At the colonization site of a foreign entity, plant cells alter their trajectory of growth and
development. The resulting structure–a plant gall–accommodates various needs of the …

Insect and mite galls on land plants have a spotty but periodically rich and abundant fossil
record of damage types (DTs), ichnotaxa, and informally described gall morphotypes. The …

Ecological specialization is a fundamental and well‐studied concept, yet its great reach and
complexity limit current understanding in important ways. More than 20 years after the …

This review investigates ant–aphid mutualism (trophobiosis), in particular focusing on
evolutionary processes in aphids resulting from this interaction. This broad literature review …

One of the great mysteries of evolutionary biology is why closely related lineages
accumulate species at different rates. Theory predicts that populations undergoing strong …

Grasses are amongst the most abundant and environmentally damaging invasive weeds
worldwide. Biological control is frequently employed as a sustainable and cost-effective …

In response to the introduction and spread of the chestnut gall wasp D ryocosmus kuriphilus
Y asumatsu (H ymenoptera: C ynipidae) in metropolitan F rance, including Corsica, the …

Recent publications on gall formation induced on the leaves of dicotyledonous flowering
plants by eriophyoid mites (Eriophyoidea) and representatives of four insect orders (Diptera …

Environmental factors act as drivers of species coexistence or competition. Mesic
environments favor the action of parasites and predators on gall communities, while the …

Hexapoda, the insects and their relatives, includes over half of all described species.
Because large proportions of this diversity cluster within a small set of phytophagous groups …