Rapid cold hardening increases axonal Na+/K+-ATPase activity and enhances performance of a visual motion detection circuit in Locusta migratoria

RM Robertson, CD Moyes - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Rapid cold hardening (RCH) is a type of phenotypic plasticity that delays the occurrence of
chill coma in insects. Chill coma is mediated by a spreading depolarization of neurons and …

Anoxia tolerance of the adult Australian Plague Locust (Chortoicetes terminifera)

RM Robertson, AJ Cease, SJ Simpson - Comparative Biochemistry and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Optimal breeding conditions for locust swarms often include heavy rainfall and flooding,
exposing individuals to the risk of immersion and anoxia. We investigated anoxia tolerance …