Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences

Wings act as a solar shield against solar radiation in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria

Morphological traits in insects have frequently evolved multifunctional roles, including contributions to thermoregulation. Wings typically function in flight, but may also provide protection against intense solar radiation. In the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria , males are...

Circadian Timekeeping in the Tropics: Rhythmic Transcriptome and Diurnal Regulatory Networks in Rubroshorea leprosula

Abstract Circadian rhythms allow plants to regulate internal processes to align with daily rhythms in the environment. Comparing circadian clocks across environments is essential because latitude-dependent variation in light and temperature imposes distinct selection pressures th...

Reconstructed XCO2 Reveals Seasonal Moisture Limitation Sensitivity Across Typical Steppe, Forest, and Gobi Desert in Mongolia

Satellite-derived atmospheric CO2 observations provide important information for regional carbon monitoring, but their sparse spatial and temporal coverage limits their use in data-sparse drylands. We reconstructed seamless monthly column-averaged atmospheric CO2 (XCO2) over Mong...

Seawater sprinkling promotes swim bladder inflation and reduces lordosis during mass-scale seed production in the leopard coral grouper Plectropomus leopardus

Abstract Lordosis caused by failed swim bladder inflation (SBI) is a major constraint on the production of Plectropomus leopardus . During seed production, an oil film applied to prevent surface trapping impedes air gulping and hinders SBI. We developed a full-surface seawater sp...