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Representation of bulk water flow in the goldfish (Carassius auratus) midbrain
Representation of bulk water flow in the goldfish (Carassius auratus) midbrain
With the mechanosensory lateral line system, fish and semi-aquatic amphibians detect water movements and pressure gradient...
Tanycytes from a bird’s eye view: gene expression profiling of the tanycytic region under different seasonal states in the Svalbard ptarmigan
Tanycytes from a bird’s eye view: gene expression profiling of the tanycytic region under different seasonal states in the Svalbard ptarmigan
In mammals and birds, tanycytes are known to regulate thyroid hormone conversion, and this process is central to the contr...
Ips typographus vision system: a comprehensive study
Ips typographus vision system: a comprehensive study
Aggressive bark beetle species such as the Eurasian spruce bark beetle Ips typographus play a fundamental role in forest e...
Song-like activation of syringeal and respiratory muscles during sleep in canaries
Song-like activation of syringeal and respiratory muscles during sleep in canaries
Sleep replay activity involves the reactivation of brain structures with patterns similar to those observed during waking ...
The effect of extracellular potassium concentration on the oscillation frequency of the pacemaker nucleus in the weakly electric fish Apteronotus leptorhynchus
The effect of extracellular potassium concentration on the oscillation frequency of the pacemaker nucleus in the weakly electric fish Apteronotus leptorhynchus
The weakly electric brown ghost knifefish (Apteronotus leptorhynchus) exhibits a pronounced sexual dimorphism in its elect...
Is there direct photoentrainment in the goldfish liver? Wavelength-dependent regulation of clock genes and investigation of the opsin 7 family
Is there direct photoentrainment in the goldfish liver? Wavelength-dependent regulation of clock genes and investigation of the opsin 7 family
Widespread direct photoentrainment in zebrafish peripheral tissues is linked to diverse non-visual opsins. To explore whet...
Same same, but different: exploring the enigmatic role of the pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) in invertebrate physiology
Same same, but different: exploring the enigmatic role of the pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) in invertebrate physiology
Evidence has been accumulating that elements of the vertebrate pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) ...
A versatile recording device for the analysis of continuous daily external activity in colonies of highly eusocial bees
A versatile recording device for the analysis of continuous daily external activity in colonies of highly eusocial bees
As pollinators, bees are key to maintaining the biodiversity of angiosperm plants, and for agriculture they provide a bill...
The 2024 covers of the Journal of Comparative Physiology A
The 2024 covers of the Journal of Comparative Physiology A
The covers of the 2024 issues of the Journal of Comparative Physiology A are presented at full size and high resolution, t...
Characterization of pre-diapause phase in the northern Drosophila species D. ezoana
Characterization of pre-diapause phase in the northern Drosophila species D. ezoana
Drosophila ezoana is a virilis group Drosophila species inhabiting northern latitudes. The flies enter adult reproductive ...
The effects of doxapram and its potential interactions with K2P channels in experimental model preparations
The effects of doxapram and its potential interactions with K2P channels in experimental model preparations
The channels commonly responsible for maintaining cell resting membrane potentials are referred to as K2P (two-P-domain K+...
Shelter selection in females of two scorpion species depends on shelter size and scent
Shelter selection in females of two scorpion species depends on shelter size and scent
Shelter selection is an important task in an animal’s life. Concerning scorpions, little is known on the evaluation ...
Novel nerve regeneration assessment method using adult zebrafish with crush spinal cord injury
Novel nerve regeneration assessment method using adult zebrafish with crush spinal cord injury
Zebrafish (Danio rerio), an alternative to rodents, are widely used in neurological, genetic, and toxicology research. The...
Werner Nachtigall (1934–2024)
Werner Nachtigall (1934–2024)
On September 5th, 2024, Werner Nachtigall (born July 6, 1934) passed away. Nachtigall is a pioneer in biomechanics, a foun...
Do wild-caught fly larvae cooperatively forage?
Do wild-caught fly larvae cooperatively forage?
Animals often form organized cooperative foraging groups, where individual members must adhere to specific rules to mainta...
Avian migration clocks in a changing world
Avian migration clocks in a changing world
Avian long-distance migration requires refined programming to orchestrate the birds’ movements on annual temporal an...
The distribution and chemosensory responses of pharyngeal taste buds in the sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus
The distribution and chemosensory responses of pharyngeal taste buds in the sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus
Little is known about the chemosensory system of gustation in sea lampreys, basal jawless vertebrates that feed voraciousl...
Expression of proteins supporting visual function in heterobranch gastropods
Expression of proteins supporting visual function in heterobranch gastropods
To sense light, animals often utilize mechanisms that rely on visual pigments composed of opsin and retinal. The photon-in...
Note similarities affect syntactic stability in zebra finches
Note similarities affect syntactic stability in zebra finches
The acquisition of an acoustic template is a fundamental component of vocal imitation learning, which is used to refine in...
Vocalization-induced middle ear muscle reflex and auditory fovea do not contribute to the unimpaired auditory sensitivity after intense noise exposure in the CF-FM bat, Hipposideros pratti
Vocalization-induced middle ear muscle reflex and auditory fovea do not contribute to the unimpaired auditory sensitivity after intense noise exposure in the CF-FM bat, Hipposideros pratti
Behaviors and auditory physiological responses of some species of echolocating bats remain unaffected after exposure to in...
Effects of serta and sertb knockout on aggression in zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Effects of serta and sertb knockout on aggression in zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Zebrafish (Danio rerio) are unusual in having two paralogues of the serotonin re-uptake transporter (Sert), slc6a4a (serta...
Jürgen Boeckh (1934–2023) and Vera Boeckh, née von Zwehl (1928–2022): pioneers of sensory physiology and neuroethology
Jürgen Boeckh (1934–2023) and Vera Boeckh, née von Zwehl (1928–2022): pioneers of sensory physiology and neuroethology
Jürgen Boeckh, a respected pioneer of insect olfaction died shortly after his beloved wife Vera Boeckh, née von ...
“Resistance leads to self-destruction”: how an (a)political strategy helped Karl von Frisch succeed during the Nazi era
“Resistance leads to self-destruction”: how an (a)political strategy helped Karl von Frisch succeed during the Nazi era
Karl von Frisch, one of the leading zoologists of the twentieth century and co-founder of the Journal of Comparative Physi...
One hundred years of excellence: the top one hundred authors of the Journal of Comparative Physiology A
One hundred years of excellence: the top one hundred authors of the Journal of Comparative Physiology A
The Journal of Comparative Physiology A is the premier peer-reviewed scientific journal in comparative physiology, in part...
Ingeborg Beling and the time memory in honeybees: almost one hundred years of research
Ingeborg Beling and the time memory in honeybees: almost one hundred years of research
Bees are known for their ability to forage with high efficiency. One of their strategies to avoid unproductive foraging is...
Model organisms and systems in neuroethology: one hundred years of history and a look into the future
Model organisms and systems in neuroethology: one hundred years of history and a look into the future
The Journal of Comparative Physiology lived up to its name in the last 100 years by including more than 1500 diff...
Mechanoecology: biomechanical aspects of insect-plant interactions
Mechanoecology: biomechanical aspects of insect-plant interactions
Plants and herbivorous insects as well as their natural enemies, such as predatory and parasitoid insects, are united by i...
Who you live with and what you duet for: a review of the function of primate duets in relation to their social organization
Who you live with and what you duet for: a review of the function of primate duets in relation to their social organization
Duets are one of the most fascinating displays in animal vocal communication, where two animals fine-tune the timing of th...
Crickets in the spotlight: exploring the impact of light on circadian behavior
Crickets in the spotlight: exploring the impact of light on circadian behavior
Crickets serve as a well-established model organism in biological research spanning various fields, such as behavior, phys...
Chemosensory detection of glucosinolates as token stimuli for specialist insects on brassicaceous plants: discovery and impact
Chemosensory detection of glucosinolates as token stimuli for specialist insects on brassicaceous plants: discovery and impact
In this paper, we take a historical perspective by going back to Verschaffelt’s landmark study published in 1910, in...
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