR: Modelling predator-induced plasticity for resting metabolic rate and growth rate in populations of the Trinidadian guppy finds reduced metabolic rates and growth rates when cues from a predator are present during development, a pattern suggestive of adaptive and non-adaptive plasticity, respectively.

TL;DR: The authors investigated the impact of predation by double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) on spawning adult alewives in south-central Connecticut, USA.

TL;DR: It is suggested that reduced foraging, enhanced nutrient efficiency, and decreased N excretion are adaptive responses to the extrinsic mortality threat posed by guppy predators, which may influence ecosystem function in natural streams by reducing the supply of a limiting nutrient.