Current opinion in insect science最新文献

To each their own: the diversity of primary sex determination signals in insects. 各取所需：昆虫主要性别决定信号的多样性。

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Current opinion in insect science Pub Date : 2025-07-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101414

Filippo Guerra, Eveline C Verhulst

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Engineering New CRISPR-Mediated Population Control for Tephritid Pests. 新型crispr介导的鼠瘟虫种群控制技术

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Current opinion in insect science Pub Date : 2025-07-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101415

Serafima Davydova, Angela Meccariello

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Recent advances on hormones and behavior in vertebrates: inspiration for and from invertebrate science. 脊椎动物的激素和行为的最新进展：来自无脊椎动物科学的启示。

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Current opinion in insect science Pub Date : 2025-07-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101409

Luke Remage-Healey

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The evolution of queen competitions to boost productivity. 女王竞争的进化是为了提高生产力。

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Current opinion in insect science Pub Date : 2025-07-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101413

Patrick Kennedy

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Endosymbionts interacting with sex-determining genes and processes. 与性别决定基因和过程相互作用的内共生生物。

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Current opinion in insect science Pub Date : 2025-07-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101410

Laura C Fricke, Matthew D Villalta, Amelia Ri Lindsey

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Dynamics and evolution of transposable elements in mosquito genomes 蚊子基因组转座因子的动态和进化。

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Current opinion in insect science Pub Date : 2025-06-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101406

Josquin Daron, Alexander Bergman, Louis Lambrechts

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Neuroendocrine control of insect aggression: do environmental stressors modulate aggressive behavior? 昆虫攻击的神经内分泌控制：环境压力源是否调节攻击行为？

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Current opinion in insect science Pub Date : 2025-06-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101407

Marlène Goubault , Alice Roux , Mathieu Bussy , Elizabeth A Tibbetts

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tRNA expression and modifications as critical components in the biology of blood-feeding arthropods tRNA的表达和修饰是血食性节肢动物生物学的关键组成部分。

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Current opinion in insect science Pub Date : 2025-06-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101404

Melissa Kelley , Patrick A Limbach , Joshua B Benoit

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Crosstalk between environmental factors and sex determination pathway: insights from lepidopteran insects and cladoceran crustaceans 环境因素与性别决定途径之间的串扰：来自鳞翅目昆虫和枝海洋甲壳类动物的启示。

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Current opinion in insect science Pub Date : 2025-06-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101403

Yasuhiko Kato , Hajime Watanabe

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Cooperation and conflict in termite societies 白蚁社会中的合作与冲突。

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Current opinion in insect science Pub Date : 2025-06-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101401

Judith Korb

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