To accommodate daily recurring environmental changes, animals show cyclic variations in
behaviour and physiology, which include prominent behavioural states such as sleep–wake …

The advantages of the model organism Drosophila melanogaster, including low genetic
redundancy, functional simplicity, and the ability to conduct large-scale genetic screens …

The regular movements of waves and tides are obvious representations of the oceans'
rhythmicity. But the rhythms of marine life span across ecological niches and timescales …

Mosquitoes use olfaction as a primary means of detecting their hosts. Previously, the
functional ablation of a family of Aedes aegypti olfactory receptors, the odorant receptors …

Animals rely on highly sensitive thermoreceptors to seek out optimal temperatures, but the
molecular mechanisms of thermosensing are not well understood. The Dorsal Organ Cool …

Many cockroach species have adapted to urban environments, and some have been
serious pests of public health in the tropics and subtropics. Here, we present the 3.38-Gb …

Insects use hygrosensation (humidity sensing) to avoid desiccation and, in vectors such as
mosquitoes, to locate vertebrate hosts. Sensory neurons activated by either dry or moist air …

Most processes within organisms, and most interactions between organisms and their
environment, have distinct time profiles. The temporal coordination of such processes is …

The introduction of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton has reduced the burden of pests without
harming the environment and human health. However, the efficacy of Bt cotton has …

Background Environmental metagenomic analysis is typically accomplished by assigning
taxonomy and/or function from whole genome sequencing or 16S amplicon sequences …