Cockroaches - Physiology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Unified description of regeneration by coupled dynamical systems theory: intercalary/segmented regeneration in insect legs.

30 Jul 2009 Regeneration phenomena are ubiquitous in nature and are studied in a variety of experiments. Positional information and feedback-loop hierarchy are theories that have been proposed to explain ordering rules in regeneration; however, some ... Read more...

Juvenile hormone and the ontogeny of cockroach aggression.

6 Jul 2009 Our previous study [Kou et al., 2008. Juvenile hormone levels are increased in winners of cockroach fights. Horm. Behav. 52, 252-260] showed that the basic principle of the challenge hypothesis (hormone levels can respond to social stimuli to ... Read more...

Friction ridges in cockroach climbing pads: anisotropy of shear stress measured on transparent, microstructured substrates.

29 Jun 2009 The contact of adhesive structures to rough surfaces has been difficult to investigate as rough surfaces are usually irregular and opaque. Here we use transparent, microstructured surfaces to investigate the performance of tarsal euplantulae in ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Cockroaches - Physiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Unified description of regeneration by coupled dynamical systems theory: intercalary/segmented regeneration in insect legs. 30 Jul 2009
• Roaches, apoptosis and the ovarian clock: use it or lose it. 13 Jul 2009
• Juvenile hormone and the ontogeny of cockroach aggression. 6 Jul 2009
• Friction ridges in cockroach climbing pads: anisotropy of shear stress measured on transparent, microstructured substrates. 29 Jun 2009
• Separate and combined effects of nutrition during juvenile and sexual development on female life-history trajectories: the thrifty phenotype in a cockroach. 22 Jun 2009
• Eusociality and the success of the termites: insights from a supertree of dictyopteran families. 20 Jun 2009
• Transcriptional control of behavior: engrailed knock-out changes cockroach escape trajectories. Jun 2009
• Neuromechanical models for insect locomotion: Stability, maneuverability, and proprioceptive feedback. 30 May 2009
• Behavioral and electrophysiological studies on the sexually biased synergism between oligosaccharides and phospholipids in gustatory perception of nuptial secretion by the German cockroach. 16 May 2009
• [Geomagnetic anomalies and animal activity in laboratory conditions] 29 Apr 2009
• Characterization of obstacle negotiation behaviors in the cockroach, Blaberus discoidalis. 29 Apr 2009
• Quantitative genetic variation in the control of ovarian apoptosis under different environments. 27 Apr 2009
• Role of permanent host association with the Madagascar hissing-cockroach, Gromphadorhina portentosa, on the developmental water requirements of the mite, Gromphadorholaelaps schaeferi. 6 Apr 2009
• Social interactions and the circadian rhythm in locomotor activity in the cockroach Leucophaea maderae. 30 Mar 2009
• Circadian regulation of olfactory receptor neurons in the cockroach antenna. 30 Mar 2009
• A potential insect growth regulator: synthesis and bioactivity of an allatostatin mimic. 24 Mar 2009
• Suppression pheromone and cockroach rank formation. 10 Mar 2009
• Sensory signals of unloading in one leg follow stance onset in another leg: transfer of load and emergent coordination in cockroach walking. 2 Mar 2009
• Antennal motor activity induced by pilocarpine in the American cockroach. 28 Jan 2009
• Behavioral biology: inside the mind of proteus? 11 Jan 2009

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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