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Serotonin Inhibits Protein Feeding in the Blow Fly, Phormia regina (Meigen) by Haselton, Aaron T, Downer, K. E, Zylstra, J, Stoffolano, J. G. Jr

“…Serotonin is an important signaling molecule involved in the control of feeding in flies and other animals. In this study, a potential neurohemal release site…”
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Insect satiety: Sulfakinin localization and the effect of drosulfakinin on protein and carbohydrate ingestion in the blow fly, Phormia regina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) by Downer, K.E., Haselton, A.T., Nachman, R.J., Stoffolano, J.G.

“…Sulfakinins, which are satiety factors in invertebrates, have previously been shown to inhibit feeding in the German cockroach and desert locust. This study…”
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Factors Affecting Engorgement Behavior in the Salt Marsh Horse Fly, Tabanus nigrovittatus Macquart (Diptera: Tabanidae) by Downer, K. E, Nachman, R. J, Stoffolano, J. G. Jr

“…Female Tabanus nigrovittatus were field collected and used in laboratory experimentation to explore physiological and behavioral factors that affect…”
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Clonidine, octopaminergic receptor agonist, reduces protein feeding in the blow fly, Phormia regina (Meigen) by Stoffolano, J.G., Lim, M.A., Downer, K.E.

“…Results in this study are consistent with those of Murdock and his colleagues who clearly demonstrated that clonidine, an agonist of octopaminergic receptors…”
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Effect of Seasonality and Perisulfakinin on Engorgement by Tabanus nigrovittatus (Diptera: Tabanidae) in the Laboratory by Downer, K. E, Nachman, R. J, Stoffolano, J. G

“…The horse fly Tabanus nigrovittatus Macquart (Diptera: Tabanidae), a hematophagous insect, is a nuisance pest along the Atlantic Coast. A description of the…”
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Effect of Octenol on Engorgement by Tabanus nigrovittatus (Diptera: Tabanidae) by Downer, Kelley E., Stoffolano, John G.

“…Adult female Tabanus nigrovittatus Macquart (Diptera: Tabanidae) were field collected from a salt marsh in Essex County, Massachusetts. The horse flies were…”
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