The history of controlling destructive insects in the twentieth century makes it clear that the
difficulties we encounter today in dealing with these types of insects come from our almost …

Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) has three genomic RNA segments, RNAs 1, 2 and 3, that
encode five proteins. In some hosts, CMV induces biochemical or physiological changes …

Abstract Changes in luminance over space and time drive visual behaviors across species.
Thus, sensitivity to luminance changes or contrast is fundamental to visual perception …

Plantas apresentam uma grande diversidade de mecanismos de defesa direta e indireta
que podem afetar a performance e manutenção das populações de seus consumidores …

The leading cause of visual impairment is age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an
irreversible eye disorder that causes permanent blindness. AMD is projected to rise from …

Phlebotomine sand flies are the sole confirmed vector of leishmaniosis, a group of endemic
and re-emerging diseases in southern European countries such as Spain. Light traps are …

Animals form sensory associations and store them as memories to guide behavioral
decisions. Although unimodal learning has been studied extensively in insects, it is …

Colour vision is common phenomenon in living animals, but varies in insect species,
depending on their vision sensitivity and photoreceptors involved. The sensitivity of the …

Stomatopods, also known as mantis shrimps, are renowned for having one of the most
complicated visual systems of all animals. Their visual system has up to 20 types of …

Throughout tropical coral reefs, one can find inquisitive eyes poking out of small holes
belonging to often camouflaged but sometimes colourful crustaceans, the stomatopods …