Lucas Invernizzi – Our 2025 Elton Prize Shortlisted Candidate’s #StoryBehindThePaper

Lucas Invernizzi (he/him) provides the story behind his paper, “The Expensive Son hypothesis“, which was shortlisted for this year’s Elton Prize. We also hear a little about his journey into animal ecology About the paper: What is your shortlisted paper about, and what are you seeking to answer with your research? In many species, males and females differ in size and developmental needs. Our paper formalises the “Expensive Son hypothesis” (ESH) as a unifying conceptual framework. We argue that..