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Consumer diversity drives stronger predation in tropical marine communities

Ecography, EarlyView.
Biotic interactions are predicted to be stronger in the tropics compared to higher latitudes, contributing to observed patterns of global biodiversity. While increased consumer diversity and more complex food webs are expected in tropical communities, the trophic dynamics underlying strong regional effects of predation are not well understood.
Michele F. Repetto, Gregory M. Ruiz, Mark E. Torchin, Mariana Bonfim, Amy L. Freestone   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Asymmetric Fitness of Second-Generation Interspecific Hybrids Between Ciona robusta and Ciona intestinalis

G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2020
Reproductive isolation is central to speciation, but interspecific crosses between two closely related species can produce viable and fertile hybrids.
Naoyuki Ohta, Nicole Kaplan, James Tyler Ng, Basile Jules Gravez, Lionel Christiaen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Short-Term Exposure to Nanoplastics Does Not Affect Bisphenol A Embryotoxicity to Marine Ascidian Ciona robusta

Biomolecules, 2022
Plastic pollution is recognized as a global environmental threat and concern is increasing regarding the potential interactions of the smallest fragments, nanoplastics (1 µm), with either physical and chemical entities encountered in the natural ...
Emma Ferrari, Maria Concetta Eliso, Arianna Bellingeri, Ilaria Corsi, Antonietta Spagnuolo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Binary specification of nerve cord and notochord cell fates in ascidian embryos [PDF]

, 2001
In the ascidian embryo, the nerve cord and notochord of the tail of tadpole larvae originate from the precursor blastomeres for both tissues in the 32-cell-stage embryo. Each fate is separated into two daughter blastomeres at the next cleavage.
Makabe, Kazuhiro W., Minokawa, Takuya, Nishida, Hiroki, Yagi, Kasumi   +3 more
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Antiplasmodial activity of p-substituted benzyl thiazinoquinone derivatives and their potential against parasitic infections [PDF]

, 2020
Malaria is a life-threatening disease and, what is more, the resistance to available antimalarial drugs is a recurring problem. The resistance of Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites to previous generations of medicines has undermined malaria control ...
Basilico, Nicoletta, Casertano, Marcello, Fattorusso, Caterina, Imperatore, Concetta, Menna, Marialuisa, Parapini, Silvia, Persico, Marco   +6 more
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ParaHox Genes Revisited: From Gut Patterning to Integrated Axial and Neural Organization in Rotifera

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, EarlyView.
In rotifers, ParaHox genes show a dispersed genomic organization, with Xlox absent across gnathiferans. Exclusive neuronal expression of Gsx and Cdx reveals that ancestral ParaHox genes coordinated neural and epithelial development beyond gut patterning, suggesting an integrated role in early bilaterian body plan organization.
Andreas C. Fröbius, David B. Mark Welch, Holger Herlyn   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insights on cytotoxic cells of the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri [PDF]

, 2015
Morula cells (MCs) represent the most abundant circulating hemocyte of the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. They are cytotoxic cells involved in the rejection reaction between contacting, genetically incompatible colonies.
Ballarin, Loriano, Cima, Francesca, Franchi, Nicola   +2 more
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Benthic megafauna and the functioning of macroalgal forests and urchin barrens

Oikos, EarlyView.
Two temperate rocky reef food‐web models, representing the trophic diversity of the Mediterranean rocky reef communities, were built for the two stable states: macroalgal forests and barren grounds, which are characterized by opposite amounts of erect macroalgal biomass.
Chiara Bonaviri, Davide Agnetta, Stefania Pinna, Luigi Piazzi, Fabio Badalamenti, Giulia Ceccherelli, Davide Iaciofano, Manfredi Di Lorenzo, Francesco Di Trapani, Sabrina Lo Brutto, Vesna Mačić, Anna Maria Mannino, Francesco Mura, Luigi Musco, Laura Tamburello, Tomás Vega Fernández, Salvatrice Vizzini, Trevor Willis, Paola Gianguzza   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Struktur Komunitas Karang Dan Biota Asosiasi Pada Kawasan Terumbu Karang Di Perairan Desa Minanga Kecamatan Malalayang II Dan Desa Mokupa Kecamatan Tombariri [PDF]

, 2013
Tujuan studi yaitu untuk mengetahui struktur komunitas biota karang dan biota asosiasi di kawasan terumbu karang. Data tutupan karang diperoleh dengan menggunakan metode LIT (Line Intercept Transect) sedangkan untuk biota asosiasi diperoleh dengan ...
Kusen, J. D. (Janny), Paruntu, C. P. (Carolus), Tuhumena, J. R. (Jeremias)   +2 more
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Incorporating environmental DNA metabarcoding for improved benthic biodiversity and habitat mapping

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
Seafloor imagery is commonly used to collect information about the distribution of benthic organisms in order to generate habitat and biodiversity maps. Recent advances in genomics (e.g., environmental DNA; eDNA) show potential to complement video surveys for habitat mapping, but there have been few examples testing this.
Rylan J. Command, Shreya Nemani, Benjamin Misiuk, Mehrdad Hajibabaei, Nicole Fahner, Emily Porter, Greg Singer, Beverly McClenaghan, Katleen Robert   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source