Developmental plasticity refers to the property by which the same genotype produces
distinct phenotypes depending on the environmental conditions under which development …

Theories of how humans came to be so ecologically dominant increasingly centre on the
adaptive abilities of human culture and its capacity for cumulative change and high-fidelity …

Social insects are emerging models to study how gene regulation affects behavior because
their colonies comprise individuals with the same genomes but greatly different behavioral …

Abstract Locusts are grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) that are characterised by their
capacity for extreme population density-dependent polyphenism, transforming between a …

Epigenetic studies of both intragenerational and transgenerational epigenetic phenotypic
modifications have proliferated in the last few decades. However, the strong reductionist …

Laboratory experiments and fieldwork with asexually reproducing invertebrates and
vertebrates clearly revealed that animal populations can produce substantial phenotypic …

Locust density-dependent phase polyphenism presents a quintessential example of
environmentally induced plasticity. Almost a century of research has yielded ample …

Locusts are grasshoppers that can form dense migrating swarms through an extreme form of
density-dependent phenotypic plasticity, known as locust phase polyphenism. We present a …

The importance of DNA methylation in plastic responses to environmental change and
evolutionary dynamics is increasingly recognized. Here, we provide a Perspective piece on …

Insects are the largest animal group on Earth both in biomass and diversity. Their
outstanding success has inspired genetics and developmental research, allowing the …