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Green, Thomas A., and Ronald J. Prokopy. "DIURNAL BEHAVIOR OF THE APPLE BLOTCH LEAFMINER MOTH, PHYLLONORYCTER CRATAEGELLA (LEPIDOPTERA: GRACILLARIIDAE)." Canadian Entomologist 130, no. 4 (August 1998): 415–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent130415-4.

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AbstractObservations of apple blotch leafminer moths, Phyllonorycter crataegella (Clemens), during daylight hours in commercial apple orchards in New England from 1982 through 1984 indicated a diurnal pattern of activity. Substantial flight in the morning, almost exclusively by males, was associated with mating, and lesser flight from midafternoon until darkness, predominantly by females, was associated with oviposition. Moths were comparatively inactive during midday hours, at which time they were located primarily on the lower third of the tree trunk during the first moth flight (overwintering generation moths), and on leaves during the second and third moth flights (first and second generation moths, respectively). Moths were concentrated at the inner half of the tree canopy during all three moth flights, and especially below 1.5 m height during the first moth flight.
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Acharya, Lalita, and M. Brock Fenton. "Bat attacks and moth defensive behaviour around street lights." Canadian Journal of Zoology 77, no. 1 (July 1, 1999): 27–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z98-202.

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The defensive behaviour of moths around street lights was examined at a site where bats feed heavily on moths. The lights had a negative effect on moth defensive behaviour, but a combination of observational techniques (recording the outcome of naturally occurring bat-moth interactions) and experimental techniques (deafening moths by puncturing the tympanal organs) indicated that ultrasound-detecting ears still afforded the moths some protection from bat predation. On average, bats captured 69% of the moths they attacked. Moths that exhibited evasive behaviour were caught significantly less often than those that did not (52 vs. 2%). Moths whose tympanic organs had been punctured were significantly easier to catch (requiring fewer attempts) than moths with intact ears, reflecting the fact that significantly more of the eared than the deafened moths showed evasive behaviour (48 vs. 0%). Overall, the number of captures of deafened moths was higher, though not significantly, than the number of captures of eared moths.
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Oliveira, F. B. "Body-size influence on defensive behavior of Amazonian moths: an ecophysiological approach." Brazilian Journal of Biology 65, no. 1 (February 2005): 101–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1519-69842005000100014.

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Ectotherm locomotion is restricted by low temperatures, and many species, such as some flying insects, need to achieve thermal thresholds before taking off. Body size influences heat exchange between an animal and the environment. Therefore, larger animals have higher thermal inertia, and necessarily spend more time in pre-flight warming up, a critical period when they remain exposed and more susceptible to predators. Thus, one could expect larger animals, along their evolutionary history, to have developed a more diversified repertoire of defensive behaviors when compared to their smaller counterparts. Moths are an interesting model for testing this hypothesis, as they exhibit considerable variation in body size and many species present pre-flight warming up by muscle shivering, an evidence of thermal restriction on locomotion. I registered the responses of 76 moths immediately after simulating the attack of a predator and then associated behavioral response to body size. I conducted the experiments at 20 and 25ºC to check for possible thermal restrictions on behavior, and identified animals to the family level to check for the effects of a common phylogenetic history. When disturbed at 25ºC, smaller moths tend to fly, while larger ones tend to run. At 20ºC almost all moths ran, including the smaller ones, indicating a possible thermal restriction on flight. Corroborating the proposed hypothesis, a more diversified repertoire of defensive behaviors was registered among larger moths. An alternative interpretation would be that common behaviors among related moths could be explained by common phylogenetic histories. However, two facts support the physiological restriction hypothesis: (1) the analysis within Sphingidae and Geometridae (not closely related families) showed similar results to those of the overall analysis, and (2) a more diverse repertoire of defensive behaviors was associated to the lower, and therefore more restrictive to locomotion, temperature (20ºC).
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Diaz, Candido, and John H. Long. "Behavior and Bioadhesives: How Bolas Spiders, Mastophora hutchinsoni, Catch Moths." Insects 13, no. 12 (December 16, 2022): 1166. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects13121166.

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Spiders use various combinations of silks, adhesives, and behaviors to ensnare and trap prey. A common but difficult to catch prey in most spider habitats are moths. They easily escape typical orb-webs because their bodies are covered in sacrificial scales that flake off when in contact with the web’s adhesives. This defense is defeated by spiders of the sub-family of Cyrtarachninae, moth-catching specialists who combine changes in orb-web structure, predatory behavior, and chemistry of the aggregate glue placed in those webs. The most extreme changes in web structure are shown by bolas spiders, who create a solitary capture strand containing only one or two glue droplets at the end of a single thread. They prey on male moths by releasing pheromones to draw them within range of their bolas, which they flick to ensnare the moth. We used a high-speed video camera to capture the behavior of the bolas spider Mastophora hutchinsoni. We calculated the kinematics of spiders and moths in the wild to model the physical and mechanical properties of the bolas during prey capture, the behavior of the moth, and how these factors lead to successful prey capture. We created a numerical model to explain the mechanical behavior of the bolas silk during prey capture. Our kinematic analysis shows that the material properties of the aggregate glue bolas of M. hutchinsoni are distinct from that of the other previously analyzed moth-specialist, Cyrtarachne akirai. The spring-like behavior of the M. hutchinsoni bolas suggests it spins a thicker liquid.
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Vickers, Neil J. "Pheromone communication in moths: evolution, behavior, and application." Animal Behaviour 135 (January 2018): 237–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2017.11.005.

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Böröczky, Katalin. "Pheromone Communication in Moths: Evolution, Behavior, and Application." American Entomologist 63, no. 4 (2017): 260–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ae/tmx069.

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Zha, Yuping, Qicai Chen, and Chaoliang Lei. "Ultrasonic hearing in moths." Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.) 45, no. 2 (January 2009): 145–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00379271.2009.10697598.

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Surlykke, Annemarie, and Mads Filskov. "Hearing in Geometrid Moths." Naturwissenschaften 84, no. 8 (August 27, 1997): 356–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s001140050410.

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Dunning, Dorothy C., and Martin Kruger. "Aposematic Sounds in African Moths." Biotropica 27, no. 2 (June 1995): 227. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2388998.

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Ricklefs, Robert E. "Aspect Diversity in Moths Revisited." American Naturalist 173, no. 3 (March 2009): 411–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/596533.

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Zaspel, Jennifer Michelle. "Systematics, biology, and behavior of fruit-piercing and blood-feeding moths in the subfamily Calpinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2008. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0023641.

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Ashby, Lachlan. "Spatial patterns of Lepidoptera in the eucalypt woodlands of the Sydney Basin, New South Wales, Australia." Department of Biological Sciences - Faculty of Science, 2008. http://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/93.

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The patterns of spatial distribution and abundance were investigated for moth assemblages in the eucalypt woodlands of the Sydney Basin. A total of 228 species of Lepidoptera, distributed among 25 families, were recorded from three national parks located on the perimeter of the Sydney metropolitan region.From within the eucalypt woodland habitat of the Sydney Basin, the study investigated the spatial variation of night-flying Lepidoptera present at several different scales of observation, from the trap level through to across the landscape. Assemblages varied with spatial scale, with uniformity occurring across the landscape as a whole, however becoming patchy at finer spatial scales. Multivariate and turnover analysis indicated that although heterogeneity of abundance and richness may vary significantly depending on spatial scale, sites and national parks contained their own unique suite of species in comparison to one another.The structure of the assemblages of moths in the eucalypt woodlands of the Sydney Basin can vary, and is dependant on the level of spatial scale of observation. Further study needs to be conducted at a range of temporal scales to ascertain the presence of patterns in the Lepidoptera communities in the Sydney region in order to contribute to the development of suitable conservation strategies in the Sydney Basin.
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McGeachie, W. J. "The effects of air temperature, wind vectors and nocturnal illumination on the behavior of moths at mercury-vapour light-traps." Thesis, Cranfield University, 1987. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/11424.

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Field experiments, with 125 watt Mercury-Vapour light-traps, are described in this Thesis. Catches of moths in water traps arranged in a circular mosaic pattern around the light-trap were distributed bivariate normal. Comparisons between the bivariate mean moth vector and the mean wind vector suggested that the wind vector determined the distribution of moths around the light-trap. In light winds, less than 1 metre/second, moths were randomly distributed around the trap. In stronger winds the direction of moth displacement from the trap was associated with the direction component of the mean wind velocity. A second experiment with light and water traps was used to estimate the effective light-trap radius. Two light-traps, surrounded by water traps, were separated by up to 25 metres on different evenings. When one light-trap was downwind of another the catch was significantly greater in the downwind trap. However, in crosswind conditions the two catches were similar. Bivariate methods were used to estimate that the effective trap radius was between 10 and 25 metres. A further experiment, using multivariate correlation and regression analysis, found that air temperature, windspeed and moonlight affected light-trap catches. An algorithm is described to enable the calculation of moonlight illuminance. Increased windspeed and increased moonlight illuminance tended to decrease the light-trap catch, however, increased air temperature was associated with an increase in light-trap catch. These effects varied depending on family and species. A final experiment used a remote sensing technique to estimate light-trap efficiency. A 10 cubic metre volume around the light-trap was observed using a video camera. Moth tracks recorded were classified into New Arrivals, Passers By and Local Flights. The number of these tracks was compared to the lighttrap catch so that efficiency estimates could be obtained. Results suggested that at ground level, 125 watt Mercury-Vapour light-traps are only 20 % efficient within this 10 cubic metre volume.
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Schuh, Elisa [Verfasser], Bill S. [Gutachter] Hansson, Rolf G. [Gutachter] Beutel, and Sylvia [Gutachter] Anton. "Sensing pheromones and host volatiles in moths and flies : from molecules to detection to odor-guided behavior / Elisa Schuh ; Gutachter: Bill S. Hansson, Rolf G. Beutel, Sylvia Anton." Jena : Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, 2019. http://d-nb.info/1177386526/34.

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Topper, C. P. "The behaviour and population dynamics of Heliothis armigera (Hb) (lepidoptera, nictuidae) in the Sudan Gezira." Thesis, Cranfield University, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.380256.

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Oliveira, Natalia Rodrigues. "Sleep behavior and motor development in children aged 12 to 18 months." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2015. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=18627.

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FundaÃÃo Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Cientifico e TecnolÃgico
O acompanhamento de saÃde da crianÃa nos primeiros anos de vida à essencial, uma vez que, alteraÃÃes no desenvolvimento neuromotor e comportamento do sono podem ser detectados pelos profissionais, que amenizam situaÃÃes de risco por meio de intervenÃÃes precoces. Com este estudo, objetivou-se avaliar o comportamento do sono e o desenvolvimento motor da crianÃa de 12 a 18 meses de idade, por meio de Infant Sleep Questionnaire (ISQ) - versÃo brasileira e Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS); verificar a associaÃÃo das variÃveis sociodemogrÃficas e educacionais do cuidador e neonatais com os escores finais do Infant Sleep Questionnaire (ISQ) - versÃo brasileira e da AIMS. Este estudo à transversal e quantitativo, realizado no AmbulatÃrio de Pediatria de um hospital de referÃncia, em Fortaleza- CE, Brasil e em domicÃlio. Sua amostra à composta por 50 crianÃas e 50 cuidadores, no perÃodo de abril a outubro de 2014. A captaÃÃo dos participantes ocorreu com a busca direta em prontuÃrios/documentos ou contato com os pais e profissionais do serviÃo; aplicou-se, para isso, um instrumento de caracterizaÃÃo dos participantes, o ISQ - versÃo brasileira e a AIMS, aprovado pelo Comità de Ãtica em Pesquisa sob o protocolo n 422.103. Os cuidadores, em sua maioria, sÃo do sexo feminino (92%), com mÃdia de idade de 29 anos e maioria entre 25-34 anos (50%), uniÃo estÃvel (44%). Em relaÃÃo Ãs crianÃas, predominou o sexo feminino (58%), idade gestacional entre 35-41 semanas, nascidas a termo (84%), entre 12 e 13 mÃs de idade cronolÃgica (36%), mÃdia de 14,58 meses. Identificou-se, na classificaÃÃo do comportamento do sono das crianÃas, segundo os escores finais do ISQ - versÃo brasileira, a prevalÃncia de normalidade (escore<12) em 29 (58%) crianÃas. A maioria dos cuidadores (62%) apontou que suas crianÃas nÃo apresentavam problemas para dormir. Verificou-se associaÃÃo significante entre o escore final do ISQ - versÃo brasileira- e o critÃrio do avaliador (p=0,000). Em relaÃÃo à avaliaÃÃo do desenvolvimento motor, os escores finais da AIMS resultaram desempenho normal (70%), suspeito (20%) e atÃpico (10%). Identificou-se associaÃÃo estatisticamente significante entre escores finais do ISQ - versÃo brasileira com idade do cuidador (p=0,022) e pontuaÃÃo do Apgar no quinto minuto de vida (p=0,049); escores finais da AIMS com Idade Gestacional (p=0,013) e Idade cronolÃgica (p=0,001). Os escores finais da AIMS e os escores finais do ISQ - versÃo brasileira - nÃo apresentaram significÃncia estatÃstica (p=0,240). Concluiu-se que o comportamento do sono e desenvolvimento motor grosso na idade de 12 a 18 meses nÃo se apresentaram diretamente associados na maioria das variÃveis. PorÃm, ressalta-se que fatores parentais, ambientais e orgÃnicos sÃo determinantes ativos nesse processo, e essa relaÃÃo com o sono adequado permite a atividade cerebral atuar a favor do desenvolvimento.
The health monitoring of the child in the first years of life is essential, since alterations in the neuromotor development and sleep behavior can be detected by the professionals, who ameliorate risk situations through early interventions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the sleep behavior and motor development of the 12- to 18-month-old child using the Infant Sleep Questionnaire (ISQ) and the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS). To verify the association of the sociodemographic and educational variables of the caregiver and neonates with the final scores of the Infant Sleep Questionnaire (ISQ) - Brazilian version and AIMS. This cross-sectional and quantitative study was carried out at the Pediatric Outpatient Clinic of a reference hospital in Fortaleza, CE, Brazil, and at home. Its sample is made up of 50 children and 50 caregivers, from April to October 2014. Participants were approached by direct search of medical records or contact with parents and professionals of the service; For this purpose, an instrument for the characterization of the participants, ISQ - Brazilian version and AIMS, approved by the Research Ethics Committee under protocol No. 422.103. Most caregivers are female (92%), with a mean age of 29 years and the majority between 25-34 years (50%), stable union (44%). Among females, females predominated (58%), gestational age between 35-41 weeks, born full term (84%), between 12 and 13 months of chronological age (36%), mean of 14.58 Months. The prevalence of normality (score <12) in 29 (58%) children was determined according to the final ISQ (Brazilian version), in children's sleep behavior classification. Most caregivers (62%) reported that their children had no sleep problems. There was a significant association between the final ISQ score (Brazilian version) and the criterion of the evaluator (p = 0.000). Regarding the motor development evaluation, the AIMS final scores resulted in normal (70%), suspect (20%) and atypical (10%) performance. A statistically significant association between final ISQ scores - Brazilian version with caregiver's age (p = 0.022) and Apgar scores at the fifth minute of life (p = 0.049); Final AIMS scores with gestational age (p = 0.013) and chronological age (p = 0.001). The final AIMS scores and final ISQ scores (Brazilian version) did not present statistical significance (p = 0.240). It was concluded that sleep behavior and gross motor development at the age of 12 to 18 months were not directly associated with most variables. However, it is emphasized that parental, environmental and organic factors are active determinants in this process, and this relationship with adequate sleep allows the brain activity to act in favor of development.
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Daly, Kevin Charles 1966. "Nonassociative learning in the heliolithine moth." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/288853.

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Heliolithine moth larvae are serious agricultural pests causing hundreds of millions of dollars in agricultural damage annually. Mating disruption, a behavioral method of control of adult male sexual response to female pheromones, has been successfully administered in the field for many years, yet the underlying mechanisms that account for mating disruption are poorly understood. Habituation, a form of nonassociative learning, has been implicated as one possible mechanism that effects male moth behavior during the application of mating disruption strategies. To substantiate the claim that habituation can play a role in mating disruption, data were collected on five of habituation's classic characteristics: (1) The existence of a negatively accelerated relationship between trials and response strength; (2) Spontaneous recovery of response strength; (3) A long-term reduction in male moth pheromonal response strength; (4) More rapid reduction of response strength and greater spontaneous recovery of response with less intense stimuli; (5) Learning associated with a highly specific stimuli will not generalize to exceedingly dissimilar stimuli. Results of this study clearly indicate that all five characteristics related to habituation were present. Specifically, males, repeatedly exposed to pheromones of conspecifics, display a decrease in response strength. Response reduction and spontaneous recovery were both found to be greater with less complex stimuli. Long-term habituation was successfully demonstrated for up to 96 hours post habituation training. Most importantly, it was found that males, habituated to one blend, demonstrated little habituation when exposed to a second blend. Additionally, it was found that a substantial amount of individual differences in responsiveness to habituation training exists between males of this species. The findings of this study indicate two major points. First, habituation can be used as part of an effective integrated pest control strategy. However, because there is a substantial amount of individual differences in habituation susceptibility, some male moths may experience greater reproductive success. Further, because the males did not generalize habituation across the two stimuli presented in this study, there is concern that if all known pheromone components of this species are not used in field applications, males will habituate to the applied pheromone but not individual females.
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Wilson, Marcia Huipe. "Behavioral management parent training for children with developmental delays ages 18-36 months." Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University, 2010. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Dissertations/Summer2010/m_wilson_061710.pdf.

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Munn, Penelope Ann. "The development of understanding of social rules between the ages of 24 and 36 months." Thesis, Open University, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.328890.

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Gibbins, Christopher. "Factors affecting the development of externalizing behaviour problems from birth to 48 months." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/NQ56080.pdf.

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Books on the topic "Moths – Behavior"

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Feltwell, John. Butterflies and Moths. Edited by Jodi Block and Susan McKeever. London, England: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, 1993.

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Waldbauer, Gilbert. Insects through the seasons. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1996.

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Moths that drink elephants' tears: And other zoological curiosities. London: Portrait, 2006.

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1970-, Richards Wayne, ed. The secret lives of backyard bugs: Discover amazing butterflies, moths, spiders, dragonflies, and other insects! North Adams, MA: Storey Pub., 2011.

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Manning, Mick. Supermom. Morton Grove, Ill: Albert Whitman, 2001.

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The behaviour of moths. London: Virago, 2008.

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Environment Canada. Canadian Forestry Service. Gypsy moth in Canada: Behavior and control. Ottawa: Environment Canada., 1990.

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Benoit, Paul. Gypsy moth in Canada: Behavior and control. Ottawa: Forestry Canada, 1990.

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Gansberg, Judith M. The second nine months. New York, N.Y: Pocket Books, 1985.

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Bonin, Patrick. Production verbale de mots: Approche cognitive. Bruxelles: De Boeck, 2002.

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Naka, Hideshi. "Female Sex Pheromones and Mating Behavior in Diurnal Moths: Implications for Conservation Biology." In Chemical Ecology of Insects, 170–96. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.: CRC Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781351228398-8.

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Roelofs, Wendell L., Jia-Wei Du, Charles Linn, Thomas J. Glover, and Louis B. Bjostad. "The Potential for Genetic Manipulation of the Redbanded Leafroller Moth Sex Pheromone Blend." In Evolutionary Genetics of Invertebrate Behavior, 263–72. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1986. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3487-1_25.

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Arbas, Edmund A., and Mark A. Willis. "Pheromone-Modulated Flight Behavior of the Sphinx Moth, Manduca sexta." In Olfaction and Taste XI, 835–37. Tokyo: Springer Japan, 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68355-1_338.

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Singh, Sanghamitra, Poonam Muttreja, Dipa Nag Chowdhary, and Mandira Kalra Kalaan. "Relevance of Social and Behavior Change and Communications in the Media on COVID-19 Response." In Health Dimensions of COVID-19 in India and Beyond, 309–15. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7385-6_17.

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AbstractThe important role of social and behavior change and communication strategies in the prevention of infection is discussed. These strategies have two complementary, albeit distinct roles: 1) educate citizens on the health risks of COVID-19; and 2) promote desired behaviors to prevent infection.The authors underscore that messages for the prevention of COVID-19 should be clear and consistent and should be based on scientific evidence. These messages need to be reinforced to promote positive behavior change. They should be empathetic and inclusive and should counter misinformation and fake news. Government of India’s citizen engagement platform ‘MyGov’ has rolled-out a series of campaigns for the prevention of COVID-19. Civil society organizations have complemented the official campaign. The Population Foundation of India developed the Corona Ki Adalat (The court of corona) animation series to disseminate key messages and reinforce a sense of solidarity around the fight against COVID-19.India (and the world) has, for the first time, witnessed an amalgamation of science and mainstream media. The collaboration of the media and public health workers and doctors has been commendable. The authors illustrate this with examples of personalities who stepped-up and gave their time to the media to convey important messages to the public. The last few months have truly witnessed the power of the media and behavior change communications. Until a vaccine becomes widely available, the only way to protect people from COVID-19 and to minimize the burden it places on the public health system is to promote widespread behavior change. And this can only happen through the collaborative efforts of the government, media, public health experts, and civil society organizations.
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Chew, Jouh Yeong, Kotaro Kishi, Yohei Kinowaki, and Daisuke Kurabayashi. "Estimation of Stimuli Timing to Evaluate Chemical Plume Tracing Behavior of the Silk Moth." In Robot Intelligence Technology and Applications 2, 619–31. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05582-4_53.

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Vickers, Neil J. "The Effects of Chemical and Physical Features of Pheromone Plumes Upon the Behavioral Responses of Moths." In Advances in Chemical Signals in Vertebrates, 63–76. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4733-4_4.

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Araki, Masahiro, Ryo Kanamori, Lei Gong, and Takayuki Morikawa. "Impacts of Seasonal Factors on Travel Behavior: Basic Analysis of GPS Trajectory Data for 8 Months." In Serviceology for Smart Service System, 377–84. Tokyo: Springer Japan, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56074-6_41.

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Sun, Chengyu, Shuyang Li, Yinshan Lin, and Weilin Hu. "From Visual Behavior to Signage Design: A Wayfinding Experiment with Eye-Tracking in Satellite Terminal of PVG Airport." In Proceedings of the 2021 DigitalFUTURES, 252–62. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5983-6_24.

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AbstractPassengers principally rely on signage to making wayfinding decisions in transportation buildings. Most existing research focuses on the analysis of the wayfinding trajectory, but there is less attention on the process of how passengers make the wayfinding decision. So, it is hard to accurately locate the causes of the wrong wayfinding decision. Taking the Satellite Terminal of Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG Airport) as an example, we adopted the eye-tracking technology and recorded the eye-tracking data of passengers observing the signage and making wayfinding decisions. Then, we compared and analyzed the data, presenting it by data visualization. This study found the causes of passengers making wrong wayfinding decisions and the visual behavior of wayfinding: the reconfirmation behavior, the priority of attention, and the clockwise observation. Finally, corresponding suggestions for signage design optimization are put forward regarding some wayfinding decision points. As a result, the optimized signage system in the satellite terminal is welcomed by the passengers two months later according to monthly questionnaires.
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Baker, Thomas C., and Neil J. Vickers. "Behavioral Reaction Times of Male Moths to Pheromone Filaments and Visual Stimuli: Determinants of Flight Track Shape and Direction." In Olfaction and Taste XI, 838–41. Tokyo: Springer Japan, 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68355-1_339.

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van Loon, Joop J. A., Chen Zhu Wang, Jens Kvist Nielsen, Rieta Gols, and Yu Tong Qiu. "Flavonoids from cabbage are feeding stimulants for diamondback moth larvae additional to glucosinolates: Chemoreception and behaviour." In Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Insect-Plant Relationships, 27–34. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2776-1_3.

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Conference papers on the topic "Moths – Behavior"

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Rutkowski, Adam J., Roger D. Quinn, and Mark A. Willis. "A Sensor Fusion Approach to Odor Source Localization Inspired by the Pheromone Tracking Behavior of Moths." In 2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. IEEE, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/robot.2007.364230.

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Groot, Astrid T. "Evolution of timing sexual behaviors in moths." In 2016 International Congress of Entomology. Entomological Society of America, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/ice.2016.92989.

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M. S. Faria, Jorge, Ana Margarida Rodrigues, and Sriradha Bhattacharya. "Volatile Organic Compounds Influence Pine Processionary Moth Behavior." In The 1st International Electronic Conference on Entomology. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/iece-10527.

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Paull, Cate. "LinkingHelicoverpaspp. moth behavior to landscape drivers: Implications for management." In 2016 International Congress of Entomology. Entomological Society of America, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/ice.2016.93970.

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Qi Yu-Hong, Ding GuiRong, Liang Jun, Su XiaoMing, Zen LiHua, Ren DongQing, and Guo Guo-Zhen. "Study on Behavior of Female Rat 3 Months after Electromagnetic Pulse Irradiation." In 2008 8th International Symposium on Antennas, Propagation & EM Theory (ISAPE - 2008). IEEE, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/isape.2008.4735389.

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Takashima, A., R. Minegishi, D. Kurabayashi, and R. Kanzaki. "Estimation of feedback system during programmed behavior exhibited by silkworm moth." In 2010 Second World Congress on Nature and Biologically Inspired Computing (NaBIC 2010). IEEE, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/nabic.2010.5716382.

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Wei Li and Jianwei Zhang. "Moth-inspired chemical plume tracing by integration of fuzzy following-obstacle behavior." In 2008 IEEE 16th International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE). IEEE, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/fuzzy.2008.4630682.

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Liao, Mengyuan, Toshihiko Hojo, Guijun Xian, Yuqiu Yang, and Hiroyuki Hamada. "Environmental Degradation Behavior of Kenaf Fiber Mat Composite." In ASME 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2014-38248.

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Nowadays “eco-design” is becoming a philosophy to guide next generation of materials and products as global environmental issue produced by fossil fuels and resource overusing. With an industrial increasing interest in sustainable, eco-efficient and green material’s application, natural fiber in polymer composite is guided to develop rapidly. As well know that, natural fibers possess advantages over synthetic or manmade fibers due to its abundance, biodegradability, CO2 neutrality, excellent price/performance ratio and comparable specific strength properties. However, outdoor applications of natural fiber composite are still constrained and raising concerns in terms of their durability, including UV resistance, moisture resistance and extreme temperature withstand and dimensional stability. Continuing with previous research on kenaf non-woven reinforced unsaturated polyester composites three months degradation performance, in order to get a good knowledge of its degradation process/cycle in complicated outdoor environments, longer degradation periods up to 6 months and 12 months in this paper were added for further investigation and comparison. Initially, three sets of kenaf fiber mat composite samples were located in extreme cold temperature (Harbin), mild sea climate Kyoto (Japan), subtropical marine monsoon climate Shanghai (China) and tropical monsoon climate Zaria (Nigeria) respectively from the same starting time until predetermined ageing periods, afterwards weight change and mechanical behavior in terms of tensile, flexural, impact and fracture toughness were measured instrumentally for ageing effect discussion and comparison. As expected, the aged specimens in those different positions all showed the dropped mechanical properties with increasing ageing periods. Furthermore, the trend of degradation in various mechanical parameters was established, which demonstrated weight loss made more serious effect on aged sample’s mechanical properties’ reduction than water absorption behavior. In a word, dropped mechanical properties of the degraded composites accompanied with weight change behavior were clarified, in which degradation phenomenon of embrittled the matrix polymer, deteriorated reinforced fiber and interfacial properties were detected.
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Ambarsari, Anggraini. "Knowledge and Stunting Prevention Behavior in Mother Who Had Children Aged 7 To 23 Months." In The 8th International Conference on Public Health 2021. Masters Program in public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.26911/ab.promotion.icph.08.2021.30.

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Takashima, Atsushi, Ryo Minegishi, Daisuke Kurabayashi, and Ryohei Kanzaki. "Construction of a brain-machine hybrid system to analyze adaptive behavior of silkworm moth." In 2010 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2010). IEEE, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iros.2010.5650313.

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Reports on the topic "Moths – Behavior"

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Landolt, Peter, Ezra Dunkelblum, Robert R. Heath, and Moshe Kehat. Host Plant Chemical Mediation of Heliothis Reproductive Behavior. United States Department of Agriculture, October 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/1992.7568753.bard.

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Phytophagous insects respond to chemicals from their host plants in a number of ways, including orientation or attraction in response to volatiles produced by plants. Orientation to odors from host plants may occur in order to locate food, mates, or oviposition sites. A detailed understanding of these behaviors are the chemical stimuli evoking them may provide useful means for attracting and trapping insect pests of crop plants. Heliothine moths (Helicoverpa and Heliothis herein) include a number of major pests of cultivated crop plants throughout the world. In North America, these include Heliothis virescens and Helicoverpa zea. In much of Eurasia (including Israel) Australia, and Africa, these include Helicoverpa armigera and Helicoverpa peltigera. These 4 species of concern all are attracted to odorants from host plants (Tingle and Mitchell 2992, Mitchell et al 1991, 1992 BARD feasibility study report). Host plant chemicals also play a role in the sexual behavior of Helicoverpa species. Synthesis and possibly release of sex pheromone in H. zea and H. phloxiphaga is stimulated by kairomones from hosts plants (Raina 1988, 1992). Pheromona scent marking on host plants also occurs in H. virescens and H. zea. Studies of several other insects, including the cabbage looper Trichoplusia ni, have a variety of other behaviors may occur in association with host plants, including the use of plants as sexual rendesvous sites and of direct involvement of plant chemicals in sexual behavior. Some pest species of moths also may use host plants as adult food sources. These studies were undertaken to develop a more thorough understanding of how Heliothis/Helicoverpa moths use host plant odorants to locate and select foods, mates, and oviposition sites. We used Heliothis virescens and Helicoverpa zea in Florida, and Helicoverpa armigera and Helicoverpa peltigera in Israel as objects of study because of their pest status. It is hoped that such an understanding will provide direction for work to discover and develop novel means to control these pests through behavioral manipulation. The specific objectives of the proposal were to 1) identify host odor affects on known Heliothine sexual behavior, 2) identify novel sexual behavior that is how dependent, 3) isolate and characterize host kairomones important to pest Heliothine host and mate-location behavior, and 4) investigate female attraction to males.
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Rafaeli, Ada, Wendell Roelofs, and Anat Zada Byers. Identification and gene regulation of the desaturase enzymes involved in sex-pheromone biosynthesis of pest moths infesting grain. United States Department of Agriculture, March 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2008.7613880.bard.

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The original objectives of the approved proposal included: 1. Establishment of the biosynthetic pathways for pheromone production using labeled precursors and GC-MS. 2. The elucidation of a circadian regulation of key enzymes in the biosynthetic pathway. 3. The identification, characterization and confirmation of functional expression of the delta-desaturases. 4. The identification of gene regulatory processes involved in the expression of the key enzymes in the biosynthetic pathway. Background to the topic: Moths constitute one of the major groups of pest insects in agriculture and their reproductive behavior is dependent on chemical communication. Sex-pheromone blends are utilized by a variety of moth species to attract conspecific mates. The sex pheromones used are commonly composed of blends of aliphatic molecules that vary in chain length, geometry, degree and position of double bonds and functional groups. They are formed by various actions of specific delta-desaturases to which chain shortening, elongation, reduction, acetylation, and oxidation of a common fatty acyl precursor is coupled. In most of the moth species sex-pheromone biosynthesis is under circadian control by the neurohormone, PBAN (pheromone-biosynthesis-activating neuropeptide). The development of specific and safe insect control strategies utilizing pheromone systems depends on a clear knowledge of the molecular mechanisms involved. In this proposal we aimed at identifying and characterizing specific desaturases involved in the biosynthetic pathway of two moth pest-speciesof stored products, P. interpunctella and S. cerealella, and to elucidate the regulation of the enzymes involved in pheromone biosynthesis. Due to technical difficulties the second stored product pest was excluded from the study at an early phase of the research project. Major conclusions: Within the framework of the planned objectives we confirmed the pheromone biosynthetic pathway of P. interpunctella and H. armigera by using labeled precursor molecules. In addition, in conjunction with various inhibitors we determined the PBAN-stimulated rate-limiting step for these biosynthetic pathways. We thereby present conclusive evidence that the enzyme Acetyl Coenzyme A Carboxylase is activated as a result of PBAN stimulation. We also found that P. interpunctella produce the main pheromone component Z9, E12 Tetradecenyl acetate through the action of a D11 desaturase working on the 16:Acid precursor. This is evidenced by the high amount of incorporation of ²H-labeled 16:Acid into pheromone when compared to the incorporation of ²H-labeled 14:Acid. However, in contrast to reports on other moth species, P. interpunctella is also capable of utilizing the 14:Acid precursor, although to a much lesser extent than the 16:Acid precursor. Despite the discovery of nine different desaturase gene transcripts in this species, from the present study it is evident that although PCR detected all nine gene transcripts, specific to female pheromone glands, only two are highly expressed whereas the other 7 are expressed at levels of at least 10⁵ fold lower showing very low abundance. These two genes correspond to D11-like desaturases strengthening the hypothesis that the main biosynthetic pathway involves a D11 desaturase.
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Rafaeli, Ada, Russell Jurenka, and Daniel Segal. Isolation, Purification and Sequence Determination of Pheromonotropic-Receptors. United States Department of Agriculture, July 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2003.7695850.bard.

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Moths constitute a major group of pest insects in agriculture. Pheromone blends are utilised by a variety of moth species to attract conspecific mates, which is under circadian control by the neurohormone, PBAN (pheromone-biosynthesis-activating neuropeptide). Our working hypothesis was that, since the emission of sex-pheromone is necessary to attract a mate, then failure to produce and emit pheromone is a potential strategy for manipulating adult moth behavior. The project aimed at identifying, characterising and determining the sequence of specific receptors responsible for the interaction with pheromonotropic neuropeptide/s using two related moth species: Helicoverpa armigera and H. lea as model insects. We established specific binding to a membrane protein estimated at 50 kDa in mature adult females using a photoaffinity-biotin probe for PBAN. We showed that JH is required for the up-regulation of this putative receptor protein. In vitro studies established that the binding initiates a cascade of second messengers including channel opening for calcium ions and intracellular cAMP production. Pharmacological studies (using sodium fluoride) established that the receptor is coupled to a G-protein, that is, the pheromone-biosynthesis-activating neuropeptide receptor (PBAN-R) belongs to the family of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR)'s. We showed that PBAN-like peptides are present in Drosophila melanogaster based on bioassay and immunocytochemical data. Using the annotated genome of D. melanogaster to search for a GPCR, we found that some were similar to neuromedin U- receptors of vertebrates, which contain a similar C-terminal ending as PBAN. We established that neuromedin U does indeed induce pheromone biosynthesis and cAMP production. Using a PCR based cloning strategy and mRNA isolated from pheromone glands of H. zea, we successfully identified a gene encoding a GPCR from pheromone glands. The full-length PBAN-R was subsequently cloned and expressed in Sf9 insect cells and was shown to mobilize calcium in response to PBAN in a dose-dependent manner. The successful progress in the identification of a gene, encoding a GPCR for the neurohormone, PBAN, provides a basis for the design of a novel battery of compounds that will specifically antagonize pheromone production. Furthermore, since PBAN belongs to a family of insect neuropeptides with more than one function in different life stages, this rationale may be extended to other physiological key-regulatory processes in different insects.
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Tetzlaff, Sasha, Jinelle Sperry, Bruce Kingsburg, and Brett DeGregorio. Captive-rearing duration may be more important than environmental enrichment for enhancing turtle head-starting success. Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.), September 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/41800.

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Raising captive animals past critical mortality stages for eventual release (head-starting) is a common conservation tactic. Counterintuitively, post-release survival can be low. Post-release behavior affecting survival could be influenced by captive-rearing duration and housing conditions. Practitioners have adopted environmental enrichment to promote natural behaviors during head-starting such as raising animals in naturalistic enclosures. Using 32 captive-born turtles (Terrapene carolina), half of which were raised in enriched enclosures, we employed a factorial design to explore how enrichment and rearing duration affected post-release growth, behavior, and survival. Six turtles in each treatment (enriched or unenriched) were head-started for nine months (cohort one). Ten turtles in each treatment were head-started for 21 months (cohort two). At the conclusion of captive-rearing, turtles in cohort two were overall larger than cohort one, but unenriched turtles were generally larger than enriched turtles within each cohort. Once released, enriched turtles grew faster than unenriched turtles in cohort two, but we otherwise found minimal evidence suggesting enrichment affected post-release survival or behavior. Our findings suggest attaining larger body sizes from longer captive-rearing periods to enable greater movement and alleviate susceptibility to predation (the primary cause of death) could be more effective than environmental enrichment alone in chelonian head-starting programs where substantial predation could hinder success.
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Rafaeli, Ada, Russell Jurenka, and Chris Sander. Molecular characterisation of PBAN-receptors: a basis for the development and screening of antagonists against Pheromone biosynthesis in moth pest species. United States Department of Agriculture, January 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2008.7695862.bard.

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The original objectives of the approved proposal included: (a) The determination of species- and tissue-specificity of the PBAN-R; (b) the elucidation of the role of juvenile hormone in gene regulation of the PBAN-R; (c) the identificationof the ligand binding domains in the PBAN-R and (d) the development of efficient screening assays in order to screen potential antagonists that will block the PBAN-R. Background to the topic: Moths constitute one of the major groups of pest insects in agriculture and their reproductive behavior is dependent on chemical communication. Sex-pheromone blends are utilised by a variety of moth species to attract conspecific mates. In most of the moth species sex-pheromone biosynthesis is under circadian control by the neurohormone, PBAN (pheromone-biosynthesis-activating neuropeptide). In order to devise ideal strategies for mating disruption/prevention, we proposed to study the interactions between PBAN and its membrane-bound receptor in order to devise potential antagonists. Major conclusions: Within the framework of the planned objectives we have confirmed the similarities between the two Helicoverpa species: armigera and zea. Receptor sequences of the two Helicoverpa spp. are 98% identical with most changes taking place in the C-terminal. Our findings indicate that PBAN or PBAN-like receptors are also present in the neural tissues and may represent a neurotransmitter-like function for PBAN-like peptides. Surprisingly the gene encoding the PBAN-receptor was also present in the male homologous tissue, but it is absent at the protein level. The presence of the receptor (at the gene- and protein-levels), and the subsequent pheromonotropic activity are age-dependent and up-regulated by Juvenile Hormone in pharate females but down-regulated by Juvenile Hormone in adult females. Lower levels of pheromonotropic activity were observed when challenged with pyrokinin-like peptides than with HezPBAN as ligand. A model of the 3D structure of the receptor was created using the X-ray structure of rhodopsin as a template after sequence alignment of the HezPBAN-R with several other GPCRs and computer simulated docking with the model predicted putative binding sites. Using in silico mutagenesis the predicted docking model was validated with experimental data obtained from expressed chimera receptors in Sf9 cells created by exchanging between the three extracellular loops of the HezPBAN-R and the Drosophila Pyrokinin-R (CG9918). The chimera receptors also indicated that the 3ʳᵈ extracellular loop is important for recognition of PBAN or Diapause hormone ligands. Implications: The project has successfully completed all the objectives and we are now in a position to be able to design and screen potential antagonists for pheromone production. The successful docking simulation-experiments encourage the use of in silico experiments for initial (high-throughput) screening of potential antagonists. However, the differential responses between the expressed receptor (Sf9 cells) and the endogenous receptor (pheromone glands) emphasize the importance of assaying lead compounds using several alternative bioassays (at the cellular, tissue and organism levels). The surprising discovery of the presence of the gene encoding the PBAN-R in the male homologous tissue, but its absence at the protein level, launches opportunities for studying molecular regulation pathways and the evolution of these GPCRs. Overall this research will advance research towards the goal of finding antagonists for this important class of receptors that might encompass a variety of essential insect functions.
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Tetzlaff, Sasha, Jinelle Sperry, and Brett DeGregorio. You can go your own way : no evidence for social behavior based on kinship or familiarity in captive juvenile box turtles. Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.), August 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/44923.

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Behavioral interactions between conspecific animals can be influenced by relatedness and familiarity. To test how kinship and familiarity influenced social behavior in juvenile Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina), 16 captive-born individuals were reared under semi-natural conditions in four equally sized groups, where each group comprised pairs of siblings and non-siblings. Using separation distance between pairs of turtles in rearing enclosures as a measure of gregariousness, we found no evidence suggesting siblings more frequently interacted with one another compared to non-relatives over the first five months of life. Average pair separation distance decreased during this time but may have been due to turtles aggregating around resources like heat and moist retreat areas as colder temperatures approached. At eight months old, we again measured repeated separation distances between unique pair combinations and similarly found no support for associations being influenced by kinship. Agonistic interactions between individuals were never observed. Based on our results, group housing and rearing of juvenile box turtles did not appear to negatively impact their welfare. Unlike findings for other taxa, our results suggest strategically housing groups of juvenile T. carolina to maintain social stability may not be an important husbandry consideration when planning releases of captive-reared individuals for conservation purposes.
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Landolt, Peter, Ezra Dunkelblum, Robert Heath, and Moshe Kehat. Host Plant Kairomonal Effects on Heliothis Mate-Finding Behavior. United States Department of Agriculture, February 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/1993.7613016.bard.

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We investigated the possible attraction of species of Helicoverpa and Heliothis to host plant odors and to male pheromone as a prelude to a larger investigation of host chemical effects on moth sexual and reproductive behavior. Both sexes of H. armigera and H. peltigera were attracted to particular host plants or host plant extracts. Heliothis virescens was also found to be attracted to a flowering shrub it may use as a nectar source. Unmated females of H. armigera and H. peltigera were attracted to live males and to a male pheromone extract prepared from exposed filter papers in cages of males. Some attraction of unmated female H. zea to males was also evident, but at much lower response rate.
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Frisancho, Verónica, Alejandro Herrera, and Silvia Prina. Can a Budget Recording Tool Teach Financial Skills to Youth?: Experimental Evidence from a Financial Diaries Study. Inter-American Development Bank, October 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003691.

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We study the impact of a mobile app to record daily financial transactions, coupled with enumerator monitoring visits every two weeks, on youths' investment in financial literacy and financial behavior. The treatment led to a positive and statistically significant effect on financial literacy scores and greater awareness of market prices. Youth in the treatment group experienced significant improvements in access to credit. These effects persist eight months after the intervention is over.
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Bobashev, Georgiy, John Holloway, Eric Solano, and Boris Gutkin. A Control Theory Model of Smoking. RTI Press, June 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.3768/rtipress.2017.op.0040.1706.

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We present a heuristic control theory model that describes smoking under restricted and unrestricted access to cigarettes. The model is based on the allostasis theory and uses a formal representation of a multiscale opponent process. The model simulates smoking behavior of an individual and produces both short-term (“loading up” after not smoking for a while) and long-term smoking patterns (e.g., gradual transition from a few cigarettes to one pack a day). By introducing a formal representation of withdrawal- and craving-like processes, the model produces gradual increases over time in withdrawal- and craving-like signals associated with abstinence and shows that after 3 months of abstinence, craving disappears. The model was programmed as a computer application allowing users to select simulation scenarios. The application links images of brain regions that are activated during the binge/intoxication, withdrawal, or craving with corresponding simulated states. The model was calibrated to represent smoking patterns described in peer-reviewed literature; however, it is generic enough to be adapted to other drugs, including cocaine and opioids. Although the model does not mechanistically describe specific neurobiological processes, it can be useful in prevention and treatment practices as an illustration of drug-using behaviors and expected dynamics of withdrawal and craving during abstinence.
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Fitch, Dillon, Zeyu Gao, Lucy Noble, and Terry Mac. Examining the Effects of a Bike and E-Bike Lending Program on Commuting Behavior. Mineta Transportation Institute, March 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.31979/mti.2022.2051.

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In 2015, Google added a new transportation demand management (TDM) program to increase bike commuting to their two main campuses in Mountain View and Sunnyvale, California. An initial survey of employees indicated that bike ownership and worry about maintenance were primary bicycling barriers. With this information, Google began a program that loaned high-quality electric-assisted and conventional bicycles for a period of six months at no cost to interested employees. This research evaluates the effectiveness of the program at changing travel behavior to the corporate campuses by using self-reported and smartphone-integrated travel data. The lending program at Google represents one of, if not the largest, employer-sponsored bike and e-bike lending program in North America with over 1,000 bikes in its inventory. Thus, the evaluation of this program is a critical first step for understanding how bike lending can influence travel behavior in North American suburban contexts.
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