Ecological specialisation and range size determine intraspecific body size variation in a speciose clade of insect herbivores

CL Seifert, P Strutzenberger, K Fiedler - Oikos, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
body size than taxa with a strictly univoltine life style. Based on our results, we demonstrated
that intraspecific body size variation … We further suggest that increased variation in body size

Body size variation in insects: a macroecological perspective

SL Chown, KJ Gaston - Biological Reviews, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
interspecific levels, sexual size dimorphism, and body size optimisation are then reviewed in
light of their influences on individual and species body size … at which size change has taken …

Intraspecific variation in host plant traits mediates taxonomic and functional composition of local insect herbivore communities

EK Tielens, DS Gruner - Ecological Entomology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
… This study demonstrates how insect herbivores traits influence … affected herbivore community
structure via intraspecific variation in host plants, providing an important source of variation

Intraspecific heritable variation in life-history traits can alter the outcome of interspecific competition among insect herbivores

SP Hazell, IAD McClintock, MDE Fellowes - Basic and Applied Ecology, 2006 - Elsevier
… that intraspecific heritable variation in insect herbivore life-history traits can influence the
outcome of interspecific competition, and may influence the structuring of pest populations. …

Exploring patterns and mechanisms of interspecific and intraspecific variation in body elemental composition of desert consumers

AL González, JM Fariña, AD Kay, R Pinto, PA Marquet - Oikos, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
interspecific and intraspecific levels within natural ecosystems remain poorly investigated.
Here, we examine the association between phylogeny, trophic level, body sizeinsect herbivore

The strength of selection: intraspecific variation in host-plant quality and the fitness of herbivores

SY Strauss, R Karban - … Adaptation in Natural Insect Populations: Effects of …, 1998 - Springer
… Clearly, we are far from being able to estimate with confidence exactly how much gene flow
would be sufficient to homogenize insect herbivore populations. Given the current estimates …

Intraspecific plant chemical diversity and its relation to herbivory

S Kleine, C Müller - Oecologia, 2011 - Springer
… Several aromatic plant species are well known for their high intraspecific variation in terpene
intraspecific differences in plant quality should have major effects on herbivorous insects

Environmental drivers of voltinism and body size in insect assemblages across Europe

D Zeuss, S Brunzel, R Brandl - Global Ecology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
… and moths are terrestrial herbivores, whereas dragonflies and … intraspecific variability
by calculating the intraspecific body size range for each species as ln [body size ± (body size

Diet composition and body size in insect herbivores: Why do small species prefer young leaves?

L Cízek - European Journal of Entomology, 2005 - search.proquest.com
body size is correlated with preference for young leaves was tested in a community of leafchewing
insect herbivores … Toughness and low nutrient content differ on both, intra-specific (…

Intraspecific variation in herbivory on two tropical tree species

PD Coley - Ecology, 1983 - Wiley Online Library
… Patterns of intraspecific variation in herbivory on mature leaves were similar for the two
species, despite differences in life history, habitat, defensive characteristics, and levels of damage…