Ecology Letters (2010) 13: 383–393 Abstract The extent to which behavioural choices reflect
fine‐tuned evolutionary adaptation remains an open debate. For herbivorous insects, the …

Climatological variation and ecological perturbation have been pervasive drivers of faunal
assembly, structure and diversification for parasites and pathogens through recurrent events …

In recent years, scientists have realized that evolution can occur on timescales much shorter
than the" long lapse of ages" emphasized by Darwin—in fact, evolutionary change is …

Understanding variation in resource specialization is important for progress on issues that
include coevolution, community assembly, ecosystem processes, and the latitudinal gradient …

Terrestrial biodiversity is dominated by plants and the herbivores that consume them, and
they are one of the major conduits of energy flow up to higher trophic levels. Here, we …

It is thought that speciation in phytophagous insects is often due to colonization of novel host
plants, because radiations of plant and insect lineages are typically asynchronous. Recent …

The evolution of organismality is a social process. All organisms originated from groups of
simpler units that now show high cooperation among the parts and are nearly free of …

Species are generally viewed by evolutionists as 'real'distinct entities in nature, making
speciation appear difficult. Charles Darwin had originally promoted a very different …

One of the most important shifts in evolutionary biology in the past 50 years is an increased
recognition of sluggish evolution and failures to adapt, which seem paradoxical in view of …

Global changes are severely affecting pollinator insect communities worldwide, resulting in
repeated patterns of species extirpations and extinctions. Whilst negative population trends …