Jácint Tökölyi

TL;DR: It is suggested that isoprene is a trait that evolved in plants adapted to high water availability; is replaced by more effective protection mechanisms, e.g. more stable isoprenoids, in plants adapting to more xeric environments; and being strongly constrained by phylogeny, persists in Salicaceae adapted to morexeric environments.

TL;DR: It is shown that species of non-fire-prone temperate grasslands display diverse germination responses to fire, and the direction and magnitude of this response was best predicted by the shape of diaspores with elongated or flat seeds being most vulnerable to fire.

TL;DR: In bats, primates and even-toed ungulates adult body size tends to be larger in species inhabiting cold, dry, seasonal environments, whereas in carnivores and rodents a smaller body size is characteristic of warm, dry environments, suggesting that low food availability might limit adult size.

TL;DR: The combined occurrence of prebreeding moult and feather abrasion was associated with the polygynous mating system, suggesting that species under strong sexual selection may employ both strategies of colour change to ensure the full expression of breeding coloration.

TL;DR: The reduction in the number of fault bars during post-juvenile moult associated with their adaptive allocation to proximal wing feathers and rectrices may explain the evolution of partial post- juvenile moult in the great tit, since the quality of flight feathers can be increased significantly at a relatively small cost.