The Population Status of Cardііdae (Bіvalvіa) as a Bioindicator for Water Quality in the North-western Part of the Sea of Azov [PDF]
, 2016 An attempt was made to evaluate the suitability of using mollusc populations from the family Cardiidae as a biological indicator to monitor ecological water quality in the north-western part of the Sea of Azov.
Khaliman, I. (Ihor)
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Differential expression of three galaxin-related genes during settlement and metamorphosis in the scleractinian coral Acropora millepora [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: The coral skeleton consists of CaCO3 deposited upon an organic matrix primarily as aragonite. Currently galaxin, from Galaxea fascicularis, is the only soluble protein component of the organic matrix that has been characterized from a coral.
Ball, Eldon +4 more
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Gastropod-derived haemocyte extracellular traps entrap metastrongyloid larval stages of Angiostrongylus vasorum, Aelurostrongylus abstrusus and Troglostrongylus brevior [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Phagocyte-derived extracellular traps (ETs) were recently demonstrated mainly in vertebrate hosts as an important effector mechanism against invading parasites.
Gärtner, Ulrich +7 more
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Predicting the Response of Molluscs to the Impact of Ocean Acidification
Biology, 2013 Elevations in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) are anticipated to acidify oceans because of fundamental changes in ocean chemistry created by CO2 absorption from the atmosphere.
John M. Wright +5 more
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Spatio-temporal co-occurrence of alien and native molluscs : a modelling approach using physical-chemical predictors [PDF]
, 2017 The invasion of alien species can have serious economic and ecological impacts. Ecologically, invasions often lead to an increased rate of native species replacement and decreased biodiversity.
Boets, Pieter +3 more
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Enhanced antimicrobial peptide-induced activity in the mollusc Toll-2 family through evolution via tandem Toll/interleukin-1 receptor [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2016 Toll receptors play an important role in the innate immunity of invertebrates. All reported Tolls have only one Toll/interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) domain at the C-terminal.
Jun Cao +3 more
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Slug grazing effects on seedling and adult life stages of North American Prairie plants used in designed urban landscapes [PDF]
, 2011 Designed vegetation is a major contributor to ecosystem service provision incities, and as such the study of how herbivory and other ecological factors determine its capacity to deliver such services, is long overdue.
Hitchmough, James, Wagner, Markus
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Fossil clam shells reveal unintended carbon cycling consequences of Colorado River management [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2016 Water management that alters riverine ecosystem processes has strongly influenced deltas and the people who depend on them, but a full accounting of the trade-offs is still emerging.
Jansen A. Smith +4 more
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Fine-scale analysis of biomineralized mollusc teeth using FIB and TEM [PDF]
, 2010 When it comes to mineral synthesis, there is a lot we can learn from nature. Although we can synthesize a range of materials in the laboratory, the experimental conditions are often constrained to particular ranges of temperature, pH, etc.
Clode, P.L. +4 more
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Influence of mollusk species on marine DELTA R determinations [PDF]
, 2005 Radiocarbon ages were measured on replicate samples of burnt grain and 5 mollusk species collected from a single sealed layer at an archaeological site (Hornish Point) on the west coast of South Uist, Scotland.
Ascough, P.L. +4 more
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