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Exploring the relationship between tychoparthenogenesis and inbreeding depression in the Desert Locust, Schistocerca gregaria. [PDF]

Ecol Evol, 2017
Tychoparthenogenesis, a form of asexual reproduction in which a small proportion of unfertilized eggs can hatch spontaneously, could be an intermediate evolutionary link in the transition from sexual to parthenogenetic reproduction.
Little CJ, Chapuis MP, Blondin L, Chapuis E, Jourdan-Pineau H.   +4 more
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Processing of sky compass cues and wide-field motion in the central complex of the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) [PDF]

, 2018
1. Polarization-sensitive neurons of the locust central complex show azimuthdependent responses to unpolarized light spots. This suggests that direct sunlight supports the sky polarization compass in this brain area. / 2.
Pegel, Uta
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The Multivariate Regression Models Suggested as Standardising Tools for Categorising Solitarious and Gregarious Groups of the Main Pest Locust, Schistocerca gregaria, Produce Reproducible Results [PDF]

Insects
Outbreaks of the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria affect some of the poorest parts of Africa, with devastating outcomes. The key to understanding and dealing with this problematic adaptation to environmental changes is comparing gregarious and ...
Somia Saadi, Noureddine Bakkali, Rubén Martín-Blázquez, Abdelmounim Badih, Mohammed Bakkali   +4 more
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Role of the venus kinase receptor in the female reproductive physiology of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2017
Venus kinase receptors (VKR) are a subfamily of invertebrate receptor tyrosine kinases, which have only recently been discovered. They contain an intracellular tyrosine kinase domain and an extracellular Venus FlyTrap domain.
Lenaerts C, Palmans J, Marchal E, Verdonck R, Vanden Broeck J.   +4 more
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In Search for Pheromone Receptors: Certain Members of the Odorant Receptor Family in the Desert Locust Schistocerca gregaria (Orthoptera: Acrididae) Are Co-expressed with SNMP1. [PDF]

Int J Biol Sci, 2017
Under given environmental conditions, the desert locust (Schistocera gregaria) forms destructive migratory swarms of billions of animals, leading to enormous crop losses in invaded regions.
Pregitzer P, Jiang X, Grosse-Wilde E, Breer H, Krieger J, Fleischer J.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Sensilla-Specific Expression of Odorant Receptors in the Desert Locust Schistocerca gregaria [PDF]

Frontiers in Physiology, 2019
The desert locust Schistocerca gregaria recognizes multiple chemical cues, which are received by olfactory sensory neurons housed in morphologically identifiable sensilla.
Xingcong Jiang, Heinz Breer, Pablo Pregitzer   +2 more
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CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Knockout of the Corazonin Gene Indicates Its Regulation on the Cuticle Development of Desert Locusts (Schistocerca gregaria) [PDF]

Insects
The desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) represents one of the most destructive agricultural pests globally, renowned for its ability to form massive swarms that can devastate crops and threaten food security across vast regions.
Yingying He, Qiang Yan, Yong Bi, Guosheng Liu, Shuang Hou, Xinyi Chen, Xiaoming Zhao, Xueyao Zhang, Min Zhang, Jianzhen Zhang, Binbin Ma, Benjamin Warren, Siegfried Roth, Tingting Zhang   +13 more
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Identification and Characterization of Two "Sensory Neuron Membrane Proteins" (SNMPs) of the Desert Locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Orthoptera: Acrididae). [PDF]

J Insect Sci, 2016
Pheromone-responsive neurons of insects not only require specific receptors but in addition several auxiliary components, including the “sensory neuron membrane protein,” SNMP.
Jiang X, Pregitzer P, Grosse-Wilde E, Breer H, Krieger J.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Potential of the Desert Locust Schistocerca gregaria (Orthoptera: Acrididae) as an Unconventional Source of Dietary and Therapeutic Sterols. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2015
Insects are increasingly being recognized not only as a source of food to feed the ever growing world population but also as potential sources of new products and therapeutic agents, among which are sterols.
Cheseto X, Kuate SP, Tchouassi DP, Ndung'u M, Teal PE, Torto B.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Molecular cloning and characterization of the allatotropin precursor and receptor in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria. [PDF]

Front Neurosci, 2015
Allatotropins (ATs) are pleiotropic neuropeptides initially isolated from the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta. In 2008, the first receptor for AT-like peptides (ATR) was characterized in Bombyx mori.
Lismont E, Vleugels R, Marchal E, Badisco L, Van Wielendaele P, Lenaerts C, Zels S, Tobe SS, Vanden Broeck J, Verlinden H.   +9 more
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