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The influence of camouflage and prey type on predatory decisions of jumping spider [PDF]
, 2013 Decisions made by predators during predatory encounters are often based on multiple factors that may influence the outcome of the encounters. For stalking predators their visibility to the prey and the ability of their prey to escape may be important ...
Bartos Maciej
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Maxadilan, a PAC1 receptor agonist from sand flies [PDF]
Peptides, 2007 In 1991, a potent 61 amino acid vasodilator peptide, named maxadilan, was isolated from the salivary glands of the sand fly. Subsequently, it was shown that this peptide specifically and potently activated the mammalian PAC1 receptor, one of the three receptors for PACAP. These studies and the link between maxadilan and leishmaniasis are discussed.
Ethan A, Lerner +2 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract The complex evolutionary history behind modern mammalian chewing performance and hearing function is a result of several changes in the entire skeletomuscular system of the skull and lower jaw. Lately, exciting multifunctional 3D analytical methods and kinematic simulations of feeding functions in both modern and fossil mammals and their ...
Julia A. Schultz
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Distribution of putative male sex pheromones among Lutzomyia sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae).
, 2002 Male Lutzomyia longipalpis produce terpene sex pheromones in glandular tissue underlying the cuticle. The pheromones are transmitted to the surface via cuticle-lined ducts (measuring 0.25 microm in diameter), each of which reaches the surface in the ...
Brazil, RP +6 more
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New Canadian Records of Asilidae (Diptera) From an Endangered Ontario Ecosystem [PDF]
, 2018 The Asilidae (Diptera) of Bosanquet (northern Lambton County, Ontario) are surveyed. Forty-one species are recorded. Twelve species are published for the first time from Canada: Atomosia puella, Cerotainia albipilosa, Cerotainia macrocera, Holcocephala ...
Skevington, Jeffrey H
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Sand-flies and Kala-azar [PDF]
Nature, 1927 IN the issue of NATURE dated Mar. 26, p. 460, there is a letter from the Kala-azar Commission of the Royal Society working in north China in which the claim is made that for the first time an infection with kala-azar has been produced by means of the intraperitoneal inoculation of the midgut contents of the genus Phlebotomus into an experimental animal.
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract The anatomical description of the hourglass dolphin (Cephalorhynchus cruciger) and the spectacled porpoise (Phocoena dioptrica) remains largely unexplored, due to limited specimen availability and preservation challenges. This study employed digital imaging techniques, conventional histology, and computed tomography to provide visualization of
Jean‐Marie Graïc +26 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019 Phlebotomine sand flies are insects that are highly relevant in medicine, particularly as the sole proven vectors of leishmaniasis. Accurate identification of sand fly species is an essential prerequisite for eco-epidemiological studies aiming to better ...
Agathe Chavy +9 more
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023 IntroductionFemale sand flies are hematophagous, feeding on animals and in the process serve as vectors for Leishmania, the parasites that cause leishmaniasis in humans.
Mahmud Usman +11 more
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New Prey Families for \u3ci\u3eCrabro Advena\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) [PDF]
, 2017 Three new prey families of adult Diptera are presented for Crabro advena, bringing to 14 the total number of fly families captured by this euryphagous wasp.
Kurczewski, Frank E
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