Socially parasitic myrmecophily has evolved numerous times in arthropods, but
myrmecophilous lineages are non-randomly distributed across phylogeny. Evolution of this …

Intimate associations between different species drive community composition across
ecosystems. Understanding the ecological and evolutionary drivers of these symbiotic …

Based on principles of the conservation and optimization of biodiversity and of equity and
sustainability, this book focuses on the ecology of the coffee agroecosystem as a model for a …

Red Lists assess the extinction risk of species and are an important tool to prioritise species
conservation and management measures. Worldwide, quantitative IUCN criteria are used to …

The caterpillars of many Lepidoptera are neither attacked nor tended by ants but
nevertheless appear to be obligately ant-associated and benefit from the enemy-free space …

Most species are embedded in multi-interaction networks. Consequently, theories focusing
on simple pair-wise interactions cannot predict ecological and/or evolutionary outcomes …

This paper presents a novel biologically inspired metaheuristic algorithm called seven‐spot
ladybird optimization (SLO). The SLO is inspired by recent discoveries on the foraging …

Sacha inchi, Plukenetia volubilis L.(Euphorbiaceae: Malpighiales) is a nut native to South
America and has economic importance, including food production, cosmetics, and medicinal …

Ants, a prominent insect group, play important roles in various terrestrial ecosystems, by
engaging in diverse biotic interactions, such as those involving plants bearing extrafloral …

The competitive exclusion hypothesis suggests that coexisting related species using similar
resources in nature should partition their realized niches. This hypothesis has direct …