Neil J Vickers
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Bibbs C, Casci K, Widmer T, Dewsnup M, Jay K, Meredith K, et al.
Environ Entomol
. 2024 Jan;
53(1):77-84.
PMID: 38170874
The western tree hole mosquito, Aedes sierrensis (Ludlow) (Diptera: Clucidae), is a pestiferous mosquito with a range extending over the entire pacific seaboard and into portions of the intermountain west....
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Lee S, Celestino C, Stagg J, Kleineidam C, Vickers N
J Comp Neurol
. 2019 Feb;
527(9):1443-1460.
PMID: 30723902
Olfactory projection neurons convey information from the insect antennal lobe (AL) to higher brain centers. Previous reports have demonstrated that pheromone-responsive projection neurons with cell bodies in the moth medial...
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Vickers N
Curr Biol
. 2017 Jul;
27(14):R713-R715.
PMID: 28743020
Male moths compete to arrive first at a female releasing pheromone. A new study reveals that additional pheromone cues released only by younger females may prompt males to avoid them...
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Lee S, Poole K, Linn Jr C, Vickers N
PLoS One
. 2016 Jan;
11(1):e0147906.
PMID: 26816291
Behavioral responses to odors rely first upon their accurate detection by peripheral sensory organs followed by subsequent processing within the brain's olfactory system and higher centers. These processes allow the...
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Crespo J, Vickers N, Goller F
Anim Behav
. 2014 Nov;
98:79-85.
PMID: 25386029
Animal activities, such as foraging and reproduction, are constrained by decisions about how to allocate energy and time efficiently. Overall, male moths invest less in reproduction than females, but they...
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Crespo J, Vickers N, Goller F
J Neurophysiol
. 2013 May;
110(4):862-71.
PMID: 23699056
At low ambient temperature Helicoverpa zea male moths engage in warm-up behavior prior to taking flight in response to an attractive female pheromone blend. Male H. zea warm up at...
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Crespo J, Goller F, Vickers N
J Exp Biol
. 2012 Jun;
215(Pt 13):2203-9.
PMID: 22675180
An essential part of sexual reproduction typically involves the identification of an appropriate mating partner. Males of many moth species utilize the scent of sex pheromones to track and locate...
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Crespo J, Vickers N
Arthropod Struct Dev
. 2012 Mar;
41(3):227-30.
PMID: 22406082
This study reports on the structure of the antennal lobe of the pigeon louse, Columbicola columbae. Anterograde staining of antennal receptor neurons revealed an antennal lobe with a few diffuse...
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Hillier N, Vickers N
J Chem Ecol
. 2011 Sep;
37(10):1127-36.
PMID: 21948202
Reproductive isolation between sympatric, closely related species can be accomplished through a variety of pre-zygotic isolating mechanisms, including courtship-signaling behavior that involves pheromones. In the moths Heliothis virescens and H....
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Gould F, Estock M, Hillier N, Powell B, Groot A, Ward C, et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
. 2010 Apr;
107(19):8660-5.
PMID: 20404144
Long distance sexual communication in moths has fascinated biologists because of the complex, precise female pheromone signals and the extreme sensitivity of males to specific pheromone molecules. Progress has been...