SUMMARY. This work describes a new calorimetric method in which the metabolic heat production and water exchange rates of an insect larva are measured simultaneously and in real time. The experimental ...

The notochord is the defining structure of the chordates, and has essential roles in vertebrate development. It serves as a source of midline signals that pattern surrounding tissues and as a major ...

This Cell Science at a Glance article will synthesize our current understanding of the assembly, activation and dynamics of the bacterial cytokinetic machinery for the initial stages of cell division.

Dis Model Mech dmm.052889.

SUMMARY. California newts (Taricha torosa) are capable of locomotion in both aquatic and terrestrial environments. The transition between swimming and terrestrial walking was examined by videotaping ...

J Exp Biol jeb.252924.

J Cell Sci jcs.264850.

SUMMARY. Using 3D infrared high-speed video, we captured the continuous wing and body kinematics of free-flying fruit flies, Drosophila melanogaster,during hovering and slow forward flight. We then ...

SummaryHypoxia survival in fish requires a well-coordinated response to either secure more O2 from the hypoxic environment or to limit the metabolic consequences of an O2 restriction at the ...

To make manuscript submission as easy as possible for authors, JEB has a format-free submission policy, meaning that authors are not required to adhere to journal formatting guidelines when they first ...

Craig Franklin graduated with a PhD from the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. After carrying out postdoctoral research at Massey University, New Zealand (1989-1991), The University ...

In this Review, we summarize recent findings related to the molecular, cellular and mechanosensitive mechanisms of heart valve development. In addition, we compare valve development in the ...