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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...
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 ...
Perceptually salient differences in a species recognition cue do not promote auditory streaming in eastern grey treefrogs (Hyla versicolor)
Perceptually salient differences in a species recognition cue do not promote auditory streaming in eastern grey treefrogs (Hyla versicolor)
Auditory streaming underlies a receiver’s ability to organize complex mixtures of auditory input into distinct perce...
Population parameters of Drosophila larval cooperative foraging
Population parameters of Drosophila larval cooperative foraging
Cooperative foraging behavior can be advantageous when there is a common exploitable resource. By cooperating, members of ...
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) ...
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...
Vector-based navigation in desert ants: the significance of path-integration vectors
Vector-based navigation in desert ants: the significance of path-integration vectors
In the longstanding discussion of whether insects, especially central place foragers such as bees and ants, use metric rep...
Essential and nonessential fatty acid composition and use in overwintering monarch butterflies
Essential and nonessential fatty acid composition and use in overwintering monarch butterflies
Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) undertake one of the most remarkable long-distance insect migrations, travelling th...
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...
Threatened chronotopes: can chronobiology help endangered species?
Threatened chronotopes: can chronobiology help endangered species?
Pittendrigh and Daan’s 1976 article “Pacemaker structure: A clock for all seasons” marks the foundation ...
“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...
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...
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...
A perspective on neuroethology: what the past teaches us about the future of neuroethology
A perspective on neuroethology: what the past teaches us about the future of neuroethology
For 100 years, the Journal of Comparative Physiology-A has significantly supported research in the field of neuro...
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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