Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of ...

Scientists report adaptive divergence in cryptic color pattern is underlain by two distinct, complex chromosomal rearrangements, where millions of bases of DNA were flipped backwards and moved from ...

Countless species of insects have been around for hundreds of millions of years, including pests like cockroaches and beetles ...

In natural and agricultural ecosystems, omnivorous insects are omnipresent. Whether they are 'true omnivores' that require both plant and prey resources to complete their life-cycle, 'herbivores ...

We are researchers in the Zoology unit sharing a focal interest in scientifically investigating, documenting and communicating the extraordinary variety, evolutionary history and ecological ...

Shrimp look an awful lot like bugs. The exoskeletons, jointed legs and compound eyes of both groups of living things give ...

USU researchers, led by Gompert, discovered complex chromosomal rearrangements in stick insects, challenging evolutionary ...

It's a huge problem, but the pests are only following the rules of evolution: the best-adapted survive. Every time chemicals are sprayed on a lawn to kill weeds or ants for example, a few ...