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Cover: View from a sled when travelling with an Inuit hunter in North Greenland (photograph by Nadine Gerth). N. Gerth, S. Sum, S. Jackson and J. M. Starck (pp. 1131-1139) investigated structural changes of locomotor muscles of Inuit sled dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) between the lazy summer season and the working winter season in locations differing in dog husbandry in Greenland. Muscle fiber atrophy during summer was more pronounced in a food-restricted group of dogs than in dogs in balanced energy budget. In winter, the muscle fibers regained full functionality. The capillary network remained unchanged throughout the year at both locations. - PDF Icon PDF LinkTable of contents
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Identification of SYWKQCAFNAVSCFamide: a broadly conserved crustacean C-type allatostatin-like peptide with both neuromodulatory and cardioactive properties
Mandibular gland secretions of meliponine worker bees: further evidence for their role in interspecific and intraspecific defence and aggression and against their role in food source signalling
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Sensory perception in a changing world – join us in Liverpool in March 2025
We are excited to invite you to a unique scientific conference, celebrating the 100-year anniversary of The Company of Biologists, and bringing together our different communities. The conference will incorporate the JEB Symposium Sensory Perception in a Changing World and the SEB satellite meeting. Find out more and register to join us in March 2025 in Liverpool, UK. Submit your abstract by 17 January 2025. Early-bird registration ends on 17 January 2025.
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In our new Conversation series focusing on extraordinary creatures, Tom Cronin and Sheila Patek tell us about the incredible biology of mantis shrimp, from their complex vision to their powerful striking abilities.
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In this Commentary, Shamil Debaere & colleagues argue the case for integration of behaviour into animal physiology, and advocate for behaviour to be considered as a physiological process.
Tiny ring-necked snakes keep warm heads despite their size
Some ectotherms are able to raise the temperature of certain body parts above the temperature of other regions & now Christian Fox and Albert Chung, with undergraduates from the University of Virginia, reveal that the heads of tiny ring-necked snakes can be 2.1C warmer than their tails, even though they are only 20cm long.
