Plant defense compounds play a key role in the evolution of insect–plant associations by
selecting for behavioral, morphological, and physiological insect adaptations. Sequestration …

Chemically defended animals often display conspicuous color patterns that predators learn
to associate with their unprofitability and subsequently avoid. Such animals (ie, aposematic) …

Flight was a key innovation in the adaptive radiation of insects. However, it is a complex trait
influenced by a large number of interacting biotic and abiotic factors, making it difficult to …

Amino acids play a central role in aphid-plant interactions. They are essential components of
plant primary metabolism, function as precursors for the synthesis of defense-related …

The colorful heliconiine butterflies are distasteful to predators due to their content of defense
compounds called cyanogenic glucosides (CNglcs), which they biosynthesize from aliphatic …

The evolution of mate choice is a major topic in evolutionary biology because it is thought to
be a key factor in trait and species diversification. Here, we aim at uncovering the ecological …

Evolutionary convergence of color pattern in mimetic species is tightly linked with the
evolution of chemical defenses. Yet, the evolutionary forces involved in natural variations of …

Müllerian mimicry between chemically defended species arises from selection exerted by
predators in which individuals benefit from higher survival when they share the same …

Chemical defense is a widespread anti-predator strategy exhibited by organisms, with
individuals either synthesizing or extrinsically acquiring defensive chemicals. In some …

Aposematic animals rely on diverse secondary metabolites for defence. Various hypotheses,
such as competition, life history and multifunctionality, have been posited to explain defence …