Population dynamics theory forms the quantitative core from which most ecologists have
developed their intuition about how species interactions, heterogeneity, and biodiversity …

Conventional theories of population and community dynamics are based on a single
currency such as number of individuals, biomass, carbon or energy. However, organisms …

A large part of the environmental impact of animal production systems is due to the
production of feed. Insects are suggested to efficiently convert feed to body mass and might …

The fate of carbon (C) in organisms, food webs, and ecosystems is to a major extent
regulated by mass‐balance principles and the availability of other key nutrient elements. In …

Insects are the most ecologically important multicellular heterotrophs in terrestrial systems.
They play critical roles in ecological food webs, remain devastating agricultural and medical …

The process of nutrient transfer through an ecosystem is an important determinant of
production, food-chain length, and species diversity. The general view is that the rate and …

Nutritional imbalances are of great interest in the ecological stoichiometry literature, in which
researchers have focused almost exclusively on cases where nutrients are available in low …

A survey of 85 species of Lepidoptera feeding on 40 hosts on Barro Colorado Island,
Panama showed that growth and defensive traits of caterpillars were correlated with the …

The relationship between plant nutrient content and insect herbivore populations and
community structure has long interested ecologists. Insect herbivores require multiple …

The dazzling variation in plant chemistry is a primary mediator of trophic interactions,
including herbivory, predation, parasitism, and disease. At the same time, such interactions …