Trypanosomes Modify the Behavior of Their Insect Hosts: Effects on Locomotion and on the Expression of a Related Gene

Trypanosoma cruzi, Etiological Agent of Chagas Disease, Is Virulent to Its Triatomine Vector Rhodnius prolixus in a Temperature-Dependent Manner

(2015) Simon L. Elliot et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Flight Behavior and Performance ofRhodnius pallescens(Hemiptera: Reduviidae) on a Tethered Flight Mill

(2014) Lauren A. Castro et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Effects of Infection by Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli on the Reproductive Performance of the Vector Rhodnius prolixus

(2014) Maria Raquel Fellet et al.   PLoS One

Genome of the Avirulent Human-Infective Trypanosome—Trypanosoma rangeli

(2014) Patrícia Hermes Stoco et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

The interaction between Trypanosoma rangeli and the nitrophorins in the salivary glands of the triatomine Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera; Reduviidae)

(2013) Rafaela M.M. Paim et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Female odours promote the activation of sheltered kissing bugRhodnius prolixusmales and modulate their orientation

(2013) G. PONTES et al.   MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY

The evolution of Trypanosoma cruzi: the ‘bat seeding’ hypothesis

(2012) Patrick B. Hamilton et al.   TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY

Sequence analysis of the spliced-leader intergenic region (SL-IR) and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) of Trypanosoma rangeli strains isolated from Rhodnius ecuadoriensis, R. colombiensis, R. pallescens and R. prolixus suggests a degree of co-evolution between parasites and vectors

(2011) Daniel Alfonso Urrea et al.   ACTA TROPICA

Effects of genetic factors and infection status on wing morphology of Triatoma dimidiata species complex in the Yucatán peninsula, Mexico

(2011) Pierre Nouvellet et al.   INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Conservation of gene function in behaviour

(2011) C. J. Reaume et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Dengue Infection Increases the Locomotor Activity of Aedes aegypti Females

(2011) Tamara N. Lima-Camara et al.   PLoS One

Age- and task-dependent foraging gene expression in the bumblebee Bombus terrestris

(2010) Julie Tobback et al.   ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

The locust foraging gene

(2010) C. Lucas et al.   ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Circadian rhythm of spontaneous locomotor activity in the bed bug, Cimex lectularius L.

(2010) Alvaro Romero et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

A standardizable protocol for infection of Rhodnius prolixus with Trypanosoma rangeli, which mimics natural infections and reveals physiological effects of infection upon the insect

(2010) Luciana L. Ferreira et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Host manipulation by parasites: a multidimensional phenomenon

(2010) Frédéric Thomas et al.   OIKOS

Cloning and expression of PKG, a candidate foraging regulating gene in Vespula vulgaris

(2009) Julie Tobback et al.   ANIMAL BIOLOGY

cGMP-dependent protein kinase: linking foraging to energy homeostasis

(2009) Karla R. Kaun et al.   GENOME

Increased locomotor activity and metabolism of Aedes aegypti infected with a life-shortening strain of Wolbachia pipientis

(2009) O. Evans et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Patterns of house infestation dynamics by non-domiciliatedTriatoma dimidiatareveal a spatial gradient of infestation in rural villages and potential insect manipulation byTrypanosoma cruzi

(2009) Maria Jesus Ramirez-Sierra et al.   TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH

Trypanosoma cruzi Induces Life-History Trait Changes in the Wild Kissing Bug Mepraia spinolai: Implications for Parasite Transmission

(2009) C. Botto-Mahan   VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES

Identification and characterization of two novel lysozymes from Rhodnius prolixus, a vector of Chagas disease

(2008) Raul J. Ursic-Bedoya et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Behind the scene, something else is pulling the strings: Emphasizing parasitic manipulation in vector-borne diseases

(2007) Thierry Lefèvre et al.   INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Direct and indirect pathways of fitness-impact in a protozoan-infected kissing bug

(2007) CAREZZA BOTTO-MAHAN et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY