From microbes in the human gut to symbiotic algae in coral reefs, research in recent decades has increasingly revealed the pivotal roles that microorganisms (or microbial species) play in shaping the ...

Many insects are naturally infected with symbiotic bacteria, which are typically transmitted vertically from mother to offspring but are not transmitted horizontally. Understanding the effects of ...

Scientists have uncovered a set of neurons in fruit flies that shut down in cold temperatures and slow reproduction, a system conserved in many insects, including mosquitoes, which could provide a ...

Stick insects that reproduce asexually cannot adapt as quickly in the course of evolution as sexually reproducing species, leading to a decrease in biological diversity, according to new research. An ...

Social insects exhibit a remarkable array of genetic systems that underpin their complex reproductive ecologies and eusocial organisation. Among these, haplodiploidy and paternal genome elimination ...

Insects display extraordinary diversity in sperm form and reproductive anatomy, reflecting a complex interplay of evolutionary pressures from mating systems, sperm competition and cryptic female ...

Chapter 1. Overview of polyembryony -- Chapter 2. Polyembryony in encyrtid parasitoids. Chapter 3. Host-polyembryonic parasitoid interactions -- Chapter 4. Sociality in polyembryonic parasitoids -- ...

There are ways to support insects and protect your local birds.

SMBE Journals (Molecular Biology and Evolution and Genome Biology and Evolution) Further analysis of PifA and PifB revealed that they exhibit many of the characteristics of eukaryotic host-associated ...