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

Trade-offs between producing costly movements for gathering information ('explore') and
using previously acquired information to achieve a goal ('exploit') arise in a wide variety of …

Research on insect flight control has focused primarily on the role of wings. Yet abdominal
deflections during flight can potentially influence the dynamics of flight. This paper assesses …

Reaching and inspecting objects is an intricate part of human life, which is shared by a
diversity of animals across phyla. In addition to appendages like legs and antennae, some …

This study investigates the ecological interaction between honeybees (Apis mellifera) and
fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) plants, examining the mutual benefits of this relationship. Field …

Nocturnal insects like moths are essential for pollination, providing resilience to the diurnal
pollination networks. Moths use both vision and mechanosensation to locate the nectary …

The morphology of the proboscis and associated feeding organs was studied in several
nectar‐feeding hawk moths, as well as a specialized honey‐feeder and two supposedly …

Visually guided reaching, a regular feature of human life, comprises an intricate neural
control task. It includes identifying the target's position in 3D space, passing the …

Vigilant animals detect and respond to threats in the environment, often changing posture
and movement patterns. Vigilance is modulated not only by predators but also by …

Whiskers are important tactile structures widely used across mammals for a variety of
sensory functions, but it is not known how bats—representing about a fifth of all extant …