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Octopamine Neuromodulation Regulates Gr32a-Linked Aggression and Courtship Pathways in Drosophila Males
(Public Library Of Science, 2014-05)
Chemosensory pheromonal information regulates aggression and reproduction in many species, but how pheromonal signals are transduced to reliably produce behavior is not well understood. Here we demonstrate that the ...
Interference with the renin-angiotensin system reduces the palatability of 0.3 M NaCl in sodium-deplete rats
(2021-03-01)
The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) controls hypertonic NaCl intake driven by sodium appetite. Here we investigated whether the antagonism of RAS interferes with hedonic and aversive orofacial motor responses, or palatability, ...
Chemosensory Gene Expression for Two Closely Relative Species Rhodnius robustus and R. prolixus (Hemiptera, Reduviidade, Triatominae) Vectors of Chagas Disease
(2021-10-06)
Two closely related species, Rhodnius prolixus and Rhodnius robustus, are the vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, which is the causative agent of Chagas disease, but clearly exhibit clear-cut differences in their ecological ...
O sistema renina-angiotensina e a palatabilidade do sabor salgado em ratos com apetite ao sódio
(Universidade Federal de São CarlosUFSCarPrograma Interinstitucional de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas - PIPGCFCâmpus São Carlos, 2020-05-08)
The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) belongs to mechanisms that control the search and ingestion of hypertonic NaCl in rats with sodium apetite. Here we investigate whether the antagonism of RAS affects hedonic and aversive ...
Bitter stimuli modulate the feeding decision of a blood-sucking insect via two sensory inputs
(Company of Biologists, 2014-08)
The gustatory system of animals is involved in food quality assessment and controls the feeding decision of an individual confronted with a potential alimentary source. Triatomines are haematophagous insects that feed on ...
Salt controls feeding decisions in a blood-sucking insect
(Elsevier, 2017-04)
Salts are necessary for maintaining homeostatic conditions within the body of all living organisms. Like with all essential nutrients, deficient or excessive ingestion of salts can result in adverse health effects. The ...
A coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei) genome assembly reveals a reduced chemosensory receptor gene repertoire and male-specific genome sequences
(2021-12-01)
Coffee berry borer—CBB (Hypothenemus hampei) is a globally important economic pest of coffee (Coffea spp.). Despite current insect control methods for managing CBB, development of future control strategies requires a better ...
Aggression and courtship in Drosophila: pheromonal communication and sex recognition
(Springer, 2013-09)
Upon encountering a conspecific in the wild, males have to rapidly detect, integrate and process the most relevant signals to evoke an appropriate behavioral response. Courtship and aggression are the most important social ...
Acid-sensing ion channels and transient-receptor potential ion channels in zebrafish taste buds
(Elsevier, 2016)
Sensory information from the environment is required for life and survival, and it is detected by specialized
cells which togethermakeup the sensory system. The fish sensory system includes specialized organs
that are ...
A computational approach for the prediction of relevant chemosensory proteins in a broad range of insect taxa
(Universidad de los AndesMaestría en Ciencias BiológicasFacultad de CienciasDepartamento de Biología, 2020)
Olfactory receptors in insects are being employed as novel targets to develop strategies to control the damaging behaviors of crop pests and disease vectors. Traditional methodologies for their identification are laborious ...