Parental ecological history can differentially modulate parental age effects on offspring physiological traits in Drosophila

Funding Information: J.M. held a CNPq Science Without Borders PhD Scholarship during the time in which the first experiments were performed. J.M. now holds an independent fellowship which allowed him to complete the offspring physiological experiments described in this paper. The author would like to thank Dr Stuart Wigby, Dr Zhi-Yun Jia, Dr Mathieu Videlier, and two anonymous reviewers for thoughtful comments to improve the readability of the manuscript.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Nutrigonometry II : Experimental strategies to maximize nutritional information in multidimensional performance landscapes

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The author thank the Riemann Center for Geometry and Physics for the award of the Riemann Fellowship.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Optimum ratio of dietary protein and carbohydrate that maximises lifespan is shared among related insect species

Funding Information: I am grateful to Prof Kwang Lee (Seoul National University) and Distinguished Prof Phil Taylor (Macquarie University) for the access to raw data of two of their articles in the past. I am also grateful to two anonymous reviewers and the editors for comments in the early drafts of this manuscript. Funding Information: JM is supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BBSRC: BB/V015249/1].Peer reviewe

Intersectionality of social and philosophical frameworks with technology : could ethical AI restore equality of opportunities in academia?

Funding Information: I would like to thank Dr. Kara Layton, Dr. Craig Christie, Dr. David Fisher, and Dr. Davina Derous for insightful comments in the early versions of the manuscript.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Uric acid metabolism modulates diet-dependent responses to intraspecific competition in Drosophila larvae

The author would like to thank Dr Dawn Shewring for the technical support in obtaining the uric acid kits. JM is funded by the Royal Society Research Grant (RGS\R2\202220) and the BBSRC (BB/V015249/1).Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Larval crowding effects during early development in the Chinese oak silkmoth Antheraea pernyi (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)

The author would like to thank Dawn Shewring, Lauren Dingle, Sue Phillips and the entire team of technicians of the School of Biological Sciences for the support in the experiment. The author would like to thank Mark Paterson and Joy Molyneaux for the invaluable assistance and stimulating discussions about plants. JM receives support from the Royal Society Research Grant (RGS\R2\202220) and from BBSRC Responsive Mode grant (BB/V015249/1).Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Addressing global challenges with unconventional insect ecosystem services : Why should humanity care about insect larvae?

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to acknowledge: Mr Phil Duncan (‘Uncle Phil’) for invaluable mentorship on Australian Aboriginal culture and for authorizing the use of the dreamtime story in this paper. Dr Vera Williams Tetteh (‘Mom’) for countless discussions about the similarities of Latin American and African cultures and for showing me unshakable belief in the strength of those from discriminated cultures. Without these experiences, the broad perspective of this manuscript would never have been attained. I also acknowledge Mrs Anuska Nardelli for authorizing the use of Lonomia obliqua's photos and two anonymous reviewers and the editors for very helpful comments on the early versions of the manuscript.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Quantifying nutritional trade-offs across multidimensional performance landscapes

We are grateful to Fleur Ponton, Russell Bonduriansky, and Emilie Snell-Rood as well as two anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments on the manuscript.We are grateful to Ben Fanson, Kwang Lee, and Phil Taylor for sharing their data. This research was funded by a grant from the Agence Nationale de la Recherche to M.L. (ANR-16-CE02-0002-01).Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Differential effects of male nutrient balance on pre- and post-copulatory traits, and consequences for female reproduction in Drosophila melanogaster

We thank Fleur Ponton and Stephen J. Simpson for the help during the early stages of the experiment, and Eleanor Bath and Irem Sepil for the help during the experiment. JM is funded by a DPhil scholarship from the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and SW is funded by NERC (NE/J018937/1) and BBSRC (BB/K014544/1) fellowships.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Virtual reality in biology : could we become virtual naturalists?

Acknowledgements We would like to thank editors and anonymous reviewers for insightful comments that improved readability of our manuscript. In particular, we would like to thank Reviewer #1 whose comments made the entire peer-review a stimulating and productive process. We would like to acknowledge Lucy C. Kerr for kindly proof-reading the final version of this manuscript.Peer reviewedPublisher PD