▪ Abstract A number of aposematic butterfly and diurnal moth species sequester unpalatable
or toxic substances from their host plants rather than manufacturing their own defensive …

Chemical signals are omnipresent in sexual communication in the vast majority of living
organisms. The traditional paradigm was that their main purpose in sexual behaviour was to …

Bright colors, enlarged fins, feather plumes, song, horns, antlers, and tusks are often highly
sex dimorphic. Why have males in many animals evolved more conspicuous ornaments …

THIS PROJECT grew out of our conviction that there was need for a book that would review
insect reproductive behavior and related topics from an evolutionary perspective, particularly …

Julian Shepard, and Jon Yates were unstinting with valuable information and references. I
am particularly grateful to Crista Deeleman-Reinhold, KC Emerson, Thomas Barr, Roger …

This volume presents the latest research on herbivores, aquatic and terrestrial mammals
and insects. The Second Edition, written almost entirely by new authors, effectively …

This overview describes, compares, and attempts to unify major themes related to the
biosynthetic pathways and endocrine regulation of insect pheromone production. Rather …

▪ Abstract The sexual behavior of phytophagous insects is often integrated in a variety of
ways with their host plants. This integration may be manifested as effects or influences of …

SUMMARY (i) To find out whether a mating preference could have initially evolved for
adaptive reasons, one must determine whether the preferred trait could have provided …

Plant semiochemicals are known to produce a wide range of behavioral responses in
insects. Some insects sequester or acquire host plant compounds and use them as sex …