Current opinion in insect science最新文献

COIS Editorial. 编辑的事情。

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Current opinion in insect science Pub Date : 2025-05-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101387

Bryony C Bonning, Jérôme Casas

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Editorial overview: Adaptive Genomic of Economically Important Insects. 编辑概述：经济上重要昆虫的适应性基因组。

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Current opinion in insect science Pub Date : 2025-05-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101386

Alberto S Corrêa, Andy P Michel, Diogo C Cabral-de-Mello

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Origin of eusociality in termites: was genetic monogamy essential? 白蚁群居性的起源：遗传一夫一妻制是必要的吗？

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Current opinion in insect science Pub Date : 2025-05-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101388

Christine A Nalepa, Nathan Lo, Kiyoto Maekawa

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Prospects for application of population genetics for control of tsetse flies in Africa 群体遗传学在非洲采采蝇防治中的应用前景。

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Current opinion in insect science Pub Date : 2025-05-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101389

Richard Echodu , Robert Opiro , Winnie Okeyo , Rosemary Bateta , Paul O Mireji

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Mosquito sex determination: recent advances and applications. 蚊子性别测定：最新进展及应用。

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Current opinion in insect science Pub Date : 2025-05-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101385

Melanie Hempel, Joseph D Warren, Jiangtao Liang, Christen Hughes, Zhijian Tu

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Genomics of urban adaptation and exaptation in mosquitoes and consequences for vectorial capacity. 蚊子对城市适应和排斥的基因组学及其媒介能力的影响。

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Current opinion in insect science Pub Date : 2025-05-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101384

James E Fifer, Michael Amoa-Bosompem, Dvorah Nelson, Eleanor R Terner, Amel J Clifford, Skylar Tan, Noah H Rose

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Evolution of gene regulatory networks in insects 昆虫基因调控网络的进化

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Current opinion in insect science Pub Date : 2025-05-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101365

Takumi Karasawa , Shigeyuki Koshikawa

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Biogenic amines in honey bee cognition: neurochemical pathways and stress impacts 蜜蜂认知中的生物胺：神经化学途径和应激影响

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Current opinion in insect science Pub Date : 2025-04-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101376

Muhammad Fahad Raza, Wenfeng Li

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Sex determination in moths and butterflies: Masculinizer as key player 飞蛾和蝴蝶的性别决定：雄性化是关键角色

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Current opinion in insect science Pub Date : 2025-04-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101375

Arjen E van‘t Hof , Atsuo Yoshido , František Marec

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The relevance of goal directed movement for insect pest control 目标导向运动与害虫防治的相关性

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Current opinion in insect science Pub Date : 2025-04-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101374

Ajay Narendra , Dinesh Rao

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