(Invited Article) Abstract Sexual size dimorphism (SSD) is widespread and variable among
animals. According to the differential equilibrium model, SSD in a given species is expected …

Oviposition behavior in phytophagous insects and entomophagous parasitoids is often
modified by the presence of conspecific brood (eggs and larvae). Often, females avoid …

The diverse ecology of parasitoids is shaped by extrinsic competition, ie, exploitative or
interference competition among adult females and males for hosts and mates. Adult females …

This is the first book focusing on the chemoecology of insect eggs and egg deposition. It
covers a wide range of different issues including herbivorous and carnivorous insects, social …

In what follows, we have three goals. The first is to explicate pragmatism, which means
looking at it in the context of the history of philosophy, psychology, and science with the …

Intraspecific competition is a major force in mediating population dynamics, fuelling
adaptation, and potentially leading to evolutionary diversification. Among the evolutionary …

Many organisms avoid previously exploited patches to increase their foraging efficiency.
Such avoidance behavior either requires systematic search, memorizing which patches …

This paper describes the current state of the biological control of insect pests in litchi
orchards in China. Litchi is growing in importance as a fruit in China and the control of litchi …

Trichogramma spp. are major parasitoids of lepidopteran pest eggs, but there is large
variation in efficacy toward a given pest among the numerous described Trichogramma …

Although most studies on fruit fly oviposition behaviour focus on horizontal interactions with
competitors and cues from host plants, vertical interactions with predators are poorly …