The insect equivalent of taste buds are gustatory sensilla, which have been found on
mouthparts, pharynxes, antennae, legs, wings, and ovipositors. Most gustatory sensilla are …

Many arthropod species have adopted the blood of vertebrates as their main food. Blood is
rich in nutrients and, except for the presence of parasites, otherwise sterile. This food …

Introduction: Triatomines are vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas
disease. Currently, there is no vaccine against this disease. Thus, control of the insect vector …

This review summarizes the interactions between Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of
Chagas disease, its vectors, triatomines, and the diverse intestinal microbiota of triatomines …

Plant induced responses to environmental stressors are increasingly studied in a behavioral
ecology context. This is particularly true for plant induced responses to herbivory that …

Adaptive Learning and the Human Condition presents the basic principles of classical
(Pavlovian) and instrumental (Skinnerian) conditioning in a more coherent and expansive …

The black-legged tick–sometimes referred to as the deer tick—Ixodes scapularis and the
lone star tick Ambylomma americanum are sympatric species whose distributions overlap …

The importance of embodiment for effective robot performance has been postulated for a
long time. Despite this, only relatively recently concrete quantitative models were put forward …

Courtship behaviors consist of two phases, namely the appetitive and consummatory states.
Despite the long history of the concept, few studies have been done regarding the genetic …

Simple Summary Ticks use heat emitted by warm-blooded animals to orient to potential
hosts for blood-feeding. Here we study the behavior of two species, the black-legged tick …