Life-history traits or “fitness components”—such as age and size at maturity, fecundity and
fertility, age-specific rates of survival, and life span—are the major phenotypic determinants …

Diapause, a dominant feature in the life history of many mosquito species, offers a
mechanism for bridging unfavorable seasons in both temperate and tropical environments …

Life history theory seeks to explain the evolution of the major features of life cycles by
analyzing the ecological factors that shape age-specific schedules of growth, reproduction …

Mosquitoes are insects belonging to the order Diptera and family Culicidae. They are
distributed worldwide and include approximately 3500 species, of which about 300 have …

Examination of temperate and polar regions of Earth shows that the nonbiological world is
exquisitely sensitive to the direct effects of temperature, whereas the biological world is …

Abstract In Northeast Spain, the invasive Drosophilidae species Drosophila suzukii has
become an important agricultural pest, mainly of strawberries and cherries. To improve …

Examples of clinal variation in phenotypes and genotypes across latitudinal transects have
served as important models for understanding how spatially varying selection and …

Some organisms can adapt to seasonal and other environmental challenges by entering a
state of dormancy, diapause. Thus, insects exposed to decreased temperature and short …

Photoperiodism is an adaptive response used by organisms to assess day length and
anticipate upcoming seasons and to coordinate their (or their offspring's) development and …

Here we discuss life-history evolution from the perspective of adaptive phenotypic plasticity,
with a focus on polyphenisms for somatic maintenance and survival. Polyphenisms are …