J. E. Niven

Larval nutrition impacts survival to adulthood, body size, and the allometric scaling of metabolic rate in adult honeybees

This study shows that larval diet quality in honeybees affects adult survival, body size, and the allometric scaling of metabolic rate.

Impact of central complex lesions on visual orientation in ants: Turning behaviour, but not the overall movement direction, is disrupted

This study shows that central complex lesions in wood ants disrupt turning behavior but not overall movement direction, speed, or path straightness.

A unified mechanism for innate and learned visual landmark guidance in the insect central complex

This paper models how insects integrate innate and learned visual landmark guidance using a neural architecture inspired by the central complex and mushroom bodies.

Transfer of orientation memories in untethered wood ants (Formica rufa) from walking in an arena to walking on a motion compensation treadmill

This study validates a motion compensating treadmill for studying navigational behavior in wood ants, showing memory transfer from arena to treadmill contexts.

Malpighamoeba infection compromises fluid secretion and P-glycoprotein detoxification in Malpighian tubules

This study shows Malpighamoeba infection increases fluid secretion and reduces P-glycoprotein detoxification efficiency in locust Malpighian tubules, potentially affecting insect survival.

P-glycoprotein Detoxification by the Malpighian Tubules of the Desert Locust

This study investigates P-glycoprotein function in desert locust Malpighian tubules, showing their role in detoxification through substrate extrusion and fluid secretion.

Voltage-dependent K+ Channels Improve the Energy Efficiency of Signalling in Blowfly Photoreceptors

The paper models blowfly photoreceptors to show voltage-dependent K+ channels improve energy efficiency in analogue coding by adjusting membrane resistance and bandwidth based on light conditions.