Simple Summary The western corn rootworm is a destructive and mobile insect pest of corn
in North America and Europe. It is difficult to manage, in part because resistance has …

Migration studies include spectacular examples from vertebrates, such as birds, bats, and
turtles. However, insect migration studies have lagged due to a restrictive definition of what …

Anadromous salmonids exhibit partial migration, where some individuals within a population
migrate down to the ocean through complex interactions between body size and …

Background Understanding the evolution of migration requires knowledge of the patterns,
sources, and consequences of variation in migratory behaviour, a need exacerbated by the …

Choosing the right migration timing is critical for migrants because conditions encountered
en route influence movement costs, survival, and, in social migrants, the availability of social …

Aim While the evolution of seasonal migration and its association with biogeography have
been the subject of numerous studies, its influence on species diversification has rarely …

Seasonal migration is an underappreciated driver of animal diversification. Changes in
migratory behaviour may favour the establishment of sedentary founder populations and …

Measuring the dispersal ability of birds is particularly challenging and thus researchers have
relied on the extended use of morphological proxies as surrogates for such ability. However …

Migration allows animals to track favorable environments and avoid harmful conditions.
However, migration is energetically costly, so migrating animals must prepare themselves by …

The blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) is a keystone species in savanna ecosystems
from southern to eastern Africa, and is well known for its spectacular migrations and locally …