The model organism Drosophila melanogaster was increasingly applied in nutrition
research in recent years. A range of methods are available for the phenotyping of D …

Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae), an economically important pest of
blueberry and other thin-skinned fruits, persists and prolifically reproduces under seemingly …

Based on several adverse reports of pesticides on reproductive efficiency of various
organisms, studies on “reproductive toxicity” have gained importance. Fecundity, reflecting …

Winter severity and overwintering capacity are key ecological factors in successful
invasions, especially in ectotherms. The integration of physiological approaches into the …

Seasonal polyphenism in Drosophila suzukii manifests itself in two discrete adult
morphotypes, the “winter morph”(WM) and the “summer morph”(SM). These morphotypes …

Disease resistance (defined as the host capacity to limit systemic infection intensity) and
disease tolerance (defined as the host capacity to limit infection-induced damage) are 2 …

Maintenance and deployment of the immune system are costly and are hence predicted to
trade-off with other resource-demanding traits, such as reproduction. We subjected this …

Zeugodacus tau is an economically important invasive pest of various vegetables and fruits.
In this study, we evaluated the effects of short-term (12 h) exposure to high temperatures on …

Scope Primary bile acids are produced in the liver, whereas secondary bile acids, such as
lithocholic acid (LCA), are generated by gut bacteria from primary bile acids that escape the …

Notwithstanding recent evidences, paternal environment is thought to be a potential but
unlikely source of fitness variation that can affect trait evolution. Here we studied …