(1) After treatment of larvae of instar 1 at preimago stages about 77% of the insects died.
(2) We detail the fatty acid compositions of last larval instars of two lepidopterans, Spodoptera frugiperda and Trichoplusia ni, two tissues from T. ni, a cell line derived from each species and the respective larval and cell culture media.
(3) Statistical analysis has shown the following: a) the growth inhibition, which is especially distinct in autumn-spring generation, takes place in the Ist instar larvae 1.76-2.20 mm long inhabiting the walls of the nasal cavity and concha (their average body length at hatching is 1.08 plus or minus 0.004 mm); the inhibition is associated with interpopulation relations and apparently does not depend on the date of its beginning and can last from 6 to 7 months; c) after the growth resumption the development continues uninterruptedly up to the moulting; the inhibition is also possible at the beginning of the 2nd instar and then the development proceeds without any intervals up to the complete maturation of larvae.
(4) A growth-blocking peptide (GBP) with repressive activity against juvenile hormone (JH) esterase has been isolated from the last (6th) instar larval plasma of the armyworm Pseudaletia separata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) parasitized by the parasitoid wasp Apanteles kariyai (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) (1,2).
(5) There are 4-5 replication rounds in the 1st instar, 2-3 rounds in the 2nd instar, the 3rd and the 4th instars have 1-2 rounds each.
(6) A preliminary behavioral assessment of late 3rd instar larvae exposed to 1.42 ppm suggests that these plant extracts produce 80% mortality after only 4-5 h of contact.
(7) Male genital imaginal discs from old (late-third-instar) larvae of Drosophila that had been X-irradiated with appropriate doses developed into severely damaged adult genitalia when implanted into old larvae, but they developed into completely normal adult genitalia when transplanted into 2-day-younger larvae.
(8) Thus it appears that a cerebral neuropeptide specifically inhibiting JH I synthesis by the CA is present in Manduca on day 4 of the last larval instar, a time when the hemolymph titer of JH must drop to ensure the occurrence of pupal commitment.
(9) A sharp rise in trehalose level of haemolymph is observed towards the end of 4th instar accompanied with sudden fall of the sugar in fat body during the same period, but after moulting blood trehalose abruptly decreases.
(10) CC-CA of the late VIth instar (VI3) larvae were used for assessment of ATTH.
(11) Two boys with ophthalmomyiasis caused by the first instar larva of the reindeer warble fly Hypoderma tarandi are reported.
(12) Genetic information on 25 enzyme polymorphisms in Drosophila subobscura, the location of corresponding genes, and cytological and genetic maps of the chromosomes are presented, as well as photographic maps of the salivary gland chromosomes in the third instar larva and white-case early pupal stages.
(13) The allatectomy in the 4th instar larvae of Rhodnius prolixus stops moulting in 93 per cent of the cases.
(14) Dormant neuroblasts are found adjacent to the neuropil in late embryos and early first instar larvae.
(15) Second instar larvae which survive the molt exhibit a marked reduction in growth and eventually die as small second instar larvae.
(16) Extremely high concentrations of Vg were observed in the hemolymph of female nymphs (fourth instar), particularly engorged nymphs, treated with CyM (10 micrograms).
(17) Studies on the endurance to starvation by the immatures of T. splendens showed that the III instar larvae survived longer than the I and II instar larvae.
(18) The larval brain and proventriculus in awdb3 homozygous third-instar larvae appear to be vacuolated due to the accumulation of lipid droplets.
(19) mortality was high), while the nymphal instars showed an adverse effect on ecdysis and adults which emerged from the treated last nymphal instar were characterized by high mortality, abnormal behaviour and reduced fecundity and viability.
(20) In third instar larvae, high levels of mRNA could be observed in brain, imaginal discs, and in salivary glands.
Stud
Definition:
(n.) A collection of breeding horses and mares, or the place where they are kept; also, a number of horses kept for a racing, riding, etc.
(n.) A stem; a trunk.
(n.) An upright scanting, esp. one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.
(n.) A kind of nail with a large head, used chiefly for ornament; an ornamental knob; a boss.
(n.) An ornamental button of various forms, worn in a shirt front, collar, wristband, or the like, not sewed in place, but inserted through a buttonhole or eyelet, and transferable.
(n.) A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal.
(n.) A stud bolt.
(n.) An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.
(v. t.) To adorn with shining studs, or knobs.
(v. t.) To set with detached ornaments or prominent objects; to set thickly, as with studs.
Example Sentences:
(1) It was sparked by Ferguson's decision to sue Magnier over the lucrative stud fees now being earned by retired racehorse Rock of Gibraltar, which the Scot used to co-own.
(2) To order your main course (from £7.50), squeeze through the tightly packed tables to the kitchen and select whatever catches your eye from an array of dishes that includes roast lamb, salmon with seafood risotto, stuffed cabbage, and sublime stuffed squid (£14), which comes with tomato rice studded with succulent octopus.
(3) When female voles were allowed contact with the stud male for only 1 h at the time of mating, 55% exhibited pregnancy failure when exposed to a strange male 48 h later.
(4) In some places the shit was knee deep, and studded with dead pigs.
(5) Ear-piercing techniques include needles, safety pins, sharpened studs, and self-piercing kits.
(6) The country’s supreme court ruled that Imelda Marcos illegally acquired the items, including diamond-studded tiaras and an extremely rare 25-carat pink diamond.
(7) Conversely inhibition of protein kinase C, a second messenger system activated by excitatory amino acids (mitral to granule cell synapse), in the accessory bulb during a 4-h period after mating permits all male pheromones including the stud's to activate pregnancy block.
(8) Glen Johnson eased his way through for a 50th cap and to Hodgson's intense relief, that initial sense of panic when Daniel Agger's studs connected with the top of Jack Wilshere's boot eventually dispersed.
(9) The concentrations of 1-NP and airborne particulates changed significantly in all examined areas in parallel with the rise and fall of the frequencies of studded tire use.
(10) Females paired with stud males exhibited a doubling of uterine weight within 12 h, and vaginal sperm were present after 48 h. This indicates that although behavioral responses to males--including mating--require prolonged contact, physiological responses to males occur rapidly.
(11) The name change made little difference to star-studded Toulon, who ran out 24-18 winners to ensure they remain European club rugby’s top dogs for the third successive season.
(12) Yet Ferguson ignored him and the dispute over stud fees for Rock Of Gibraltar, the retired racehorse, started to have damaging ramifications at Old Trafford, with Magnier and McManus using their position as major shareholders to submit their infamous 99 Questions document, predominantly looking at 13 transfers from the Ferguson era.
(13) When fixed at low CO2 tension, the apical membrane area of the alpha cell was reduced; its surface displayed microplicae as well as microvilli, and the apical cytoplasm contained many vesicles with rod-shaped particles and studs.
(14) An already grim night for United might have been even more harrowing if the referee, Martin Atkinson, had taken action against Marouane Fellaini for embedding his studs in the back of James McCarthy's leg.
(15) The Irish band played at a hotel in Beverly Hills, appearing as part of a star-studded benefit concert for Haiti relief.
(16) 60 min: Marchisio is astounded to see the ref flourish the red card ... for a studs-up challenge on Gimenez.
(17) Most of the labelled axons were studded with large en passant varicosities (Type 1), whereas the others (Type 2) had smaller boutons often of the drumstick type.
(18) There was little variation in the susceptibility of teneral male and female flies, young fed flies, and fed stud males with all the compounds tested (dieldrin, resmethrin, tetrachlorvinphos, bromophos, and propoxur) and increased tolerance in old fed pregnant flies occurred only with dieldrin and resmethrin.
(19) Two trotter stud farms were visited on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays during 1972 and 1973.
(20) Ferguson sued Magnier , a former friend, claiming he had been cheated out of stud fees when the prizewinning horse retired.