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November, 2019; 222 (21)

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    Developing ears key for red-eyed treefrog embryo survival
    Kathryn Knight
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb216051 doi: 10.1242/jeb.216051 Published 12 November 2019
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    Elderly bees compensate for tongue damage by sipping faster
    Kathryn Knight
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb216366 doi: 10.1242/jeb.216366 Published 12 November 2019
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    Tufted puffin beaks are impressive radiators
    Kathryn Knight
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb216739 doi: 10.1242/jeb.216739 Published 8 November 2019
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    Flexible rib joint frees running humans
    Kathryn Knight
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb216358 doi: 10.1242/jeb.216358 Published 6 November 2019

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    Poison frog moms and dads use similar brain cells for parenting
    Daniel M. Vahaba
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: JEB193128 doi: 10.1242/jeb.193128 Published 31 October 2019
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    Unhatched turtles know what's hot
    James M. Turner
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: JEB193110 doi: 10.1242/jeb.193110 Published 31 October 2019
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    Whirlpools are hotspots for hungry sharks
    Brittney G. Borowiec
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: JEB193102 doi: 10.1242/jeb.193102 Published 31 October 2019
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    Eggs ‘chat’ about danger in the nest
    Erin McCallum
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: JEB193136 doi: 10.1242/jeb.193136 Published 31 October 2019
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    Tackling obesity with zebrafish mutants
    Oana Birceanu
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: JEB193144 doi: 10.1242/jeb.193144 Published 31 October 2019

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    A mobility-based classification of closed kinematic chains in biomechanics and implications for motor control
    Aaron M. Olsen
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb195735 doi: 10.1242/jeb.195735 Published 6 November 2019

    Summary: Using examples of biomechanical systems from fishes, birds and humans, this Commentary shows how mechanical linkages can be created or modified dynamically during behaviors in order to improve motor control.

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    Huffin’ and puffin: seabirds use large bills to dissipate heat from energetically demanding flight
    Hannes A. Schraft, Shannon Whelan, Kyle H. Elliott
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb212563 doi: 10.1242/jeb.212563 Published 8 November 2019

    Highlighted Article: Tufted puffins have high flight costs. Infrared imaging and heat exchange calculations suggest that they use their large bills to dissipate excess metabolic heat after flying.

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    Passive muscle tension increases in proportion to intramuscular fluid volume
    David A. Sleboda, Ethan S. Wold, Thomas J. Roberts
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb209668 doi: 10.1242/jeb.209668 Published 31 October 2019

    Summary: Passive tension in skeletal muscle increases in proportion to tissue fluid volume, suggesting that natural fluctuations in water content may influence muscle performance in vivo.

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    A quick tongue: older honey bees dip nectar faster to compensate for mouthpart structure deterioration
    Jianing Wu, Yue Chen, Chuchu Li, Matthew S. Lehnert, Yunqiang Yang, Shaoze Yan
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb212191 doi: 10.1242/jeb.212191 Published 12 November 2019

    Highlighted Article: Average length of the honey bee glossal setae decreases with age but nectar intake rate remains constant through behavioral compensation, in which nectar dipping rate is increased.

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    Environmental entrainment demonstrates natural circadian rhythmicity in the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis
    Ann M. Tarrant, Rebecca R. Helm, Oren Levy, Hanny E. Rivera
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb205393 doi: 10.1242/jeb.205393 Published 12 November 2019

    Summary: The subtidal anemone Nematostella vectensis exhibits strong circadian behavioral rhythms following entrainment in natural conditions. Corresponding transcriptional rhythms suggest that solar radiation drives physiological cycles in this sediment-dwelling animal.

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    Cardiac remodeling in response to embryonic crude oil exposure involves unconventional NKX family members and innate immunity genes
    Luke D. Gardner, Karen A. Peck, Giles W. Goetz, Tiffany L. Linbo, James R. Cameron, Nathaniel L. Scholz, Barbara A. Block, John P. Incardona
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb205567 doi: 10.1242/jeb.205567 Published 12 November 2019

    Summary: RNA sequencing reveals changes in gene expression linked to altered heart structure in juvenile fish as a consequence of embryonic exposure to low, environmentally realistic levels of crude oil.

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    How do red-eyed treefrog embryos sense motion in predator attacks? Assessing the role of vestibular mechanoreception
    Julie Jung, Su J. Kim, Sonia M. Pérez Arias, James G. McDaniel, Karen M. Warkentin
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb206052 doi: 10.1242/jeb.206052 Published 12 November 2019

    Highlighted Article: Red-eyed treefrogs' hatching responses to predator attacks, vibration playbacks and egg jiggling appear when vestibular function develops. Ear development may be a key limiting factor in the onset of mechanosensory-cued hatching.

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    Red coloration varies with dietary carotenoid access and nutritional condition in kittiwakes
    Sarah Leclaire, Vincent Bourret, Maxime Pineaux, Pierrick Blanchard, Etienne Danchin, Scott A. Hatch
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb210237 doi: 10.1242/jeb.210237 Published 11 November 2019

    Summary: The main mechanism limiting the full expression of carotenoid-based color signals varies with environmental conditions in a red-colored seabird.

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    Future ocean warming may prove beneficial for the northern population of European seabass, but ocean acidification will not
    Sarah Howald, Louise Cominassi, Nicolas LeBayon, Guy Claireaux, Felix C. Mark
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb213017 doi: 10.1242/jeb.213017 Published 11 November 2019

    Summary: Heart mitochondria of juvenile European sea bass are impaired by acute warming, but seem to benefit from conditioning to warmer temperatures; they are only marginally impacted by ocean acidification.

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    Bilateral auditory processing studied by selective cold-deactivation of cricket hearing organs
    Xinyang Zhang, Berthold Hedwig
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb210799 doi: 10.1242/jeb.210799 Published 8 November 2019

    Summary: Peltier devices selectively cold-block the activity of cricket ears, and allow the study of bilateral auditory processing and the effect of reciprocal inhibition in central auditory neurons.

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    Vision in the snapping shrimp Alpheus heterochaelis
    Alexandra C. N. Kingston, Rebecca L. Lucia, Luke T. Havens, Thomas W. Cronin, Daniel I. Speiser
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb209015 doi: 10.1242/jeb.209015 Published 8 November 2019

    Summary: Morphological, physiological and behavioral approaches demonstrate for the first time that the eyes of snapping shrimp provide spatial vision.

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    Embryonic developmental oxygen preconditions cardiovascular functional response to acute hypoxic exposure and maximal β-adrenergic stimulation of anesthetized juvenile American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis)
    Brandt Smith, Janna L. Crossley, Ruth M. Elsey, James W. Hicks, Dane A. Crossley II
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb205419 doi: 10.1242/jeb.205419 Published 8 November 2019

    Summary: Juvenile alligators that experienced embryonic hypoxia have a faster rate of ventricular relaxation, greater left ventricle stroke volume and greater cardiac power following β-adrenergic stimulation, compared with juvenile alligators that did not experience embryonic hypoxia.

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    Mechanical and optical properties of the femoral chordotonal organ in beetles (Coleoptera)
    Leonid Frantsevich, Irina Shumakova, Dmytro Gladun
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb203968 doi: 10.1242/jeb.203968 Published 8 November 2019

    Summary: Unique among insects, the femoral chordotonal organs in many beetles have a special design of the apodeme for amplification of dynamic signals.

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    Honeybees generalize among pollen scents from plants flowering in the same seasonal period
    Ana Laura Pietrantuono, Fabrice Requier, Valeria Fernández-Arhex, Josefina Winter, Guillermo Huerta, Fernando Guerrieri
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb201335 doi: 10.1242/jeb.201335 Published 8 November 2019

    Summary: The proboscis extension response of honey bees was conditioned using different pollen scents, then tested with novel pollen scents. Honey bees generalized the pollen scents from plants that share the same flowering period.

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    Thoracic adaptations for ventilation during locomotion in humans and other mammals
    W. Éamon Callison, Nicholas B. Holowka, Daniel E. Lieberman
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb189357 doi: 10.1242/jeb.189357 Published 6 November 2019

    Highlighted Article: Experimental and comparative data show that humans and other animals selected for long-distance running convergently evolved adaptations to augment diaphragmatic breathing with thoracic movements.

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    Meat ants cut more trail shortcuts when facing long detours
    Felix B. Oberhauser, Eliza J. T. Middleton, Tanya Latty, Tomer J. Czaczkes
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb205773 doi: 10.1242/jeb.205773 Published 6 November 2019

    Summary: Ant colonies adjust their trail-clearing effort context dependently by preferentially creating shortcuts when alternative detours are long.

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    C-Type allatostatin and its putative receptor from the mud crab serve an inhibitory role in ovarian development
    An Liu, Fang Liu, Wenyuan Shi, Huiyang Huang, Guizhong Wang, Haihui Ye
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb207985 doi: 10.1242/jeb.207985 Published 6 November 2019

    Summary: C-type allatostatin and its receptor are involved in the regulation of ovarian development in Scylla paramamosain, possibly by directly inhibiting the uptake of yolk by oocytes and obstructing oocyte growth.

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    Effects of FABP knockdown on flight performance of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria
    Sanjeeva Rajapakse, David Qu, Ahmed Sayed Ahmed, Jutta Rickers-Haunerland, Norbert H. Haunerland
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb203455 doi: 10.1242/jeb.203455 Published 6 November 2019

    Summary: Fatty acid binding protein (FABP) is an essential element of skeletal muscle energy metabolism in vivo; its knockdown in locust flight muscle prevents extended flight activity.

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    Object colours, material properties and animal signals
    Lucas Wilkins, Daniel Osorio
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb204487 doi: 10.1242/jeb.204487 Published 6 November 2019

    Summary: A measure of colour based on the object colour solid, which is mostly independent of species, gives an insight into the psychology of animal signals.

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    Developmental delay in shivering limits thermogenic capacity in juvenile high-altitude deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus)
    Cayleih E. Robertson, Grant B. McClelland
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb210963 doi: 10.1242/jeb.210963 Published 31 October 2019

    Summary: Postnatal development of shivering thermogenesis is initially delayed in high-altitude deer mice; the highly aerobic muscle phenotype and superior thermogenic capacity characteristic of adults does not mature until after weaning.

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    Directional and frequency characteristics of auditory neurons in Culex male mosquitoes
    Dmitry N. Lapshin, Dmitry D. Vorontsov
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb208785 doi: 10.1242/jeb.208785 Published 31 October 2019

    Summary: In mosquitoes, paired/triplet auditory neurons, responding to opposite directions of the sound wave and tuned to different frequencies, occur in every angular sector of the Johnston's organ, allowing the production of complex auditory behaviors.

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