ISAAC S. WINKLER AND CHARLES MITTER host-plant use. Many of the phylogenies are
based on DNA sequences, while for others the chief evidence is morphology. This database …

2. The classification largely follows that in the Handbook of Zoology (Kristensen 1998), and
the later update (Kristensen et al. 2007). Recent molecular studies of Ditrysia (Regier et al …

Through eight successful editions, and over nearly 40 years, Biogeography: An Ecological
and Evolutionary Approach has provided a thorough and comprehensive exploration of the …

In Batesian mimicry, animals avoid predation by resembling distasteful models. In the
swallowtail butterfly Papilio polytes, only mimetic-form females resemble the unpalatable …

Recently, the role of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences in taxonomy and phylogenetic
inference has become contentious, and two extreme viewpoints have emerged, although, as …

Safeguarding crop productivity by protecting crops from pest attacks entails the wide use of
plant protection products that provide a quick, easy and cheap solution. The objective of this …

" Rather than favoring only one approach, Juan J. Morrone proposes a comprehensive
treatment of the developments and theories of evolutionary biogeography. Evolutionary …

Ecology Letters (2012) Abstract The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG) is one of the most
striking ecological patterns on our planet. Determining the evolutionary causes of this …

Ehrlich and Raven formally introduced the concept of stepwise coevolution using butterfly
and angiosperm interactions in an attempt to account for the impressive biological diversity …

The mega-diversity of herbivorous insects is attributed to their co-evolutionary associations
with plants. Despite abundant studies on insect-plant interactions, we do not know whether …