Insect overwintering is a fascinating process involving many physiological, epidemiological,
biochemical and behavioral changes. The study of the overwintering process can offer an …

I examined case studies of density—related parasitism in insect host—parasitoid systems
reported in the literature. For 171 examples, the frequency of density dependence was …

Examines evidence for the slow-growth, high-mortality hypothesis explaining plants'
herbivory defense traits by assessing previously published literature where the level of …

We tested the commonly made assumption that reduction in leaf quality reduces the
survivorship of herbivores indirectly by increasing their exposure to natural enemies …

Most studies on the effects of elevated CO2 have focused on the effects on plant growth and
ecosystem processes. Fewer studies have examined the effects of elevated CO2 on …

Individual trees in a North Florida population of Quercus geminata,(sand live oak) vary
widely in rates of herbivory by a leaf—mining moth (Stilbosis quadricustatella). Some oaks …

The influence of leaf characteristics on host leaf selection and survivorship in an
endophagous insect were studied in a leaf—mining species, Stilbosis juvantis. Dry mass …

The deme‐formation hypothesis states that selection can produce adaptive genetic variation
within and among phytophagous insect populations. We conducted three field experiments …

Leaf mining is a means by which some insects consume foliage while simultaneously
dwelling inside it. In all leaf-mining taxa, only larvae feed within leaf mines. However, in …

1. The univoltine leaf‐mining moth, Lithocolletis quercus Ams., is endemic to Israel, where it
spends its 10.5 month larval period feeding only in the leaves of Quercus calliprinos Webb …