Estuaries exhibit pronounced fluctuations in the abiotic environment, and salinity strongly structures species distribution, physiology, and biotic interactions, including hosts and their parasites. The white-fingered mud crab Rhithropanopeus harrisii is host to two macroparasites: the invasive rhizocephalan barnacle Loxothylacus panopaei and a recently described entoniscid isopod Cryptocancrion brevibrachium . To investigate...

The fundamental trade‐off between current and future reproduction has long been considered to result in a tendency for species that can grow large to begin reproduction at a larger size. Due to the prolonged time required to reach maturity, estimates of tree maturation size remain very rare and we lack a global view on the generality and the shape of this trade‐off. Using seed production from five continents, we estimate tree...

The impact of founder events on levels of genetic variation in natural populations remains a topic of significant interest. Well‐documented introductions provide a valuable opportunity to examine how founder events influence genetic diversity in invasive species. House finches ( Carpodacus mexicanus ) are passerine birds native to western North America, with the large eastern North American population derived from a small numb...