Comparing the Development and Viability of Horseshoe Crab Eggs Laid in Beach and Salt Marsh Habitats [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, has recently been found to spawn regularly in salt marshes, despite the long‐held assumption that salt marsh sediments are not conducive for embryonic development.
Daniel A. Sasson +6 more
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A 3D anatomical atlas of appendage musculature in the chelicerate arthropod Limulus polyphemus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Limulus polyphemus, an archetypal chelicerate taxon, has interested both biological and paleontological researchers due to its unique suite of anatomical features and as a useful modern analogue for fossil arthropod groups.
Russell D C Bicknell +4 more
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A Novel Diagnostic Method for Invasive Fungal Disease Using the Factor G Alpha Subunit From Limulus polyphemus [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Deaths due to invasive fungal disease (IFD) have been increasing every year. Early and rapid detection is important to reduce the mortality rate associated with IFD.
Fang Cui +3 more
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The Draft Genome and Transcriptome of the Atlantic Horseshoe Crab, Limulus polyphemus [PDF]
International Journal of Genomics, 2017 The horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, exhibits robust circadian and circatidal rhythms, but little is known about the molecular mechanisms underlying those rhythms.
Stephen D. Simpson +3 more
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Histological evaluation of five suture materials in the telson ligament of the American horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 An ideal suture material supports healing, minimizes inflammation, and decreases the likelihood of secondary infection. While there are published recommendations for suture materials in some invertebrates, there are no published recommendations for ...
Ami E. Krasner +5 more
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Quantification of leg mobility in the Burgess Shale Olenoides serratus indicates functional differences between trilobite and xiphosuran appendages [PDF]
BMC BiologyBackground Euarthropod appendages are specialized for diverse roles including feeding, walking, and mating, which require precise morphologies and ranges of motion.
Sarah R. Losso +3 more
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Regional biodiversity monitoring reveals severe population decline of the Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) in Long Island Sound, USA [PDF]
Scientific ReportsHorseshoe crabs are an ancient species facing modern threats. While their importance to the conservation of endangered birds has garnered them increasing protections in recent years, disparate and insufficient management strategies across regions have ...
Sarah C. Crosby +5 more
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Microbiome Shifts Associated With the Introduction of Wild Atlantic Horseshoe Crabs (Limulus polyphemus) Into a Touch-Tank Exhibit [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 The Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) is a common marine aquarium species and model organism for research. There is potential monetary and conservation value in developing a stable captive population of horseshoe crabs, however, one major ...
Ariel D. Friel +8 more
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Aquaculture Environment Interactions, 2020 Farms for eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica, which are commonly located along shallow estuarine shores of the eastern USA, use a range of farm equipment and require regular access to care for and harvest oyster livestock.
Daphne M Munroe, Thomas M Grothues
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Structural Insights into Arginine Kinase and Phosphagen Kinase Homologs: Mechanisms of Catalysis, Regulation, and Evolution [PDF]
BiologyPhosphagen kinases are vital for energy buffering and ATP regeneration in cells with high or fluctuating energy demands. Phosphagens are small, high-energy phosphate-storage molecules, such as arginine phosphate or creatine phosphate, that serve as ...
Sung-Min Kang
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