...°C. Each letter denotes when nymphs were sampled for ion flux, osmolality and gene expression studies (as described in Materials and Methods, see Table S1 ). Letters D, F and H denote when a new cohort of naive nymphs was added to each exposure for a subset of the ion flux data. Dashed lines...

... steroid regulation provides integrative insights into how peripheral tissue may modulate reproductive behavior in a manner independent of the HPG axis. Gene expression Ovaries Reproduction Sex steroids Steroidogenesis Testes Nation Science Foundation DBI2305741 Gonadal sex...

... and cognition in the insect brain. Apis mellifera Proboscis extension reflex Gene expression DWV Learning enhancement C. B. Dennis British Beekeepers’ Research Trust Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca University of Aberdeen http://dx.doi.org/10.13039...

... availability in organisms is sensed and monitored by nutrient-sensing pathways that can trigger physiological changes or alter gene expression. Previous studies have proposed that one such signalling pathway, the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR), underpins a form of adaptive plasticity when individuals...

... to gonadal development, and another investigating the rapid molecular responses to conflicting thermal cues in the red-eared slider turtle ( Trachemys scripta ). Using gene expression as a proxy of timing of commitment to gonadal fate, results from the first study show that exposure to high amounts...

... of cell cycle progression rates drives differences in larval diapause termination, and adult emergence timing, between early- and late-emerging European corn borer strains. Cell cycle Diapause Phenology Gene expression University of Florida http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100007698...

... , D. et al. ( 2020 ). Correlation between intermediary metabolism, Hsp gene expression, and oxidative stress-related proteins in long-term thermal-stressed Mytilus galloprovincialis . Am. J. Physiol. 319 , R264 - R281 . 10.1152/ajpregu.00066.2020 Feidantsis , K...

... suggests that thermal physiology is largely stage-specific at the level of gene expression, and thus natural selection may be acting on different loci during the independent thermal adaptation of different life stages. Data availability All raw transcriptomic datasets from this study are available...

.... Climate Change Development Gene Expression National Science Foundation http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000001 2114111 The long-standing interest of biologists in how organisms respond to environmental temperatures goes back to Aristotle ( Peck, 1942 ) and has taken on increased...

... with the much larger number that changed in the RCH group (1860), and there were many differences between CS and RCH ticks (1376 genes). This is different from what was observed in flesh flies exposed to similar CS and RCH treatments ( Teets et al., 2012 ). In Teets et al. (2012) , gene expression profiles...

... Colour vision Opsin Gene expression Visual pigment Retinal topography Visual acuity Australian Research Council http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000923 FT190100313 LE100100074 DP180102363 DP150102710 DE200100620 DE180100949 The University of Queensland...

... circulating glucose concentrations. In contrast to mammals, the glucose-lowering effect does not involve activation of AMPK. Amino acids Glycolysis Gluconeogenesis AMPK signaling Gene expression Enzyme activity Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada http://dx.doi.org...

... gene and protein expression in response to increasing spring photoperiods that may aid in their decision when to migrate from wintering areas. Bunting Gene expression Migration Proteome Songbird Twice a year, billions of birds undertake to-and-fro long-distance nocturnal journeys...

... bees ( Apis mellifera ). Macronutrients Nutrition Pesticide Stress response Survival Gene expression Regression Animals, including insects, balance their intake of macronutrients to optimize their fitness ( Raubenheimer and Simpson, 1997 ). Different ratios of macronutrients...

.... Metabolism Life-history evolution Trade-off Longevity Fecundity Social insects Gene expression * Author for correspondence ( [email protected] ) Competing interests The authors declare no competing or financial interests. 6 7 2020 22 2 2021 © 2021. Published...

... be associated with muscle growth and excessive oxygen requirement. For each gene expression assay, we extracted total RNA from the tissue using trizol solution (Ambion, 15596-018), and checked its quality using a Nanodrop 2000c; the ratio of 260/280 close 2.0 was accepted as pure RNA. A 1 μg RNA aliquot...

... size and mass, lipid content in the fat body, cold tolerance and expression of genes related to cold tolerance, metabolism and stress throughout colony development. We found that bumble bee worker physiology and gene expression patterns shift from reproductive-like to diapause-like as the colony ages...

... in the timing of breeding in females are reflected in differences in candidate gene expression and, if so, whether these differences occur in the upstream (hypothalamus) or downstream (ovary and liver) parts of the neuroendocrine system. We used 72 female great tits from two generations of lines artificially...

... is shown to stimulate bicarbonate secretion into the lumen through NKCC2 inhibition and precipitate high Ca/Mg ions in seawater in the eel intestine, which enhances water absorption and promotes seawater adaptation. Bicarbonate secretion Euryhaline teleost Gene expression Intestine Molecular...

... to the expression of the foraging gene. Workers outside the nest are more exploratory than those inside. Collective behavior Exploration Foraging Gene expression Invasive species Behavioral ecology Personality Repeatability Exploratory behavior is fundamental for how animals interact...