Plasticity in animal behaviour relies on the ability to integrate external and internal cues from
the changing environment and hence modulate activity in synaptic circuits of the brain. This …

Hormones regulate development, as well as many vital processes in the daily life of an
animal. Many of these hormones are peptides that act at a higher hierarchical level in the …

Employing the clear, student-friendly style that made previous editions so popular, Insect
Physiology and Biochemistry, Fourth Edition presents an engaging and authoritative guide …

Tachykinins (TKs) are ancient neuropeptides present throughout the bilaterians and are,
with some exceptions, characterized by a conserved FX1GX2Ramide carboxy terminus …

Abstract Sulfakinin (SK)/cholecystokinin (CCK)-type neuropeptides regulate feeding and
digestion in protostomes (eg insects) and chordates. Here, we characterised SK/CCK-type …

The visual environment provides vital cues allowing animals to assess habitat quality,
weather conditions or measure time of day. Together with other sensory cues and …

Neuropeptides have gained broad attraction in insect neuroscience and physiology, as new
genetic tools are increasingly uncovering their wide-ranging pleiotropic functions with high …

Feeding is essential for animal survival and reproduction and is regulated by both internal
states and external stimuli. However, little is known about how internal states influence the …

Falling asleep at the wrong time can place an individual at risk of immediate physical harm.
However, not sleeping degrades cognition and adaptive behavior. To understand how …

Neuropeptides are a class of endogenous peptides that have key regulatory roles in
biochemical, physiological, and behavioral processes. Mass spectrometry analyses of …