Staying in touch: how highly specialised moth pollinators track host plant phenology in unpredictable climates
J. T. D. Finch, S. A. Power, J. A. Welbergen, J. M. Cook
This study investigates how Epicephala moths synchronize their life cycle with the flowering of their host plant Breynia oblongifolia, finding evidence of diapause at multiple stages and a bet hedging strategy for adult emergence.
bioRxiv · Mar 31, 2021Ecology