An atlas of larval organogenesis in the European shore crab Carcinus maenas L. (Decapoda, Brachyura, Portunidae)
The life history stages of brachyuran crustaceans include pelagic larvae of the Zoea type which grow by a series of moults from one instar to the next. Zoeae actively feed and possess a wide range of organ sys... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - July 6, 2018 Category: Zoology Authors: Franziska Spitzner, Rebecca Meth, Christina Kr üger, Emanuel Nischik, Stefan Eiler, Andy Sombke, Gabriela Torres and Steffen Harzsch Tags: Research Source Type: research
The development and metamorphosis of the indirect developing acorn worm Schizocardium californicum (Enteropneusta: Spengelidae)
Enteropneusts are benthic marine invertebrates that belong to the deuterostome phylum Hemichordata. The two main clades of enteropneusts are defined by differences in early life history strategies. In the Spen... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - June 20, 2018 Category: Zoology Authors: Paul Gonzalez, Jeffrey Z. Jiang and Christopher J. Lowe Tags: Research Source Type: research
The effect of pre-laying maternal immunization on offspring growth and immunity differs across experimentally altered postnatal rearing conditions in a wild songbird
Prenatal antibody transfer is an immune-mediated maternal effect by which females can shape postnatal offspring resistance to pathogens and parasites. Maternal antibodies passed on to offspring provide primary... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - June 19, 2018 Category: Zoology Authors: Rafa ł Martyka, Ewa B. Śliwińska, Mirosław Martyka, Mariusz Cichoń and Piotr Tryjanowski Tags: Research Source Type: research
Unity in diversity: a survey of muscular systems of ctenostome Gymnolaemata (Lophotrochozoa, Bryozoa)
Myoanatomical studies of adult bryozoans employing fluorescent staining and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) have been chiefly conducted on freshwater bryozoans. The diversity of muscular systems in t... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - June 7, 2018 Category: Zoology Authors: Thomas F. Schwaha and Andreas Wanninger Tags: Research Source Type: research
Similar rates of morphological evolution in domesticated and wild pigs and dogs
Whether the great morphological disparity of domesticated forms is the result of uniformly higher evolutionary rates compared to the wild populations is debated. We provide new data on changes of skull dimensi... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - May 23, 2018 Category: Zoology Authors: Madeleine Geiger and Marcelo R. S ánchez-Villagra Tags: Research Source Type: research
Differences in the reliance on cuticular hydrocarbons as sexual signaling and species discrimination cues in parasitoid wasps
Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHC) have been documented to play crucial roles as species- and sex-specific cues in the chemical communication systems of a wide variety of insects. However, whether they are sufficien... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - May 10, 2018 Category: Zoology Authors: Jan Buellesbach, Sebastian G. Vetter and Thomas Schmitt Tags: Research Source Type: research
Genome sequencing of Rhinorhipus Lawrence exposes an early branch of the Coleoptera
Rhinorhipidae Lawrence, 1988 is an enigmatic beetle family represented by a single species, Rhinorhipus tamborinensis Lawrence, 1988, from Australia, with poorly established affinities near the superfamily Elater... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - May 2, 2018 Category: Zoology Authors: Dominik Kusy, Michal Motyka, Carmelo Andujar, Matej Bocek, Michal Masek, Katerina Sklenarova, Filip Kokas, Milada Bocakova, Alfried P. Vogler and Ladislav Bocak Tags: Research Source Type: research
Functional characterization of the Hyles euphorbiae hawkmoth transcriptome reveals strong expression of phorbol ester detoxification and seasonal cold hardiness genes
The European spurge hawkmoth, Hyles euphorbiae (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae), has been intensively studied as a model organism for insect chemical ecology, cold hardiness and evolution of species delineation. To unde... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - May 1, 2018 Category: Zoology Authors: M. Benjamin Barth, Katja Buchwalder, Akito Y. Kawahara, Xin Zhou, Shanlin Liu, Nicolas Krezdorn, Bj örn Rotter, Ralf Horres and Anna K. Hundsdoerfer Tags: Research Source Type: research
A reply to Nieberding and Holveck: beyond experimental design and proximate mechanisms - mate choice in the face of sexual conflict
We summarise our work on male mating behaviour in the tropical butterfly Bicyclus anynana, responding to the commentary provided by Nieberding and Holveck. We acknowledge that our laboratory studies are not free ... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - April 27, 2018 Category: Zoology Authors: Klaus Fischer, Isabell Karl, Ian A. N. Dublon and Tobias Kehl Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Commentary on Kehl et al. “Young male mating success is associated with sperm number but not with male sex pheromone titres”
Over the last years, several studies suggested that male courtship activity is more important than female preference for male secondary sexual traits in determining male mating success in the butterfly Bicyclu... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - April 26, 2018 Category: Zoology Authors: Caroline Marie Nieberding and Marie-Jeanne Holveck Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
How does temperature affect functional kleptoplasty? Comparing populations of the solar-powered sister-species Elysia timida Risso, 1818 and Elysia cornigera Nuttall, 1989 (Gastropoda: Sacoglossa)
Despite widespread interest in solar-powered sea slugs (Sacoglossa: Gastropoda), relatively little is know about how they actually perform functional kleptoplasty. Sister-taxa Elysia timida and E. cornigera provi... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - April 24, 2018 Category: Zoology Authors: Elise Marie Jerschabek Laetz and Heike W ägele Tags: Research Source Type: research
House sparrows ’ (Passer domesticus) behaviour in a novel environment is modulated by social context and familiarity in a sex-specific manner
Exploratory behaviour is one of the best-investigated behavioural traits. However, little is known about how differences in familiarity, i.e. in the knowledge and previous experience with a companion can influ... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - April 20, 2018 Category: Zoology Authors: Beniamino Tuliozi, Gerardo Fracasso, Herbert Hoi and Matteo Griggio Tags: Research Source Type: research
Meta-populational demes constitute a reservoir for large MHC allele diversity in wild house mice (Mus musculus)
The MHC class I and II loci mediate the adaptive immune response and belong to the most polymorphic loci in vertebrate genomes. In fact, the number of different alleles in a given species is often so large tha... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - April 20, 2018 Category: Zoology Authors: Miriam Linnenbrink, Meike Teschke, Inka Montero, Marie Vallier and Diethard Tautz Tags: Research Source Type: research
Shape variation and modularity of skull and teeth in domesticated horses and wild equids
In horses, the morphological changes induced by the process of domestication are reportedly less pronounced than in other species, such as dogs or pigs – although the horses’ disparity has rarely been empirica... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - April 19, 2018 Category: Zoology Authors: Laura Heck, Laura A. B. Wilson, Allowen Evin, Madlen Stange and Marcelo R. S ánchez-Villagra Tags: Research Source Type: research
Does the early social environment prepare individuals for the future? A match-mismatch experiment in female wild cavies
The social environment that mothers experience during pregnancy and lactation has a strong effect on the developing offspring. Whether offspring can be adaptively shaped to match an environment that is similar... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - April 16, 2018 Category: Zoology Authors: Susanne Sangenstedt, Carsten Szardenings, Norbert Sachser and Sylvia Kaiser Tags: Research Source Type: research
