Unifying concepts and mechanisms in the specificity of plant–enemy interactions
Host ranges are commonly quantified to classify herbivores and plant pathogens as either
generalists or specialists. Here, we summarize patterns and mechanisms in the interactions …
generalists or specialists. Here, we summarize patterns and mechanisms in the interactions …
Ontogenetic niche shifts matter in community ecology: a review and future perspectives
T Nakazawa - Population Ecology, 2015 - Springer
Almost all organisms on Earth exhibit ontogenetic niche shifts, which causes great
phenotypic variation among individuals and is thus considered to critically mediate …
phenotypic variation among individuals and is thus considered to critically mediate …
Impacts of urbanisation on biodiversity: the role of species mobility, degree of specialisation and spatial scale
Urbanisation has an important impact on biodiversity, mostly driving changes in species
assemblages, through the replacement of specialist with generalist species, thus leading to …
assemblages, through the replacement of specialist with generalist species, thus leading to …
Gut bacteria facilitate leaf beetles in adapting to dietary specialization by enhancing larval fitness
M Ma, J Luo, X Chen, C Li, S Li, J Sun… - npj Biofilms and …, 2024 - nature.com
Dietary specialization between insect stages can reduce intraspecific food competition. The
involvement of gut bacteria and the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon received …
involvement of gut bacteria and the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon received …
Predicting novel trophic interactions in a non‐native world
Humans are altering the global distributional ranges of plants, while their co‐evolved
herbivores are frequently left behind. Native herbivores often colonise non‐native plants …
herbivores are frequently left behind. Native herbivores often colonise non‐native plants …
Lingering effects of herbivory and plant defenses on pollinators
In order to survive and reproduce, flowering plants must balance the conflicting selective
pressures of herbivore avoidance and pollinator attraction. Links between herbivory and …
pressures of herbivore avoidance and pollinator attraction. Links between herbivory and …
Networking agroecology: integrating the diversity of agroecosystem interactions
Worldwide demand for food will increase dramatically in the future as global human
population grows. Increasing efficiency of crop production is unlikely to be sufficient to meet …
population grows. Increasing efficiency of crop production is unlikely to be sufficient to meet …
New insights into the microbiota of moth pests
In recent years, next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have helped to improve our
understanding of the bacterial communities associated with insects, shedding light on their …
understanding of the bacterial communities associated with insects, shedding light on their …
Thermal flexibility and a generalist life history promote urban affinity in butterflies
Urban expansion poses a serious threat to biodiversity. Given that the expected area of
urban land cover is predicted to increase by 2–3 million km2 by 2050, urban environments …
urban land cover is predicted to increase by 2–3 million km2 by 2050, urban environments …
Light and Malaise traps tell different stories about the spatial variations in arthropod biomass and method‐specific insect abundance
Conclusions reached in meta‐analyses of changes in insect communities may be influenced
by method‐specific sampling biases, which may lead to inappropriate conservation …
by method‐specific sampling biases, which may lead to inappropriate conservation …