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A natural polymorphism alters odour and DEET sensitivity in an insect odorant receptor
- Maurizio Pellegrino
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- & Leslie B. Vosshall
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How gypsy moth is kept high to die
Virus gene found to control caterpillar behaviour.
- Lee Sweetlove
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News & Views |
Mosquitoes attacked from within
Infection with a harmless bacterium makes the mosquitoes that transmit dengue virus resistant to viral infection. The resistant population can rapidly replace the natural, susceptible population. See Letters p.450 & p.454
- Jason L. Rasgon
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Why unrelated wasps help
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Letter |
Chromosomal rearrangements maintain a polymorphic supergene controlling butterfly mimicry
- Mathieu Joron
- , Lise Frezal
- & Richard H. ffrench-Constant
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News & Views |
Royal aspirations
What makes a queen honeybee? The proposal of a definitive answer to this long-standing question offers much royal food for thought for those studying the evolution of social traits and insect genomes. See Article p.478
- Gene E. Robinson
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Geneticists bid to build a better bee
Honeybee genome offers clues for fighting diseases.
- Gwyneth Dickey Zakaib
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Letter |
Body plan innovation in treehoppers through the evolution of an extra wing-like appendage
- Benjamin Prud’homme
- , Caroline Minervino
- & Nicolas Gompel
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Ants team up to stay dry
Fire ant colonies form water-repellent rafts to escape floods.
- Lizzie Buchen
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The peppered moth's dark genetic past revealed
Researchers find that a single ancestor is responsible for the 'best example' of natural selection.
- Gwyneth Dickey Zakaib
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Brief Communications Arising |
In defence of inclusive fitness theory
- Edward Allen Herre
- & William T. Wcislo
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Brief Communications Arising |
Nowak et al. reply
- Martin A. Nowak
- , Corina E. Tarnita
- & Edward O. Wilson
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Books & Arts |
Books in brief
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Moths diversify without changing diet
Ecological niche change isn't the whole story of evolution.
- Emma Marris
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Research Highlights |
Drummed into submission
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Fly shows some leg
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News & Views |
The trouble with bumblebees
A survey of bumblebees in North America provides unequivocal evidence that four previously common and abundant species have undergone recent and widespread population collapse. Various explanations remain possible.
- Mark J. F. Brown
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Wasps clock faces like humans
Face recognition in golden paper wasps may be an adaptation to their social environment.
- Alla Katsnelson
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Tired bees make poor dancers
Sleep deprivation hampers ability to give directions to food.
- Joseph Milton
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Ants lead way to speedier computer networks
A problem-solving tactic used by insects looks set to help engineers.
- Matt Kaplan
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50 & 100 years ago
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Books & Arts |
Sculpture: Terrible wonder
Alfred Keller's fastidious models of insects highlight his skill as an observer and a sculptor, finds Martin Kemp.
- Martin Kemp
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Epigenetics: What makes a queen bee?
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Plight of the bumblebee
A coordinated effort to address North America's disappearing bumblebees has got wings.
- Adam Mann
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News & Views |
50 & 100 years ago
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Botany: Crazy for you, daisy
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Palaeontology: Leaf-like history of lacewings
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What does it mean to be an ant?
Genome sequences offer clues on how to be a queen and live a long life.
- Alla Katsnelson
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Letter |
Allelic variation in a fatty-acyl reductase gene causes divergence in moth sex pheromones
The European corn borer consists of two sex pheromone races, leading to strong reproductive isolation which could represent a first step in speciation. Female sex pheromone production and male behavioural response are under the control of different genes, but the identity of these genes is unknown. These authors show that allelic variation in a gene essential for pheromone biosynthesis accounts for the phenotypic variation in female pheromone production, leading to race-specific signals.
- Jean-Marc Lassance
- , Astrid T. Groot
- & Christer Löfstedt
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Mosquito saliva may signal infection outbreaks
A mosquito's sweet tooth could help researchers to detect deadly viruses.
- Janelle Weaver
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Evolutionary insights caught on camera
Spying on wild crickets in the field yields secrets of reproductive success.
- Janelle Weaver
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Mosquitoes inherit DEET resistance
Genetic trait explains how some insects are unaffected by powerful repellent.
- Janelle Weaver
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Biology: A jewel's true colours
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Sperm wars illuminated
Insect sperm fight one another with brute force and chemical weapons.
- John Whitfield
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The treacherous scent of a human
Mosquitoes' odorant receptors help the insects to find humans and, inadvertently, to transmit malaria. The identification of the odorants that bind to these receptors opens up ways of reducing mosquito biting.
- Walter S. Leal
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Moths catch the wind to speed migration
Understanding how insects travel might help to predict pest invasions.
- Janet Fang
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Ancient moth sported a green sheen
Royalactin induces queen differentiation in honeybees
Lei Jiang