Water loss in insects: An environmental change perspective
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It is demonstrated that habitat alteration, climate change, biological invasions, pollution and overexploitation are likely to be having considerable effects on insect populations mediated through physiological responses (or the lack thereof) to water stress, and that these effects may often be non-intuitive.About:
This article is published in Journal of Insect Physiology.The article was published on 2011-08-01 and is currently open access. It has received 287 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Phenotypic plasticity.read more
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Wax, sex and the origin of species: Dual roles of insect cuticular hydrocarbons in adaptation and mating
Henry F.L. Chung,Sean B. Carroll +1 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that the evolution of insect CHCs may be ripe models for understanding ecological speciation, because the synthesis of these hydrocarbons in insect oenocytes occurs through a common biochemical pathway.
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Distinct combinations of variant ionotropic glutamate receptors mediate thermosensation and hygrosensation in Drosophila
Zachary A Knecht,Ana F. Silbering,Lina Ni,Mason Klein,Gonzalo Budelli,Rati Bell,Liliane Abuin,Anggie J Ferrer,Aravinthan D. T. Samuel,Richard Benton,Paul A. Garrity +10 more
TL;DR: It is shown that one of the most evolutionarily deeply conserved receptors, IR93a, is co-expressed and functions with IR21a and IR25a to mediate physiological and behavioral responses to cool temperatures and is identified as a common component of molecularly and cellularly distinct IR pathways important for thermosensation and hygrosensation in insects.
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Humidity affects populations of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in blueberry
TL;DR: The hypothesis that cultural practices that minimize lower humidity levels in crops can contribute to the management of D. suzukii is supported, as such methods may include open pruning, drip irrigation and field floor management.
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Ionotropic Receptor-dependent moist and dry cells control hygrosensation in Drosophila.
Zachary A Knecht,Ana F. Silbering,Joyner Cruz,Ludi Yang,Vincent Croset,Richard Benton,Paul A. Garrity +6 more
TL;DR: The studies reveal that humidity sensing in Drosophila, and likely other insects, involves the combined activity of two molecularly related but neuronally distinct hygrosensing systems.
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