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Oxygen supply limits the chronic heat tolerance of locusts during the first instar only by Youngblood, Jacob P., VandenBrooks, John M., Babarinde, Oluwatosin, Donnay, Megan E., Elliott, Deanna B., Fredette-Roman, Jacob, Angilletta Jr, Michael J.

“…[Display omitted] •Oxygen limitation may be more common during immature life stages.•We measured the effects of heat and hypoxia on performance.•Heat tolerance…”
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More oxygen during development enhanced flight performance but not thermal tolerance of Drosophila melanogaster by Shiehzadegan, Shayan, Le Vinh Thuy, Jacqueline, Szabla, Natalia, Angilletta, Jr, Michael J, VandenBrooks, John M

“…High temperatures can stress animals by raising the oxygen demand above the oxygen supply. Consequently, animals under hypoxia could be more sensitive to…”
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Nicotine Has a Therapeutic Window of Effectiveness in a Drosophila melanogaster Model of Parkinson’s Disease by Mannett, Brady T., Capt, Braden C., Pearman, Krista, Buhlman, Lori M., VandenBrooks, John M., Call, Gerald B.

“…Strong epidemiological evidence and studies in models of Parkinson’s disease (PD) suggest that nicotine may be therapeutically beneficial in PD patients…”
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How locusts breathe by Harrison, Jon F, Waters, James S, Cease, Arianne J, Vandenbrooks, John M, Callier, Viviane, Klok, C Jaco, Shaffer, Kimberly, Socha, John J

“…Insect tracheal-respiratory systems achieve high fluxes and great dynamic range with low energy requirements and could be important models for bioengineers…”
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Remote radio control of insect flight by Sato, Hirotaka, Berry, Christopher W, Peeri, Yoav, Baghoomian, Emen, Casey, Brendan E, Lavella, Gabriel, Vandenbrooks, John M, Harrison, Jon F, Maharbiz, Michel M

“…We demonstrated the remote control of insects in free flight via an implantable radio-equipped miniature neural stimulating system. The pronotum mounted system…”
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Atmospheric oxygen level and the evolution of insect body size by Harrison, Jon F., Kaiser, Alexander, VandenBrooks, John M.

“…Insects are small relative to vertebrates, possibly owing to limitations or costs associated with their blind-ended tracheal respiratory system. The giant…”
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Evolution. Oxygen and evolution by Berner, Robert A, Vandenbrooks, John M, Ward, Peter D

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The neuroscience of adaptive thermoregulation by Angilletta, Michael J., Youngblood, Jacob P., Neel, Lauren K., VandenBrooks, John M.

“…The nervous system acts as a biological thermostat by controlling behaviors that regulate the warming and cooling of animals. We review the structures…”
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Oxygen and Evolution by Berner, Robert A., VandenBrooks, John M., Ward, Peter D.

“…Changes in atmospheric oxygen concentration may be linked to key evolutionary events during the past 550 million years…”
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Fundamental Flaws with the Fundamental Niche by Angilletta, Michael J, Sears, Michael W, Levy, Ofir, Youngblood, Jacob P, VandenBrooks, John M

“…Abstract For more than 70 years, Hutchinson’s concept of the fundamental niche has guided ecological research. Hutchinson envisioned the niche as a…”
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Impaired climbing and flight behaviour in Drosophila melanogaster following carbon dioxide anaesthesia by Bartholomew, Nathan R., Burdett, Jacob M., VandenBrooks, John M., Quinlan, Michael C., Call, Gerald B.

“…Laboratories that study Drosophila melanogaster or other insects commonly use carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) anaesthesia for sorting or other work. Unfortunately, the…”
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Oxygen supply limits the heat tolerance of lizard embryos by Smith, Colton, Telemeco, Rory S., Angilletta, Michael J., VandenBrooks, John M.

“…The mechanisms that set the thermal limits to life remain uncertain. Classically, researchers thought that heating kills by disrupting the structures of…”
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Responses to Alteration of Atmospheric Oxygen and Social Environment Suggest Trade-Offs among Growth Rate, Life Span, and Stress Susceptibility in Giant Mealworms ( Zophobas morio ) by VandenBrooks, John M, Ford, Colleen F, Harrison, Jon F

“…Growth rate, development time, and response to environmental stressors vary tremendously across organisms, suggesting trade-offs that are affected by…”
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Supply and demand: How does variation in atmospheric oxygen during development affect insect tracheal and mitochondrial networks? by VandenBrooks, John M., Gstrein, Gregory, Harmon, Jason, Friedman, Jessica, Olsen, Matthew, Ward, Anna, Parker, Gregory

“…[Display omitted] •Confocal imaging was used to simultaneously image tracheoles and mitochondria.•Tracheolar and mitochondrial investment were inversely…”
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Developmental plasticity evolved according to specialist–generalist trade-offs in experimental populations of Drosophila melanogaster by Le Vinh Thuy, Jacqueline, VandenBrooks, John M., Angilletta, Michael J.

“…We studied the evolution of developmental plasticity in populations of Drosophila melanogaster that evolved at either constant or fluctuating temperatures…”
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Anatomical Self-Efficacy of Undergraduate Students Improves during a Fully Online Biology Course with At-Home Dissections by Youngblood, Jacob P, Webb, Emily A, Gin, Logan E, van Leusen, Peter, Henry, Joanna R, VandenBrooks, John M, Brownell, Sara E

“…Student enrollments in online college courses have grown steadily over the past decade, and college administrators expect this trend to continue or accelerate…”
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Physiological responses to gravity in an insect by Harrison, Jon F., Adjerid, Khaled, Kassi, Anelia, Klok, C. Jaco, VandenBrooks, John M., Duell, Meghan E., Campbell, Jacob B., Talal, Stav, Abdo, Christopher D., Fezzaa, Kamel, Pendar, Hodjat, Socha, John J.

“…Gravity is one of the most ubiquitous environmental effects on living systems: Cellular and organismal responses to gravity are of central importance to…”
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Oxygen supply limits the heat tolerance of avian embryos by Vimmerstedt, Jon C, Padilla Pérez, Dylan J, Angilletta, Jr, Michael J, VandenBrooks, John M

“…Physiologists have primarily focused on two potential explanations for heat stress in animals-the classic model of molecular stability and an alternative model…”
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Oxygen Limitation Does Not Drive the Decreasing Heat Tolerance of Grasshoppers during Development by Youngblood, Jacob P, da Silva, Carmen R B, Angilletta, Jr, Michael J, VandenBrooks, John M

“…Thermal physiology changes as organisms grow and develop, but we do not understand what causes these ontogenetic shifts. According to the theory of oxygen- and…”
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A positive genetic correlation between hypoxia tolerance and heat tolerance supports a controversial theory of heat stress by Teague, Collin, Youngblood, Jacob P., Ragan, Kinley, Angilletta, Michael J., VandenBrooks, John M.

“…We used quantitative genetics to test a controversial theory of heat stress, in which animals overheat when the demand for oxygen exceeds the supply. This…”
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