Integrative and Comparative Biology Advance Access originally published online on March 31, 2006
Integrative and Comparative Biology 2006 46(3):217-223; doi:10.1093/icb/icj029
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Legacies in life histories


* Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 11794-5245, USA
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA
Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California Davis, CA 94923, USA
Correspondence: 1E-mail: padilla{at}life.bio.sunysb.edu
Complex life-histories are common in nature, have many important biological consequences, and are an important focal area for integrative biology. For organisms with complex life-histories, a legacy is something handed down from an ancestor or previous stage, and can be genetic, nutritional/provisional, experiential, as well as the result of random chance and natural variation in the environment. As we learn more about complex life-histories, it becomes clear that legacies are inexorably linked in the short- and long-term through ecology and evolution. Understanding the consequences and drivers of life-history patterns can therefore only be understood by considering all types of legacies and integrating legacies across the entire life cycle. Larry McEdward was a leader in the field of ecological physiology, and evolutionary ecology of marine invertebrate larvae with complex life-histories. Through his scientific work and publications, devotion to students, colleagues, family, and friends, Larry has left a lasting legacy that will impact the future development of the field of larval ecology and complex life-histories.
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