Arthropods - Research News and Information

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Collective behavior in an early Cambrian arthropod.

8 Oct 2008 Examples that indicate collective behavior in the fossil record are rare. A group association of specimens that belong to a previously unknown arthropod from the Chengjiang Lagerstätte, China, provides evidence that such behavior was present in the ... Read more...

Wolbachia: master manipulators of invertebrate biology.

29 Sep 2008 Wolbachia are common intracellular bacteria that are found in arthropods and nematodes. These alphaproteobacteria endosymbionts are transmitted vertically through host eggs and alter host biology in diverse ways, including the induction of ... Read more...

Male-killing endosymbionts: influence of environmental conditions on persistence of host metapopulation.

31 Aug 2008 BACKGROUND: Male killing endosymbionts manipulate their arthropod host reproduction by only allowing female embryos to develop into infected females and killing all male offspring. Because of the reproductive manipulation, we expect them to have an ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Arthropods'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Collective behavior in an early Cambrian arthropod. 8 Oct 2008
• Wolbachia: master manipulators of invertebrate biology. 29 Sep 2008
• Male-killing endosymbionts: influence of environmental conditions on persistence of host metapopulation. 31 Aug 2008
• An invasive plant-fungal mutualism reduces arthropod diversity. 30 Jul 2008
• [Arthropod bite reactions and pyodermias] 30 Jul 2008
• Evaluation of sampling methods and development of sample plans for estimating predator densities in cotton. 30 Jul 2008
• Diversity cascades in alfalfa fields: from plant quality to agroecosystem diversity. 30 Jul 2008
• Caterpillar-induced bleeding syndrome in a returning traveller. 13 Jul 2008
• Tryptophan quenching as linear sensor for oxygen binding of arthropod hemocyanins. 5 Jul 2008
• Sperm allocation strategies and female resistance: a unifying perspective. 29 Jun 2008
• Dengue fever in Rio: Macumba versus Voltaire. 29 Jun 2008
• Temperature-dependent plasticity of segment number in an arthropod species: the centipede Strigamia maritima. 29 Jun 2008
• Trace metal concentrations in Antarctic sea spiders (Pycnogonida, Pantopoda). 22 Jun 2008
• The diversity of reproductive parasites among arthropods: Wolbachia do not walk alone. 22 Jun 2008
• Do giant claws mean giant bodies? An alternative view on exaggerated scaling relationships. 21 Jun 2008
• Arthropod 7SK RNA. 17 Jun 2008
• Biochemical and functional evidence of p53 homology is inconsistent with molecular phylogenetics for distant sequences. 15 Jun 2008
• Toxic activities of Brazilian centipede venoms. 2 Jun 2008
• Millipede burn at an unusual site mimicking child abuse in an 8-year-old girl. 30 May 2008
• Risk of occupational allergy to stored grain arthropods and false pest-risk perception in Czech grain stores. 30 May 2008

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Technical information about 'Arthropods'

Definition: Members of the phylum Arthropoda of the animal kingdom, composed of organisms having a hard, jointed exoskeleton and paired jointed legs, and including among other classes, the ARACHNIDA and INSECTS, many species of which are important medically as parasites or as vectors of organisms capable of causing disease in man. (Dorland, 27th ed)

Descriptor UI: D001181

Alternative terms: Arthropods;

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology; classification; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; genetics; growth & development; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathogenicity; physiology; radiation effects; ultrastructure; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: B01.500.131;

Technical Notes: /microbiol /parasitol /virol permitted