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Metabolic effects of CO2 anaesthesia in Drosophila melanogaster by Colinet, H., Renault, D.

“…Immobilization of insects is necessary for various experimental purposes, and CO2 exposure remains the most popular anaesthetic method in entomological…”
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Metabolic rate and oxidative stress in insects exposed to low temperature thermal fluctuations by Lalouette, L., Williams, C.M., Hervant, F., Sinclair, B.J., Renault, D.

“…Fluctuating temperatures are a predominant feature of the natural environment but their effects on ectotherm physiology are not well-understood. The warm…”
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The Lipid Phosphate Phosphatase Wunen Promotes Eggshell Formation and Is Essential for Fertility in Drosophila by Mukherjee, Amrita, Schuppe, Michaela, Renault, Andrew D

“…The eggshell that surrounds insect eggs acts as a barrier, protecting against biotic factors and desiccation. The eggshell is a multi-layered structure which…”
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Effects of elevational range shift on the morphology and physiology of a carabid beetle invading the sub-Antarctic Kerguelen Islands by Ouisse, T., Day, E., Laville, L., Hendrickx, F., Convey, P., Renault, D.

“…Climatic changes can induce geographic expansion and altitudinal shifts in the distribution of invasive species by offering more thermally suitable habitats…”
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Physiological responses to temperature in Merizodus soledadinus (Col., Carabidae), a subpolar carabid beetle invading sub-Antarctic islands by Laparie, M., Renault, D.

“…Recent human activities and rising air temperature have increased the vulnerability of sub-Antarctic islands to alien species. At the Kerguelen Islands, the…”
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Insect cold tolerance and repair of chill-injury at fluctuating thermal regimes: Role of ion homeostasis by Koštál, V., Renault, D., Mehrabianová, A., Bastl, J.

“…Adults of the bug Pyrrhocoris apterus and the beetle Alphitobius diaperinus developed chill-injury slower and survived longer when they were exposed to…”
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New insights into the ecology of Merizodus soledadinus, a predatory carabid beetle invading the sub-Antarctic Kerguelen Islands by Ouisse, T., Laparie, M., Lebouvier, M., Renault, D.

“…Our knowledge of the main determinants of invasion success is still incomplete. Among these factors, the effects of biological traits, including fecundity,…”
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Biotic and abiotic drivers of aquatic plant communities in shallow pools and wallows on the sub-Antarctic Iles Kerguelen by Douce, P., Mermillod-Blondin, F., Simon, L., Dolédec, S., Eymar-Dauphin, P., Renault, D., Sulmon, C., Vallier, F., Bittebiere, A.-K.

“…In the sub-Antarctic region, climate change is particularly rapid, while their freshwater ecosystems, such as ponds, host plant species with limited spatial…”
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Wunen, a Drosophila lipid phosphate phosphatase, is required for septate junction-mediated barrier function by Ile, Kristina E, Tripathy, Ratna, Goldfinger, Valentina, Renault, Andrew D

“…Lipid phosphate phosphatases (LPPs) are integral membrane enzymes that regulate the levels of bioactive lipids such as sphingosine 1-phosphate and…”
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Starvation resistance and effects of diet on energy reserves in a predatory ground beetle ( Merizodus soledadinus; Carabidae) invading the Kerguelen Islands by Laparie, M., Larvor, V., Frenot, Y., Renault, D.

“…The relationship between nutritional requirements and the availability or quality of food is a prime parameter in determining the geographical expansion of…”
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Control of lateral migration and germ cell elimination by the Drosophila melanogaster lipid phosphate phosphatases Wunen and Wunen 2 by Sano, Hiroko, Renault, Andrew D, Lehmann, Ruth

“…In most organisms, primordial germ cells (PGCs) arise far from the region where somatic gonadal precursors (SGPs) are specified. Although PGCs in general…”
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Sea water transport and submersion tolerance as dispersal strategies for the invasive ground beetle Merizodus soledadinus (Carabidae) by Renault, D.

“…The alien ground beetle Merizodus soledadinus was introduced to the sub-Antarctic Kerguelen Islands in 1913. It colonized several small islands and islets of…”
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Distinct physiological, biochemical and morphometric adjustments in the malaria vectors Anopheles gambiae and A . coluzzii as means to survive dry season conditions in Burkina Faso by Hidalgo, K, Montazeau, C, Siaussat, D, Braman, V, Trabalon, M, Simard, F, Renault, D, Dabiré, R K, Mouline, K

“…Aestivation and dispersive migration are the two strategies evoked in the literature to explain the way in which malaria vectors and survive the harsh climatic…”
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Tre1 GPCR initiates germ cell transepithelial migration by regulating Drosophila melanogaster E-cadherin by Kunwar, Prabhat S, Sano, Hiroko, Renault, Andrew D, Barbosa, Vitor, Fuse, Naoyuki, Lehmann, Ruth

“…Despite significant progress in identifying the guidance pathways that control cell migration, how a cell starts to move within an intact organism, acquires…”
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Thermal tolerance breadths among groundwater crustaceans living in a thermally constant environment by Mermillod-Blondin, F, Lefour, C, Lalouette, L, Renault, D, Malard, F, Simon, L, Douady, C J

“…The climate variability hypothesis assumes that the thermal tolerance breadth of a species is primarily determined by temperature variations experienced in its…”
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Is dispersal promoted at the invasion front? Morphological analysis of a ground beetle invading the Kerguelen Islands, Merizodus soledadinus (Coleoptera, Carabidae) by Laparie, M., Renault, D., Lebouvier, M., Delattre, T.

“…As a biological invasion proceeds, the spread of the alien may promote dispersal ability at the front by direct and indirect selection, thereby altering the…”
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Comparative physiological plasticity to desiccation in distinct populations of the malarial mosquito Anopheles coluzzii by Hidalgo, K, Siaussat, D, Braman, V, Dabiré, K R, Simard, F, Mouline, K, Renault, D

“…In West Africa, populations of the malaria vector mosquito, Anopheles coluzzii, are seasonally exposed to strong desiccating conditions during the dry season…”
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Cold exposure and associated metabolic changes in adult tropical beetles exposed to fluctuating thermal regimes by Lalouette, L, Koštál, V, Colinet, H, Gagneul, D, Renault, D

“…Environmental stress deleteriously affects every aspect of an ectotherm's biological function. Frequent exposure of terrestrial insects to temperature…”
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The Drosophila actin regulator ENABLED regulates cell shape and orientation during gonad morphogenesis by Sano, Hiroko, Kunwar, Prabhat S, Renault, Andrew D, Barbosa, Vitor, Clark, Ivan B N, Ishihara, Shuji, Sugimura, Kaoru, Lehmann, Ruth

“…Organs develop distinctive morphologies to fulfill their unique functions. We used Drosophila embryonic gonads as a model to study how two different cell…”
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impact of fluctuating thermal regimes on the survival of a cold-exposed parasitic wasp, Aphidius colemani by COLINET, H, RENAULT, D, HANCE, T, VERNON, P

“…The impact of fluctuating thermal regimes on the cold tolerance of the parasitoid Aphidius colemani at the mummy stage is examined. The hypothesis is tested…”
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