FERVEUR , Jean‐françois

Climate change globally perturbs water circulation thereby influencing ecosystems including cultivated land. Both harmful and beneficial species of insects are likely to be vulnerable to such changes in climate. As small animals with a disadvantageous surface area to body mass ratio, they face a risk of desiccation. A number of behavioural,...

Insects are covered with free neutral cuticular hydrocarbons (CHC) that may be linear, branched, and unsaturated and vary in their chain length. The CHC composition is species‐specific and contributes to the adaptation of the animal to its ecological niche. Commonly, CHCs contribute substantially to the inward and outward barrier function of...