L. R. Rodrigues

The paper shows that evolution in a stressful environment allows two spider mite species to coexist, but evolution of one species in isolation leads to exclusion.

This study tests whether herbivorous spider mites adapt to cadmium-accumulating plants in homogeneous and heterogeneous environments, finding no adaptation and low genetic variation in measured traits.

This study examines how developmental heat stress affects reproductive success and sex ratio in the haplodiploid spider mite Tetranychus urticae, finding that multiple mating can restore sex ratio but not offspring productivity.

The study shows that virulence and parasite fitness have a hump-shaped relationship when transmission is not possible, but a positive correlation when transmission occurs, indicating environmental and genetic influences depending on transmission timing.

The paper describes methods to create outbred and inbred haplodiploid spider mite populations for studying adaptive responses and heritability.

The paper investigates whether Wolbachia-induced cytoplasmic incompatibility selects for mate avoidance in spider mites, finding no evolution of mate choice despite genetic variation in mating duration.

The study examines reproductive interactions among spider mite species, finding that while mating with heterospecifics can have negative or positive effects on fecundity and sex ratio, the overall net effect is weak.