Manduca sexta
Feeding behavior in the nocturnal moth Manduca sexta is mediated mainly by blue receptors, but where are they located in the retina?
... hawkmoth Manduca sexta was measured in free- choice ...the Manduca sexta photopigment P450, while green-sensitive receptors containing P520 play a minor ...
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TRANSEPITHELIAL POTENTIAL AND ALKALIZATION IN AN IN SITU PREPARATION OF TOBACCO HORNWORM (MANDUCA SEXTA) MIDGUT
... Tobacco hornworms (Manduca sexta) were raised as in previous studies (Moffett et al. 1982). Larvae weighing 7–9 g, and in day 4 of the fifth instar, were used. Although larvae of this size have probably ...
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Allatotropin is a cardioacceleratory peptide in Manduca sexta
... Fig. 1. Whole mount of the abdominal ganglion (A–C) and transverse nerve (D–F) of adult Manduca sexta showing allatotropin- and CCAP-immunoreactive neurosecretory cells and processes in green and red ...
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Respecified larval proleg and body wall muscles circulate hemolymph in developing wings of Manduca sexta pupae
... of Manduca sexta pupae represent hemolymph movement and that APRM contractions during the pupal motor pattern produce robust hemolymph flow in the wings independently of intersegmental muscle contractions ...
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Identification and characterization of the bombykal receptor in the hawkmoth Manduca sexta
... hawkmoth Manduca sexta (Linnaeus 1763) release pulses of a species-specific sex- pheromone blend of eight aliphatic aldehydes while calling for their ...
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Adaptation in pheromone sensitive trichoid sensilla of the hawkmoth Manduca sexta
... recordings Manduca sexta (Johannson) moths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) were raised from eggs, feeding on an artificial diet (modified from Bell and Joachim, ...
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Flight control in the hawkmoth Manduca sexta: the inverse problem of hovering
... In some cases ill-posed problems can be made well posed via regularization, a process for adding assumptions about the solution (Tikhonov, 1963). For example, a recent study of simulated bipedal running and walking ...
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Cardioactive Peptides from the CNS of a Caterpillar, the Tobacco Hornworm, Manduca Sexta
... A semi-isolated caterpillar heart bioassay was used to detect the presence of endogenous cardioactive material in the CNS of Manduca sexta larvae.. Cardioactivity was detected in all ner[r] ...
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Degenerative changes in the structure of neuromuscular junctions of Manduca sexta during metamorphosis
... Degeneration of the neuromuscular junctions: TEM observations The neuromuscular junctions in the larval dorsal longitudinal muscles of Manduca sexta have been described previously Rheube[r] ...
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Associative olfactory learning in the moth Manduca sexta
... moth Manduca sexta, olfactory stimuli are used to navigate successfully to nectar-bearing flowers, to host plants for oviposition and to conspecifics for mating (Christensen and Hildebrand, ...
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Inhibition of midgut ion transport by allatotropin (Mas AT) and Manduca FLRFamides in the tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta
... Manduca sexta L., originally derived from a colony of USDA (North Dakota) stock, were reared and staged as described by Chamberlin et al. (1997). Larvae were reared individually on a commercial diet (no. ...
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The biomechanical and neural control of hydrostatic limb movements in Manduca sexta
... hornworm, Manduca sexta, this grip is released at the start of the proleg swing phase through the activation of a ‘retractor’ muscle attached to the planta (Belanger et ...
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Control of Moulting and Metamorphosis in the Tobacco Hornworm, Manduca Sexta (L ): Growth of the Last Instar Larva and the Decision to Pupate
... The dynamics of growth and the timing of release of the brain's prothoracicotropic hormone PTTH in final instar larvae of Manduca sexta are consistent with the following hypothesis.. At [r] ...
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Localization and release of FMRFamide like immunoreactivity in the cerebral neuroendocrine system of Manduca sexta
... The distribution of FMRFamide-like immunoreactivity FLI in the cerebral neuroendocrine system of the moth, Manduca sexta, is described and evidence is provided for calcium-dependent rele[r] ...
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Reversible Alkalinization by Manduca Sexta Midgut
... pH of the cells, apical folds and basal folds in different regions of the isolated, double-perfused midgut of Manduca sexta larvae Midgut region Compartment.. Apical folds Cells Basal fo[r] ...
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Modulation of ecdysis in the moth Manduca sexta
... The sequential behaviours shown by insects at ecdysis are due to the sequential release of various hormones, but the transition from one phase to the next can be fine-tuned by inhibitory influences. The ecdysis sequence ...
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NADPH diaphorase activity in the antennae of the hawkmoth Manduca sexta
... A total of 295 antennal preparations (mostly 8 m m longitudinal sections through five flagellar annuli per preparation) from adult Manduca sexta males and from two females were used for the NADPH diaphorase ...
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Mitochondrial arginine kinase in the midgut of the tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta)
... that Manduca sexta and Limulus polyphemus are widely divergent arthropods, perhaps a lack of coupling with ANT may be a general characteristic of arthropod mitochondrial ...
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A comparative study of odorant binding protein genes: differential expression of the PBP1 GOBP2 gene cluster in Manduca sexta (Lepidoptera) and the organization of OBP genes in Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera)
... of olfactory receptor neurons (Vogt and Riddiford, 1981; Steinbrecht et al., 1992, 1995; Leal et al., 1999; Sandler et al., 2000). OBPs are the first gene products in the biochemical pathway detecting diverse ...
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The parasitic wasp Cotesia congregata uses multiple mechanisms to control host (Manduca sexta) behaviour
... Some parasites alter the behaviour of their hosts. The larvae of the parasitic wasp Cotesia congregata develop within the body of the caterpillar Manduca sexta. During the initial phase of wasp development, ...
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