Body size variation in bees: regulation, mechanisms, and relationship to social organization
Highlights•Body size variation is common in solitary and social bees.•In solitary species,
larval growth is controlled by diet and the abiotic environment.•In social bees, larval …
larval growth is controlled by diet and the abiotic environment.•In social bees, larval …
Growing up in a changing world: environmental regulation of development in insects
All organisms are exposed to changes in their environment throughout their life cycle. When
confronted with these changes, they adjust their development and physiology to ensure that …
confronted with these changes, they adjust their development and physiology to ensure that …
Insect behavior and physiological adaptation mechanisms under starvation stress
DW Zhang, ZJ **ao, BP Zeng, K Li, YL Tang - Frontiers in physiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Intermittent food shortages are commonly encountered in the wild. During winter or
starvation stress, mammals often choose to hibernate while insects—in the form of eggs …
starvation stress, mammals often choose to hibernate while insects—in the form of eggs …
Body size allometry impacts flight-related morphology and metabolic rates in the solitary bee Megachile rotundata
Body size is related to many aspects of life history, including foraging distance and
pollination efficiency. In solitary bees, manipulating the amount of larval diet produces …
pollination efficiency. In solitary bees, manipulating the amount of larval diet produces …
Historical changes in bumble bee body size and range shift of declining species
Bumble bees are declining worldwide, their vital ecosystem services are diminishing and
underlying mechanisms are species specific and multifaceted. This has sparked an increase …
underlying mechanisms are species specific and multifaceted. This has sparked an increase …
How stage identity is established in insects: the role of the Metamorphic Gene Network
Proper formation of adult insects requires the integration of spatial and temporal regulatory
axes. Whereas spatial information confers identity to each tissue, organ and appendage …
axes. Whereas spatial information confers identity to each tissue, organ and appendage …
Unravelling the diversity of mechanisms through which nutrition regulates body size in insects
Highlights•Insect body size is both diverse across species and sensitive to nutrition.•Nutrition
regulates body size by altering growth rates and the duration of growth.•Nutrition exerts its …
regulates body size by altering growth rates and the duration of growth.•Nutrition exerts its …
A dynamical model of growth and maturation in Drosophila
The decision to stop growing and mature into an adult is a critical point in development that
determines adult body size, impacting multiple aspects of an adult's biology. In many …
determines adult body size, impacting multiple aspects of an adult's biology. In many …
When does diet matter? The roles of larval and adult nutrition in regulating adult size traits in Drosophila melanogaster
Adult body size is determined by the quality and quantity of nutrients available to animals. In
insects, nutrition affects adult size primarily during the nymphal or larval stages. However …
insects, nutrition affects adult size primarily during the nymphal or larval stages. However …
Two-year bee, or not two-year bee? How voltinism is affected by temperature and season length in a high-elevation solitary bee
Organisms must often make developmental decisions without complete information about
future conditions. This uncertainty—for example, about the duration of conditions favorable …
future conditions. This uncertainty—for example, about the duration of conditions favorable …