Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the modern ecological and evolutionary contexts
of the evolutionary physiology in insects and provides a survey of sources of environmental …

Ambient temperature (T a) is a critical abiotic factor for insects that cannot maintain a
constant body temperature (T b). Interestingly, T a varies during the day, between seasons …

Daily locomotor activity of Triatoma infestans adults exhibits two major components, one at
the second hour of the scotophase and a second one at the beginning of the photophase …

Starvation is defined as a failure to consume food following an extrinsic limitation. By
focusing on arthropods, I provide here a detailed review of how starvation affects foraging …

The Triatominae are vectors for Trypanosoma cruzi, the aetiological agent of the neglected
tropical Chagas disease. Their distribution stretches across Latin America, with some …

Chagas disease, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is the most important vector-
borne disease in Latin America. The vectors are insects belonging to the Triatominae …

Many arthropod species have adopted vertebrate blood as their main food source. Blood is
rich in nutrients and, except for the presence of parasites, sterile. However, this food source …

Simple Summary Mosquitoes are cold-blooded insects whose body temperature and
metabolism are largely affected by environmental temperature. These blood-sucking insects …

Mosquito-borne diseases impose a high burden on human and animal health. Temperature
strongly influences the physiology and life cycle of mosquitoes, but also the development …

Thermal preferences of well-fed and food-limited fire ant colonies (Solenopsis invicta) were
studied in relation to colony growth and metabolic costs. The growth curve for well-fed …