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A self-sustaining wireless sensing and flight control device for beetles

AIP Advances
Insect-electronics hybrid robots integrate live insects with small electronic backpacks. These backpacks guide insect movement and sense environmental data. Due to size and payload constraints, high-capacity batteries are impractical for prolonged energy
Xin Huang, Wenhao Zhao, Meisong Yuan, Kaixuan Sun, Bo Yang   +4 more
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Soil salinity effects on pollen and pollinator visitation in a buzz‐pollinated glycophyte, Solanum carolinense

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Human activity has significantly altered the salt cycle, affecting an estimated 2.5 billion acres of soil worldwide. Elevated soil salinity is a well‐known plant stressor, but it may also affect interactions between plants and insects, which are often sodium limited.
Kylie Bill, David E. Carr
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of the Absence of Aliphatic Glucosinolates on Insect Herbivory in Arabidopsis [PDF]

, 2008
Aliphatic glucosinolates are compounds which occur in high concentrations in Arabidopsis thaliana and other Brassicaceae species. They are important for the resistance of the plant to pest insects.
Verbocht, Hans, Grandi Valentina, Schipper, Bert, Soloview, M., Aarts Mark G. M., de Vos Ric C. H., de Vos, Ric C H, Bovy, A., R. C. H. de Vos, Verbocht, H., de Vos, C.H., P. Morandini, Grandi, V., van Dam, Nicole M, J. Beekwilder, Beekwilder, Jules, van Leeuwen, W., Valentina Grandi, Molthoff Jos W., Aarts, Mark G M, Laszlo Szabados, Soloviev, M., Morandini, P., Soloviev, Mikhail, Bertossi Monica, M. Soloviev, Nicole M van Dam, de Vos, R.C.H., Molthoff, Jos W, Arnaud Bovy, Soloviev Mikhail, B. Schipper, Mizzi, Luca, Dam, N.M. van, Mark G M Aarts, Monica Bertossi, Vos, C.H., de, Szabados, L., W. van Leeuwen, H. Verbocht, Luca Mizzi, Bovy, Arnaud, Leeuwen van, W., Morandini, Piero, Piero Morandini, Leeuwen, W., van, Schipper Bert, Vos, R.C.H. de, Verbocht Hans, Jules Beekwilder, M. Bertossi, V. Grandi, Ric C H de Vos, Aarts, M.G.M., van Leeuwen, Wessel, Grandi, Valentina, Bovy, A.G., van Leeuwen Wessel, Leeuwen, W. van, L. Szabados, J. W. Molthoff, Schipper, B., Vos de, R.C.H., Morandini Piero, Mizzi Luca, Van Dam, N.M., Szabados, Laszlo, Beekwilder Jules, Molthoff, J.W., Jos W Molthoff, N. M. van Dam, L. Mizzi, Dam, N.M., van, Bert Schipper, Bovy Arnaud, Bertossi, M., van Dam Nicole M., Hans Verbocht, M. G. M. Aarts, A. Bovy, Mizzi, L., Beekwilder, J., Szabados Laszlo, Mikhail Soloviev, Bertossi, Monica, Wessel van Leeuwen   +85 more
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Mandible composition and properties in two selected praying mantises (Insecta, Mantodea)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Insects process their food with their cuticle‐based mouthparts. These feeding structures reflect their diversity and can, in some cases, showcase adaptations in material composition, mechanical properties, and shape to suit their specific dietary preferences.
Malo Roze, Stanislav N. Gorb, Timo Zeimet, Wencke Krings   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Flight dispersion in field and reproductive status of Scaptocoris castanea Perty (Hemiptera: Cydnidae)

EntomoBrasilis, 2019
. Flight dispersion is an adaptive trait to insects, since that make possible found new habitat with resources adequate to survive and reproduction. This behavior is reported in Scaptocoris castanea Perty (Hemiptera: Cydnidae), however few is known on ...
Camila Patrícia Ribeiro Souza, Leonardo Morais Turchen, Jamile Fernanda Silva Cossolin, Mônica Josene Barbosa Pereira   +3 more
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Variation in parrot jaw musculature

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Interspecific morphological differences in some superficial jaw muscles of parrots. Abstract Psittaciformes, the order encompassing parrots and their relatives, are highly diverse and generally known for having a strong beaks used for multiple behaviors. The muscles related to the masticatory apparatus should reflect this functional complexity; however,
Ana Carolina L. Faillace, Arin Berger, Marcelo Ismar S. Santana, Adam Hartstone‐Rose   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolution, types, and distribution of flight control devices on wings and elytra in bark beetles

Scientific Reports
Gaining the ability to fly actively was a ground-breaking moment in insect evolution, providing an unprecedented advantage over other arthropods. Nevertheless, active flight was a costly innovation, requiring the development of wings and flight muscles ...
Jakub Białkowski, Robert Rossa, Anna Ziemiakowicz, Jostein Gohli, Jakub Dymek, Jakub Goczał   +5 more
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Acute Imidacloprid Exposure Alters Mitochondrial Function in Bumblebee Flight Muscle and Brain

, 2021
Mitochondria are intracellular organelles responsible for cellular respiration with one of their major roles in the production of energy in the form of ATP.
Chloe Sargent, Chloe, Sargent, Chloe, Hardy, I. C. W., Lisa Chakrabarti, Lisa, Sargent, C., Davies, T.G. E., Chakrabarti, Lisa, Ebanks, B., Chakrabarti, L., Ebanks, Brad, Hardy, Ian C., Davies, T. G. E., Stoger, R., Hardy, Ian Charles Wrighton, Davies, T. G. Emyr, Stöger, Reinhard   +15 more
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Histology and fossil diagenesis of a pterosaur tooth from the Crato Formation (Lower Cretaceous of Brazil)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Pterosaur dental biology remains poorly understood despite its importance for comprehending feeding strategies and flight adaptations. Here, we present the first comprehensive histological analysis of an ornithocheiriform pterosaur tooth from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation (Santana Group, Northeast Brazil).
Tito Aureliano, Matheus P. S. Rocha, Francisco P. Lima‐Filho, Aline M. Ghilardi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Kinematic and Aerodynamic Analysis of a Coccinella septempunctata Performing Banked Turns in Climbing Flight

Biomimetics
Many Coccinella septempunctata flights, with their precise positioning capabilities, have provided rich inspiration for designing insect-styled micro air vehicles. However, researchers have not widely studied their flight ability. In particular, research
Lili Yang, Zhifei Fang, Huichao Deng
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