Innovation is a well-studied cognitive phenomenon related to general intelligence and brain size.Innovative ability varies considerably within species and it is widely assumed that this variation must have important fitness consequences.However, direct evidence for a link between innovative ability and fitness has rarely been shown.Previous researc
Climate conditions play a key role in determining the occurrence and severity of wildfires.Despite the impacts of wildfires on ecosystems, human livelihoods, and air quality, little is known conceptually about how natural or anthropogenic shifts in climate may influence the fire activity on a regional or global scale.Here, we introduce a new low ca
Insect immune responses to multiple pathogen groups including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and entomopathogenic nematodes have traditionally been documented in model insects such as Drosophila melanogaster, or medically important insects such as Aedes aegypti.Despite their potential importance in understanding the efficacy of pathogens as biological c