Classic research on elevational gradients in plant–herbivore interactions holds that insect
herbivore pressure is stronger under warmer, less seasonal climates characteristic of low …

Tropical mountains are hot spots of biodiversity and endemism,,, but the evolutionary origins
of their unique biotas are poorly understood. In varying degrees, local and regional …

Global warming is predicted to dramatically alter communities' composition through
differential colonization abilities, such as between sessile plants and their mobile …

Ecological specialization is a fundamental and well‐studied concept, yet its great reach and
complexity limit current understanding in important ways. More than 20 years after the …

There is increasing evidence that geographic and climatic clines drive the patterns of plant
defence allocation and defensive strategies. We quantified early growth rate and both …

Environmental gradients have been postulated to generate patterns of diversity and diet
specialization, in which more stable environments, such as tropical regions, should promote …

Chemically mediated plant–herbivore interactions contribute to the diversity of terrestrial
communities and the diversification of plants and insects. While our understanding of the …

Although predation is generally seen as one of the key factors determining the abundance
and composition of insect herbivore communities in tropical rain forests, quantitative …

Research on elevational gradients in species interactions holds that herbivore pressure
increases towards warmer and more stable climates found at lower elevations. However, the …

Arboviral disease transmission by Aedes mosquitoes poses a major challenge to public
health systems in Ecuador, where constraints on health services and resource allocation call …