Reduction of coastal lighting decreases seabird strandings.

Authors: Burt, Tori V.¹ (AUTHOR) tburt@mun.ca, Collins, Sydney M.¹ (AUTHOR), Green, Sherry² (AUTHOR), Doiron, Parker B.¹ (AUTHOR), Wilhelm, Sabina I.³ (AUTHOR), Montevecchi, William A.⁴ (AUTHOR)

Source: PLoS ONE. 6/5/2024, Vol. 19 Issue 6, p1-17. 17p.

Subject Terms: *FISHERY processing, *PHOTOTAXIS, *BIRD migration, *PETRELS, *SEA birds, *DEMOGRAPHIC change, *ADULTS, *DAYLIGHT

Fault-Tolerant Phototaxis of a Modular System Inspired by Gonium pectorale Using Phase-Based Control.

Authors: Nishikawa, Kohei¹ (AUTHOR) nishikawa.k@irs.sc.e.titech.ac.jp, Origane, Yuki¹ (AUTHOR), Etchu, Hiroki¹ (AUTHOR), Kurabayashi, Daisuke¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Symmetry (20738994). May2024, Vol. 16 Issue 5, p630. 12p.

Subject Terms: *PHOTOTAXIS, *FAULT-tolerant control systems, *FAULT-tolerant computing, *FAULT tolerance (Engineering), *ROBOT control systems

An OBP gene highly expressed in non‐chemosensory tissues affects the phototaxis and reproduction of Spodoptera frugiperda.

Authors: Han, Wei‐Kang¹ (AUTHOR), Tang, Feng‐Xian¹ (AUTHOR), Yan, Yang‐Yang¹ (AUTHOR), Wang, Yan¹ (AUTHOR), Zhang, Yi‐Xi¹ (AUTHOR), Yu, Na¹ (AUTHOR), Wang, Kan¹ (AUTHOR), Liu, Ze‐Wen¹ (AUTHOR) liuzewen@njau.edu.cn

Source: Insect Molecular Biology. Feb2024, Vol. 33 Issue 1, p81-90. 10p.

Subject Terms: *FALL armyworm, *PHOTOTAXIS, *ODORANT-binding proteins, *MALE reproductive organs, *REPRODUCTION, *LARVAL dispersal, *GENES

Cyanobacteria and Chloroflexota cooperate to structure light-responsive biofilms.

Authors: Bunbury, Freddy^1,2, freddy.bunbury@gmail.com, Rivas, Carlos², Calatrava, Victoria², Malkovskiy, Andrey V.², Joubert, Lydia-Marie³, Parvate, Amar D.⁴, Evans, James E.^4,5, Grossman, Arthur R.^2,6, Bhaya, Devaki^2,6, dbhaya@carnegiescience.edu

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; 2/4/2025, Vol. 122 Issue 5, p1-10, 29p

Negative phototaxis in the photosymbiotic sea anemone Aiptasia as a potential strategy to protect symbionts from photodamage.

Authors: Kishimoto, Mariko^1,2,3 (AUTHOR), Gornik, Sebastian G.² (AUTHOR), Foulkes, Nicholas S.^2,4 (AUTHOR) nicholas.foulkes@kit.edu, Guse, Annika^1,2,5 (AUTHOR) annika.guse@biologie.uni-muenchen.de

Source: Scientific Reports. 11/20/2023, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p1-5. 5p.

Subject Terms: *SEA anemones, *PHOTOTAXIS, *BLUE light, *LIGHT sources, *LIGHT intensity, *CNIDARIA

Channelrhodopsins: From Phototaxis to Optogenetics.

Authors: Govorunova, Elena G. (AUTHOR), Sineshchekov, Oleg A. (AUTHOR) oleg_sinesh@yahoo.com

Source: Biochemistry (00062979). Oct2023, Vol. 88 Issue 10, p1555-1570. 16p.

Subject Terms: *PHOTOTAXIS, *OPTOGENETICS, *GREEN algae, *PHOTOCURRENTS, *MEMBRANE potential, *PHOTOACTIVATION

Navigating the night: effects of artificial light on the behaviour of Atlantic puffin fledglings.

Authors: Brown, Taylor M.¹, taylor.m.brown1@gmail.com, Wilhelm, Sabina I.², Slepkov, Aaron D.³, Baker, Kaitlyn⁴, Mastromonaco, Gabriela F.⁵, Burness, Gary⁴

Source: Animal Behaviour; Dec2024, Vol. 218, p135-148, 14p

Light-dependent switching between two flagellar beating states selects versatile phototaxis strategies in microswimmers.

Authors: Tsang, Alan C. H.¹ alancht@hku.hk, Riedel-Kruse, Ingmar H.^2,3,4,5 ingmar@arizona.edu

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 11/19/2024, Vol. 121 Issue 47, p1-10. 26p.

Subject Terms: *EUGLENA gracilis, *PHOTOTAXIS, *LIGHT intensity, *TAXICABS, *SWIMMING

Light-regulated chloroplast morphodynamics in a single-celled dinoflagellate.

Authors: Schramma, Nico¹, Canales, Gloria Casas^1,2, Jalaal, Maziyar¹, m.jalaal@uva.nl

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; 11/19/2024, Vol. 121 Issue 47, p1-9, 20p

Tadpoles rely on mechanosensory stimuli for communication when visual capabilities are poor.

Authors: Butler, Julie M.¹, jmbutler@stanford.edu, McKinney, Jordan E.¹, Ludington, Sarah C.¹, Mabogunje, Moremi^1,2, Baker, Penelope¹, Singh, Devraj^3,4,5, Edwards, Scott V.^3,4, O'Connell, Lauren A.^1,6, loconnel@stanford.edu

Source: Developmental Biology; Oct2024, Vol. 514, p66-77, 12p

Parasteatoda tepidariorum phototaxis to LED illumination.

Authors: Kamano, Masaru¹ (AUTHOR) kamano@anan-nct.ac.jp, Hironaka, Kosuke² (AUTHOR), Kawakami, Yuji¹ (AUTHOR), Kozai, Takanori¹ (AUTHOR), Fujihara, Takeshi¹ (AUTHOR), Zheng, Tao¹ (AUTHOR), Konishi, Tomoya¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Electronics & Communications in Japan. Mar2023, Vol. 106 Issue 1, p1-6. 6p.

Subject Terms: LED lighting, Phototaxis, Agelenidae, Loxosceles, Spider behavior, Noctuidae, Light sources, Electric stimulation

Bacteria phototaxis optimizer.

Authors: Pan, Qingtao¹ (AUTHOR), Tang, Jun¹ (AUTHOR) tangjun06@nudt.edu.cn, Zhan, Jianjun¹ (AUTHOR), Li, Hao¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Neural Computing & Applications. Jun2023, Vol. 35 Issue 18, p13433-13464. 32p.

Subject Terms: *PHOTOTAXIS, *BACTERIAL colonies, *METAHEURISTIC algorithms, *ENGINEERING design, *BACTERIA, *BACTERIAL growth

Robust Phototaxis by Harnessing Implicit Communication in Modular Soft Robotic Systems.

Authors: Schomaker, H. A. H.¹ (AUTHOR), Picella, S.^1,2 (AUTHOR), Küng Garcia, A.¹ (AUTHOR), van Laake, L. C.¹ (AUTHOR), Overvelde, J. T. B.^1,2 (AUTHOR) overvelde@amolf.nl

Source: Advanced Functional Materials. 7/17/2024, Vol. 34 Issue 29, p1-16. 16p.

Subject Terms: *SOFT robotics, *PHOTOTAXIS, *AUTONOMOUS robots, *LIGHT sources

How much light intensity to induce repulsion or attraction behaviour in juvenile salmon?

Authors: Matsuda, Keishi¹ (AUTHOR) matsuda_keishi99@fra.go.jp

Source: Hydrobiologia. May2024, Vol. 851 Issue 9, p2237-2248. 12p.

Subject Terms: *LIGHT intensity, *PHOTOTAXIS, *SALMON, *DRINKING (Physiology), *FISHWAYS, *LIGHT emitting diodes, *ATLANTIC salmon

Taxonomic identification and life cycle comparison of two populations of the monostromatic green algae Monostroma nitidum.

Authors: Liao, Jiawei¹ (AUTHOR), Wang, Sipan¹ (AUTHOR), Lin, Kun¹ (AUTHOR), Huang, Yongjian¹ (AUTHOR), Chen, Xinyi¹ (AUTHOR), Xin, Rong¹ (AUTHOR), Guo, Youyou¹ (AUTHOR), Xie, Enyi¹ (AUTHOR) xieenyi@163.com

Source: Ecology & Evolution (20457758). May2024, Vol. 14 Issue 5, p1-16. 16p.

Subject Terms: *Green algae, Genetic distance, Life cycles (Biology), Sequence analysis, Phototaxis, Research personnel

Mechanisms of anti-predator behavior in the great ramshorn snail (Planorbarius corneus).

Authors: Talk, Andrew¹ (AUTHOR) atalk@une.edu.au, Vanatheeva, Sajeevan¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: PLoS ONE. 12/6/2024, Vol. 19 Issue 12, p1-13. 13p.

Subject Terms: *ANTIPREDATOR behavior, *LIGHT sources, *PHOTOTAXIS, *OPEN spaces, *ANXIETY, *ODORS

Novel use of a servosphere to study apodous insects: Investigation of blow fly post‐feeding larval dispersal.

Authors: Mactaggart, Molly, Whitaker, Amoret P., Wilkinson, Keith N., Hall, Martin J. R.

Source: Medical & Veterinary Entomology; Mar2025, Vol. 39 Issue 1, p14-21, 8p

Subject Terms: LARVAL dispersal, BLOWFLIES, INSECTS, LARVAE, PHOTOTAXIS, ENTOMOLOGY, FORENSIC sciences

Co-exposure to a honeybee pathogen and an insecticide: synergistic effects in a new solitary bee host but not in Apis mellifera.

Authors: Tadei, Rafaela, Cilia, Giovanni, Mathias da Silva, Elaine Cristina, Sancho Blanco, Gonzalo, Albacete, Sergio, Azpiazu, Celeste, Granato, Anna, Bortolin, Francesca, Martini, Antonio, Bosch, Jordi, Malaspina, Osmar, Sgolastra, Fabio

Source: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences; 3/1/2025, Vol. 292 Issue 2042, p1-11, 11p

Subject Terms: HONEYBEES, BEES, PHOTOTAXIS, INSECTICIDES, LONGEVITY, POLLINATORS

Seasonal Escape into Calcareous Sand Grains in Macroalgal Microscopic Sporophytes.

Authors: Horinouchi, Yusuke

Source: Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America; Jan2025, Vol. 106 Issue 1, p1-5, 5p

Subject Terms: SPRING, RHIZOIDS, GAMETOPHYTES, ZYGOTES, PHOTOTAXIS

The settlement stage in the common octopus Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797: a complex transition between planktonic and benthic lifestyles.

Authors: Roura, A.^1,2, chiquipulpi@gmail.com, Castro-Bugallo, A.¹, Martínez-Pérez, M.¹

Source: Marine Biology; May2023, Vol. 170 Issue 5, p1-12, 12p