The importance of sympatric speciation–the evolution of reproductive isolation between
codistributed conspecific individuals–in generating biodiversity is highly controversial …

Global environmental change is altering the selection regime for all biota. The key selective
factors are altered mean, variance and seasonality of climatic variables and increase in CO2 …

The sterile insect technique (SIT) depends greatly on the production of good quality sterile
male insects that are released into target wild populations. Quality is assured through a …

▪ Abstract The melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae, is a destructive insect of cucurbit and other
fruits. It invaded the Southwestern Islands of Japan from 1919 to 1974. The sterile insect …

Recent studies revealed that the neuronal network controlling overt rhythms shows striking
similarity in various insect orders. The pigment-dispersing factor seems commonly involved …

Circadian rhythms are believed to be an evolutionary adaptation to daily environmental
cycles resulting from Earth's rotation about its axis. A trait evolved through a process of …

Insects display a staggering diversity of mating and social behaviours. Studying these
systems provides insights into a wide range of evolutionary and behavioural questions, such …

1. The moth Spodoptera frugiperda presents an interesting opportunity to study the evolution
of reproductive isolation, because it consists of two host races that may be in the process of …

After a slow start, the comparative analysis of clock genes in insects has developed into a
mature area of study in recent years. Brain transplant or surgical interventions in larger …

The circadian rhythm of behavior has interested many researchers in the past decades, yet
amazingly little is known on the evolution of natural variation in circadian rhythms of …