It is increasingly clear that social environments have profound impacts on the life histories of
'non-social'animals. However, it is not yet well known how species with varying degrees of …

Population density modulates a wide range of eco-evolutionary processes including inter-
and intra-specific competition, fitness and population dynamics. In holometabolous insects …

Competition over access to resources early in life can influence development, and, in turn,
affect competitive phenotypes in reproductive adults. Theory predicts that competition …

Polyandry prolongs sexual selection on males by forcing ejaculates to compete for
fertilisation. Recent theory predicts that increasing polyandry may weaken pre-copulatory …

The position an individual holds in a social network is dependent on both its direct and
indirect social interactions. Because social network position is dependent on the actions and …

Background The fitness of holometabolous insects depends largely on resources acquired
at the larval stage. Larval density is an important factor modulating larval resource …

Abstract Model organisms such as Drosophila melanogaster have been key tools for
advancing our fundamental and applied knowledge in biological and biomedical sciences …

In holometabolous insects, adult fitness depends on the quantity and quality of resource
acquired at the larval stage. Diverse ecological factors can influence larval resource …

The majority of insect species have a clearly defined larval stage during development.
Larval nutrition is crucial for individuals' growth and development, and larval foraging …

Intraspecific competition drives ecological specialization, and niche expansion. In
holometabolous insects, larval intraspecific competition (" crowding") has lasting fitness …