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Olfactory Response of the Spotted Asparagus Beetle, Crioceris duodecimpunctata (L.) to Host Plant Volatiles
The spotted asparagus beetle, Crioceris duodecimpunctata (L.) is an invasive host-specific pest of asparagus cultivations. To contribute to the...
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Navigation and orientation in Coleoptera: a review of strategies and mechanisms
Spatial orientation is important for animals to forage, mate, migrate, and escape certain threats, and can require simple to complex cognitive...
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The brain of fur seals, seals, and walrus (Pinnipedia): A comparative anatomical and phylogenetic study of cranial endocasts of semiaquatic mammals
Pinnipeds are semiaquatic carnivorans that spend most of their lives in water. Although there is currently a better understanding of the phylogenetic...
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Olfactory responses of Argentine stem weevil to herbivory and endophyte-colonisation in perennial ryegrass
Argentine stem weevil adults (ASW, Listronotus bonariensis ) feed on the leaves of agricultural grasses and their larvae mine the pseudostem, causing...
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Getting a glimpse into the sensory worlds of animals: the Editors’ and Readers’ Choice Awards 2024
The Editors’ and Readers’ Choice Awards were established in 2022 to celebrate some of the outstanding articles published every year in the Journal of...
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Ocean Acidification Amplifies the Olfactory Response to 2-Phenylethylamine: Altered Cue Reception as a Mechanistic Pathway?
With carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) levels rising dramatically, climate change threatens marine environments. Due to increasing CO 2 concentrations in the...
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The Chemosensory Repertoire of the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) Reveals Complementary Genetics of Olfactory and Vomeronasal-Type Receptors
Pitviper sensory perception incorporates diverse stimuli through the integration of trichromatic color vision, bifocal heat-sensing, and dual-system...
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Blue LED trap and commercial lure improve western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) monitoring in cucumber crops
Blue sticky traps contribute substantially to monitoring the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), in...
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Drivers of polar bear behavior and the possible effects of prey availability on foraging strategy
BackgroundChange in behavior is one of the earliest responses to variation in habitat suitability. It is therefore important to understand the...
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Immobilization of Olfactory Receptors Carried by Nanosomes onto a Gold Sensor Surface
Mammalian olfactory receptors (ORs) constitute the largest family of G-protein-coupled receptors, with up to about 1000 different genes per species,...
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Chromosome-level genome assembly of the deep-sea snail Phymorhynchus buccinoides provides insights into the adaptation to the cold seep habitat
BackgroundThe deep-sea snail Phymorhynchus buccinoides belongs to the genus Phymorhynchus (Neogastropoda: Raphitomidae), and it is a dominant specie...
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Orientation of Belminus triatomines to cockroaches and cockroaches’ fecal volatiles: an ethological approach
Most triatomine bugs (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) are hematophagous, though Belminus species can live off of cockroach hemolymph to complete...
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Studies on the host selection of a weed biological control candidate facilitate pre-release environmental safety assessments
Pre-release host specificity testing can reliably predict the environmental safety of weed biological control agent (BCA) candidates but typically...
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Bitter Taste and Olfactory Receptors: Beyond Chemical Sensing in the Tongue and the Nose
AbstractThe Up-and-Coming-Scientist section of the current issue of the Journal of Membrane Biology features the invited essay by Dr. Mercedes...
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A novel, short and easy-to-perform method to evaluate newborns’ social olfactory preferences
Humans’ early olfactory perception has been studied mainly within the framework of mother–offspring interactions and only a few studies have focused...
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Organization of the parallel antennal-lobe tracts in the moth
The olfactory pathways of the insect brain have been studied comprehensively for more than 40 years, yet the last decade has included a particularly...
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Endocranial cast anatomy of the Early Miocene glyptodont Propalaehoplophorus australis (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata) and its evolutionary implications
Propalaehoplophorus is an Early Miocene genus of glyptodonts, a group of extinct armored mammals closely related to armadillos and endemic to South...
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On how nitrogen fertilization affects the host election and oviposition behavior of the corn stunt spiroplasma vector, Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)
The corn leafhopper Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) is a serious maize pest widely distributed on the American continent. This is the most...
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Orientation in Time and Space
The species-specific endowment of various sensory organs enables animals to perceive changes in their environment and respond accordingly. The vast...
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Environmentally acquired chemical camouflage affects Pieris brassicae L. host plant selection and orientation behaviour of a larval parasitoid
Environmentally acquired chemical camouflage is a phenomenon, where a plant growing close to a strong volatile organic compound (VOC) emitter will...
