News articles tagged with 'larvae'
Larvae shun the light
— 23 Jun 2009 10:33 | BiologyDrosophila larvae avoid light during the foraging stage of their development. Research published in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience shows that both 5-HT (serotonergic) and... — full story
Midge keeps invasive mosquito in check, aiding native mosquitoes
— 4 Jun 2009 15:14 | BiologyIn a drama played out across the southeastern U.S. in containers as small as a coffee cup, native and invasive mosquito larvae compete for resources and try to avoid getting eaten.... — full story
Timing is everything for northern shrimp populations in the north Atlantic
— 8 May 2009 04:54 | EnvironmentEven for Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis), which support commercial fisheries worldwide, timing is everything in life. The tiny creatures, eaten in shrimp rolls and shrimp salad,... — full story
You don't call, you don't write: Connectivity in marine fish populations
— 26 Mar 2009 11:39 | EnvironmentChildren of baby boomers aren't the only ones who have taken to setting up home far from where their parents live. A new study published this week in the Proceedings of the National... — full story
Maggot therapy similar to standard care for leg ulcers
— 22 Mar 2009 17:40 | HealthLarval (maggot) therapy has similar health benefits and costs compared with a standard treatment for leg ulcers, find two studies published on bmj.com... — full story
Novel findings on the evolution of parasitism
— 13 Jan 2009 16:12 | Biology150 years after Darwin's epochal 'On the Origin of Species' many questions about the molecular basis of evolution are still waiting for answers. How are signalling pathways changed... — full story
Flies may reveal evolutionary step to live birth
— 25 Nov 2008 22:36 | BiologyA species of fruit fly from the Seychelles Islands often lays larvae instead of eggs, UC San Diego biologists have discovered. Clues to how animals switch from laying eggs to live birth... — full story
Scientists find dual-use sexual attraction and population-control chemicals in nematodes
— 31 Jul 2008 15:30 | BiologyOrganisms ranging from humans to plants to the lowliest bacterium use molecules to communicate. Some chemicals trigger the various stages of an organism's development, and still others... — full story
River damming leads to dramatic decline in native fish numbers
— 10 Jul 2008 13:49 | EnvironmentDamming of the Colorado River over the last century, alongside introduction of game fish species, has led to an extensive decline in numbers of native fish whilst introduced species... — full story
Parasitoid turns its host into a bodyguard
— 4 Jun 2008 21:31 | BiologyThere are many examples of parasites that induce spectacular changes in the behaviour of their host. Flukes, for example, are thought to induce ants, their intermediate host, to move... — full story