The sense of smell enables insects to recognize and discriminate a broad range of volatile
chemicals in their environment originating from prey, host plants and conspecifics. These …

Temperature is a universal cue and regulates many essential processes ranging from
enzymatic reactions to species migration. Due to the profound impact of temperature on …

Employing the clear, student-friendly style that made previous editions so popular, Insect
Physiology and Biochemistry, Fourth Edition presents an engaging and authoritative guide …

Ionotropic Receptors (IRs) are a large subfamily of variant ionotropic glutamate receptors
present across Protostomia. While these receptors are most extensively studied for their …

The ability to identify nutrient-rich food and avoid toxic substances is essential for an
animal's survival. Although olfaction and vision contribute to food detection, the gustatory …

Insects use hygrosensation (humidity sensing) to avoid desiccation and, in vectors such as
mosquitoes, to locate vertebrate hosts. Sensory neurons activated by either dry or moist air …

Genetic approaches in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, have led to a major triumph in
the field of sensory biology—the discovery of multiple large families of sensory receptors …

Through analysis of the Drosophila ionotropic receptors (IRs), a family of variant ionotropic
glutamate receptors, we reveal that most IRs are expressed in peripheral neuron …

Background Environmental metagenomic analysis is typically accomplished by assigning
taxonomy and/or function from whole genome sequencing or 16S amplicon sequences …

Animals exhibit innate and learned preferences for temperature and humidity—conditions
critical for their survival and reproduction. Leveraging a whole-brain electron microscopy …