Insect conservation, technological traps, and the fading arts of natural history and field ecology

LA Dyer, AM Smilanich, Z Gompert… - Current Opinion in Insect …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Conclusion AI, drones, DNA barcoding,-omics, remotely collected big citizen science
databases, and development of rapid diversity assessments are certainly hel** efforts to …

The constrained-disorder principle defines the functions of systems in nature

Y Ilan - Frontiers in Network Physiology, 2024‏ - frontiersin.org
The Constrained Disorder Principle (CDP) defines all systems in nature by their degree of
inherent variability. Per the CDP, the intrinsic variability is mandatory for their proper function …

The effects of human population density on trophic interactions are contingent upon latitude

JA Hernández‐Agüero, I Ruiz‐Tapiador… - Global Ecology and …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aim Global‐scale studies are necessary to draw general conclusions on how trophic
interactions vary with urbanization and to explore how the effects of urbanization change …

Insect herbivory on Acer rubrum varies across income and urbanization gradients in the DC metropolitan area

E Blake, S Bennett, A Hruska, KJ Komatsu - Urban Ecosystems, 2024‏ - Springer
Urbanization has increased wealth disparity within the United States, impacting the urban
landscape and species interactions. In particular, the interactions between street trees and …

Leaf Size Determines Damage‐and Herbivore‐Induced Volatile Emissions in Maize

JM Waterman, TM Cofer, OM Von Laue… - Plant, Cell & …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Stress‐induced plant volatiles play an important role in mediating ecological interactions
between plants and their environment. The timing and location of the inflicted damage is …

A tale of too many trees: a conundrum for phylogenetic regression

R Adams, JR Lozano, M Duncan, J Green, R Assis… - bioRxiv, 2024‏ - biorxiv.org
Just exactly which tree (s) should we assume when testing evolutionary hypotheses? This
question has plagued comparative biologists for decades. Given a perfectly estimated tree (if …

Neutrality in plant–herbivore interactions

VS Pan, WC Wetzel - Proceedings of the Royal Society …, 2024‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Understanding the distribution of herbivore damage among leaves and individual plants is a
central goal of plant–herbivore biology. Commonly observed unequal patterns of herbivore …

Understanding climate change response of plant–insect herbivore interactions from ecological traits

X Chang, Y Yang, LA Ashton, H Pang… - Biological Journal of …, 2025‏ - academic.oup.com
The interactions between plants and insect herbivores play crucial roles in ecosystem
functions and services. Ongoing climate change can affect these interactions through …

Symbiotic nitrogen fixation in trees: Patterns, controls, and ecosystem consequences

BN Taylor - Tree Physiology, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
Symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) represents the largest natural input of bioavailable
nitrogen into the biosphere, impacting key processes spanning from local community …

Effects of fast and slow-wilting soybean genotypes on fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) growth and development

J Ayala, A Vasquez, D Balakrishnan… - … & Integrative Biology, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
Soybean (Glycine max) is the most important plant protein source, and Fall Armyworm (FAW,
Spodoptera frugiperda) is considered a major pest. This study aimed to examine the impact …