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Volume 4 (2008), Issue 2 (February)

1. Prevalence and impact of the microsporidium Thelohania solenopsae (Microsporidia) on wild populations of red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta, in Louisiana.
   J Invertebr Pathol, 97(2): 91-102. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Bionomics of malaria vectors and relationship with malaria transmission and epidemiology in three physiographic zones in the Senegal River Basin.
   Acta Trop, 105(2): 145-153. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Differences in transmission seasons as an epidemiological tool for characterization of anthroponotic and zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in northern Afghanistan.
   Acta Trop, 105(2): 131-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Characterization of two novel cytochrome P450 genes in insecticide-resistant house-flies.
   Insect Mol Biol, 17(1): 27-37. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Gene expression profiling reveals decreased expression of two hemoglobin genes associated with increased consumption of oxygen in Chironomus tentans exposed to atrazine: A possible mechanism for adapting to oxygen deficiency.
   Aquat Toxicol, 86(2): 148-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Ecdysteroids in the adults and eggs of Opogona sacchari (Bojer), an invasive alien pest.
   Sci China C Life Sci, 51(2): 140-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. The nocturnal oviposition behaviour of blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Central Europe and its forensic implications.
   Forensic Sci Int, 175(1): 61-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. The use of Megaselia abdita (Diptera: Phoridae) in forensic entomology.
   Forensic Sci Int, 175(1): 83-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Plasmids of the pRM/pRF family occur in diverse Rickettsia species.
   Appl Environ Microbiol, 74(3): 645-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Cuticular hydrocarbons as maternal provisions in embryos and nymphs of the cockroach Blattella germanica.
    J Exp Biol, 211: 548-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Antibiotic resistance of enterococci in American bison (Bison bison) from a nature preserve compared to pastured cattle.
    Appl Environ Microbiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Structural and functional analyses of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus endoribonuclease nsp15.
    J Biol Chem, 283(6): 3655-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Preventive effect of permethrin-impregnated clothing to Ixodes ricinus ticks and associated Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. in Germany.
    Int J Med Microbiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Synergistic behavioral responses of female oriental fruit moths (Lepidoptera:Tortricidae) to synthetic host plant-derived mixtures are mirrored by odor-evoked calcium activity in their antennal lobes.
    J Insect Physiol, 54(2): 333-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Role for calcium in the development of ovarial patency in Heliothis virescens.
    J Insect Physiol, 54(2): 358-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Tissue signaling pathways in the regulation of life-span and reproduction in females of the linden bug, Pyrrhocoris apterus.
    J Insect Physiol, 54(2): 508-17. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Neural regulation of discontinuous gas exchange in Periplaneta americana.
    J Insect Physiol, 54(2): 472-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. The movement of proteins across the insect and tick digestive system.
    J Insect Physiol, 54(2): 319-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Regulation of carbohydrate metabolism and flight performance by a hypertrehalosaemic hormone in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae.
    J Insect Physiol, 54(2): 367-77. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Overexpression of Methoprene-tolerant, a Drosophila melanogaster gene that is critical for juvenile hormone action and insecticide resistance.
    Insect Biochem Mol Biol, 38(3): 346-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Mating-increases trypsin in female Drosophila hemolymph.
    Insect Biochem Mol Biol, 38(3): 320-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Determination of 3-alkyl-2-methoxypyrazines in lady beetle-infested wine by solid-phase microextraction headspace sampling.
    J Agric Food Chem, 56(3): 1065-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Fractionation and metabolic turnover of carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes in black fly larvae.
    Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom, 22(5): 694-700. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Insect resistance to Bt crops: evidence versus theory.
    Nat Biotechnol, 26(2): 199-202. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Direct and indirect effects of resource quality on food web structure.
    Science, 319(5864): 804-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. New Contact Sex Pheromone Components of the German Cockroach, Blattella germanica, Predicted from the Proposed Biosynthetic Pathway.
    J Chem Ecol, 34(2): 229-37. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Performance of Generalist and Specialist Herbivores and their Endoparasitoids Differs on Cultivated and Wild Brassica Populations.
    J Chem Ecol, 34(2): 132-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Experimental Evidence for Three Pheromone Races of the Scarab Beetle Phyllophaga anxia (LeConte).
    J Chem Ecol, 34(2): 205-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Identification, Synthesis, and Bioassay of a Male-Specific Aggregation Pheromone from the Harlequin Bug, Murgantia histrionica.
    J Chem Ecol, 34(2): 238-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Effect of aw and CO2 level on Aspergillus flavus growth and aflatoxin production in high moisture maize post-harvest.
    Int J Food Microbiol, 122(1): 109-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Transcription factor broad suppresses precocious development of adult structures during larval-pupal metamorphosis in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum.
    Mech Dev, 125(3): 299-313. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Comparison of insect kinin analogs with cis-peptide bond, type VI-turn motifs identifies optimal stereochemistry for interaction with a recombinant arthropod kinin receptor from the southern cattle tick Boophilus microplus.
    Peptides, 29(2): 295-301. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. The Wheat Germ Cell-Free Based Production of Malaria Proteins for Discovery of Novel Vaccine Candidates.
    Infect Immun. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. The pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide (PBAN) receptor of Heliothis virescens: Identification, functional expression, and structure-activity relationships of ligand analogs.
    Peptides, 29(2): 268-275. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Identification of selective and non-selective, biostable beta-amino acid agonists of recombinant insect kinin receptors from the southern cattle tick Boophilus microplus and mosquito Aedes aegypti.
    Peptides, 29(2): 302-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Diapause hormone in the corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea: Optimum temperature for activity, structure-activity relationships, and efficacy in accelerating flesh fly pupariation.
    Peptides, 29(2): 196-205. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Fish assemblage responses to forest cover.
    Environ Manage, 41(3): 336-46. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Coexisting generalist herbivores occupy unique nutritional feeding niches.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 105(6): 1977-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Historical Biogeography, Divergence Times, and Diversification Patterns of Bumble Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus).
    Syst Biol, 57(1): 58-75. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Effects of contrasting diets and temperatures on reproduction and prey consumption by Proprioseiopsis asetus (Acari: Phytoseiidae).
    Exp Appl Acarol, 44(1): 11-26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Molecular systematics of the barklouse family Psocidae (Insecta: Psocodea: 'Psocoptera') and implications for morphological and behavioral evolution.
    Mol Phylogenet Evol, 46(2): 547-559. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Influence of sulfur oxidation state and steric bulk upon trifluoromethyl ketone (TFK) binding kinetics to carboxylesterases and fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH).
    Bioorg Med Chem, 16(4): 2114-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Comparison of two acetylcholinesterase gene cDNAs of the lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus, in insecticide susceptible and resistant strains.
    Arch Insect Biochem Physiol, 67(3): 130-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Novel cytochrome P450s, CYP6BB1 and CYP6P10, from the salt marsh mosquito Aedes sollicitans (Walker) (Diptera: Culicidae).
    Arch Insect Biochem Physiol, 67(3): 139-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Differential expression of CYP6A5 and CYP6A5v2 in pyrethroid-resistant house flies, Musca domestica.
    Arch Insect Biochem Physiol, 67(3): 107-19. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. DEET microencapsulation: a slow-release formulation enhancing the residual efficacy of bed nets against malaria vectors.
    Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, 102(3): 259-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Rickettsia amblyommii infecting Amblyomma americanum larvae.
    Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis, 8(1): 15-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Dominance, activity density and prey preferences of rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in conventionally treated Hungarian agro-ecosystems.
    Bull Entomol Res. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Parasite-Induced Fruit Mimicry in a Tropical Canopy Ant.
    Am Nat. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Primary culture of venom glands from the Brazilian armed spider, Phoneutria nigriventer (Araneae, Ctenidae).
    Toxicon, 51(3): 428-434. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Is Rhodnius nasutus (Hemiptera; Reduviidae) changing its habitat as a consequence of human activity?
    Parasitol Res, 102(4): 797-800. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Identification of a GP64 subdomain involved in receptor binding by budded virions of the baculovirus AcMNPV.
    J Virol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Determination of the absolute configuration of the sex pheromone of the obscure mealybug by vibrational circular dichroism analysis.
    Chem Commun (Camb). [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Semen sialic acid surge and modulation of alpha-L-fucosidase activity: possible link to loss in reproductive capacity during trypanosomiasis.
    Cell Biochem Funct, 26(2): 154-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Resource allocation and bionomics of indigenous and exotic Cotesia (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) species reared on Sesamia calamistis.
    Bull Entomol Res. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Steinernema cholashanense n. sp. (Rhabditida, Steinernematidae) a new species of entomopathogenic nematode from the province of Sichuan, Chola Shan Mountains, China.
    J Invertebr Pathol, 97(3): 251-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Parasitism of Ascogregarina taiwanensis and Ascogregarina culicis (Apicomplexa: Lecudinidae) in larvae of Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) from Manaus, Amazon region, Brazil.
    J Invertebr Pathol, 97(3): 230-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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