Juvenile hormone receptor20. 10. 2013 Juvenile hormone (JH) is a terpenoid, a small lipophilic molecule of vital importance to insect development and reproduction. JH was so named for its capacity to block metamorphosis of...
Larvae of the fly Chymomyza costata survive in liquid nitrogen20. 10. 2013 The larva of the drosophilid fly, Chymomyza costata , is the most complex metazoan organism that can survive submergence in liquid nitrogen (-196 °C) in a fully hydrated state. We...
Genetic origin of industrial melanism in the peppered moth, Biston betularia20. 10. 2013 During the Industrial Revolution in 19th-century Britain, melanic forms occurred in a number of moth species with cryptic coloration, blending in with the pale trees and lichens. The...
Freeze-tolerant larvae of Drosophila melanogaster20. 10. 2013 Evolutionary adaptations for freeze-tolerance are considered to be highly complex. Among vertebrates, only a few species of amphibians and reptiles tolerate the formation of ice crystals in...
The Mayflies of Europe (Ephemeroptera)20. 10. 2013 The last comprehensive world-wide monograph concerning European Ephemeroptera had been published by more than 120 years ago (Eaton 1883–1889) and no such work had ever been written....
Basic informations about Biology centre CAS18. 10. 2013 Mission The Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences performs mainly fundamental and also applied research, and provides education in a number of biological disciplines....
Life in a standard and in Bt corn field27. 9. 2013 The movie „Life in a standard and in Bt corn field“ is a suitable teaching aid to be used both for disciples attending basic school and students attending high school. The field represents except...
Other25. 9. 2013 Miray Tonk - Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF)-2011 Conferences and workshops (co-)organized by our laboratory: 2011: Postick Spring School on Tick Biology and Ecology, České...
