Diversity of RNA viruses in the cosmopolitan monoxenous trypanosomatid Leptomonas pyrrhocoris [PDF]
BMC Biology, 2023 Background Trypanosomatids are parasitic flagellates well known because of some representatives infecting humans, domestic animals, and cultural plants.
Diego H. Macedo +17 more
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Parasites of firebugs in Austria with focus on the “micro”-diversity of the cosmopolitan trypanosomatid Leptomonas pyrrhocoris [PDF]
Parasitology Research, 2023 In this work, we investigated parasites of the firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus in Austria and demonstrated that in addition to the extensively studied Leptomonas pyrrhocoris, it can also be infected by Blastocrithidia sp.
Jan Votýpka +2 more
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Steroid receptor coactivator TAIMAN is a new modulator of insect circadian clock. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2023 TAIMAN (TAI), the only insect ortholog of mammalian Steroid Receptor Coactivators (SRCs), is a critical modulator of ecdysone and juvenile hormone (JH) signaling pathways, which govern insect development and reproduction.
Vlastimil Smykal +10 more
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Comparative Analysis of Three Trypanosomatid Catalases of Different Origin [PDF]
Antioxidants, 2021 Most trypanosomatid flagellates do not have catalase. In the evolution of this group, the gene encoding catalase has been independently acquired at least three times from three different bacterial groups.
Ľubomíra Chmelová +7 more
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Habitat Temperatures of the Red Firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus: The Value of Small-Scale Climate Data Measurement [PDF]
Insects, 2023 Ambient temperature is a main parameter that determines the thriving and propagation of ectothermic insects. It affects egg and larval development as well as adults’ survival and successful overwintering.
Helmut Käfer +2 more
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Light and Temperature Synchronizes Locomotor Activity in the Linden Bug, Pyrrhocoris apterus
Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 Circadian clocks are synchronized with the external environment by light and temperature. The effect of these cues on behavior is well-characterized in Drosophila, however, little is known about synchronization in non-model insect species.
Joanna Kotwica-Rolinska +2 more
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Effect of Male Body Size on Female Reproduction in Pyrrhocoris apterus (L.) (Heteroptera, Pyrrhocoridae) [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Females and males of the abundant heteropteran species Pyrrhocoris apterus (L.) mate with the larger of the available partners. The male benefits from copulation with a large female, which is more productive than a small female.
Alois Honek, Zdenka Martinkova
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Body size and mating success in Pyrrhocoris apterus (Heteroptera)
European Journal of Entomology, 2003 The effects of body size on mating success and duration of copulation were investigated in Pyrrhocoris apterus. Under laboratory conditions relative mating success of small and large males was investigated in groups of 2 males (majority sex) : 1 female ...
Alois Honêk
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European Journal of Entomology, 2001 The aim of this study was to determine if there is a latitudinal gradient in the photoperiodic regulation of wing dimorphism in the flightless bug, Pyrrhocoris apterus (L.).
Radomir Socha
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Salivary proteins potentially derived from horizontal gene transfer are critical for salivary sheath formation and other feeding processes [PDF]
Communications BiologyHerbivorous insects employ an array of salivary proteins to aid feeding. However, the mechanisms behind the recruitment and evolution of these genes to mediate plant-insect interactions remain poorly understood.
Hai-Jian Huang +9 more
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