This review focuses on neuropeptides and peptide hormones, the largest and most diverse
class of neuroactive substances, known in Drosophila and other animals to play roles in …

Studies of neuropeptide and peptide hormone signaling are coming of age in Drosophila
due to rapid developments in molecular genetics approaches that overcome the difficulties …

Publisher Summary This chapter updates former reviews on locust polyphenism and also
discusses recent findings. Over 200 articles were published in scientific journals on various …

Social insects are emerging models to study how gene regulation affects behavior because
their colonies comprise individuals with the same genomes but greatly different behavioral …

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) plays a central role in vertebrate reproduction.
The evolutionary origin of this neuropeptide and its receptor is not obvious, but the advent of …

This review focuses on the state of the art on neuropeptide receptors in insects. Most of
these receptors are G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and are involved in the regulation …

Corazonin is a highly conserved neuropeptide hormone of wide-spread occurrence in
insects yet is associated with no universally recognized function. After discovery of the …

In humans, as in the other mammals, the neuroendocrine control of reproduction is ensured
by the brain-pituitary gonadotropic axis. Multiple internal and environmental cues are …

Crustacean culture has been developing rapidly in various parts of the world. Therefore, it is
important to understand their reproductive biology. Insulin-like androgenic gland hormone …

Diapause represents a major developmental switch in insects and is a seasonal adaptation
that evolved as a specific subtype of dormancy in most insect species to ensure survival …