Ecology Letters (2010) 13: 383–393 Abstract The extent to which behavioural choices reflect
fine‐tuned evolutionary adaptation remains an open debate. For herbivorous insects, the …

The expanding field of insect-plant relationships has long focused on the process by which
phytophagous insects find and accept their host plants. Since Thorsteinson's classic review …

SYNOPSIS. Maternal effects comprise a class of phenotypic effects that parents have on
phenotypes of their offspring that are unrelated to the offspring's own genotype. Although …

The diversity of organisms and complexity of ecosystems prevent through inventory and
monitoring of protected areas, yet sound databases are needed to manage ecosystems for …

▪ Abstract Neonate Lepidoptera are confronted with the daunting task of establishing
themselves on a food plant. The factors relevant to this process need to be considered at …

“It is not only the species that change evolutionarily through interactions... the interactions
themselves also change.” Thus states John N. Thompson in the foreword to Interaction and …

Habitat fragmentation is one of the most ubiquitous and serious environmental threats
confronting the long-term survival of plant and animal species worldwide. As species …

SYNOPSIS. Studies of life history evolution, as well as much of life history theory, have
typically focused on “hard” components of life histories; phenotypic characteristics that can …

To investigate the relationship between oviposition preference and offspring performance
we tested three hypotheses about the oviposition behavior of Euura lasiolepis:(1) the …

(1) The holly leaf-miner (Phytomyza ilicis) is a monophagous leaf-mining agromyzid that
attacks holly (Ilex aquifolium).(2) Twenty-five individual holly bushes maintained six-to …