Most adaption processes have a polygenic genetic basis, but even with the recent explosive
growth of genomic data we are still lacking a unified framework describing the dynamics of …

Surviving changing climate conditions is particularly difficult for organisms such as insects
that depend on environmental temperature to regulate their physiological functions. Insects …

Vector‐borne diseases cause significant financial and human loss, with billions of dollars
spent on control. Arthropod vectors experience a complex suite of environmental factors that …

Freeze tolerance–the ability to survive internal ice formation–has evolved repeatedly in
insects, facilitating survival in environments with low temperatures and/or high risk of …

Insect colours assist in body protection, signalling, and physiological adaptations. Colours
also convey multiple channels of information. These channels are valuable for species …

Epicuticular lipids serve many roles in insects and other terrestrial arthropods (see other
chapters in this volume), but the first to be recognized was as a barrier to transpiration …

Overwintering insects must survive the multiple-stress environment of winter, which includes
low temperatures, reduced food and water availability, and cold-active pathogens. Many …

Altitudinal gradients offer a good opportunity to study organisms' adaptations to clinal
environmental variables. Regarding altitude, the most influential variables on organisms are …

昆虫作为变温动物类群, 极易遭受高温胁迫的影响. 研究高温胁迫对植食性昆虫的影响,
可为气候变暖背景下农林害虫的种群动态监测及地理适生区预测提供重要理论依据 …

Highlights•Modification of cis-regulatory elements (CREs) often underlie morphological
evolution.•Novel gene expression patterns can emerge via the modification of preexisting …