Winter survival: Brain peptide called corazonin stops reproduction in bean bug Riptortus pedestris

Monday, July 14, 2025 - 08:38 in Biology & Nature

As the days grow shorter, many animals prepare for the approaching winter by suspending reproduction. Insects, for example, accumulate energy stores while halting ovarian development through a process known as reproductive diapause.

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