Highlights•Optimal foraging theory and nutritional ecology developed largely
independently.•The nutritional geometry framework can integrate these fields.•This …

We provide an extensive review on current knowledge and future research paths on the
topic of resource allocation and compensation during development in holometabolous …

Understanding how diet affects reproduction and survival is a central aim in evolutionary
biology. Although this relationship is likely to differ between the sexes, we lack data relating …

Dietary restriction during development can affect adult body size and condition. In many
species, larger (high-condition) males gain higher mating success through male-male …

Protein and carbohydrate are the two major macronutrients that exert profound influences
over fitness in many organisms, including Drosophila melanogaster. Our understanding of …

Since its arrival to North America less than a decade ago, the invasive Spotted‐Wing
Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) has inflicted substantial economic losses on soft fruit …

There is increasing evidence of the far-reaching effects of gut bacteria on physiological and
behavioural traits, yet the fitness-related consequences of changes in the gut bacteria …

Recent developments in insect gerontological and nutritional research have suggested that
the dietary protein: carbohydrate (P: C) balance is a critical determinant of lifespan and …

Dietary restriction (DR) is the most consistent environmental manipulation to extend lifespan.
Originally thought to be caused by a reduction in caloric intake, recent evidence suggests …

The model organism Drosophila melanogaster was increasingly applied in nutrition
research in recent years. A range of methods are available for the phenotyping of D …