Invertebrate Survival Journal, 2010 Echinoderms are exclusively marine animals that, after the chordates, represent the second largest group of deuterostomes. Their diverse species composition and singular ecological niches provide at the same time challenges and rewards when studying the ...
F Ramírez-Gómez, J E García-Arrarás
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Discovery and functional characterization of neuropeptides in crinoid echinoderms
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2022 Neuropeptides are one of the largest and most diverse families of signaling molecules in animals and, accordingly, they regulate many physiological processes and behaviors.
Alessandra Aleotti +18 more
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Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022 The sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus and the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius are two commercially important species and are widely cultured in China.
Fangyuan Hu +6 more
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Global Warming and Mass Extinctions Associated With Large Igneous Province Volcanism
Geophysical Monograph Series, Page 83-102., 2021 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.
David P. G. Bond, Yadong Sun
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Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023 Paracentrotus lividus gonads, often referred to as “roe” or “uni” for gastronomical purposes, are among the most appreciated seafood delicacies in the Mediterranean area and worldwide.
Maissa Gharbi +6 more
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Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Compounds from Echinoderms
Marine Drugs, 2022 Chronic inflammation can extensively burden a healthcare system. Several synthetic anti-inflammatory drugs are currently available in clinical practice, but each has its own side effect profile.
Hardik Ghelani +3 more
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Insight into tube-building behaviour and palaeoecology of some agglutinating worms from the Upper Devonian of Nevada, USA [PDF]
, 2015 Agglutinated worm tubes from the Upper Devonian of the Devils Gate section in Nevada, USA are reported for the first time, filling a major gap in their Palaeozoic fossil record.
Bond, David P. G., Zatoń, Michał
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Long-term change in benthopelagic fish abundance in the abyssal northeast Pacific Ocean [PDF]
, 2006 Food web structure, particularly the relative importance of bottom-up and top-down control of animal abundances, is poorly known for the Earth's largest habitats: the abyssal plains.
Bailey, D.M., Ruhl, H.A., Smith, K.
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Crinoid phylogeny: a preliminary analysis (Echinodermata: Crinoidea) [PDF]
, 2004 We describe the first molecular and morphological analysis of extant crinoid high-level inter-relationships. Nuclear and mitochondrial gene sequences and a cladistically coded matrix of 30 morphological characters are presented, and analysed by ...
Ameziane, N. +3 more
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