Multimodal Chemosensory Integration through the Maxillary Palp in Drosophila [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2008 Drosophila melanogaster has an olfactory organ called the maxillary palp. It is smaller and numerically simpler than the antenna, and its specific role in behavior has long been unclear.
Takashi Shiraiwa
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Olfactory channels associated with the Drosophila maxillary palp mediate short- and long-range attraction [PDF]
eLife, 2016 The vinegar fly Drosophila melanogaster is equipped with two peripheral olfactory organs, antenna and maxillary palp. The antenna is involved in finding food, oviposition sites and mates.
Hany KM Dweck +10 more
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Divergent Evolutionary Pressures Shape Olfactory Sensitivity of the Maxillary Palps in Tephritidae Fruit Flies [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionOlfaction is a rapidly evolving sense. Given its diverse functions, from finding ecological niches to selection of mates, we hypothesized that olfaction is subjected to divergent evolutionary pressures.
Chaymae Fennine +5 more
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Wnt6 is required for maxillary palp formation in Drosophila. [PDF]
BMC Biol, 2013 Abstract Background Wnt6 is an evolutionarily ancient member of the Wnt family. In Drosophila, Wnt6 loss-of-function animals have not yet been reported, hence information about fly Wnt6 function is lacking. In wing discs, Wnt6 is expressed at the dorsal/ventral boundary in a pattern similar to that of wingless, an ...
Doumpas N, Jékely G, Teleman AA.
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Erratum to: Wnt6 is required for maxillary palp formation in Drosophila. [PDF]
BMC Biol, 2015 The online version of the original article can be found under doi:10.1186/1741-7007-11-104.
Doumpas N, Jékely G, Teleman AA.
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Ontogenetic Variations in the Sensory Organ Structure and Morphology on the Cephalic Appendages of Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) Larvae [PDF]
InsectsThe black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (Linnaeus, 1758), is a globally recognized resource insect for waste bioconversion and sustainable resource provision.
Yongjun Luo +6 more
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Functional development of carbon dioxide detection in the maxillary palp of Anopheles gambiae. [PDF]
J Exp Biol, 2015 Olfactory information drives several behaviours critical for the survival and persistence of insect pests and vectors. Insect behaviour is variable, linked to their biological needs, and regulated by physiological dynamics. For mosquitoes, carbon dioxide (CO2) is an important cue that signifies the presence of a host, and which elicits activation and ...
Omondi BA, Majeed S, Ignell R.
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Gravid Anopheles stephensi Detects Indole for Oviposition Despite the Ablation of Antennae and Maxillary Palps [PDF]
InsectsOviposition site selection is critical for mosquito population dynamics. Gravid mosquitoes rely on chemical cues to identify suitable breeding habitats.
John Agbetsi, Jiannong Xu
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Wnt gene regulation and function during maxillary palp development in Drosophila melanogaster
Developmental Biology, 2020 Wnt genes encode secreted ligands that play many important roles in the development of metazoans. There are thirteen known Wnt gene subfamilies and seven of these are represented in Drosophila melanogaster. While wingless (wg) is the best understood and most widely studied Wnt gene in Drosophila, the functions of many of the other Drosophila Wnt genes ...
Claudia C Mendes, Alistair P Mcgregor
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Impact of elevated CO2 level and egg quiescence duration on gene expression in the peripheral olfactory system of Aedes aegypti [PDF]
Scientific ReportsElevation in CO2 can significantly impact the biology of various organisms, affecting life-history traits of both aquatic and terrestrial forms, including disease-vectoring mosquitoes. For mosquitoes, this effect is accentuated by egg quiescence duration,
Sukritha Nalikkaramal +2 more
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