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A neuro‐behavioural model of neophobia

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 4, Page 1863-1876, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Fear can be defined as the internal neurological state that releases a repertoire of behaviours an animal performs to reduce the effect of an aversive factor. Neophobia, the fear of novelty, is a fundamental behavioural trait observed across a wide range of species from arthropods to humans.
Arik Dorfman, Aziz Subach, Inon Scharf
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On the Significance of Neuronal Giantism in Gastropods

The Biological Bulletin, 1991
Neurons of the central ganglia of opisthobranch and pulmonate gastropods increase in size as the animals grow, some becoming veritable giants. The origins and functions of neuronal giantism are considered here from a comparative viewpoint. A review of the properties of identified neurons in a variety of opisthobranch and pulmonate species indicates ...
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Estivation Strategies of Invasive Snail Pomacea canaliculata in Paddy Fields: Roles of Gut Microbiota and Digestive Gland Metabolism

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
During the summer fallow period, Pomacea canaliculata enters estivation under high temperature and drought stress yet maintains a survival rate exceeding 92%. Restructuring of the gut microbiota and metabolic adaptations in the liver, particularly the stability of fatty acid profiles, underpin its strong estivation tolerance.
Fucheng Yao, Yuchao He, Yingtong Chen, Jiaen Zhang, Zhaoji Shi, Zhong Qin   +5 more
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Environmental and local habitat variables as predictors of trophic interactions in subtidal rocky reefs along the SE Pacific coast

Ecography, Volume 2026, Issue 8, August 2026.
Temperature generally drives latitudinal patterns in the strength of trophic interactions, including consumption rates. However, local community and other environmental conditions might also affect consumption, disrupting latitudinal gradients, which results in complex large‐scale patterns.
Catalina A. Musrri, Alistair G. B. Poore, Oscar Pino, Nicolás Riquelme, Wolfgang B. Stotz, Fadia Tala, Martin Thiel   +6 more
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Comprehensive genomic profiling and expression dynamics of the HSP gene family in Cipangopaludina chinensis under temperature stress

Genomics Communications
Heat shock proteins (HSPs) play a crucial role in the survival of organisms by facilitating their response to various stress conditions. Cipangopaludina chinensis is an important aquaculture species in China that is highly resistant to temperature ...
Xiaoxiao Wu, Wenqi Yang, Rui Chen, Sisi Chen, Quanqing Sun, Qiuting Ji, Yiqi Sun, Siyao Zhao, Zhongcheng Wei, Fujun Xuan, Wu Jin, Daizhen Zhang, Boping Tang, Gang Wang   +13 more
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Observations of Shelling Behavior and Potential Evidence of Vertical Social Learning by Bottlenose Dolphins in the Great Sandy Marine Park, Queensland Australia

Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 4, October 2026.
Alexis L. Levengood, Georgina V. Hume, Jessica M. Buckman, Isla Steel, Bridget E. Toohey, Peter Lynch, Cassandra Smith   +6 more
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Columnanidus calitzdorpensis ichnogen. ichnosp. nov: A new Middle Pleistocene subterranean termite trace fossil from South Africa

Journal of Quaternary Science, Volume 41, Issue 6, Page 933-949, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Termites are landscape geo‐engineers whose nesting activities substantially modify the physical and chemical properties of soils. Fossilised termite nests commonly constitute the only identifiable evidence of ancient termite activity and represent valuable trace fossil archives for reconstructing past environments.
Miengah Abrahams, Robert A. Muir, Jorge F. Genise, John E. Almond, Gcinamahlubi Hadebe, John C. Hellstrom, Rabia Jacobs, Chris Harris   +7 more
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Successful reintroduction of the land snail Poecilozonites bermudensis on the Bermuda archipelago

Oryx
Land snails of the genus Poecilozonites, endemic to Bermuda, have undergone precipitous declines, and both extant species, P. bermudensis and P. circumfirmatus, are categorized as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
Mark E. Outerbridge, Kristiina Ovaska, Gerardo Garcia   +2 more
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Food availability impacts oxygen isotope composition in freshwater snail shells

Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 71, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract Freshwater mollusk shells serve as valuable archives for the reconstruction of past environmental conditions as they record water temperatures in their stable isotopic compositions during biomineralization. Yet, the impact of food availability on these isotopic records has never been fully explored.
Tom de Vries, Rashmi T. Bopitiya, Sophia Weise, H. Jeroen L. van der Lubbe, Brendan Oerlemans, Frank J. C. Peeters, Suzan Warmerdam‐Verdegaal, Joris M. Koene, Niels J. de Winter   +8 more
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Parasites of a keystone megaherbivore: insights into trematode life cycles and biological invasions in the Greater Kruger ecosystem

Parasitology
The common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) is a keystone megaherbivore endemic to sub-Saharan Africa. Despite this ecological importance, the species is listed as Vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature due to habitat loss ...
Ruben Schols, Zamantungwa Thobeka Happiness Mnisi, Kalle Lambaerts, Luc Brendonck, Tine Huyse, Francois Roux, Jeanette Wentzel, Wilmien J. Luus-Powell   +7 more
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