Empirical evidence for declines in fitness components (survival and reproductive
performance) with age has recently accumulated in wild populations, highlighting that the …

ABSTRACT A common, long‐held belief is that metabolic rate drives the rates of various
biological, ecological and evolutionary processes. Although this metabolic pacemaker view …

Performance and body composition of insect larvae depend on quality and quantity of their
diet, and on biotic factors such as larval density. We investigated the effect of dietary nutrient …

Objectives To determine the capacity of black soldier fly larvae (BSFL)(Hermetia illucens) to
convert fresh human faeces into larval biomass under different feeding regimes, and to …

Human activity is changing climatic conditions at an unprecedented rate. The impact of
these changes may be especially acute on ectotherms since they have limited capacities to …

Aim The negative correlation between temperature and body size of ectothermic animals
(broadly known as the temperature‐size rule or TSR) is a widely observed pattern …

The interest in fishing‐induced life‐history evolution has been growing in the last decade, in
part because of the increasing number of studies suggesting evolutionary changes in life …

According to recent empirical studies, reproductive senescence, the decline in reproductive
success with increasing age, seems to be nearly ubiquitous in the wild. However, a clear …

This study focuses on the application of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens L.) as a
bioconversion agent of the rice straw to reduce amount of waste while in the same time …

Insects such as the black soldier fly (BSF; Hermetia illucens) are currently being promoted
as an alternative protein source for animals and organic waste management agents. To play …