Until recently the study of individual DNA sequences and of total DNA content (the C-value)
sat at opposite ends of the spectrum in genome biology. For gene sequencers, the vast …

Neurons are defined as polarized secretory cells specializing in directional propagation of
electrical signals leading to the release of extracellular messengers–features that enable …

Rhodnius prolixus not only has served as a model organism for the study of insect
physiology, but also is a major vector of Chagas disease, an illness that affects …

Root-knot nematodes (genus Meloidogyne) exhibit a diversity of reproductive modes
ranging from obligatory sexual to fully asexual reproduction. Intriguingly, the most …

Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on genomic size evolution in animals. There are
many ways of studying the evolution of genome. The chapter looks on the examination of …

Under the neutral theory, genetic diversity is expected to increase with population size.
While comparative analyses have consistently failed to find strong relationships between …

Insect genome size diversity remains poorly sampled, with sparse and sporadic sampling of
a few select orders and with many orders unrepresented or underrepresented in the …

Flies in the genus Drosophila have been the dominant model organisms in genetics for over
a century and, with a dozen complete sequences now available, continue as such in modern …

Studying development in diverse taxa can address a central issue in evolutionary biology:
how morphological diversity arises through the evolution of developmental mechanisms …

Insects comprise the most diverse and successful animal group with over one million
described species that are found in almost every terrestrial and limnic habitat, with many …