The body surface of nearly all insects, including ants, is covered with a lipid layer that largely
consists of cuticular hydrocarbons (CHC). They fulfil several functions, the two best-studied …

Thermal stress is a major driver of population declines and extinctions. Shifts in thermal
regimes create new environmental conditions, leading to trait adaptation, population …

An enormous amount of work has been done on aging in Drosophila melanogaster, a
classical genetic and molecular model system, but also in numerous other insects. However …

Predicting the effects of climate warming on insect pollinators is challenging. Insects are
small, mobile, and can be excellent thermoregulators. We describe behavioral and …

Background Most insects are poikilotherms and ectotherms, so their body temperature is
predicated by environmental temperature. With climate change, insect body temperature is …

Abstract Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are of great importance in forensic entomology
and in determining the minimum post-mortem interval, as they may be the first group of …

Temperature is one of the primary environmental drivers of the distribution of species, and
particularly high temperatures challenge physiological processes by disruption of cellular …

Abstract Changes of abiotic and biotic conditions along elevational gradients represent
serious challenges to organisms which may promote the turnover of species, traits and biotic …

Maintaining water balance is vital for terrestrial organisms. Insects protect themselves
against desiccation via cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs). CHC layers are complex mixtures of …

Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs), the dominant fraction of the insects' epicuticle and the
primary barrier to desiccation, form the basis for a wide range of chemical signaling systems …