Paul R. Martin

Ecological and life history traits predict urban tolerance in North American birds

Abstract Urbanization poses a drastic threat to biodiversity, but does not affect all species equally. As such, identifying the life history traits and ecological characteristics that distinguish species that tolerate urban areas from those that do not is a central goal in urban...

Why do burying beetles bury? Competition and the fitness benefits of parental care

Abstract Parental care increases the fitness of current offspring at a cost to their parents, compromising parental resources for future reproduction. Given this inherent conflict and cost, complex parental care is relatively uncommon. Reliance on a rare and critical resource for...