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1. Full Text Beyond Thermal Performance Curves: Modeling Time-Dependent Effects of Thermal Stress on Ectotherm Growth Rates
by Kingsolver, Joel G and Woods, H. Arthur and Kearney, Michael and Michalakis, Yannis
American Naturalist, ISSN 0003-0147, 03/2016, Volume 187, Issue 3, pp. 283 - 294
Thermal performance curves have been widely used to model the ecological responses of ectotherms to variable thermal environments and climate change. Such... 
Climate change | Fluctuating environments | Temperature | Heat stress | Growth rate | Ectotherm | EVOLUTIONARY | DROSOPHILA-MELANOGASTER | fluctuating environments | SENSITIVITY | CLIMATE-CHANGE | growth rate | MANDUCA-SEXTA CATERPILLARS | heat stress | HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS | EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY | INSECT EGGS | ectotherm | temperature | GENE-EXPRESSION | ECOLOGY | TERRESTRIAL ECTOTHERMS | climate change | Gene Expression | Heat-Shock Proteins - metabolism | Larva - metabolism | Insect Proteins - genetics | Hot Temperature | Moths - genetics | Heat-Shock Proteins - genetics | Moths - growth & development | Animals | Climate Change | Models, Biological | Moths - metabolism | Larva - growth & development | Larva - genetics | Insect Proteins - metabolism | Proteins | Physiological aspects | Climatic changes | Models | Growth | Analysis
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2. Full Text Activation of glial FGFRs is essential in glial migration, proliferation, and survival and in glia-neuron signaling during olfactory system development
by Gibson, Nicholas J and Tolbert, Leslie P and Oland, Lynne A
PLoS ONE, ISSN 1932-6203, 04/2012, Volume 7, Issue 4, p. e33828
Development of the adult olfactory system of the moth Manduca sexta depends on reciprocal interactions between olfactory receptor neuron (ORN) axons growing in... 
MOTH MANDUCA-SEXTA | NERVOUS-SYSTEM | EMBRYONIC-DEVELOPMENT | NEURITE OUTGROWTH | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | FIBROBLAST-GROWTH-FACTOR | CELL-PROLIFERATION | HEPARAN-SULFATE PROTEOGLYCANS | SENSORY AXON GUIDANCE | FACTOR RECEPTOR | ANTENNAL LOBES | Cell Proliferation | Olfactory Pathways - metabolism | Olfactory Receptor Neurons - physiology | Neuroglia - physiology | Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor - antagonists & inhibitors | Cell Communication - physiology | Axons - physiology | Manduca - metabolism | Pyrimidines - pharmacology | Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal - physiology | Cell Movement - physiology | Animals | Arthropod Antennae - metabolism | Manduca - growth & development | Dendrites - physiology | Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor - metabolism | Arthropod Antennae - growth & development | Female | Signal Transduction - physiology | Olfactory Pathways - growth & development | Cell Survival - physiology | Amino acids | Fibroblast growth factors | Epidermal growth factor | Neurons | Fibroblast growth factor | Chemical communication | Fines & penalties | Antennal lobe | Activation | Glial cells | Kinases | Olfactory system | Neuronal-glial interactions | Cell adhesion & migration | Signal transduction | Receptors | Rodents | Fibroblasts | Dendrites | Trends | Growth factors | Systems development | Insect migration | Cell survival | Epidermal growth factor receptors | Axonogenesis | Growth factor receptors | Survival | Axons | Signaling | Insects | Growth patterns | Ligands | Axon guidance | Cell migration | Fibroblast growth factor receptors | Migration | Odorant receptors | Olfactory receptor neurons
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3. Full Text Specificity of induced defenses, growth, and reproduction in lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) in response to multispecies herbivory
by Moreira, Xoaquín and Abdala‐Roberts, Luis and Hernández‐Cumplido, Johnattan and Cuny, Maximilien A. C and Glauser, Gaetan and Benrey, Betty
American Journal of Botany, ISSN 0002-9122, 08/2015, Volume 102, Issue 8, pp. 1300 - 1308
• Premise of the study: Following herbivore attack, plants can either reduce damage by inducing defenses or mitigate herbivory effects through compensatory... 
Phaseolus lunatus | lima bean | seed mass | herbivory | phenolic compounds | seed germination | Diabrotica balteata | tolerance | Fabaceae | Spodoptera eridania | EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY | PINE TREES | COMPENSATORY GROWTH | MILKWEED ASCLEPIAS-SYRIACA | PLANT SCIENCES | INDUCED RESISTANCE | INDUCED PLANT-RESPONSES | LEAF DAMAGE | TRADE-OFFS | SPECIALIST HERBIVORES | CHEMICAL DEFENSES | Moths - growth & development | Phaseolus - growth & development | Phaseolus - physiology | Reproduction | Animals | Species Specificity | Larva - growth & development | Moths - physiology | Herbivory | Larva - physiology | Phaseolus - immunology | Coleoptera - physiology | Plant defenses | Lima bean | Analysis | Physiological aspects | Research | Plants | Growth (Plants)
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4. Full Text Nutritional effects on the mycelial growth and enzymatic activity of Isaria farinosa, and Hepialus larvae growth
by Liu, F and Wu, X.L and He, Z.Y and Xiang, M.C and He, Y.C and Liu, X.Z and Chen, S.J and Zeng, W
Journal of Applied Microbiology, ISSN 1364-5072, 06/2016, Volume 120, Issue 6, pp. 1605 - 1615
Aims To investigate the nutritional requirements of the mycelial growth and pathogenesis‐related enzymatic activity on Isaria farinosa and the nutritional... 
Hepialus | nutrition | Isaria farinosa | enzyme activity | Ophiocordyceps sinensis | Enzyme activity | Nutrition | ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI | PAECILOMYCES-FARINOSUS | CHITINOLYTIC ENZYMES | ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY | MICROBIOLOGY | BEAUVERIA-BASSIANA | CORDYCEPS-SINENSIS | LIPOPROTEIN-LIPASE | TRICHODERMA-HARZIANUM | ENDOCHITINASE | BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY | INSECT-ASSOCIATED FUNGI | Carbon - metabolism | Moths - microbiology | Nitrogen - metabolism | Hypocreales - enzymology | Mycelium - enzymology | Chitinases - metabolism | Hypocreales - metabolism | Histidine - metabolism | Lipase - metabolism | Moths - growth & development | Mycelium - metabolism | Animals | Hypocreales - growth & development | Moths - metabolism | Larva - growth & development | Mycelium - growth & development | Larva - microbiology | Fungal Proteins - metabolism | Peptide Hydrolases - metabolism | Histidine | Growth | Proteases | Mycoses | Aspartate | Lipase | Requirements | Citric acid | Fungi | Enzymes | Microbiology | Insects
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5. Full Text Adaptive Growth Decisions in Butterflies
by Karl Gotthard and Stockholms universitet and Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten and Zoologiska institutionen
BioScience, ISSN 0006-3568, 3/2008, Volume 58, Issue 3, pp. 222 - 230
ABSTRACT Caterpillars have a great capacity for rapid weight gain, but to reap the benefits of this capacity, larvae must be able to survive in a hostile... 
growth decision | plasticity | butterflies | age and size at maturity | growth strategy | Mating behavior | Insect larvae | Ants | Developmental biology | Diapause | Male animals | Insect nests | Female animals | Larval development | 21st Century Directions in Biology | Butterflies | Growth strategy | Age and size at maturity | Growth decision | Plasticity | MYRMECOPHILOUS INSECTS | BODY-SIZE | SATYRINE BUTTERFLIES | KEEPS INSECTS SMALL | PIERIS-NAPI | SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM | BIOLOGY | MYRMICA ANT COLONIES | POLYMORPHIC GROWTH | REACTION NORMS | LIFE-HISTORY PLASTICITY | Physiological aspects | Research | Growth | Metamorphosis | Changes | Growth rate | Butterflies & moths | Organisms | Adults | Environmental conditions | Biological Sciences | Terrestisk, limnisk och marin ekologi | Ecology | Biology | Terrestrial ecology | Ethology and behavioural ecology | Terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecology | Etologi och beteendeekologi | growth strategy; age and size at maturity; growth decision; butterflies; plasticity | Naturvetenskap | Terrestisk ekologi | Biologiska vetenskaper | Biologi | Natural Sciences | Ekologi
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6. Full Text Characterization of Plant Growth–Promoting Traits of Bacteria Isolated from Larval Guts of Diamondback Moth Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)
by Indiragandhi, P and Anandham, R and Madhaiyan, M and Sa, T M
Current Microbiology, ISSN 0343-8651, 4/2008, Volume 56, Issue 4, pp. 327 - 333
Eight bacterial isolates from the larval guts of Diamondback moths (Plutella xylostella) were tested for their plant growth–promoting (PGP) traits and effects... 
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7. Full Text The overexpression of insect endogenous small RNAs in transgenic rice inhibits growth and delays pupation of striped stem borer (Chilo suppressalis)
by Jiang, Shan and Wu, Hao and Liu, Haoju and Zheng, Jie and Lin, Yongjun and Chen, Hao
Pest Management Science, ISSN 1526-498X, 07/2017, Volume 73, Issue 7, pp. 1453 - 1461
BACKGROUND The striped stem borer (SSB), Chilo suppressalis Walker, is a major rice insect pest worldwide. RNA interference (RNAi) has become a promising... 
Oryza sativa | RNA interference | insect resistance | striped stem borer | amiRNA | SEQ DATA | AGRONOMY | QUANTIFICATION | ENTOMOLOGY | DSRNA | REFERENCE GENOME | GENE | INTERFERENCE | DOUBLE-STRANDED RNAS | EXPRESSION | MICRORNA | LONG | Genes, Insect | Gene Expression | MicroRNAs - metabolism | Moths - growth & development | Animals | Larva | Oryza - genetics | RNA Interference | Plants, Genetically Modified | MicroRNAs - genetics | Insect Control - methods | Oryza - parasitology | Moths - drug effects | RNA sequencing | Chemical industry | Biotechnology | Growth | Genetically engineered foods | Genes | Plants | Gene expression | Herbicides | Pesticides industry | MicroRNA | Analysis | Genetic engineering | Food | Larvae | Transcription | RNA-mediated interference | Crops | Double-stranded RNA | Interference | MiRNA | Pest control | Pupation | Management | Transgenic plants | Feeding | Ribonucleic acids | Technology | Inhibition | Rice
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8. Full Text A genotypic trade‐off between constitutive resistance to viral infection and host growth rate
by Bartlett, Lewis J and Wilfert, Lena and Boots, Michael
Evolution, ISSN 0014-3820, 12/2018, Volume 72, Issue 12, pp. 2749 - 2757
Genotypic trade‐offs are fundamental to the understanding of the evolution of life‐history traits. In particular, the evolution of optimal host defense and the... 
Evolution | parasite | Plodia interpunctella | host evolution | resistance | trade‐off | trade-off | VIRULENCE EVOLUTION | INDIAN MEAL MOTH | DROSOPHILA | PARASITE COEVOLUTION | EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY | PLODIA-INTERPUNCTELLA LEPIDOPTERA | GENETICS & HEREDITY | ECOLOGY | GRANULOSIS-VIRUS | ECOLOGICAL FEEDBACKS | COSTLY RESISTANCE | PATHOGEN RESISTANCE | REPRODUCTION | Trade | Inbreeding | Infectious diseases | Growth rate | Viral infections | Original
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9. Full Text Insect outbreaks have transient effects on carbon fluxes and vegetative growth but longer-term impacts on reproductive growth in a mangrove forest
by Lu, Weizhi and Xiao, Jingfeng and Cui, Xiaowei and Xu, Fanghong and Lin, Guanghui and Lin, Guangxuan
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, ISSN 0168-1923, 12/2019, Volume 279, p. 107747
Mangroves are experiencing frequent severe insect outbreaks, and the bud moth larvae (BML; ) is one of the most common leaf-feeding insects. However, the... 
Blue carbon | Coastal wetland | Bud moth larvae | Asymmetric effect | Insect defoliation | Litterfall
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10. Full Text Temperature‐dependent phenology and growth potential of the Andean potato tuber moth, Symmetrischema tangolias (Gyen) (Lep., Gelechiidae)
by Sporleder, M and Schaub, B and Aldana, G and Kroschel, J
Journal of Applied Entomology, ISSN 0931-2048, 04/2017, Volume 141, Issue 3, pp. 202 - 218
The Andean potato tuber moth, Symmetrischema tangolias (Gyen) [Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae], is an economically important pest of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in... 
development rate models | life table statistics | Phthorimaea operculella | potato tuber moth | temperature‐dependent development | potato pests | modelling | temperature-dependent development | REGRESSION | APHIDIDAE | TIME | MODEL | PARAMETERS | ENTOMOLOGY | ARTHROPODS | TROPICAL ANDES | Physiological aspects | Potatoes | Growth | Mortality | Analysis
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11. Full Text The Effect of Floral Resources on Parasitoid and Host Longevity: Prospects for Conservation Biological Control in Strawberries
by Lene Sigsgaard and Cathrine Betzer and Cyril Naulin and Jørgen Eilenberg and Annie Enkegaard and Kristian Kristensen
Journal of Insect Science, ISSN 1536-2442, 2013, Volume 13, Issue 104, pp. 1 - 17
Abstract The strawberry tortricid, Acleris comariana Lienig and Zeller (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) is an important pest in Danish strawberry production. Its... 
Acleris comariana | buckwheat | borage | functional biodiversity | dill | diet | phacelia | Copidosoma aretas | Diet | Dill | Buckwheat | Phacelia | Borage | Functional biodiversity | PHTHORIMAEA-OPERCULELLA | FIELD CONDITIONS | HONEYDEW SUGARS | POTATO MOTH | ENTOMOLOGY | NECTAR PRODUCTION | EGG PARASITOIDS | INSECT NATURAL ENEMIES | LIFE-HISTORY | PLANTS | LEPIDOPTERA | Moths - microbiology | Male | Hydrophyllaceae - growth & development | Borago - growth & development | Fagopyrum - growth & development | Fungi - physiology | Larva - growth & development | Moths - physiology | Female | Wasps - physiology | Pupa - growth & development | Pest Control, Biological - methods | Pupa - parasitology | Moths - parasitology | Ovum - parasitology | Longevity | Fragaria - growth & development | Flowers - growth & development | Food Chain | Moths - growth & development | Animals | Pupa - physiology | Ovum - physiology | Larva - parasitology | Ovum - growth & development | Denmark | Anethum graveolens - growth & development | Larva - microbiology | Larva - physiology | Wasps - growth & development | Magnoliopsida - growth & development | Parasitoids | Strawberries | Zoological research | Diseases and pests | Biological control | Lepidoptera | Pests | Research | Health aspects
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12. Full Text Sex‐specific compensatory growth in the larvae of the greater wax moth Galleria mellonella
by Kecko, S and Mihailova, A and Kangassalo, K and Elferts, D and Krama, T and Krams, R and Luoto, S and Rantala, M. J and Krams, I. A
Journal of Evolutionary Biology, ISSN 1010-061X, 10/2017, Volume 30, Issue 10, pp. 1910 - 1918
Deficiency of food resources in ontogeny is known to prolong an organism's developmental time and affect body size in adulthood. Yet life‐history traits are... 
life‐history | Galleria mellonella | sex‐specific immunity | compensatory growth | developmental plasticity | survival | life-history | sex-specific immunity | LIFE-SPAN | OXIDATIVE STRESS | SUSCEPTIBLE STRAINS | PHYSIOLOGICAL COSTS | EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY | PAIRING SUCCESS | GENETICS & HEREDITY | FIELD CRICKET | CATCH-UP GROWTH | ECOLOGY | TRADE-OFFS | IMMUNE FUNCTION | SHORT-TERM | Food Deprivation - physiology |