Studies of neuropeptide and peptide hormone signaling are coming of age in Drosophila
due to rapid developments in molecular genetics approaches that overcome the difficulties …

The term peptidomics for a new promising “omics” field was not introduced until the
beginning of 2000. The approach has been proven successful in several domains such as …

Understanding the origin and diversification of organisms requires a good phylogenetic
estimate of their age and diversification rates. This estimate can be difficult to obtain when …

Blaberoidea, comprised of Ectobiidae and Blaberidae, is the most speciose cockroach clade
and exhibits immense variation in life history strategies. We analysed the phylogeny of …

We addressed the phylogeny of cockroaches using DNA sequence data from a broad taxon
sample of Dictyoptera and other non‐endopterygotan insect orders. We paid special …

The phylogeny of insects has been both extensively studied and vigorously debated for over
a century. A relatively accurate deep phylogeny had been produced by 1904. It was not …

Adipokinetic hormone (AKH) is a neuropeptide produced in the insect corpora cardiaca that
plays an essential role in mobilising carbohydrates and lipids from the fat body to the …

Background Tenebrionidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) are a conspicuous component of desert
fauna worldwide. In these ecosystems, they are significantly responsible for nutrient cycling …

Three complete mitochondrial genomes of Blaberidae (Insecta: Blattodea)(Gromphadorhina
portentosa, Panchlora nivea, Blaptica dubia) and one complete mt genome of Blattidae …

Background The use of molecular biology-based methods for species identification and
establishing phylogenetic relationships has supplanted traditional methods relying on …