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Iranian South Medical Journal, 2022 Background: Brittle stars can produce well-known toxins responsible for various of their biological activities in addition to their physical defense.
Hamideh Dehghani +5 more
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Biology, 2022 Most species of the class Holothuroidea are able to regenerate most of their internal organs following a typical evisceration process, which is a unique mechanism that allows sea cucumbers to survive in adverse environments.
Fang Su, Hongsheng Yang, Lina Sun
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Evidence for adaptive explanations of semelparity in animals
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Semelparity, the reproductive strategy of reproducing once, is widespread but uncommon in animals. Classes of models to explain the evolution of semelparity are based either on age structure and mortality schedules – demographic models in which high post‐reproductive mortality risk favours high reproductive effort and semelparity results from ...
Diana O. Fisher +1 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2019 Extensive exploitation of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2NPs) augments rapid release into the marine environment. When in contact with the body fluids of marine invertebrates, TiO2NPs undergo a transformation and adhere various organic molecules ...
Andi Alijagic +4 more
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Marine Drugs, 2023 The catch connective, or mutable collagenous, tissue of echinoderms changes its mechanical properties in response to stimulation. The body wall dermis of sea cucumbers is a typical catch connective tissue. The dermis assumes three mechanical states: soft,
Masaki Tamori, Akira Yamada
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Embryonic development of the Mediterranean starfish Hacelia attenuata
Developmental Dynamics, EarlyView.Abstract Background Starfish play essential ecological roles as predators and ecosystem regulators; however, detailed developmental descriptions exist for only a handful of species, none of which are from the Mediterranean Sea. Results In this study, we provide the first full account of the development of the Mediterranean starfish Hacelia attenuata ...
Silvia Caballero‐Mancebo +3 more
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Echinoderms of the Canary Islands, Spain
, 2012 The work presented here summarizes the studies on echinoderms in the Canary Islands, Spain. The geographical and geological contexts of the islands, as well as oceanographic and general characteristics of ecosystems and communities of the archipelago are
Bacallado-Aránega, Juan José +13 more
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Developmental Dynamics, EarlyView.Abstract The sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis, has been used as a model organism in developmental biology studies for many years. This estuarine species has the notable capacity to regenerate its full body plan from small pieces throughout life. Nematostella have been described as having a great degree of cellular plasticity.
Patrick A. Lewis +3 more
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Geological Journal, EarlyView.In this study, we re‐examine the depositional architecture of the Erfoud limestone in Morocco. Introducing new biostratigraphic constraints from chitinozoan assemblages, we show that Katian to Hirnantian bryozoan‐pelmatozoan meadows reflect flooding events linked to a series of interglacial transgressions known to have occurred immediately prior to the
Philippe Razin +4 more
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Interdisciplinary Materials, EarlyView.This review examines intelligent microsystems fabricated via Fs‐laser two‐photon polymerization, covering design, fabrication compatibility, and actuation methods. It highlights applications in actuators, sensors, micromachines, and soft microrobots, while stressing advances in materials, structures, and system integration.
Chang‐Xu Li +4 more
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