Phenotypic plasticity, the property by which living organisms express different phenotypes
depending on environmental conditions, can impact their response to environmental …

The use of the functional feeding group–damage type system for analyzing arthropod and
pathogen interactions with plants has transformed our understanding of herbivory in fossil …

The noctuid genus Spodoptera currently consists of 31 species with varied host plant
breadths, ranging from monophagous and oligophagous non-pest species to polyphagous …

Africa has undergone a progressive aridification during the last 20 My that presumably
impacted organisms and fostered the evolution of life history adaptations. We test the …

Simple Summary Bactrocera fruit flies are major pests of horticulture in tropical parts of the
world and are highly invasive. Able to breed in many different fruit types, and living in hot to …

Compared to other regions, the drivers of diversification in Africa are poorly understood. We
studied a radiation of insects with over 100 species occurring in a wide range of habitats …

Many organisms inhabiting seasonal environments exhibit adaptive developmental
plasticity, allowing them to optimally match life-history traits with fluctuating conditions. This …

Phenotypic plasticity in heterogeneous environments can provide tight environment‐
phenotype matching. However, the prerequisite is a reliable environmental cue (s) that …

The most diverse and abundant family of termites, the Termitidae, evolved in African tropical
forests. They have since colonised grassy biomes such as savannas. These open …

The opening of habitats associated with the emergence of C4 grasslands during the
Neogene had a massive influence on the evolution of plant and animal communities …