Arthropod Diapausing in Rapidly Changing Environments
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Many arthropods enter diapause ahead of facing adverse environmental conditions. This form of suspended development allows them to survive and thrive in their habitats. For millions of years, they have adapted to diapause in response to specific environmental cues, such as short photoperiods, low winter temperatures, water scarcity, and oxygen limitation. However, ongoing environmental changes—driven by global climate change, habitat alteration, pollution, and urbanization—are now endangering many arthropod species, including those that diapause.
This Special Issue, "Arthropod Diapausing in Rapidly Changing Environments", will explore how diapausing arthropod species react and adapt to rapidly changing ecological conditions, the stress that they face on molecular and physiological levels, and the potential effects of stress on their biodiversity, behaviour, and ecology. It will deepen our understanding of the vulnerabilities and adaptive capacities of biologically and economically important arthropod species—such as pests, pollinators, and predatory insects used in biological control—particularly during their sensitive arrested-development phase, diapause.
In an era of unprecedented environmental challenges causing sharp declines in global biodiversity, bridging gaps in arthropod vulnerability, plasticity, and resilience—from the molecular to ecosystem level—will broaden scientific horizons. This knowledge can inform advanced conservation strategies and sustainable biological management in agroecosystems.
Therefore, for this Special Issue, "Arthropod Diapausing in Rapidly Changing Environments", we warmly welcome short communications, original research articles, and methodological papers, as well as mini-reviews and comprehensive reviews, covering diapausing arthropods’ molecular, biochemical, physiological, behavioural, and population-level responses to ongoing global environmental challenges.
Prof. Dr. Željko D. Popović
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- diapause
- arrested development
- arthropods
- climate changes
- stress
- stress response
- molecular ecophysiol-ogy
- adaptation
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