Sweet solutions: nectar chemistry and quality
SW Nicolson - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Nectar, the main floral reward for pollinators, varies greatly in composition and
concentration. The assumption that nectar quality is equivalent to its sugar (energy) …
concentration. The assumption that nectar quality is equivalent to its sugar (energy) …
Combinatorial codes and labeled lines: how insects use olfactory cues to find and judge food, mates, and oviposition sites in complex environments
Insects, including those which provide vital ecosystems services as well as those which are
devastating pests or disease vectors, locate their resources mainly based on olfaction …
devastating pests or disease vectors, locate their resources mainly based on olfaction …
Locust density shapes energy metabolism and oxidative stress resulting in divergence of flight traits
B Du, D Ding, C Ma, W Guo… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Flight ability is essential for the enormous diversity and evolutionary success of insects. The
migratory locusts exhibit flight capacity plasticity in gregarious and solitary individuals …
migratory locusts exhibit flight capacity plasticity in gregarious and solitary individuals …
A hard day's night: cyanobacteria in diel cycles
Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic prokaryotes that are influential in global geochemistry and
are promising candidates for industrial applications. Because the livelihood of cyanobacteria …
are promising candidates for industrial applications. Because the livelihood of cyanobacteria …
Glucose as a major antioxidant: when, what for and why it fails?
A human organism depends on stable glucose blood levels in order to maintain its
metabolic needs. Glucose is considered to be the most important energy source, and …
metabolic needs. Glucose is considered to be the most important energy source, and …
Impacts of larval host plant species on dispersal traits and free-flight energetics of adult butterflies
Animals derive resources from their diet and allocate them to organismal functions such as
growth, maintenance, reproduction, and dispersal. How variation in diet quality can affect …
growth, maintenance, reproduction, and dispersal. How variation in diet quality can affect …
Multi-enzymatic activities of ultrasmall ruthenium oxide for anti-inflammation and neuroprotection
C Wu, X Han, W Feng, Z Liu, L Chen, B Zhou… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Artificial enzymes to mimic the endogenous antioxidant system are promising candidates for
treating and manipulating the in vivo dysregulated redox homeostasis. Though progresses …
treating and manipulating the in vivo dysregulated redox homeostasis. Though progresses …
Flight-fecundity tradeoffs in wing-monomorphic insects
N Tigreros, G Davidowitz - Advances in insect physiology, 2019 - Elsevier
Winged insects often spend considerable amounts of energy in flight, searching for food,
escaping predators, and dispersing. In females, flight is hypothesized to reduce resources …
escaping predators, and dispersing. In females, flight is hypothesized to reduce resources …
The importance of isotopic turnover for understanding key aspects of animal ecology and nutrition
WA Carter, U Bauchinger, SR McWilliams - Diversity, 2019 - mdpi.com
Stable isotope-based methods have proved to be immensely valuable for ecological studies
ranging in focus from animal movements to species interactions and community structure …
ranging in focus from animal movements to species interactions and community structure …
Combined metabolome and transcriptome analysis reveals key components of complete desiccation tolerance in an anhydrobiotic insect
A Ryabova, R Cornette, A Cherkasov… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Some organisms have evolved a survival strategy to withstand severe dehydration in an
ametabolic state, called anhydrobiosis. The only known example of anhydrobiosis among …
ametabolic state, called anhydrobiosis. The only known example of anhydrobiosis among …