Anthropogenic fragmentation of landscapes: mechanisms for eroding the specificity of plant–herbivore interactions
Reduced ecological specialization is an emerging, general pattern of ecological networks in
fragmented landscapes. In plant–herbivore interactions, reductions in dietary specialization …
fragmented landscapes. In plant–herbivore interactions, reductions in dietary specialization …
Fruit‐breeding drosophilids (Diptera) in the Neotropics: playing the field and specialising in generalism?
1. Species of Drosophilidae are frequently used as model organisms, but their relationships
with the environment, particularly in immature stages, remain poorly known. 2. This is the …
with the environment, particularly in immature stages, remain poorly known. 2. This is the …
Host neighborhood shapes bacterial community assembly and specialization on tree species across a latitudinal gradient
Phyllosphere bacterial diversity is shaped through interactions between hosts and microbes.
Most studies having focused on pairwise associations between host taxa and their …
Most studies having focused on pairwise associations between host taxa and their …
The latitudinal specialization gradient of bird–malarial parasite networks in South America: lower connectance, but more evenly distributed interactions towards the …
Whereas the latitudinal diversity gradient has been shown for a diverse set of taxa, a related
macroecological pattern, the latitudinal specialization gradient (LSG), remains controversial …
macroecological pattern, the latitudinal specialization gradient (LSG), remains controversial …
[HTML][HTML] Insect seedling herbivory is influenced by multiple factors, but the plant apparency theory is more supported than other hypotheses–a case study in a …
B Yuan, B Wang - Forest Ecosystems, 2025 - Elsevier
Insect herbivory is ubiquitous in various ecosystems, and directly influences the growth and
survival of individual plants, especially during their vulnerable early life stages like the …
survival of individual plants, especially during their vulnerable early life stages like the …
Jack‐of‐all‐trades paradigm meets long‐term data: Generalist herbivores are more widespread and locally less abundant
Insect herbivores are relatively specialized. Why this is so is not clear. We examine
assumptions about associations between local abundance and dietary specialization using …
assumptions about associations between local abundance and dietary specialization using …
A phylogenetic perspective on ecological specialisation reveals hummingbird and insect pollinators have generalist diets
Specialisation in food resource use is a crucial process that fosters species coexistence in
plant–animal networks, contributing to the maintenance of biodiversity, ecological …
plant–animal networks, contributing to the maintenance of biodiversity, ecological …
Characterizing ecological interaction networks to support risk assessment in classical biological control of weeds
Highlights•Ecological networks provide knowledge of species interactions in nature.•Existing
concepts and tools of networks analysis could benefit risk assessment in weed biocontrol …
concepts and tools of networks analysis could benefit risk assessment in weed biocontrol …
Host specificity and interaction networks of insects feeding on seeds and fruits in tropical rainforests
In the tropics, antagonistic seed predation networks may have different properties than
mutualistic pollination and seed dispersal networks, but the former have been considerably …
mutualistic pollination and seed dispersal networks, but the former have been considerably …
Seasonality affects specialisation of a temperate forest herbivore community
Understanding spatiotemporal trends on insect‐plant interaction networks is essential to
unveil the ecological and evolutionary processes driving herbivore specialisation. However …
unveil the ecological and evolutionary processes driving herbivore specialisation. However …