“The article published in Molecular Ecology explores the hidden diversity of ants in Melanesia and gives robust evidence for a trait-dependent dispersal scenario. The authors reveal that Island Biogeography is not necessarily neutral.”
We show that aphid pest populations with high prevalence of protective bacteria have strong intrinsic immunity, contrary to the expectations.
W chromosomes of the iconic moth Abraxas grossulariata and its congener A. sylvata are highly degenerated and diverged and consist mostly of female-specific sequences that have independently spread over 9.5 MY old history of these species...
The article in Journal of Ecology that while scent is an effective signal for partner recognition, there are other barriers which help maintain the stability of such a species specific mutualism.
Floral scent divergence and pollinator morphology promote pollinator isolation and potential speciation in the fig and fig-wasp mutualism.
The article in Journal of Biogeography represents the first intercontinental comparison of assemblages of seed- and fruit-feeding insects in tropical rainforests.
The paper published in the Journal of Experimental Biology focuses on how the amount of internal ice formation at different temperatures and glass transition influence insect survival in the frozen state at extremely low temperatures.
Recently, scientists used ants as model to study historical biogeography and diversification in the Indo-Pacific.
Theoretical ecologists at the Institute of Entomology develop mathematical models to understand patterns of biodiversity as well as predict eco-evolutionary dynamics of populations exposed to a variety of environmental pressures, including diverse extinction threats. Recently published papers aim to reveal how evolution shapes mate search patterns in populations subject to Allee effects.
Recently, a team of geographers from Ostrava and entomologists from České Budějovice have worked together to trace back the past changes of floodplain forests along the lower Dyje and Morava rivers, a hot-spot of biodiversity in South Moravia nicknamed "Moravian Amazonia". The researchers have found that the most valuable veteran trees hosting hundreds of associated species, many of them...
