Miniaturization leads to considerable reorganization of structures in insects, affecting almost
all organs and tissues. In the smallest insects, comparable in size to unicellular organisms …

The developmental mechanisms that control body size and the relative sizes of body parts
are today best understood in insects. Size is controlled by the mechanisms that cause …

Trait databases have become important resources for large-scale comparative studies in
ecology and evolution. Here we introduce the AnimalTraits database, a curated database of …

Miniaturization is an evolutionary trend observed in many animals. Some arachnid groups,
such as spiders and mites, demonstrate a strong tendency toward miniaturization. Some of …

The body size, especially in cases of extreme reduction, is an important characteristic that
strongly determines the morphology, physiology, and biology of animals. Miniaturization is a …

Miniaturization is one of the important trends in the evolution of terrestrial arthropods. In
order to study adaptations to microscopic sizes, the anatomy of the smallest insects was …

Extreme body size reductions bring about unorthodox anatomical arrangements and novel
ways in which animals interact with the environment. Drawing from studies of vertebrates …

External and internal head structures of adult Coniopteryx pygmaea Enderlein, 1906, one of
the smallest known lacewings, are described in detail for the first time. Possible effects of …

One of the major trends in the evolution of parasitoid wasps is miniaturization, which has
produced the smallest known insects. Megaphragma spp.(Hymenoptera …

Revealing the effect of brain size on the cognitive abilities of animals is a major challenge in
the study of brain evolution. Analysis of the effects of miniaturization on brain function in the …