Parthenogenesis, unisexuality and triploidy are interesting but poorly studied phenomena occurring in some reptile species.The mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris) represents a complex of diploid and triploid parthenogenetic mostly all-female populations (males occur quite rarely) widely distributed in coastal areas of the Indian and Pacific Oc
Summary: The high thermogenic activity of brown adipose tissue (BAT) has received considerable attention.Here, we demonstrated the role of the mevalonate (MVA) biosynthesis pathway in the regulation of brown adipocyte development and survival.The inhibition of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGCR), the rate-limiting enzyme in the MVA pat
People tend to adapt the amount of their food intake to that of others around them.This so-called social modeling of eating has been extensively studied over the past decades.The current study complements these experiments and aims to investigate social modeling of healthy food intake using a video paradigm in which a virtual model consumed either