The extreme adaptation potential of the generalist herbivore Tetranychus urticae (the two-
spotted spider mite) to pesticides as well as diverse host plants has been associated with …

Pesticide resistance represents a clear and trackable case of adaptive evolution with a
strong societal impact. Understanding the factors associated with the evolution and spread …

Abstract Wolbachia (phylum Pseudomonadota, class Alfaproteobacteria, order Rickettsiales,
family Ehrlichiaceae) is a maternally inherited bacterial symbiont infecting more than half of …

Endosymbiotic reproductive manipulators are widely studied as sources of postzygotic
isolation in arthropods, but their effect on prezygotic isolation between genetically …

Wolbachia is the most abundant intracellular symbiont among terrestrial Arthropoda. This
bacterium together with other microorganisms, ie, Cardinium, gained fame mainly as the …

Maternally transmitted symbionts such as Wolbachia can alter sex allocation in haplodiploid
arthropods. By biasing population sex ratios towards females, these changes in sex …

Reproductive parasites such as Wolbachia spread within host populations by inducing
cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI). CI occurs when parasite-modified sperm fertilizes …

Sympatric lineages of inbreeding species provide an excellent opportunity to investigate
species divergence patterns and processes. Many ambrosia beetle lineages (Curculionidae …

The endosymbiotic Wolbachia bacteria frequently cause cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) in
their insect hosts, where Wolbachia-infected males cross with uninfected females, leading to …

Competition for food and reproductive interference (negative interspecific sexual
interactions) have been identified as major drivers of species exclusion. Still, how these …