Among-population variation in insect thermal performance is important for understanding
patterns and mechanisms of evolution and predicting insect responses to altered climate …

This review discusses body size and mass as they relate to the Orthoptera (crickets,
katydids, grasshoppers) and the Phasmatodea (walkingsticks). It addresses the expression …

Question: Associations of body size and of body temperature with fitness have complex
relationships for ectotherms, but three general patterns are known. Bigger is better: Larger …

Larvae of Hermetia illucens feed on different types of decomposing organic matter and their
development depends on the quality and quantity of food ingested. In this study the effect of …

Climate change alters phenological relations between interacting species. We might expect
the historical baseline, or starting-point, for such effects to be precise synchrony between the …

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 hypothesized negative relationship between growth rate and lifespan has proved very
difficult to test robustly because of potentially confounding variables, particularly nutrient …

Summary 1 Large female insects usually have high potential fecundity. Therefore selection
should favour an increase in body size given that these females get opportunities to realize …

Climate change affects organisms worldwide with profound ecological and evolutionary
consequences, often increasing population extinction risk. Climatic factors can increase the …

Caterpillars have a great capacity for rapid weight gain, but to reap the benefits of this
capacity, larvae must be able to survive in a hostile environment and emerge as adults at the …