Observed and anticipated impacts of drought on forest insects and diseases in the United States

TE Kolb, CJ Fettig, MP Ayres, BJ Bentz, JA Hicke… - Forest Ecology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Future anthropogenic-induced changes to the earth's climate will likely include increases in
temperature and changes in precipitation that will increase the frequency and severity of …

Adapt or disperse: understanding species persistence in a changing world

MP Berg, ET Kiers, G Driessen… - Global Change …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The majority of studies on environmental change focus on the response of single species
and neglect fundamental biotic interactions, such as mutualism, competition, predation, and …

Plant herbivore interactions at the forest edge

R Wirth, ST Meyer, IR Leal, M Tabarelli - Progress in botany, 2008 - Springer
An ever-increasing proportion of the global forested landscape is in close proximity to edges
and edge effects have been shown to represent key forces affecting both organisms and …

Temperature induces changes in Drosophila energy stores

P Klepsatel, D Wildridge, M Gáliková - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Temperature has a profound impact on animal physiology. In this study, we examined the
effect of ambient temperature on the energy stores of the model organism Drosophila …

Temperature‐by‐nutrient interactions affecting growth rate in an insect ectotherm

KP Lee, C Roh - Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Temperature and nutrition are two prominent environmental variables influencing juvenile
growth rate in ectotherms. These two factors interact in complex ways. Here, we present a …

A meta-analysis of the effects of fragmentation on herbivorous insects

CD De Carvalho Guimarães, JPR Viana… - Environmental …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
We reviewed the evidence for the effects of fragmentation on insects and plants by
conducting a meta-analysis for the effects of artificial forest edge formation on insect …

Effect of temperature and relative humidity on the development and fecundity of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe)(Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

A Tamiru, E Getu, B Jembere, T Bruce - Bulletin of Entomological …, 2012 - cambridge.org
The spotted stemborer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe)(Lepidoptera: Crambidae), is one of the
most important insect pests attacking maize and sorghum in Ethiopia. Recent studies have …

Hide and seek in forests: colonization by the pine processionary moth is impeded by the presence of nonhost trees

AM Dulaurent, AJ Porté, I Van Halder… - Agricultural and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
1 The disruption of host‐finding cues has been proposed as a key mechanism underlying
the lower damage caused by phytophagous insects in mixed forests. We tested this …

Speed over efficiency: locusts select body temperatures that favour growth rate over efficient nutrient utilization

GA Miller, FJ Clissold, D Mayntz… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Ectotherms have evolved preferences for particular body temperatures, but the nutritional
and life-history consequences of such temperature preferences are not well understood. We …

Host association, environment, and geography underlie genomic differentiation in a major forest pest

ZG MacDonald, KL Snape, AD Roe… - Evolutionary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Diverse geographic, environmental, and ecological factors affect gene flow and adaptive
genomic variation within species. With recent advances in landscape ecological modelling …