A changing hierarchy of environmental time cues guide development of the migratory pest moth Loxostege sticticalis
Lv Chen, Zun Xu, Yiyang Zhang, Hui Qiu, Jingxian Zhou, Fajun Chen, Xingfu Jiang, Abhishek Chatterjee, Guijun Wan
This study investigates how photoperiod and temperature cues influence developmental checkpoints in the moth Loxostege sticticalis, revealing a shifting hierarchy of environmental time cues over ontogeny.
bioRxiv · Dec 26, 2025 · PreprintEcology