• Acheron (Achn), a phylogenetically-conserved member of the Lupus antigen family of RNA binding proteins, was initially identified as a novel cell death-associated gene from the intersegmental muscles of the tobacco hawkmoth Manduca sexta. (zfin.org)
  • A female hawkmoth ( Manduca sexta ) tries to drink from scented filter paper. (the-scientist.com)
  • A female hawkmoth ( Manduca sexta ) locates sources of nectar and decides where to lay its eggs via olfactory cues. (the-scientist.com)
  • Molecular interactions between the specialist herbivore Manduca sexta (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) and its natural host Nicotiana attenuata. (mpg.de)
  • The hawk moth, Manduca sexta, was chosen as the model organism because of its unique endothermic, synchronous flight muscles that are more analogous to vertebrates than invertebrate species. (usd.edu)
  • Highly magnified hawk moth scales (Manduca sp. (dpascan.com)
  • cDNA cloning and in situ hybridization of Δ11-desaturase, a key enzyme of pheromone biosynthesis in Ostrinia scapulalis (Lepidoptera:Crambidae)[J]. Journal of Insect Physiology, 2006, 52(5):430-435. (zgswfz.com.cn)
  • 2013. Persistence of double-stranded RNA in insect hemolymph as a potential determiner of RNA interference success: Evidence from Manduca sexta and Blattella germanica . (upf-csic.es)
  • Journal of Insect Physiology , 59(2):171-178. (upf-csic.es)
  • Journal of Insect Physiology , 57(12):1677-1681. (upf-csic.es)
  • Journal of insect physiology. (illinois.edu)
  • Rebers J.E., Niu J., Riddiford L.M. (1997) Structure and spatial expression of the Manduca sexta MSCP14.6 cuticle gene, Insect Biochem. (apidologie.org)
  • Certain species of hawk moths have been widely used in scientific research aimed at better understanding insect physiology and animal flight. (dpascan.com)
  • 10] Michaud M R, Denlinger D L. Oleic acid is elevated in cell membranes during rapid cold-hardening and pupal diapause in the flesh fly, Sarcophaga crassipalpis [J]. Journal of Insect Physiology, 2006, 52(10):1073-1082. (zgswfz.com.cn)
  • To illustrate the specificity with which this plant tailors its defense responses to different herbivores, I contrast the responses to mechanical damage (simulates the response to some mammalian browsers) and to jasmonate (JA) elicitation with the response to attack from a specialized lepidopteran herbivore, Manduca sexta . (oup.com)
  • Kiely M.L., Riddiford L.M. (1985) Temporal programming of epidermal cell protein synthesis during the larval-pupal transformation of Manduca sexta , Wilhelm Roux's, Arch. (apidologie.org)
  • Tobacco Rattle Virus vector: A rapid and transient means of silencing Manduca sexta genes by plant mediated RNA interference. (mpg.de)
  • In the potential function as a developmental protein, Hemolin has been shown to increase close to pupation in Manduca sexta, and is induced during diapause and by 20-Hydroxyecdysone in Lymantria dispar. (wikipedia.org)
  • Parasitization has an enormous impact on hosts physiology of which five major effects are discussed in this review: the impact on immune responses, induction of developmental arrest, increases in lipid levels, apoptosis and nutrient releases. (mdpi.com)
  • abstract = "Male Manduca sexta moths are attracted to a mixture of two components of the female's sex pheromone at the natural concentration ratio. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Digestive duet: midgut digestive proteinases of Manduca sexta ingesting Nicotiana attenuata with manipulated trypsin proteinase inhibitor expression. (mpg.de)
  • In the moth Manduca and the cricket Acheta ,functional studies have shown that its cognate receptor (DH-R) is related to the mammalian CRF receptor. (silverchair.com)
  • It was first discovered in immune-challenged pupae of Hyalophora cecropia and Manduca sexta. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the potential function as a developmental protein, Hemolin has been shown to increase close to pupation in Manduca sexta, and is induced during diapause and by 20-Hydroxyecdysone in Lymantria dispar. (wikipedia.org)
  • A switch in the control of growth of the wing imaginal disks of Manduca sexta. (duke.edu)
  • For the nocturnal hawkmoth Manduca sexta tactile input has an important role in flower inspection, but there is no knowledge about the use of visual floral guides in this behaviour. (biologists.com)
  • A flight sensory-motor to olfactory processing circuit in the moth Manduca sexta. (wvu.edu)
  • Elastic proteins in the flight muscle of Manduca sexta. (nih.gov)
  • The flight muscles (DLM1) of the Hawkmoth, Manduca sexta are synchronous, requiring a neural spike for each contraction. (nih.gov)
  • A salivary GMC oxidoreductase of Manduca sexta re-arranges the green leaf volatile profile of its host plant. (mpg.de)
  • Complete metamorphosis in Manduca sexta involves specific changes in DNA methylation patterns. (mpg.de)
  • CpJHE-like exhibited all the seven typical motifs of the functional JHEs and had the highly consistent tertiary structure with Manduca sexta JHE (MsJHE). (chinaagrisci.com)
  • R. Verspui and J.R. Gray (2009) Visual stimuli induced by self-motion and object-motion modify odour-guided flight of male moths (Manduca sexta L. (usask.ca)
  • 1997. Neurons associated with a novel motor pattern expressed during metamorphosis of the hawkmoth, Manduca sexta . (usask.ca)
  • Miller, J.S. (2005) Eicosanoids Influence In Vitro Elongation of Plasmatocytes from the Tobacco Hornworm, Manduca sexta . (niu.edu)
  • Miller, J.S. and Stanley, D.W. (2004) Lipopolysaccharide Evokes Microaggregation Reactions to Hemocytes Isolated from Tobacco Hornworms, Manduca sexta . (niu.edu)
  • Manduca sexta. (niu.edu)
  • Tobacco hornworm caterpillars (Manduca sexta) in an MRI scanner. (studyfinds.org)
  • Responses of Descending Visually-Sensitive Neurons in the Hawkmoth, Manduca sexta , to Three-Dimensional Flower-Like Stimuli. (bioone.org)
  • This paper investigated the response of descending visually sensitive neurons in the cervical connectives of the hawkmoth, Manduca sexta L. (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae), to flower-like stimuli. (bioone.org)
  • In this study we investigate crop-emptying rate and nectar allocation in Manduca sexta (Sphingidae), and how sex and activity influence these physiological patterns. (arizona.edu)
  • 17. Snyder MJ, Stevens JL, Andersen JF, Feyereisen R Expression of Cytochrome P450 genes in the CYP4 family in midgut and fat body of the tobacco Hornworm Manduca sexta. (adenosine-receptor.com)
  • 18. Stevens JL, Snyder MJ, Koener JF, Feyereisen R Inducible P450s in the CYP9 family members from larval Manduca sexta midgut. (adenosine-receptor.com)
  • 22. Nijhout HF, Williams MC Handle of moulting and metamorphosis inside the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta: development of the last-instar larva and the choice to pupate J Exp Biol 61: 493501. (adenosine-receptor.com)
  • 23. Nijhout HF, Williams MC Handle of moulting and metamorphosis in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta: cessation of juvenile hormone secretion as a trigger for pupation. (adenosine-receptor.com)
  • Multifaceted biological insights from a draft genome sequence of the tobacco hornworm moth, Manduca sexta. (mpg.de)
  • The effect of fertilizer regime on trichome- and lamellar-based resistance in the wild tomato species, Lycopersicon hirsutum f. glabratum C. H. Mull accession PI 134417, to three insect pests of tomato, the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta (L.), the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), and the tomato fruitworm, Heliocoverpa zea (Boddie), was examined. (ncsu.edu)
  • A stationary Carolina sphinx moth ( Manduca sexta ) is the Cinderella of the animal kingdom. (the-scientist.com)
  • In the hawk moth (Manduca sexta ), fruit fly ( Drosophila melanogaster ) and Bengalese finch ( Lonchura striata domestica ), explicit timing codes have been discovered that control fast-timescale behavior (flight maneuvers and song), slower tasks like respiration, and sensory evoked decisions. (nih.gov)
  • These lipid droplets store fat in the cells of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta . (nih.gov)
  • Manduca, A 1995, ' Embedded zerotree wavelet compression of medical images ', Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings , vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 441-442. (elsevierpure.com)
  • The approach requires insight from behavior, physiology, and physics, providing an integrative perspective into organismal biology. (unc.edu)
  • Our genomic analysis has provided novel information on the CCEs of the silkworm, which will be of value to understanding the biology, physiology and evolution of insect CCEs. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In combination, SNMP-1 and SNMP-2 may contribute more broadly to normal development or adult physiology. (sc.edu)
  • These differences in physiology may be linked to distinct ways males and females maximize their own fitness. (arizona.edu)
  • Manduca, A 2005, Analysis of dynamic magnetic resonance elastography data . (elsevierpure.com)
  • Genetic and environmental factors, such as smoking, exercise, and diet, impart significant alterations to normal physiology that define the rate an organism ages ( Harman, 2001 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • In this scenario, the gut of caterpillars has a close resemblance to the structure and physiology of the human gut . (studyfinds.org)
  • The aim of this study was to increase our understanding of the spinal cord physiology through the study of the properties of spinal hemodynamic response to the natural or electrical stimulation of afferent fibers. (lww.com)