Cockroaches - Anatomy & histology
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Transcriptional control of behavior: engrailed knock-out changes cockroach escape trajectories.

Jun 2009 The cerci of the cockroach are covered with identified sensory hairs that detect air movements. The sensory neurons that innervate these hairs synapse with giant interneurons in the terminal ganglion that in turn synapse with interneurons and leg ... Read more...

Circadian regulation of olfactory receptor neurons in the cockroach antenna.

30 Mar 2009 In the cockroach, olfactory sensitivity as measured by the amplitude of the electroantennogram (EAG) is regulated by the circadian system. We wished to determine how this rhythm in antennal response was reflected in the activity of individual ... Read more...

Altricial development in subsocial wood-feeding cockroaches.

29 Nov 2008 Species in the wood-feeding genus Salganea within the cockroach subfamily Panesthiinae (Blaberidae) typically live in biparental families; their first instars suffer high mortality when removed from adults, and in at least one species, adults are ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Cockroaches - Anatomy & histology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Transcriptional control of behavior: engrailed knock-out changes cockroach escape trajectories. Jun 2009
• Circadian regulation of olfactory receptor neurons in the cockroach antenna. 30 Mar 2009
• Altricial development in subsocial wood-feeding cockroaches. 29 Nov 2008
• Pushing versus pulling: division of labour between tarsal attachment pads in cockroaches. 5 Jun 2008
• Endocrine and reproductive differences and genetic divergence in two populations of the cockroach Diploptera punctata. 27 Feb 2008
• Wood-feeding cockroaches as models for termite evolution (Insecta: Dictyoptera): Cryptocercus vs. Parasphaeria boleiriana. 5 Dec 2007
• Can a cockroach live without its head? 30 Oct 2007
• The fine structure of colleterial glands in two cockroaches and three termites, including a detailed study of Cryptocercus punctulatus (Blattaria, Cryptocercidae) and Mastotermes darwiniensis (Isoptera, Mastotermitidae). 12 Apr 2007
• Proteinase, amylase, and proteinase-inhibitor activities in the gut of six cockroach species. 16 Mar 2007
• The organic preservation of fossil arthropods: an experimental study. 5 Nov 2006
• Termination profiles of insect chemosensory afferents in the antennal lobe are dependent on their origin on the flagellum. 19 Aug 2006
• The aminergic control of cockroach salivary glands. 29 Jun 2006
• Passive mechanical properties of legs from running insects. 30 Mar 2006
• Octopamine-like immunoreactivity in the honey bee and cockroach: comparable organization in the brain and subesophageal ganglion. 30 Jul 2005
• Pigment-dispersing hormone (PDH)-immunoreactive neurons form a direct coupling pathway between the bilaterally symmetric circadian pacemakers of the cockroach Leucophaea maderae. 30 Sep 2004
• Methyl-branched hydrocarbons, major components of the waxy material coating the embryos of the viviparous cockroach Diploptera punctata. 29 Jun 2004
• Effects of aging on behavior and leg kinematics during locomotion in two species of cockroach. 29 Nov 2003
• Wind spectra and the response of the cercal system in the cockroach. 16 Oct 2003
• Circadian rhythm in olfactory response in the antennae controlled by the optic lobe in the cockroach. 29 Jun 2003
• Chilling affects allatal cell proliferation via antennae and protocerebral neurons in the cockroach Diploptera punctata. 30 Jan 2003

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Technical information about 'Cockroaches'

Definition: Insects of the order Dictyoptera comprising several families including Blaberidae, BLATTELLIDAE, Blattidae (containing the American cockroach PERIPLANETA americana), Cryptocercidae, and Polyphagidae.

Descriptor UI: D003058

Alternative terms: Cockroaches; Dictyoptera; Cockroach; Blattaria; Polyphagidae; Blattodea; Cryptocercidae; Blaberidae; Blattidae;

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: B01.500.131.617.140;

History Note: 72; for DICTYOPTERA use ORTHOPTERA 1975-98

Technical Notes: do not use /drug eff for insecticides: TN 111