Mammalian herbivores induce changes in the chemical composition, phenology,
distribution, and abundance of the plants they feed on. Consequently, invertebrate …

Arachnida represent a hyperdiverse group of terrestrial arthropods. Although arachnids are
mostly predators, they often fall prey to other predators. Here, the diversity of enemies and …

The ecological risks of salmon aquaculture have motivated changes to management and
policy designed to protect wild salmon populations and habitats in several countries. In …

Sexes often differ in foraging and diet, which is associated with sex differences in size,
trophic morphology, use of habitats, and/or life history tactics. Herein, strikingly similar diets …

Water mites form one of the most biodiverse groups within the aquatic arachnid class. These
freshwater macroinvertebrates are predators and parasites of the equally diverse …

The metapopulation theory predicts that the more distant a host population is from other
populations, the more challenged will be a parasite to colonise it. We studied parasite …

Hormones mediate the physiological responses of animals to environmental changes.
Consequently, hormones can be responsible of trade offs between different life history traits …

Interspecific and intraspecific variation of parasitism can have different fitness costs between
sexes and across developmental stages. This variation could arise because of individual …

Conservation of Dragonflies: Sentinels for Freshwater Conservation: Freshwater Assessment and
Monitoring Using Dragonflies Page 1 7 Freshwater Assessment and Monitoring Using …

If one goes back far enough, all terrestrial arthropods are the descendants of marine
ancestors. For some groups, such as isopods, emergence onto dry land was evolutionarily …