2025
The first complete 3D reconstruction and morphofunctional mapping of an insect eye
Makarova A, Chua N, Diakova A, Desyatirkina I, Gunn P, Pang S, Xu C, Hess H, Chklovskii D, Polilov A. The first complete 3D reconstruction and morphofunctional mapping of an insect eye. ELife 2025, 14: rp103247. PMID: 40310676, PMCID: PMC12045625, DOI: 10.7554/elife.103247.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Multiscale head anatomy of Megaphragma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)
Desyatirkina I, Makarova A, Pang S, Xu C, Hess H, Polilov A. Multiscale head anatomy of Megaphragma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae). Arthropod Structure & Development 2023, 76: 101299. PMID: 37666087, DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2023.101299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThree-dimensional electron microscopyParasitoid waspsLarge insectsEvolutionary benefitsTracheal systemWhole insectsMorphological workSubcellular structuresSubcellular levelInsectsSpeciesStomatogastric nervous systemMegaphragmaNeuron nucleiNucleated cellsWaspsGenusSet of musclesNervous systemOrgan systemsMicroinsectsComplexity of organizationsStructural planUltrastructureCells
2021
Sight of parasitoid wasps accelerates sexual behavior and upregulates a micropeptide gene in Drosophila
Ebrahim SAM, Talross GJS, Carlson JR. Sight of parasitoid wasps accelerates sexual behavior and upregulates a micropeptide gene in Drosophila. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 2453. PMID: 33907186, PMCID: PMC8079388, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22712-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAnimalsAnimals, Genetically Modifiedbeta-Carotene 15,15'-MonooxygenaseCarnivoryDrosophilaDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsDrosophila simulansFemaleFertilityGene Expression RegulationMaleNeuronsPattern Recognition, VisualReceptors, Ionotropic GlutamateReceptors, OdorantSexual Behavior, AnimalWaspsConceptsWasp speciesParasitoid waspsParasitoid wasp speciesInsect speciesAdult DrosophilaInsect worldMating behaviorMutational analysisGene expressionFemale fliesWaspsGenesDrosophilaSpeciesFliesDramatic upregulationDefensive responsesWidespread deathVisual circuitsInsectsMicropeptidesBehavioral responsesNervous systemHundreds of thousandsUnexpected responses
2014
Hornet Stings Presenting to a Primary Care Hospital in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka
Wijerathne BT, Rathnayake GK, Agampodi SB. Hornet Stings Presenting to a Primary Care Hospital in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. Wilderness And Environmental Medicine 2014, 25: 122-126. PMID: 24411975, DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2013.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Phylogenetic Signal and Noise: Predicting the Power of a Data Set to Resolve Phylogeny
Townsend JP, Su Z, Tekle YI. Phylogenetic Signal and Noise: Predicting the Power of a Data Set to Resolve Phylogeny. Systematic Biology 2012, 61: 835-849. PMID: 22389443, DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/sys036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhylogenetic signalPhylogenetic noisePhylogenetic treeAdditional sequence dataRate of evolutionPhylogenetic researchPhylogenetic experimental designSequence dataImpact of collectionInternodesPower of resolutionFundamental unitTreesPhylogeneticsPhylogenyPolytomyGenesLociPotential signalsSignalsExample data setsData setsMolecular characterization of Ephestia kuehniella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) transferrin and its response to parasitoid Venturia canescens (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae Gravenhorst)
Guz N, Kilincer N, Aksoy S. Molecular characterization of Ephestia kuehniella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) transferrin and its response to parasitoid Venturia canescens (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae Gravenhorst). Insect Molecular Biology 2012, 21: 139-147. PMID: 22229520, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2011.01129.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsect transferrinsDeduced amino acid sequenceFull-length cDNAPupal developmental stagesAmino acid sequenceLast larval instarNorthern blot analysisSignificant homologyChilo suppressalisFat bodyAcid sequenceMediterranean flour mothBombyx moriPlutella xylostellaSpodoptera lituraMolecular characterizationLarval instarsMolecular massDevelopmental stagesGalleria mellonellaChoristoneura fumiferanaAmino acidsOvary tissuesVenturia canescensIron-binding protein transferrin
2011
Taxon Sampling and the Optimal Rates of Evolution for Phylogenetic Inference
Townsend JP, Leuenberger C. Taxon Sampling and the Optimal Rates of Evolution for Phylogenetic Inference. Systematic Biology 2011, 60: 358-365. PMID: 21303824, DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syq097.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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