Natriuretic peptides are a family of three structurally related hormone/paracrine factors. Atrial
natriuretic peptide (ANP) and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) are secreted from the cardiac …

Genes are understandably crucial to physiology, morphology and biochemistry, but the idea
of genes contributing to individual differences in behaviour once seemed outrageous …

Naturally occuring polymorphisms in behavior are difficult to map genetically and thus are
refractory to molecular characterization. An exception is the foraging gene (for), a gene that …

Development of the Nervous System presents a broad and basic treatment of the
established and evolving principles of neural development as exemplified by key …

One of the oldest problems in evolutionary biology remains largely unsolved. Which
mutations generate evolutionarily relevant phenotypic variation? What kinds of molecular …

The internal state of an organism influences its perception of attractive or aversive stimuli
and thus promotes adaptive behaviors that increase its likelihood of survival. The …

The mass rearing of insects as animal feed is a new and rapidly growing component of
circular agriculture, which offers the opportunity to develop it in such a way that it promotes …

Deciphering the genetic and neurobiological underpinnings of social behavior is a difficult
task. Simple model organisms such as C. elegans, Drosophila, and social insects display a …

Movement, from foraging to migration, is known to be under the influence of the
environment. The translation of environmental cues to individual movement decision making …

One of the rare examples of a single major gene underlying a naturally occurring behavioral
polymorphism is the foraging locus of Drosophila melanogaster. Larvae with the rover allele …