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Populations of important pollinators, such as bumble bees and honey bees, are declining at alarming rates worldwide. Parasites… Expand

The ventral lateral neurons (LNvs) of the Drosophila brain that express the period (per) and pigment dispersing factor (pdf… Expand

Many biochemical, physiological and behavioural processes in organisms ranging from microorganisms to vertebrates exhibit… Expand

There are two main classes of hormones in insects: 1) the true hormones produced by epithelial glands and belonging to the… Expand

THE expression patterns of the recently discovered family of semaphorin genes suggests that they have widespread roles in… Expand

The period protein (PER) is a essential component of the circadian clock in Drosophila melanogaster. Although PER-containing… Expand

Development, growth, and survival of Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Aedes aegypti (L.) were determined at six constant… Expand

The pero1 and the pers mutations in Drosophila melanogaster, which seem to eliminate or speed up, respectively, the clocks… Expand

1. The larval ecdyses of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca , and of the oak silkmoth, Antheraea , occur during specific times of the… Expand

Three mutants have been isolated in which the normal 24-hour rhythm is drastically changed. One mutant is arrhythmic; another has… Expand