Developmental time is a key life-history trait with large effects on Darwinian fitness. In many
insects, developmental time is currently under strong selection to minimize ecological …

One of biology's most perplexing ideas is the biological control of an organism's size. Even if
many questions remain unanswered, it can be logically implied that the size of an individual …

In holometabolous insects like Drosophila melanogaster, critical size is an important time
point during larval life, for irreversible commitment to metamorphosis. Here, we studied the …

Often, immunity is invoked in the context of infection, disease and injury. However, an ever
alert and robust immune system is essential for maintaining good health, but resource …

Maximization of life-history traits is under constraints due to both, limitations of resource
acquisition and the restricted pathways of resource allocation. Drosophila melanogaster has …

Abstract 'Developmental robustness' is the ability of biological systems to maintain a stable
phenotype despite genetic, environmental or physiological perturbations. In holometabolous …

During current climate change, insect developmental time can adapt quickly to match shifted
host plant or prey availability. However, the genetic basis of such adaptation in …

Genes with immune functions are rapidly evolving genes. Understanding the genetic
architecture that facilitates this change is a challenge for evolutionary biologists. Previously …

Many ectotherms species grow faster but attain a smaller body size when reared under
warmer conditions, a phenomenon known as the Temperature-Size Rule (TSR). This rule …

In holometabolus insects, fitness is intricately linked with body size. Large males with high
energy reserves often adopt 'live fast, die young'life-history strategy to maximize fitness …