Climate warming is considered to be among the most serious of anthropogenic stresses to
the environment, because it not only has direct effects on biodiversity, but it also exacerbates …

1. The decline in insect abundance and diversity observed in many ecosystems is of major
concern because of the long‐term consequences for ecosystem function and stability. 2 …

Employing the clear, student-friendly style that made previous editions so popular, Insect
Physiology and Biochemistry, Fourth Edition presents an engaging and authoritative guide …

Highlights•Symbiotic microbes can limit or expand their insect hosts' viable temperature
ranges.•Symbiont-assisted cuticle biosynthesis can improve desiccation resistance.•In some …

The gut microbiota can contribute to host physiology leading to an increase of resistance to
abiotic stress conditions. For instance, temperature has profound effects on ectotherms, and …

An agent‐based perspective in the study of complex systems is well established in diverse
disciplines, yet is only beginning to be applied to evolutionary developmental biology. In this …

Beneficial microorganisms shape the evolutionary trajectories of their hosts, facilitating or
constraining the colonization of new ecological niches. One convincing example entails the …

Wolbachia is a maternally transmitted bacterium that is widespread in arthropods and filarial
nematodes and confers strong antiviral protection in Drosophila melanogaster and other …

Many insect species harbour heritable bacterial endosymbionts. Some facultative
endosymbionts provide benefits to their hosts under certain environmental conditions …

The majority of pathologies in poultry are linked to intestinal chronic inflammation due to a
disbalance of the gut microbiota. Thus, a healthy microbiota drives the gut integrity, and the …