LOCUSTA-MIGRATORIA
Rapid cold hardening improves recovery of ion homeostasis and chill coma recovery time in the migratory locust, Locusta migratoria
... locust Locusta migratoria, the present study examined the relationship between recovery of ion homeostasis and recovery from chill coma following cold shock (CS, 2h at ...
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The Olfactory Co-receptor Orco from the Migratory Locust (Locusta migratoria) and the Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria): Identification and Expression pattern
... species, Locusta migratoria and Schistocera gregaria, which encode the olfactory receptor co-receptor ...L. migratoria were visualized by in situ ...
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Photoperiod induced plasticity of thermosensitivity and acquired thermotolerance in Locusta migratoria
... locust Locusta migratoria is poikilothermic and native to sub-Saharan ...L. migratoria are routinely exposed to extremes in heat that can surpass 40°C, and internal temperature can be as much as ...
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A comparison of the effects of two putative diuretic hormones from Locusta migratoria on isolated locust malpighian tubules
... of Locusta migratoria. Locusta-DP was synthesised directly, whereas the dimeric AVP-like IDH was obtained by oxidation of a synthetic nonapeptide ...that Locusta- DP causes strong stimulation ...
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Evidence for the hormonal function of a CRF related diuretic peptide (Locusta DP) in Locusta migratoria
... In Locusta migratoria, diuretic peptides similar to arginine vasopressin (AVP), corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) have been described as diuretic ...1991b; ...
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Cold tolerance is linked to osmoregulatory function of the hindgut in Locusta migratoria
... of Locusta migratoria (Linnaeus 1758) were obtained from a commercial supplier (Peter Andersen Aps, Fredericia, Denmark) and maintained at 25°C under a 12 h light:12 h dark light ...L. migratoria of ...
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Endocrine Activity During Insect Embryogenesis Control of Events in Development Following the Embryonic Moult (Locusta Migratoria and Locustana Pardalina, Orthoptera)
... Diagrammatic drawings of ligatured eggs of Locusta migratoria to illustrate the effect of dividing the embryo between the thorax and abdomen into blood-tight compartments before and afte[r] ...
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The Control of Water Loss in Locusta Migratoria Migratorioides R & F
... This does not mean that some water-transport mechanism cannot explain the curvilinear relationship between cuticular transpiration and saturation deficit at 300 C shown by the present wo[r] ...
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The Control of Water Loss in Locusta Migratoria Migratorioides R & F
... Water loss by simple diffusion from the open spiracles of a non-ventilating locust proceeds at slightly more than the loss from a resting locust with normal respiratory movements Table 2[r] ...
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Studies on the Effects of the Removal of the Frontal Ganglion in Locusta Migratoria L
... The growth in weight of male fourth instar locusts from which the frontal ganglion had been removed and which were: given daily injections of distilled water, O O; given daily injections[r] ...
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Studies on the Effects of the Removal of the Frontal Ganglion in Locusta Migratoria L
... In locusts from which the frontal ganglion had been removed the epidermal cells were small, the nuclei were closely packed, the cytoplasm was weakly basophilic, and the nucleoli, if visi[r] ...
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Innervation of the ventral diaphragm of the locust (Locusta migratoria)
... Spontaneous electrical activity in diaphragm preparation with ganglion chain together with dorsal nerves up to meta thoracic ganglion intact, a Recording from two adjacent segments; PMN [r] ...
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Photoinactivation of an identified motoneurone in the locust Locusta migratoria
... We have investigated the long-term effects of photoinactivation of the soma of an identified motoneurone in the locust with regard to the spread of degeneration within the neurone from t[r] ...
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Changes in Chemoreceptor Sensilla on the Maxillary Palps of Locusta Migratoria in Relation to Feeding
... In Locusta, however, active vibration of the palps virtually stops after feeding Blaney & Chapman, 1970 so that stimulation of the palp sensilla is unlikely to occur in any case, and pos[r] ...
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The Control of Changes in Peripheral Sensilla Associated with Feeding in Locusta Migratoria (L )
... Severing the recurrent nerve plus the posterior pharyngeal nerves, or the frontal connectives, completely prevented the normal increase in resistance, while cutting the nervi corpora car[r] ...
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The Gregarious Behaviour of Marching Locusta Migratoria Migratorioides (R & F ) Hoppers
... In hopper contacts the test individual gave and received both mechanical and optical stimuli from the marching background hoppers in the cage, whereas in gallery hoppers there were only [r] ...
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OCTOPAMINERGIC MODULATION OF THE FOREWING STRETCH RECEPTOR IN THE LOCUST LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA
... The response of the wing SR to sinusoidal movements was enhanced in a dosedependent manner when octopamine was injected into the haemolymph of almost intact animals Figs 2, 3 or when the[r] ...
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Connections of Hindwing Tegulae with Flight Neurones in the Locust, Locusta Migratoria
... migratoria, the main findings were i that there are two distinct groups of afferents arising from the hindwing tegulae, ii that tegula afferents make excitatory connections to elevator m[r] ...
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Thermal avoidance during flight in the locust Locusta migratoria
... Using abdominal deflections as indicators of steering direction, we tested whether tethered flying locusts generate steering manoeuvres in response to laterally located heat lamps with o[r] ...
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Hearing in Certain Orthoptera
... In the light of the findings of Pumphrey & Rawdon-Smith 1939 on the response of the tympanal organs of Locusta migratoria to modulated sound it was to be expected that the nervous discha[r] ...
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