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Insulin effects on honeybee appetitive behaviour
(Company of Biologists, 2016-10)
Worker honeybees (Apis mellifera) carry out multiple tasks throughout their adult lifespan. It has been suggested that the insulin/insulin-like signalling pathway participates in regulating behavioural maturation in eusocial ...
What does heat tell a mosquito? Characterization of the orientation behaviour of Aedes aegypti towards heat sources
(Elsevier, 2017-07)
The use of heat as a cue for the orientation of haematophagous insects towards hot-blooded hosts has been acknowledged for many decades. In mosquitoes, thermoreception has been studied at the molecular, physiological and ...
Short and long-term effects of three neurotoxic insecticides on biological and behavioural attributes of the orb-web spider Alpaida veniliae (Araneae, Araneidae): implications for IPM programs
(Springer, 2013-09)
Soybean pest control in Argentina is done just by chemical control using broad-spectrum pesticides. Alpaida veniliae (Araneae, Araneidae) is one of the most abundant spider species of the orb web weaver guild in soybean, ...
Species-specific levels of ant attendance mediate performance costs in a facultative myrmecophilous butterfly
(Wiley-blackwellMaldenEUA, 2011)
Reproductive strategies and chromosomal aberrations affect survival in the Rivuliid fish Hypsolebias sertanejo
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2021-02-01)
Rivulidae comprises a family of fish largely distributed in Brazil that includes 201 species, of which 125 are considered endangered. This fact emphasizes the need for development of conservation strategies including studies ...
Female choosiness and mating opportunities in the blood-sucking bug Rhodnius prolixus
(Brill Academic Publishers, 2016-09)
We investigated the relationship between female choosiness and mating opportunities in the blood sucking bug Rhodnius prolixus. Rhodnius prolixus females exhibit active discrimination behaviour to male mating attempts which ...
Study of 5-nitroindazoles' anti-Trypanosoma cruzi mode of action: Electrochemical behaviour and ESR spectroscopic studies
(ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER, 2009-04)
New indazole derivatives have been developed to know about structural requirements for adequate anti-Trypanosoma cruzi activity. In relation to position 1 of indazole ring, we have observed that a butylaminopentyl substituent ...
Can maternal exposure to tamoxifen compromise sperm and behavioural parameters of male rat offspring?
(2022-03-01)
Tamoxifen, a selective non-steroidal estrogen receptor modulator, is the standard adjuvant endocrine treatment for breast cancer. Since information on the risk of using tamoxifen during pregnancy is still scarce, this study ...
Consumption and ingestive behaviour of lambs fed varying levels of babassu mesocarp branFarelo do mesocarpo do babaçu na alimentação de borregas: Consumo e comportamento ingestivo
(2020-01-01)
Voluntary consumption (VolC) and ingestive behaviour (IB) of lambs fed diets containing different percentages (0.0; 7.5; 15.0 and 22.5%) of babassu mesocarp bran (I-BMB) were evaluated. The trial was at the Federal University ...
Direct reciprocity in animals: The roles of bonding and affective processes
(Wiley, 2017-04)
The presence of direct reciprocity in animals is a debated topic, because, despite its evolutionary plausibility, it isbelieved to be uncommon. Some authors claim that stable reciprocal exchanges require sophisticated ...