Sentence examples for In certain insects from inspiring English sources

In certain insects, symbiotic fungi in the glands of normal cuticle help maintain homeostasis and prevent infection by pathogenic conidial fungi; without these symbionts, pathogenic fungi colonize the cuticle and subsequently cause death by dehydration [ 29].

Social parasitism, another fascinating aspect of post-fertilization behaviour, is found in certain insects and birds.

While there, he experimented with a bacterium known to cause enteritis (digestive tract inflammation) in certain insects.

The behavior, known as discontinuous gas exchange, is seen only in certain insects, and only when they are in a resting state.

Stevens continued her research on the chromosome makeup of various insects, discovering supernumerary chromosomes in certain insects and the paired state of chromosomes in flies and mosquitoes.

As well as enhancing transparency in certain insects, optical scattering from specific tapered nanostructures on and within each scale features significantly increases incident light absorption by the pigment and subsequently enhances the visual appearance of the blackness [14].

In certain insect species, particularly the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae, resistance to this class of insecticides is a source of great concern and needs to be monitored in order to sustain the efficacy of vector control operations in the fields.

Sensory receptors of the 7-transmembrane families underwent a large expansion in only certain insects.

Rarer still is "epistomeliac" — I could find it nowhere but I did learn that an epistome is an appendage in front of the mouth in crustacea and certain insects.

Thus, primers successfully used for the identification of neuropeptide genes in a certain insect species may fail to recognize the orthologous gene in a related species (Derst, Roth, Predel; unpublished).

Its body is segmented, much in the way of certain insects, or most couches.