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Ongoing ocean warming due to climate change poses new challenges for marine life and its exploitation. We have used transcriptomics to find genetically based responses to increased temperature in natural populations of the marine clam Ruditapes ...
Carlos Saavedra +6 more
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The first record of Corbicula fluminea (O. F. Müller, 1774) in Moravia (SE Czech Republic) [PDF]
Corbicula fluminea, an invasive bivalve of SE Asian origin, has been recorded in the Morava River in Moravia (SE Czech Republic, Danube River basin) for the first time in 2018.
Petr Komzák +2 more
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The Pismo clam (Tivela stultorum) has experienced substantial population decline in California over the past century, extinguishing most public participation in a once-iconic recreational fishery before the end of the 20th century.
Sean Bignami
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Step in Time: Biomineralisation of Bivalve’s Shell
Biomineralisation process which is the induction of the precipitation of a mineral by an organism, generates hard tissues such as bones, teeth, otoliths and shells. Biomineralisation rate is not constant over time.
Victoria Louis +3 more
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Molecular study is important to detect variations and similarities among species from the same genus, in case if they do not encompass any morphological or physiological differences. The study was conducted to differentiate among species of Meretrix spp.
Mohd Hanafi Idris +4 more
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Harmful algal blooms (HABs) such as those formed by the ichthyotoxic dinoflagellate, Margalefidinium (aka Cochlodinium) polykrikoides can have adverse effects on bivalves. While M.
Darren de Silva, Christopher J. Gobler
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Metallothioneins in Arctic Bivalves
In the framework of an International Association for the Promotion of Cooperation with Scientists from the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (INTAS) Project on biodiversity and adaptation strategies of Arctic coastal marine benthos, research was focused on the role of metallothioneins as a possible indicator of the effect on animals and ...
Amiard-Triquet, C. +4 more
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Identification of Perna viridis based on mitochondrial COI sequence
The Asian green mussel (Perna viridis), a bivalve species of high economic importance, is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region. Here, we aimed to investigate the P. viridis species from Pakistan, a biogeographic area where nearly no P.
Amna Sulaman +5 more
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The members of the Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk First Nation based in Cacouna would like to be able to harvest and consume the blue mussels that are abundant on the shores of the St. Lawrence Estuary in their ancestral territory.
Marie-Claude Lefebvre +7 more
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Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Jessica H. Whiteside +3 more
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