Simon et al. compared the role of constraints and selection on function to align micro- and macroevolutionary patterns of hindlimb trait covariation in frogs. They inferred that species tracked jumping performance peaks mostly along lines of least resistance within-species. Read now ahead of print!

https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/735569
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Now available Ahead of Print! "Population Dynamic Consequences of Context-Dependent Trade-Offs across Life Histories" by Louis Bliard, Maria Paniw, Dylan Z. Childs, and Arpat Ozgul: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/730111

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