Structure development and evolution of the male pheromone system in some noctuidae (Lepidoptera).

abstract：:Ventral bars, cartilaginous projections from the ventral aspect of the synsacrum that contact and form a joint with the ilium, were found in all normal chick embryos of age E9 and older. Bars were absent in a number of embryos which had been paralyzed from age E4 by the use of the acetylcholine receptor blocker alpha-...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Laing NG

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amphisbaenians are fossorial, predominantly limbless squamate reptiles with distinct cranial shapes corresponding to specific burrowing behaviors. Due to their cryptic lifestyles and the scarcity of museum specimens, little is known of their intraspecific variation, particularly regarding cranial osteology. This repre...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Hipsley CA,Rentinck MN,Rödel MO,Müller J

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formation of the first epidermal layers in the embryonic scales of the lizard Lampropholis guichenoti was studied by optical and electron microscopy. Morphogenesis of embryonic scales is similar to the general process in lizards, with well-developed overlapping scales being differentiated before hatching. The narrow o...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Alibardi L,Thompson MB

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphology of the spermatozoon of representative species of the subfamily Nesomyinae (Muroidea: Nesomyidae), a monophyletic group of rodents endemic to Madagascar, was examined by light and electron microscopy to determine the sperm head shape and tail length across the species. Marked interspecific differences we...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Ding X,Leigh CM,Goodman SM,Bedford JM,Carleton MD,Breed WG

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stomach of decapods is a complex organ with specialized structures that are delimited by a cuticle. The morphology and ontogeny of the stomach are largely described, but few studies have focused on the morphology of its cuticle. This study examined the morphology of the stomach cuticle of cardiac sacs, gastric mil...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Castejón D,Rotllant G,Ribes E,Durfort M,Guerao G

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well established that the capacity for teeth to differentiate "in vitro" depends upon: a) the age of the embryonic rudiments at the time of excision and b) the number of cells within each tissue type which are capable of differentiating into organ culture. This paper studies ultrastructural aspects of tooth buds...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Lemus D,Paz de la Vega Y,Fuenzalida M,Illanes J

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of semithin (1 μ in thickness) and thin sections of Epon-embedded material reveals that Malpighian tubules of Formica polyctena are composed of a single cellular type throughout their length. No differentiated regions were observed. Ultrastructural traits of the epithelial cells are those of highly metabolic...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Garayoa M,Villaro AC,Montuenga L,Sesma P

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new morphological type of somatosensory organ is described. It is found in the glabrous skin of the dog nose (rhinarium or planum nasale) and situated in dermis papillae. The otherwise thick epidermis forms a thin window above the organ. There are only a few layers of keratinocytes in the window and the corneocytes ...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Elofsson R,Kröger RHH

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cover illustration. Mayetiola destructor is a major pest of wheat in Europe, North Africa and North America. In this issue of the Journal of Morphology, Schneeberg et al. (pp. 1299-1311) investigate the adult head structures of the cecidomyiid fly and compared their findings with evolutionarily less successful familie...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Schneeberg K,Polilov A,Harris MO,Beutel RG

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The latest research on direct developing caecilian and anuran species indicate presence of only one generation of taste organs during their ontogeny. This is distinct from indirect developing batrachians studied thus far, which possess taste buds in larvae and anatomically distinct taste discs in metamorphs. This stud...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Budzik KA,Żuwała K,Kerney R

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anurans exhibit a particularly wide range of locomotor modes that result in wide variations in their skeletal structure. This article investigates the possible correlation between morphological aspects of the hylid postcranial skeleton and their different locomotor modes and habitat use. To do so, we analyzed 18 morph...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Soliz M,Tulli MJ,Abdala V

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The brine shrimp, Artemia (Crustacea, Anostraca), is a zooplankton that is commonly used in both basic and applied research. Unfortunately, Artemia embryos are often cultured under conditions that alter early development, and reports based on these cultures oversimplify or fail to describe morphological phenotypes. Th...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Neumeyer CH,Gerlach JL,Ruggiero KM,Covi JA

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Remarkably preserved specimens of Cowralepis mclachlani Ritchie, 2005 (Proc Linn Soc NSW 126:215-259) (Phyllolepida, Placodermi) represent a unique ontogenetic sequence adding to our understanding of anatomy, function, and phylogeny among basal jawed vertebrates (gnathostomes). A systematic review demonstrates that th...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Carr RK,Johanson Z,Ritchie A

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large pinnae are characteristic of the Leporids, and the pinna is known to have a thermoregulatory role. Another role has been hypothesized for the pinna of Lepus spp., as a part of a suspensory system for the greater portion of the head, absorbing shock that might otherwise interfere with vision during high-speed loc...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Stott P,Jennings N,Harris S

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although mating has been described in several hermit crab species, the mechanics of spermatophore transfer have not previously been demonstrated. Evidence from pleopod and gonopore morphology, video observations, and inseminated females indicates that in Clibanarius vittatus the male applies a spermatophoric mass dire...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Hess GS,Bauer RT

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While knowledge of the reproductive biology of tropical scleractinian corals is extensive, information from temperate zones is limited. The aim of this study is to describe the reproductive biology of Caryophyllia inornata, a temperate species, and to increase the understanding of the reproductive strategies of Medite...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Goffredo S,Marchini C,Rocchi M,Airi V,Caroselli E,Falini G,Levy O,Dubinsky Z,Zaccanti F

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fine structure of the shell and underlying mantle in young juveniles of the articulate brachiopod Terebratalia transversa has been examined by electron microscopy. The first shell produced by the mantle consists of a nonhinged protegulum that lacks concentric growth lines. The protegulum is secreted within a day a...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Stricker SA,Reed CG

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously we showed that type XII collagen (col XII) is highly upregulated in the regenerating newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) forelimb. Here, using immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization, we studied the pattern of expression of col XII during early stages of adult newt tail regeneration. The results show th...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Wei Y,Tassava RA

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Light and electron microscopy reveal that simple receptor cells in the jaw epithelium of sea urchin pedicellariae are connected by nerve tracts to the neuropile that coordinates jaw movements. The muscles responsible for jaw opening and closure and for flexion of the stem are all innervated in this neuropile. At least...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Peters BH,Campbell AC

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We hypothesized that due to the relative conductivity of the environment, and to maintain sensory function, ampullary organs of marine Neoarius graeffei would differ morphologically from those described previously for estuarine and freshwater conspecifics. Unlike the ampullary systems of N. graeffei from freshwater an...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Gauthier AR,Whitehead DL,Bennett MB,Tibbetts IR

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of an effort to characterize reproductive modifications in internally inseminating catfishes, ovaries and male reproductive systems were examined histologically in two species of auchenipterid catfishes, Trachelyopterus lucenai and T. galeatus, from southeastern Brazil. Internal insemination was documented in ...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Downing Meisner A,Burns JR,Weitzman SH,Malabarba LR

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Newly metamorphosed individuals of the Kenyan reed frog, Hyperolius viridiflavus ferniquei, are able completely to regenerate amputated digits, including the morphologically complex digital pad. The sequence of morphological events is very similar to that seen in the typical epimorphic regeneration of amphibian extrem...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Richards CM,Carlson BM,Rogers SL

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acipenseriformes (sturgeon and paddlefish) are basal actinopterygians with a highly derived cranial morphology that is characterized by an anatomical independence of the jaws from the neurocranium. We examined the morphological and kinematic basis of prey capture in the Acipenseriform fish Scaphirhynchus albus, the pa...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Carroll AM,Wainwright PC

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is a medium-sized felid, with a tendency to hunt for prey larger than itself. We studied the lynx hindlimb musculoskeletal anatomy in order to determine possible anatomical adaptations to hunting large prey. In our previous work, we had found characters of both large and small felids in t...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Viranta S,Holmala K,Laakkonen J

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past few decades, geometric morphometric methods have become increasingly popular and powerful tools to describe morphological data while over the same period artificial neural networks have had a similar rise in the classification of specimens to preconceived groups. However, there has been little research i...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Soda KJ,Slice DE,Naylor GJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The larvae of Halicryptus spinulosus bear six rings of sensory/ locomotory appendages. Twelve pedicellate flosculi, 6 dorsal and 6 ventral, are associated with the neck-lorica junction. Newly described are two rows of 4-5 flosculi present on the dorsal and ventral plates, and 2 tubuli located on each dorsolateral and ...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Storch V,Higgins RP

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An ultrastructural study was carried out on the secretory activity of the ectal mandibular gland in the wasp Polistes dominulus (foundress and worker females as well as males). Secretory activity in foundresses proceeds slowly during hibernation and early spring, becoming prominent in late spring and then falling shar...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Fortunato A,Turillazzi S,Delfino G

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The common snook, Centropomus undecimalis, was induced to ovulate using a time-release, GnRH analogue. Ovulation occurred the afternoon or evening the day after hormone administration. The time of ovulation was established within half an hour. At ovulation, three fish per time-group were divided into 0, 6, 12, 18 hr a...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Grier HJ,Neidig CL,Quagio-Grassiotto I

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In uloborid spiders, eye loss is accompanied by increased visual angles, optical material investment, and potential visual acuity of the retained eyes. Relative to carapace volume, the six-eyed Hyptiotes cavatus and two four-eyed Miagrammopes species have greater retinal hemisphere areas and lens volumes than do the e...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Opell BD

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interradicular periodontal ligament of mandibular molars contains an apparently unique dilated vessel straddling the interradicular alveolar bone. This structure is designated a venous ampulla. The vessel possesses a luminal length and width of approximately 200 X 100 microns, respectively. Ultrastructurally, the ...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Sims MR

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00