It is well known that sexual selection can target reproductive traits during successive pre‐
and post‐mating episodes of selection. A key focus of recent studies has been to understand …

The cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne (F.)(Coleoptera: Anobiidae), is an important
pest in the food and tobacco industry in many regions of the world. Despite a great deal of …

Empirical and experimental studies reporting the probability that some females remain
unmated in field populations of insects (defined herein as mating failures) are reviewed in …

Bacterial symbionts can promote insecticide resistance in their hosts by isolating and
degrading insecticidal compounds or altering the expression of host genes. Although …

BACKGROUND Tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus (TSWV), one of the most devastating
viruses of ornamental plants and vegetable crops worldwide, is transmitted by the western …

Despite the key functions of the genitalia in sexual interactions and fertilization, the role of
sexual selection and conflict in shaping genital traits remains poorly understood. Seed …

Intralocus sexual conflict (IaSC) is pervasive because males and females experience
differences in selection but share much of the same genome. Traits with integrated genetic …

Ethorobotics, a new fascinating field of biorobotics, proposes the use of robotic replicas as
an advanced method for investigating animal behaviour. This novel research approach can …

Despite widespread evidence for the benefits of polyandry, there are costs associated with
each mating for females, and for many species, it is unknown whether the costs of extra …

Sexual selection theory asserts that females are well adapted to sense signals indicating the
quality of potential mates. One crucial male quality parameter is functional fertility (ie the …