Search results for "animal physiology"
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Acetylcholine-binding protein in the hemolymph of the planorbid snail Biomphalaria glabrata is a pentagonal dodecahedron (60 subunits).
2012
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) play important neurophysiological roles and are of considerable medical relevance. They have been studied extensively, greatly facilitated by the gastropod acetylcholine-binding proteins (AChBP) which represent soluble structural and functional homologues of the ligand-binding domain of nAChR. All these proteins are ring-like pentamers. Here we report that AChBP exists in the hemolymph of the planorbid snail Biomphalaria glabrata (vector of the schistosomiasis parasite) as a regular pentagonal dodecahedron, 22 nm in diameter (12 pentamers, 60 active sites). We sequenced and recombinantly expressed two ∼25 kDa polypeptides (BgAChBP1 and BgAChBP2) wit…
When the seasons don't fit: Speedy molt as a routine carry-over cost of reproduction
2013
The failure of animals to fit all life-cycle stages into an annual cycle could reduce the chances of successful breeding. In some cases, non-optimal strategies will be adopted in order to maintain the life-cycle within the scope of one year. We studied trade-offs made by a High Arctic migrant shorebird, the red knot Calidris canutus islandica, between reproduction and wing feather molt carried out in the non-breeding period in the Dutch Wadden Sea. We compared primary molt duration between birds undertaking the full migratory and breeding schedule with birds that forego breeding because they are young or are maintained in captivity. Molt duration was ca. 71 days in breeding adults, which wa…
Time-resolved classification of dog brain signals reveals early processing of faces, species and emotion
2020
Dogs process faces and emotional expressions much like humans, but the time windows important for face processing in dogs are largely unknown. By combining our non-invasive electroencephalography (EEG) protocol on dogs with machine-learning algorithms, we show category-specific dog brain responses to pictures of human and dog facial expressions, objects, and phase-scrambled faces. We trained a support vector machine classifier with spatiotemporal EEG data to discriminate between responses to pairs of images. The classification accuracy was highest for humans or dogs vs. scrambled images, with most informative time intervals of 100–140 ms and 240–280 ms. We also detected a response sensitive…
Das Blutbild und die Atmungsintensität des Misgurnus fossilis bei verschiedenen Atmungsbedingungen [Misgurnus fossilis elpošanas intensitāte un asiņu…
1935
Teksts vācu valodā, kopsavilkums latviešu valodā.
Mugurkaulnieku salīdzināmā anatomija: īsa mācību grāmata augstākām mācību iestādēm un pašizglītībai
1938
Sur le tambourinage des pics
1926
L'influence de l'hyperthyroidisation expérimentale sur le plumage des oiseaux carnivores: (note préliminaire) [Gaļas ēdāju putnu spalvojuma atkarība …
1931
Teksts franču valodā, kopsavilkums latviešu valodā.
Profesors Juris Imants Aivars: biobibliogrāfiskais rādītājs
2001
Saturs: Priekšvārds. Juris Imants Aivars / Prof. L. Aberberga-Augškalna. Profesora Jura Imanta Aivara publicētie darbi. (1963.- 2000.) Profesora Jura Imanta Aivara raksti enciklopēdijās. Profesora Jura Imanta Aivara patenti. Profesora Jura Imanta Aivara vadītie zinātniskie darbi. Profesora Jura Imanta Aivara sastādītie darbi. Profesora Jura Imanta Aivara rediģētie un recenzētie darbi. Raksti par profesoru Jurai Imantu Aivaru. Profesora Jura Imanta Aivara darbu alfabētiskais rādītājs. Personu rādītājs.
Zooloģijas muzeja raksti, Nr. 2 Vertebrata
1968
Worker Personality and Its Association with Spatially Structured Division of Labor
2014
Division of labor is a defining characteristic of social insects and fundamental to their ecological success. Many of the numerous tasks essential for the survival of the colony must be performed at a specific location. Consequently, spatial organization is an integral aspect of division of labor. The mechanisms organizing the spatial distribution of workers, separating inside and outside workers without central control, is an essential, but so far neglected aspect of division of labor. In this study, we investigate the behavioral mechanisms governing the spatial distribution of individual workers and its physiological underpinning in the ant Myrmica rubra. By investigating worker personali…