Search Results - "Egas, M."

Mechanisms and ecological consequences of plant defence induction and suppression in herbivore communities by Kant, M. R., Jonckheere, W., Knegt, B., Lemos, F., Liu, J., Schimmel, B. C. J., Villarroel, C. A., Ataide, L. M. S., Dermauw, W., Glas, J. J., Egas, M., Janssen, A., Van Leeuwen, T., Schuurink, R. C., Sabelis, M. W., Alba, J. M.

“…Plants are hotbeds for parasites such as arthropod herbivores, which acquire nutrients and energy from their hosts in order to grow and reproduce. Hence plants…”
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Gender-specific differences in cannibalism between a laboratory strain and a field strain of a predatory mite by Revynthi, A. M., Janssen, A., Egas, M.

“…Many phytoseiid species, including Phytoseiulus persimilis , are known to engage in cannibalism when food is scarce and when there is no possibility to…”
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Inbreeding depression and purging in a haplodiploid: gender-related effects by Tien, N S H, Sabelis, M W, Egas, M

“…Compared with diploid species, haplodiploids suffer less inbreeding depression because male haploidy imposes purifying selection on recessive deleterious…”
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How Adaptive Learning Affects Evolution: Reviewing Theory on the Baldwin Effect by Sznajder, B., Sabelis, M. W., Egas, M.

“…We review models of the Baldwin effect, i.e., the hypothesis that adaptive learning (i.e., learning to improve fitness) accelerates genetic evolution of the…”
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The self as a moral agent: Linking the neural bases of social agency and moral sensitivity by Moll, Jorge, Oliveira-Souza, Ricardo de, Garrido, Griselda J., Bramati, Ivanei E., Caparelli-Daquer, Egas M. A., Paiva, Mirella L. M. F., Zahn, Roland, Grafman, Jordan

“…The human brain is inherently able to understand the world in moral ways, endowing most of us with an intuitive sense of fairness, concern for others, and…”
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Measurement of Active Motor Threshold Using a Dynamometer During Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in a Patient with Postoperative Brain Tumor: Technical Note by Ferreira-Pinto, Pedro H.C., Nigri, Flavio, Caparelli-Daquer, Egas M., Dutra do Souto, Antonio Aversa, de Miranda Chaves Christiani, Márcio

“…Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) is being used for different purposes in patients with brain tumors. However, the procedure requires a…”
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Ontogenetic analysis of behavior in the tail suspension test: Temporal differences in the emergence of within- and between-session habituation in Swiss mice by Manhães, Alex C., Paes-Branco, Danielle, Caparelli-Dáquer, Egas M., Nunes, Fernanda, Krahe, Thomas E., Abreu-Villaça, Yael, Filgueiras, Cláudio C.

“…ABSTRACT Habituation is an important tool in the investigation of learning/memory throughout life. Despite that, few studies describe habituation from an…”
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Behavioral adjustment to asymmetric reward availability among children with and without ADHD: effects of past and current reinforcement contingencies by Furukawa, Emi, Alsop, Brent, Caparelli-Dáquer, Egas M., Casella, Erasmo Barbante, da Costa, Raquel Quimas Molina, Queiroz, Priscila de Moura, Galvão, Paula Almeida, Benevides, Lúcia Rios da Silva, Jucá-Vasconcelos, Helena Pinheiro, Tripp, Gail

“…Altered reinforcement sensitivity is hypothesized to underlie symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Here we evaluate the behavioral…”
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Detection of genetic incompatibilities in non-model systems using simple genetic markers: hybrid breakdown in the haplodiploid spider mite Tetranychus evansi by Knegt, B, Potter, T, Pearson, N A, Sato, Y, Staudacher, H, Schimmel, B C J, Kiers, E T, Egas, M

“…When two related species interbreed, their hybrid offspring frequently suffer from reduced fitness. The genetics of hybrid incompatibility are described by the…”
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Environmental effects on the detection of adaptation by MAGALHÃES, S., BLANCHET, E., EGAS, M., OLIVIERI, I.

“…Detecting adaptation involves comparing the performance of populations evolving in different environments. This detection may be confounded by effects due to…”
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Context‐dependent alarm signalling in an insect by Bruijn, P. J. A, Egas, M, Sabelis, M. W, Groot, A. T

“…Animals often respond to danger by raising alarm to inform others. Alarm signals come in many different forms, such as visual or mechanical display, sound or…”
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Judgment of line orientation depends on gender, education, and type of error by Caparelli-Dáquer, Egas M., Oliveira-Souza, Ricardo, Moreira Filho, Pedro F.

“…Visuospatial tasks are particularly proficient at eliciting gender differences during neuropsychological performance. Here we tested the hypothesis that gender…”
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Noisy signaling in monopoly by Mirman, Leonard J., Salgueiro, Egas M., Santugini, Marc

“…We study the informational role of prices in a stochastic environment. We provide a closed-form solution of the monopoly problem when the price imperfectly…”
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Mate choice promotes inbreeding avoidance in the two-spotted spider mite by Tien, N. S. H, Massourakis, G, Sabelis, M. W, Egas, M

“…Since inbreeding in Tetranychus urticae can reduce offspring fitness, sexual selection may favour disassortative mate choice with respect to relatedness of the…”
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Innate responses of the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis to a herbivore-induced plant volatile by Sznajder, B., Sabelis, M. W., Egas, M.

“…The responses of the predatory mite P . persimilis to herbivore-induced plant volatiles are at least partly genetically determined. Thus, there is potential…”
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Wolbachia affects oviposition and mating behaviour of its spider mite host by Vala, F., Egas, M., Breeuwer, J. A. J., Sabelis, M. W.

“…Wolbachia bacteria are transmitted from mother to offspring via the cytoplasm of the egg. When mated to males infected with Wolbachia bacteria, uninfected…”
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Heritability of defence and life-history traits in the two-spotted spider mite by Tien, NSH, Sabelis, M W, Egas, M

“…Background: Two-spotted spider mites hide against predatory mites in a web of self-produced sticky silk. The proteins invested in this shelter may reduce…”
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Conversion technique from neuroendoscopy to microsurgery in ventricular tumors: Technical note by da Costa F. Pinto, PedroH, Nigri, Flavio, Gobbi, GabrielN, Caparelli-Daquer, EgasM

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Adaptive learning of host preference in a herbivorous arthropod by Egas, Martijn, Sabelis, Maurice W.

“…Although many publications deal with the effects of experience on behaviour, adaptive learning (i.e. behavioural change with experience resulting in improved…”
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Cyclic stretch induces the release of growth promoting factors from cultured neonatal cardiomyocytes and cardiac fibroblasts by Ruwhof, C, van Wamel, A E, Egas, J M, van der Laarse, A

“…Growth factors and hormones may play an autocrine/paracrine role in mechanical stress-induced cardiac hypertrophy. Using an in vitro model of mechanical…”
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