Ticking clocks – tides and activity peaks in American horseshoe crabs
Recently, I came across an interesting paper in which American horseshoe crabs were video-tracked to investigate their internal clocks.
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Screening insecticides for efficacy or tolerance
Screening insecticides for efficacy or tolerance. Maarten Jongsma and colleagues use EntoLab to detect changes in insect behavior.
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