Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The emergence of an adult insect from a pupal case or an insect larva from an egg.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of emerging from a covering or concealment; specifically, in entomology, the escape of an insect from the pupaor chrysalis-case.
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- noun biology The
emergence of aninsect from thepupa case , or of alarva from theegg
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In that case it would mean that the writings included were a new development like the eclosion of leaf, flower, or branch.
Tender Buttons Padgette, Paul 1971
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It is just possible that their early eclosion forces this method of exit upon them,
Bramble-Bees and Others Jean-Henri Fabre 1869
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After eclosion, flies were maintained on supplemented food for approximately 24 h, and eye phenotypes were inspected microscopically.
PLoS Biology: New Articles Daniel W. Neef et al. 2010
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In the fly Drosophila melanogaster, neuronal plasticity of synaptic terminals in the first optic neuropil, or lamina, depends on early visual experience within a critical period after eclosion [1].
ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science Coturnix none@example.com 2010
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Due to the eye-specific expression of MJDtrQ78, cytotoxicity is manifested as disruption of eye morphology, depigmentation, and reduction in eye size and is observed in the progeny almost immediately after eclosion
PLoS Biology: New Articles Daniel W. Neef et al. 2010
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While dopamine levels change as a function of development, the most significant changes in dopamine levels occur coincident with eclosion and cuticular tanning, which are events that preceded these observations Corazonin neuronal alterations impact the levels of dopamine.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Yan Zhao et al. 2010
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O'Keefe SL, Primrose DA, Hodgetts RB (2007) A neuropeptide hormone cascade controls the precise onset of post-eclosion cuticular tanning in
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Yan Zhao et al. 2010
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O'Keefe SL, Primrose DA, Hodgetts RB (2007) A neuropeptide hormone cascade controls the precise onset of post-eclosion cuticular tanning in
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Yan Zhao et al. 2010
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While dopamine levels change as a function of development, the most significant changes in dopamine levels occur coincident with eclosion and cuticular tanning, which are events that preceded these observations Corazonin neuronal alterations impact the levels of dopamine.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Yan Zhao et al. 2010
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Survival was determined by successful development and eclosion as adults after larvae were cooled to − 30°C at 0. 5°C/min, removed to room temperature and placed individually on rearing medium and allowed to develop at 17°C, c.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Brent J. Sinclair et al. 2009
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