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Genome-Wide Characterization of Four Gastropod Species Ionotropic Receptors Reveals Diet-Linked Evolutionary Patterns of Functional Divergence [PDF]
AnimalsIonotropic receptors (IRs) are a divergent subfamily of ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) that detect olfactory and environmental cues, influencing behaviors such as foraging and adaptation.
Gang Wang +12 more
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Diversity of Harvested Gastropods in Guang-Guang, Mati City, Davao Oriental, Philippines
Hayati Journal of Biosciences, 2023 Gastropods are a highly abundant group of mollusks in the marine environment. Marine gastropods primarily function as prey for other animals, grazers which help recycle nutrients and increase bioturbation activities in the marine ecosystem.
Imee S. Maynawang +3 more
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Gastropods on Marine Debris at Mangrove Ecosystem
Jurnal Biodjati, 2023 The mangrove ecosystem is one of the accumulation areas for various marine debris including plastic and also the habitat for gastropods. This condition allows direct contact between gastropods and debris which can be an entranceway for contamination in ...
Nanda Radhitia Prasetiawan +3 more
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Entomopathogenic nematode-gastropod interactions [PDF]
Journal of Nematology, 2021 Abstract Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) infect and kill insects and have been successfully used in the biological control of some insect pests. Slugs and snails are known to be significant pests of agriculture and serve as vectors for disease-causing microbes that can affect crops and humans.
Schurkman, Jacob, Dillman, Adler R.
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Microbiome, 2023 Background Studies on the gut microbiota of animals have largely focused on vertebrates. The transmission modes of commensal intestinal bacteria in mammals have been well studied.
Datao Lin +8 more
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Diversity, 2022 The life cycles and biodiversity of Pacific coast gastropods were analyzed by videomicroscopy and DNA barcoding of individuals collected from tide pools and in plankton nets from a variety of shore stations.
Peter J. Bryant, Timothy Arehart
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Age and growth of two populations of Pugilina cochlidium (Gastropoda: Melongenidae), from Thondi coast-Palk Bay in Tamil Nadu-South East coast of India [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2019 Age and growth of two populations of Pugilina cochlidium were studied. to address the lack of basic information on the growth rates and the size at sexual maturity of organism in a commercially harvested area, which will be important in considering the ...
Patricio De los Ríos +3 more
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Pleistocene malacofauna of the Požarevac Danube area (NE Serbia) [PDF]
Geološki Anali Balkanskoga Poluostrva, 2007 The results of recent analyses of loess samples from the localities: Ćirikovac, Klenovnik, Novi Kostolac, Zatonje and Kisiljevo, confirm the idea that malacological associations identify biotope characteristics.
Mitrović Biljana
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Detection of Human and Fish Viruses in Marine Gastropods
Animals, 2022 Marine gastropods represent a major food source for higher trophic levels and an important source of animal protein for humans. Like bivalve molluscs, gastropods can accumulate several types of contaminants; however, the bioaccumulation of microorganisms,
Francesca Errani +4 more
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Toxics, 2023 The meat of snails can be considered a high-quality food for the human diet and demand is already increasing across Europe. Due to the bioaccumulation of trace elements in their tissues, land snails can be a significant tool also for environmental ...
Roberta Tardugno +7 more
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