Variation in the intensity of plant–animal interactions over different spatial scales is
widespread and might strongly influence fitness and trait selection in plants. Differences in …

Nitrogen is a key nutrient for fitness in insects, but host plant defence can deter herbivores
from acquiring it. Therefore, coping with host plant defence is a predominant issue for …

This article attempts to explain that parasitoids provide the evolutionary pressure
responsible for relationships between habitat use and larval food plant use in herbivorous …

1. The evolution of host range and preference in phytophagous insects is driven by a
female's oviposition choice impacting her offspring's fitness. Analysis of the fitness of …

Phytophagous insects can be affected by plant trait-mediated indirect effects of large
herbivores, but little is known regarding how these effects change in response to different …

The sister species Leptidea reali and L. sinapis have partitioned their niches differently in
different parts of their sympatric distribution. In Spain and France L. sinapis is a widespread …

We assayed the interaction on the availability of plant nutrient and species of host plant on
the performance of two species of Pieris butterfly. The results indicated that constant …

Variation among species in their phenological responses to temperature change suggests
that shifts in the relative timing of key life cycle events between interacting species are likely …

The aim of the present study was to elucidate plants preferred by cabbage moth, Mamestra
brassicae larvae and the dynamics of their numbers on these plants. The experiment …

Males of a variety of insects transfer an anti-aphrodisiac pheromone to females during
mating that renders them less attractive to conspecific males. In cabbage white butterflies …