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The role of low levels of juvenile hormone Esterase in the metamorphosis of Manduca sexta
Journal of Insect Science, 2001 The activity of juvenile hormone esterase (JHE) in feeding fifth instar larvae of Manduca sexta increases gradually with larval weight and rises to a peak after larvae pass the critical weight when juvenile hormone secretion ceases.
M.H. Browder, L.J. D'Amico, H.F. Nijhout
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Salivary gland of Manduca sexta.
, 2017 CLSM animated GIF file showing the transition zone between the "large" and "small" tracts of the salivary gland (for explanation see Fig.
Istvan Miko (99068)
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Innate food preference in the larval tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta [PDF]
, 2017 Food preference can drive an organism to seek a specific food source even if another food, which can provide needed nutrition, is easier to obtain. Food preference can develop in different ways, including innate preference, i.e., organisms display food ...
Morrison, Michael
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Nature Communications, 2016 Foraging is energetically demanding for animals like hawkmoths that feed while flying. Here, Haverkamp et al. show that Manduca sexta has an innate preference for feeding on species of Nicotianawhose flower corolla length best matches the length of their
Alexander Haverkamp +4 more
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Feeding-induced rearrangement of green leaf volatiles reduces moth oviposition
eLife, 2013 The ability to decrypt volatile plant signals is essential if herbivorous insects are to optimize their choice of host plants for their offspring. Green leaf volatiles (GLVs) constitute a widespread group of defensive plant volatiles that convey a ...
Silke Allmann +7 more
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Journal of Lipid Research, 2004 NMR and electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry were used to show for the first time the presence of sphingomyelins in extracts of the tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta (Lepidoptera).
D.T.U. Abeytunga +6 more
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Re-evaluation of Manduca blackburni (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) [PDF]
, 1986 It is shown that Manduca blackburni is a species in its own right as originally described by Butler. It is related to M. quinquemaculata as well as M. sexta, a fact which escaped workers after Kirby (1892)
Riotte, JCE
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Moira Cristiá, AIDA: una historia de solidaridad artística transnacional (1979-1985)
Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos, 2021 Ramiro Manduca
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Journal of Lipid Research, 2006 The main triglyceride-lipase (TG-lipase) from the fat body of Manduca sexta has been identified as the homolog of Drosophila melanogaster CG8552. This protein is conserved among insects and also shares significant sequence similarity with vertebrate ...
Estela L. Arrese +2 more
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Manduca rustica cubana (Wood, 1915) General distribution. Cuba and Dominican Republic Distribution in the DR. Widespread throughout the country (Fig 1. B). Habitat. A regular species on the coast, much more common in wooded areas, at low and medium elevations. Host plants.
Hodecek, Jiri, Haxaire, Jean
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