Although reproductive strategies can be influenced by a variety of intrinsic and extrinsic
factors, life history theory provides a rigorous framework for explaining variation in …

Understanding the coevolution of hosts and parasites is a long‐standing goal of
evolutionary biology. There is a well‐developed theoretical framework to describe the …

Viruses are major evolutionary drivers of insect immune systems. Much of our knowledge of
insect immune responses derives from experimental infections using the fruit fly Drosophila …

The terminal investment hypothesis proposes that decreased expectation of future
reproduction (eg, arising from a threat to survival) should precipitate increased investment in …

We identified a 9332-nucleotide-long novel picornaviral genome sequence in the
transcriptome of an agriculturally important parasitoid wasp (Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae …

Individuals vary in their ability to defend against pathogens. Determining how natural
selection maintains this variation is often difficult, in part because there are multiple ways …

Plant viruses often harm their hosts, which have developed mechanisms to prevent or
minimize the effects of virus infection. Resistance and tolerance are the two main plant …

Trade‐offs in the time and energy allocated to different functions, such as reproductive
activities, can be driven by alterations in condition which reduce resources, often in …

Insects are exposed to a variety of potential pathogens in their environment, many of which
can severely impact fitness and health. Consequently, hosts have evolved resistance and …

The green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer)(Hemiptera: Aphididae), is a serious pests
of peach trees. It has traditionally been managed with insecticides, but social concerns on …