This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 15. The intricate tapestry of insect evolution has captivated researchers across disciplines, revealing profound insights into the ...

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Time travel with insects -- The buggy planet -- Rise of the arthropods -- The Cambrian period, 541-485 million years ago, and the Ordovician period, 485-444 million years ago -- Silurian landfall -- ...

"This book is published on the occasion of the Royal Entomological Society's International Symposium on 'The Evolution of Insect Mating Systems' in St. Andrews, September 4-6, 2013. All symposium ...

An evolutionary biologist reports evidence of repeatable evolution in populations of stick insects. A long-standing debate among evolutionary scientists goes something like this: Does evolution happen ...

Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of Darwin. One focus of current debates is whether adaptive evolution relies ...

Many insects have lived in close symbiosis with bacteria for millions of years, during which time the bacteria have provided ...

In the heights of the South American rainforest, researchers made an astonishing observation: a soldier termite possesses a head so flat and elongated that it immediately evokes the profile of ...

A new study on the mating behavior of jumping bristletail (Petrobiellus akkesiensis) reports the first documented case of direct sperm transfer via genital coupling in apterygote hexapods. The study ...

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