Cell migration requires dynamic regulation of cell–cell signaling and cell adhesion. Both of
these processes involve endocytosis, lysosomal degradation, and recycling of ligand–…

Peripheral sensory neurons are a critical part of the nervous system that transmit a multitude
of sensory stimuli to the central nervous system. During larval and juvenile stages in …

Peripheral somatosensory neurons innervate the skin and sense the environment. Whereas
many studies focus on initial axon outgrowth and pathfinding, how signaling pathways …

Peripheral somatosensory neurons innervate the skin and sense the environment. Loss of
skin innervation, often caused by the “dying back” of distal somatosensory axons, is a …

In many cases, axon growth and guidance are driven by pioneer axons, the first axons to
grow in a particular region. Despite their dynamic pathfinding capabilities and developmental …

To aid in avian sex determination if birds are not sexually dimorphic and/or they are sexually
immature, several molecular assays involving the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) have …

How reproductive strategies contribute to patterns of senescence in natural populations
remains contentious. We studied reproductive senescence in the dimorphic white-throated …

Operant devices have been used for many years in animal behavior research, yet such devices
are generally highly specialized and quite expensive. Although commercial models are …

It is often hypothesized that intra-sexual competition accelerates actuarial senescence, or
the increase in mortality rates with age. However, an alternative hypothesis is that parental …

The incidence of twinning in avian species is a phenomenon that has been rarely
encountered. A number of domestic species have been shown to produce twins but in very low …