The African turquoise killifish is an emerging vertebrate model organism with great potential
for aging research due to its naturally short lifespan. Thus far, turquoise killifish aging …

Fallen fruits provide important feeding and breeding substrates for insects such as
Drosophilidae and can be a potential trophic reservoir when usual host fruits become …

Habitat quality early in life determines individual fitness, with possible long-term evolutionary
effects on groups and populations. In holometabolous insects, larval ecology plays a major …

Intraspecific competition drives ecological specialization, and niche expansion. In
holometabolous insects, larval intraspecific competition (" crowding") has lasting fitness …

Sperm competition is a crucial aspect of male reproductive success in many species,
including Drosophila melanogaster, and seminal fluid proteins (Sfps) can influence sperm …

The theory of density-dependent selection posits that genotypic fitness can vary depending
on the population density. Several long-term selection experiments on outbred populations …

Intraspecific competition at the larval stage is an important ecological factor affecting life‐
history, adaptation and evolutionary trajectory in holometabolous insects. However, the …

Ecological conditions shape (adaptive) responses at the molecular, anatomical, and
behavioral levels. Understanding these responses is key to predict the outcomes of intra …

Flies of the genus Drosophila have been extensively used as model systems to study
competition. Experiments using larval crowding in these species have furthered our …

Chinese sericulture relies in part on the rearing of the Chinese oak silkmoth Antheraea
pernyi, an insect with key cultural and ecological roles. While feeding primarily on oak …