The Arnold Berliner Award 2014 [PDF]
, 2014 The Arnold Berliner Award (Thatje 2012) was established as part of the 100-year anniversary of Naturwissenschaften and was first awarded in 2013 (Fig. 1, Thatje 2013).
Thatje, Sven
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The role of proboscis of the malaria vector mosquito
Parasites & Vectors, 2011 Background The proboscis is an essential head appendage in insects that processes gustatory code during food intake, particularly useful considering that blood-sucking arthropods routinely reach vessels under the host skin using this proboscis as a probe.
Yoshimura Aya +6 more
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Comparative Behavior of \u3ci\u3ePyrellia Cyanicolor\u3c/i\u3e (Diptera: Muscidae) on the Moss \u3ci\u3eSplachnum Ampullaceum\u3c/i\u3e and on Substrates of Nutritional Value [PDF]
, 2017 (excerpt) Entomophily is commonly associated with flowering plants and their pollen vectors, but also occurs in other groups of plants. Among fungi, several genera of Phallaceae offer food rewards to calliphorid and muscid flies, which inadvertently ...
Cameron, Randall G, Troilo, David B
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of trypanosome prevalence in tsetse flies [PDF]
, 2017 Background: The optimisation of trypanosomosis control programs warrants a good knowledge of the main vector of animal and human trypanosomes in sub-Saharan Africa, the tsetse fly.
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Proboscis Lateralis : A Rare Bilateral Case in Association with Holoprosencephaly [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Proboscis lateralis is a very rare congenital craniofacial malformation characterized by a trunk like tubular appendage arising commonly from roof of the orbit near medial canthus.
Vasavi Kolluru, Sendhil Coumary
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Honeybees Learn Odour Mixtures via a Selection of Key Odorants [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND The honeybee has to detect, process and learn numerous complex odours from her natural environment on a daily basis. Most of these odours are floral scents, which are mixtures of dozens of different odorants.
Claudianos, Charles +3 more
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Lateral Proboscis (Elephant Tusk) with Orofacial Clefts: A Report of a Rare Case
Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2018 Lateral proboscis is a rare congenital anomaly. Lateral proboscis is a rare craniofacial malformation characterized by a rudimentary tubular, nose-like structure occurring in association with a wide spectrum of other anomalies. We presented a seven-month-
Sunday O. Ajike +4 more
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The Allometry of Bee Proboscis Length and Its Uses in Ecology. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Allometric relationships among morphological traits underlie important patterns in ecology. These relationships are often phylogenetically shared; thus quantifying allometric relationships may allow for estimating difficult-to-measure traits across ...
Daniel P Cariveau +6 more
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Colossendeis species (Pycnogonida: Colossendeidae) collected during the Italica XIX cruise to Victoria Land (Antarctica), with remarks on some taxonomic characters of the ovigers [PDF]
, 2007 The pycnogonid fauna of the genus Colossendeis collected during the Italica XIX cruise to Victoria Land (Ross Sea, Antarctica) was studied. A total of 19 specimens of six species were collected: Colossendeis australis (6), C. wilsoni (3), C.
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Multitasking roles of mosquito labrum in oviposition and blood feeding
Frontiers in Physiology, 2015 Reception of odorants by two main head appendages, antennae and maxillary palps, is essential for insects’ survival and reproduction. There is growing evidence in the literature suggesting that the proboscis is also an olfactory appendage and its ...
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