Infestations with the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus microplus, constitute the most important
ectoparasite problem for cattle production in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide …

Insects are exposed to a variety of stress factors in their environment, and, in many cases for
insect pests to agriculture, those factors include toxic chemical insecticides. Coping with the …

Ecological backlashes such as insecticide resistance, resurgence and secondary pest
outbreaks are frequent problems associated with insecticide use against arthropod pest …

Diamide insecticides selectively acting on insect ryanodine receptors (RyR) were launched
to the market more than 10 years ago, particularly targeted for the control of lepidopteran …

Plants are sessile organisms and dependent on deployment of secondary metabolites for
their response to biotic and abiotic challenges. A trade-off is envisioned between resources …

Recent interest has focused on immune response in an evolutionary context, with particular
attention to disease resistance as a life-history trait, subject to trade-offs against other traits …

▪ Abstract Evolutionary ecology seeks to understand the selective reasons for the design
features of the immune defense, especially with respect to parasitism. The molecular …

The immune system is a life history trait that can be expected to trade off against other life
history traits. Whether or not a trait is considered to be a life history trait has consequences …

When looking for a book on fish toxicology, you might find one that discusses the
biochemical and molecular aspects, or one that focuses aquatic toxicology in general. You …

Agricultural weeds evolve in response to crop cultivation. Nevertheless, the central
importance of evolutionary ecology for understanding weed invasion, persistence and …