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Oviposition

Known as: Ovipositions, egg laying, egg-laying 
The process of laying or shedding fully developed eggs (OVA) from the female body. The term is usually used for certain INSECTS or FISHES with an… 
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Nutritive value of 15 single pollens and pollen mixes tested on larvae produced by bumblebee workers (Bombus terrestris, Hymenoptera: Apidae)
AbstractLaboratory trials were performed at 27 °C on micro-colonies comprised of three Bombus terrestris workers. They were fed… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Schistosomiasis Mansoni: Novel Chemotherapy Using a Cysteine Protease Inhibitor
Background Schistosomiasis is a chronic, debilitating parasitic disease infecting more than 200 million people and is second only… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Insect oviposition induces volatile emission in herbaceous plants that attracts egg parasitoids
SUMMARY The egg parasitoid Trissolcus basalis (Wollaston) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) responded to synomones emitted by leguminous… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Sex-peptide is the molecular basis of the sperm effect in Drosophila melanogaster
Mating elicits two major changes in the reproductive behavior of many insect females. The egg-laying rate increases and the… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
IL-10 and the Dangers of Immune Polarization: Excessive Type 1 and Type 2 Cytokine Responses Induce Distinct Forms of Lethal Immunopathology in Murine Schistosomiasis
To dissect the controversial roles of type 1 and type 2 cytokines to the pathogenesis of schistosomiasis, we generated IL-10/IL-4… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Effect of various essential oils on Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae).
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Climate change has affected the breeding date of tree swallows throughout North America
Increasing evidence suggests that climate change has affected the breeding and distribution of wildlife. If such changes are due… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Cost of mating in Drosophila melanogaster females is mediated by male accessory gland products
FEMALE Drosophila melanogaster with environmentally1–3 or genetically4 elevated rates of mating die younger than controls. This… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Female canaries are sexually responsive to special song phrases
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Tumour necrosis factor α restores granulomas and induces parasite egg-laying in schistosome-infected SCID mice
SCHISTOSOMIASIS (bilharzia) is a parasitic disease caused by several species of schistosome worms (blood flukes). The key… 
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