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ECR Spotlight – Victoria Moris
ECR Spotlight is a series of interviews with early-career authors from a selection of papers published in Journal of Experimental Biology and aims to promote not only the diversity of early-career researchers (ECRs) working in experimental biology...
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Posted: July 10, 2026, 12:00 am
Multi-component sex pheromone processing in the American cockroach: comparative aspects across insects from molecules to behavior
ABSTRACTBecause of its heavy reliance on chemical senses in guiding behavioral choices, the American cockroach Periplaneta americana is a valuable animal model for understanding the neural basis of olfactory behavior. In this Review, we summarize ...
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Posted: July 10, 2026, 12:00 am
Adults of the marine annelid Platynereis dumerilii chemically stunt the growth of juveniles
ABSTRACTWithin species, individuals of the same age can differ in size. Previously, parental genetics, nutrition, space and social interactions have been suggested to explain different growth rates. However, direct effects of larger individuals on...
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Posted: July 10, 2026, 12:00 am
A balanced omega-6:3 fatty acid diet can shield honey bee cognition from pesticide impairment
ABSTRACTAmong the stressors honey bees are exposed to in agricultural settings, poor diet and pesticide exposure are two of the most prevalent and concerning. We tested whether a balanced omega-6:3 fatty acid pollen-substitute diet could increase ...
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Posted: July 10, 2026, 12:00 am
ECR Spotlight – Ingrid Ackermann
ECR Spotlight is a series of interviews with early-career authors from a selection of papers published in Journal of Experimental Biology and aims to promote not only the diversity of early-career researchers (ECRs) working in experimental biology...
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Posted: July 9, 2026, 12:00 am
Constraints on lunge feeding: krill can clog the baleen of filter-feeding whales
ABSTRACTRorqual whales (Balaenopteridae) grow to exceptional size by lunging to engulf entire swarms of fish or krill, then rapidly concentrating prey using a baleen filter. A 20-m-long fin whale can engulf 60 m3 of water and 144 kg of krill in a ...
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Posted: July 9, 2026, 12:00 am
Intraspecific differences in tolerance to elevated pH and alkalinity in brook stickleback ( Culaea inconstans ) inhabiting neutral and alkaline lakes
ABSTRACTThis study aimed to characterize mechanisms of tolerance to elevated pH and carbonate alkalinity in brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans), a fish species with a broad pH habitat range, including highly alkaline waters such as Buffalo Lake ...
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Posted: July 9, 2026, 12:00 am
