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Behavioral insensitivity to DEET in Aedes aegypti is a genetically determined trait residing in changes in sensillum function.

Development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for metallothionein-I and -II in plasma of humans and experimental animals.

Tradeoffs between metabolic rate and spiracular conductance in discontinuous gas exchange of Samia cynthia (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae).

Spiracle activity in moth pupae--the role of oxygen and carbon dioxide revisited.

Critical oxygen partial pressures and maximal tracheal conductances for Drosophila melanogaster reared for multiple generations in hypoxia or hyperoxia.

Transitions in insect respiratory patterns are controlled by changes in metabolic rate.

The respiratory basis of locomotion in Drosophila.

Red junglefowl have individual body odors.

Tracheal remodelling in response to hypoxia.

Pump out the volume--The effect of tracheal and subelytral pressure pulses on convective gas exchange in a dung beetle, Circellium bacchus (Fabricus).

Iron-clad fibers: a metal-based biological strategy for hard flexible coatings.

Rearing and growth of the Octopus Robsonella fontaniana (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) from planktonic hatchlings to benthic juveniles.

Structure, composition and mechanical relations to function in sea urchin spine.

Transgenic silkworms (Bombyx mori) produce recombinant spider dragline silk in cocoons.

The ontogeny of muscle structure and locomotory function in the long-finned squid Doryteuthis pealeii.

Functional study of the pectoral spine stridulation mechanism in different mochokid catfishes.

Mating-induced transient inhibition of responses to sex pheromone in a male moth is not mediated by octopamine or serotonin.

Recent trends and challenges in complex organ manufacturing.

Agonists and antagonists of antennal responses of gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) to the pheromone (+)-disparlure and other odorants.

Ultrastructure of the extensively developed nuchal organs of Laonice bahusiensis (Annelida: Canalipalpata: Spionidae).