Unlike woodland edges, flower strips do not act as a refuge for cabbage stem flea beetle aestivation.
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DOI: 10.1002/ps.7558
Abstract: BACKGROUND Semi-natural habitats are generally considered to be beneficial to natural enemies of crop pest and pollinators. However, they could also be used by pests, such as the Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle (CSFB), Psylliodes chrysocephala,… read more here.
Keywords: aestivation; stem flea; woodland; flower strips ... See more keywords
Aestivation induces widespread transcriptional changes in the African lungfish
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DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1096929
Abstract: Aestivation is a special ability possessed by some animals to cope with hot and dry environments utilizing dormancy. At a macroscopic level, dormant animals stop moving and eating. At the microscopic level, the expression of… read more here.
Keywords: aestivation; african lungfish; widespread transcriptional; induces widespread ... See more keywords
Aestivation Induces Changes in the mRNA Expression Levels and Protein Abundance of Two Isoforms of Urea Transporters in the Gills of the African Lungfish, Protopterus annectens
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DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00071
Abstract: The African lungfish, Protopterus annectens, is ammonotelic in water despite being ureogenic. When it aestivates in mucus cocoon on land, ammonia is detoxified to urea. During the maintenance phase of aestivation, urea accumulates in the… read more here.
Keywords: lungfish protopterus; protein abundance; expression; gills annectens ... See more keywords