Introduction Investigating the genetic footprints of historical temperature selection can get
insights to the local adaptation and feasible influences of climate change on long-term …

How do species respond or adapt to environmental changes? The answer to this depends
partly on mitochondrial epigenetics and genetics, new players in promoting adaptation to …

Abstract Background The harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae),
native to Asia, has been introduced to other major continents where it has caused serious …

Background Host-associated microbial communities play an important role in the fitness of
insect hosts. However, the factors shaping microbial communities in wild populations …

Extreme conditions in caves pose survival challenges for cave dwellers, who gradually
develop adaptive survival features. Cavefishes are one of the most successful animals …

Evolutionary genetics has long struggled with understanding how functional genes under
selection remain polymorphic in natural populations. Taking as a starting point that natural …

A fundamental understanding of the underlying mechanisms involved in biological invasions
is crucial to developing effective risk assessment and control measures against invasive …

BACKGROUND The small brown planthopper, Laodelphax striatellus (Fallén), is an
important pest of rice. It is suspected of migrating over the sea from China to Japan …

The brown planthopper (BPH; Nilaparvata lugens) is one of India's most destructive pests of
rice. BPH, a monophagous migratory insect, reported from all major rice-growing …

Simple Summary Bark beetle species of the genus Ips are among the major pests of
Chinese conifer forests. Based on mitochondrial genome and SNP, we investigated the …