Body size
- Concerted evolution of body mass and cell size: similar patterns among species of birds (Galliformes) and mammals (Rodentia)
Summary: In Galliformes birds and Rodentia mammals, larger species evolved larger cells of different cell types; in Galliformes birds, large-cell species evolved lower metabolic rates per unit mass.
- Body-enlarging effect of royal jelly in a non-holometabolous insect species, Gryllus bimaculatus
Summary: Orally administered royal jelly enlarges non-holometabolous cricket body size, suggesting its conserved effect on body size in insect phyla. This finding contributes to the understanding of regulatory mechanisms on body size.