Flight motor modulation with speed in the hawkmoth Manduca sexta.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2016.10.003
Abstract: The theoretical underpinnings for flight, including animal flight with flapping wings, predict a curvilinear U-shaped or J-shaped relationship between flight speed and the power required to maintain that speed. Experimental data have confirmed this relationship… read more here.
Keywords: insects; manduca sexta; speed; physiology ... See more keywords
Identification of Aminopeptidase-N2 as a Cry2Ab binding protein in Manduca sexta
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DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2017.01.006
Abstract: HIGHLIGHTSCry1Ab and Cry2Ab toxins do not share binding sites in Manduca sexta.Cry2Ab does not bind ALP or cadherin proteins.Cry2Ab binds APN2. ABSTRACT Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ab toxin has been used in combination with Cry1Ac for resistance… read more here.
Keywords: protein; manduca sexta; cry2ab binding; toxin ... See more keywords
Learning to feed in the dark: how light level influences feeding in the hawkmoth Manduca sexta
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2021.0320
Abstract: Nocturnal insects like moths are essential for pollination, providing resilience to the diurnal pollination networks. Moths use both vision and mechanosensation to locate the nectary opening in the flowers with their proboscis. However, increased light… read more here.
Keywords: hawkmoth manduca; light levels; insects; manduca sexta ... See more keywords