Gustavo Ferreira Martins

TL;DR: RNAi-induced knockdown of transcript AeSigP-66,427, coding for a Na+/Ca2+ protein exchanger, specifically interfered with egg production and reduced sperm motility, which brought new insights into the molecular basis of sperm storage and identify potential targets for Ae.

TL;DR: The characterization of the midgut of B. morio supported an ecto-endoperitrophic circulation, contributing to a better understanding of the digestive process in this bee.

TL;DR: It is shown that A. aegypti survival can be reduced by the T. violaceus fourth larvae predation under laboratory conditions.

TL;DR: Comparative structural analyses of the heart and associated tissues in 4th instar larvae, pupae and adults of Aedes aegypti were undertaken using a combination of microscopy techniques, and it is observed that carmine stained inclusions corresponding to electron-dense structures resembling lysosomes that were more abundant and prominent in pupae, suggestive of increase of waste accumulation during pupation.

TL;DR: The observation of only one mitotic figure indicates that the proliferation of regenerative cells occurs at extremely low levels and there is not a direct relationship between the number of Regenerative cells and longevity in M. quadrifasciata anthidioides.