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Elaborate morphological ornaments can evolve if they increase the reproductive success of the bearer during competition for mates. However, ornament evolution is incredibly rare in females, and the type and intensity of selection required to develop female-specific ornamentation…

Hoverflies are important for their roles in ecological and environmental services, and are also charismatic species of conservation interest in their own right. Almost half of all hoverflies are saprophages, which are organisms that feed on dead or decaying organic matter, and t…

Bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae) are pollinators as adults and larval parasitoids of various insect groups, including bees and wasps. Despite over half of all Texas bee fly genera exploiting hymenopterans, the prevalence, range, and specific life histories of these species are h…

This study investigates the variation in the spatial patterns of Diptera and Collembola throughout the forest canopy due to seasonal changes in temperature and humidity in the monsoon climate of West Africa. There is a very distinct turnover in climate from the end of the dry se…