Aggregation pheromones can evolve when individuals benefit from clustering. Such a
situation can arise with an Allee effect, ie a positive relationship between individual fitness …

We reviewed empirical data and hypotheses derived from demographic, optimal foraging,
life-history, community, and biogeographic theory for predicting the sensitivity of species to …

In the aggregation theory, aggregation of eggs is one of important conditions for the
coexistence of species. However, aggregation of eggs by clutch laying does not always …

An organism's fitness is highly dependent on resource quality. The diet of saprobiotic
organisms often comprises a variety of microorganisms. Saprophagous Drosophila …

A better understanding of the factors affecting host plant use by spotted-wing drosophila
(Drosophila suzukii) could aid in the development of efficient management tools and …

1. The aggregation model of coexistence has been used widely to explain the coexistence of
competing species that utilize patchy and ephemeral resources. Over the years, it has been …

1. Recent studies have demonstrated the existence of positive density dependence in the
survival and development of Drosophila (the so‐called Allee effect); however the underlying …

Selective oviposition can have important consequences for recruitment limitation and
population dynamics of organisms with complex life cycles. Temporal and spatial variation in …

Although an increase in competition is a common cost associated with intraspecific
crowding, spatial aggregation across food-limited resource patches is a widespread …

In ecology, the'aggregation model of coexistence'provides a powerful concept to explain the
unexpectedly high species richness of insects on ephemeral resources like dung pats, fruits …