Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) present an unparalleled insect model to integrate
evolutionary genomics with ecology for the study of insect evolution. Key features of …

Nutrition is critical to immune defence and parasite resistance, which not only affects
individual organisms, but also has profound ecological and evolutionary consequences …

Employing the clear, student-friendly style that made previous editions so popular, Insect
Physiology and Biochemistry, Fourth Edition presents an engaging and authoritative guide …

Diet-induced nutritional stress can influence pathogen transmission potential in mosquitoes
by impacting life history traits, infection susceptibility, and immunity. To investigate these …

Objective To evaluate how stress at the larval stage alters adult mosquito performance and
susceptibility to viral infection. Methods We used a model system consisting of Sindbis virus …

Understanding how mosquito vectors and malaria parasites interact is of fundamental
interest, and it also offers novel perspectives for disease control. Both the genetic and …

Both malnutrition and undernutrition can lead to compromised immune defense in a diversity
of animals, and “nutritional immunology” has been suggested as a means of understanding …

Immunity and nutrition are two essential modulators of individual fitness. However, while the
implications of immune function and nutrition on an individual's lifespan and reproduction …

Rearing insects for food and feed is a rapidly growing industry, because it provides excellent
opportunities for a sustainable approach to animal protein production. Two fly species, the …

Increased protein intake by adults typically enhances reproduction and shortens life, but
much less is known about the effects of protein intake prior to reproductive maturity. In …