supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32150410366,31972338,and32372639);the earmarked fund for China Agriculture Research System(CARS-02-26);the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFD1400700);the Special Grant of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2022T150712)。
The mirid bug Apolygus lucorum(Hemiptera:Miridae)is a polyphagous pest that affects a wide range of host plants.Its control remains challenging mainly due to its rapid reproduction,necessitating an understanding of se...
supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas from the Ministry of Education,Culture,Sports,Science and Technology of Japan(JSPS KAKENHI grant number 20K06719 to TT);We also acknowledge a scholarship from Bangabandhu Science and Technology Fellowship Trust,Ministry of Science and Technology,Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh for Saokat Ahamed(memo no:08//04-01-2021).
The main neuroendocrine pathways of induction of reproductive behavior in fish are elucidated.17α,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17,20β-DHP),an oocyte maturation-inducing hormone,was found to act as a pheromone to ...
supported by grants from The National Natural Science Foundation of China(41976089);the National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFD0901204).
Prostaglandins(PGs)are profound hormones in teleost sexual behavior,especially in mating.PGs act as pheromones that affect the olfactory sensory neurons of males,inducing the initiation of a series of mating behaviors...
supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(ZR2020MC121);the National Key R&D Program of China(2017YFD0201705).
The complex and efficient sex pheromone communication system in insects is essential for reproduction and for reproductive isolation of species.In moths,sex pheromone communication starts with male attraction to compo...
This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31872280 and 31622054);the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Science(XDB11010800);the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(E290D51135),and the Chinese Academy of Sciences(E129Q21105).
Females increase aggression for mating opportunities and for acquiring reproductive resources.Although the close relationship between female aggression and mating status is widely appreciated,whether and how female ag...
This work was supported by the Key Sci-Tech Project of Shaanxi Province(No.2018ZDXM-NY-034);the Innovation Capability Support Program of Shaanxi Province(No.2018-TD-021),China;support by the Northwest A&F University and the reproductive biology and cell engineering team.We acknowledge Mr.Xuezhe ZHANG at the Shaanxi Baosen Musk Deer Industry Co.,Ltd.(Shaanxi,China)for providing experimental animals.
Background The musk glands of adult male Chinese forest musk deer(Moschus berezovskii Flerov,1929)(FMD),which are considered as special skin glands,secrete a mixture of sebum,lipids,and proteins into the musk pod.Toge...
supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2572021BK01).
The Asian longhorned beetle(ALB),Anoplophora glabripennis,is a well-known stem borer with high polyphagous properties causing frequent outbreaks in northeast China.An attractant-based trap is needed to improve the sen...
funded byNational Natural Science Foundationof China(32072509,31725023,and 31911530234);National Key Research and Developmentt Program of China(2021YFD1400703);Shenzhen Science and Technology Program(KQTD20180411143628272);Central Public-interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund(CAASZDRW202108);projects subsidized by Special Funds for Science Technology Innovation and Industrial Development of Shenzhen Dapeng New District(PT202101-02);Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program(ASTIP).
Moths possess an extremely sensitive and diverse sex pheromone processing system,in which pheromone receptors(PRs)are essential to ensure communication between mating partners.Functional properties of some PRs are con...
Mobile adhoc networks have grown in prominence in recent years,and they are now utilized in a broader range of applications.The main challenges are related to routing techniques that are generally employed in them.Mob...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant numbers 31872227 and 32070451);the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(grant no.XDPB16).
Dominance relationships between males and their associated traits are usually heritable and have implications for sexual selection in animals.In particular,social dominance and its related male pheromones are heritabl...