Madingley Abbs
@bugecologist.bsky.social
Behavioural Ecologist. PhD student, University of St Andrews. She/Her. I watch bugs eat each other (research area: evolutionary ecology of sibling cannibalism).
Reposted by Madingley Abbs
Leaf? 🍃 Or katydid? 🦗
Our new
@plosbiology.org paper sheds light on how these incredible mimics evolved their disguises, and what this reveals about how complex adaptations arise. We find that coordinated evolution between traits might be the answer… plos.io/4oUE741 1/n
Our new
@plosbiology.org paper sheds light on how these incredible mimics evolved their disguises, and what this reveals about how complex adaptations arise. We find that coordinated evolution between traits might be the answer… plos.io/4oUE741 1/n
Functional and evolutionary synergy of trait components can explain the existence of leaf masquerade in katydids
The evolution of complex adaptations often involves synergistic changes in multiple traits that lack standalone function. This study shows that leaf masquerade in katydids evolved through concurrent m...
plos.io
November 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Leaf? 🍃 Or katydid? 🦗
Our new
@plosbiology.org paper sheds light on how these incredible mimics evolved their disguises, and what this reveals about how complex adaptations arise. We find that coordinated evolution between traits might be the answer… plos.io/4oUE741 1/n
Our new
@plosbiology.org paper sheds light on how these incredible mimics evolved their disguises, and what this reveals about how complex adaptations arise. We find that coordinated evolution between traits might be the answer… plos.io/4oUE741 1/n
Reposted by Madingley Abbs
Size does matter for mating success in two species of seed bugs in the wild. #sexualselection #lygaeidae #mating #naturalselection #malematechoice #sicily
doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
@opheliasfritsch.bsky.social and Shuker
doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
@opheliasfritsch.bsky.social and Shuker
Sexual selection in wild populations of seed bugs: the role of size in pre-copulatory mate choice by females and males
Abstract. Although sexual selection is a well-established part of evolutionary biology, controversies remain about the roles of males and females. For inst
doi.org
October 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Size does matter for mating success in two species of seed bugs in the wild. #sexualselection #lygaeidae #mating #naturalselection #malematechoice #sicily
doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
@opheliasfritsch.bsky.social and Shuker
doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
@opheliasfritsch.bsky.social and Shuker