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    Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Reveals the Complex Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Ultraviolet-B Tolerance in Brassica rapa var. rapa

    In the agricultural areas of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation varies widely. UV-B can affect the growth and development of plants. Turnip (Brassica rapa var. rapa) is an important traditi...

    Yu Zhang, Jiancan Du, Tingting Ni, Danni Yang in Journal of Plant Growth Regulation (2024)

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    An Approach to Observing and Quantifying Real-Time Mandibular Muscle Topology in the Trap-Jaw Ant Odontomachus monticola by Synchrotron Imaging

    The ant Odontomachus monticola has a pair of elongated mandibles that can manipulate a variety of objects including food, brood and nestmates. Anatomical and theoretical studies indicate that different tasks may ...

    Zixin Wang, Wei Zhang, Jianing Wu, Yunqiang Yang in Journal of Insect Behavior (2020)

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    BrrICE1.1 is associated with putrescine synthesis through regulation of the arginine decarboxylase gene in freezing tolerance of turnip (Brassica rapa var. rapa)

    In the agricultural areas of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, temperature varies widely from day to night during the growing season, which makes the extreme temperature become one of the limiting factors of crop yield. ...

    **n Yin, Yunqiang Yang, Yanqiu Lv, Yan Li, Danni Yang, Yanling Yue in BMC Plant Biology (2020)

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    Functional Compensation in a Honey bee’s Damaged Tongue while Dip** Nectar

    A honey bee has to visit 3000 flowers to produce one-gram of honey. A honey bee’s hairy tongue dips at an average frequency of 5 Hz, and its glossal hairs erect rhythmically, performing like an opening and clo...

    Yue Chen, Jianing Wu, Yunqiang Yang, Shaoze Yan in Journal of Insect Behavior (2020)

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    Feeding Kinematics and Nectar Intake of the Honey Bee Tongue

    Most flower-visiting insects employ highly-evolved organs to feed themselves rapidly and efficiently on the floral nectar. A honey bee drives its segmented tongue (glossa) covered by dense hairs reciprocatingl...

    Rengao Zhu, Hesong Lv, Tianye Liu, Yunqiang Yang, Jianing Wu in Journal of Insect Behavior (2016)