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When more mangroves mean fewer molluscs: Biodiversity relationships mediated by salinity in tropical coastal wetlands of Hainan Island, China

Global Ecology and Conservation
Aim: Although positive aboveground-belowground biodiversity linkages are well-established, these relationships are context-dependent in natural communities, particularly in highly dynamic ecotones like mangrove ecosystems where plant-animal interactions ...
Yufeng Lin, Xuan Gu, Pingping Guo, Cairong Zhong, Yijuan Deng, Miaomiao He, Hongkun Cai, Yuchen Liu, Wenqing Wang   +8 more
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The Diversity of Molluscs in Seagrass Ecosystem of Wondama Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Ilmu Kelautan
Papua, Indonesia is located in the Coral Triangle and is home to many marine creatures. Some areas of Papua, however, remain underexplored, particularly in terms of the diversity of mollusc and their seagrass bed habitat.
Ludi Parwadani Aji, Andriani Widyastuti, Hadiyanto Hadiyanto   +2 more
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Material Before Morphology: Substrate‐Dependent Mechanical Tuning of Radular Teeth

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Substrate‐dependent material tuning in Clausilia radular teeth. Closely related taxa retain a conserved gross tooth morphology, but differ in elemental composition and mechanical properties according to feeding substrate. Rock‐associated taxa show increased Ca–Si enrichment and higher stiffness and hardness, especially in the central radular region ...
Ida Lilienthal, Bernhard Hausdorf, Stanislav N. Gorb, Wencke Krings   +3 more
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A Pentaradial and Bilateral Combined Photoreception System in the Sea Cucumber is Mediated by a Blue Light‐Sensitive R‐Opsin

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The sea cucumber Holothuria leucospilota detects blue and adjacent wavelengths of light via an r‐opsin with a maximum absorption at 459 nm. In the oral tentacles, papillae, and tube feet, distinct light‐sensing structures with specialized morphologies are formed, constituting a unique pentaradial and bilateral combined photoreception system.
Jiasheng Huang, Chunhua Ren, Zhou Qin, Yimeng Cui, Bingbing Zhang, Peng Luo, Xuan Wang, Yaoqi Xie, Xin Zhang, Aifen Yan, Yang Zhang, Dingding Fan, Yang Liu, Wenjie Pan, Xiao Jiang, Lihong Yuan, Haipeng Qin, David M. Irwin, Chaoqun Hu, Yang Liu, Ting Chen   +20 more
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Effects of interleukin-2 on nitric oxide production in molluscan innate immunity [PDF]

Invertebrate Survival Journal, 2008
The hemocytes are the cells responsible for the immunity in molluscs. Cytokines, growth factors, etc, present in the soluble fraction of the hemolymph modulate the immune response.
R Barcia, J I Ramos-Martinez
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The Possible Failed Pre-Linnaean Introduction in the Mediterranean Sea: An Archival Case Study of the Brown Mussel Perna perna

Diversity, 2023
Most species arriving from a donor to a recipient area do not succeed in establishing long-lasting self-sustaining populations. However, successful introductions are far better documented than those that failed, especially those occurring before or near ...
Daniel Faget, Charles François Boudouresque, Christophe Lejeusne   +2 more
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Two Routes to Land: Genomic Underpinnings of Parallel Aerial Egg Deposition in Aquatic Old‐World Pila and New‐World Pomacea (Ampullariidae)

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Comparative genomics of Gondwana‐diverged Pila and Pomacea reveals parallel evolution of aerial oviposition. Convergent chromosomal rearrangements reshape regulatory landscapes within topologically associating domains. Lineage‐specific gene family expansions and viral‐derived perivitelline proteins (PV1) underpin desiccation resistance.
Yufei Zhou, Huawei Mu, Xueying Nie, Yue Gao, Hui Wang, Ling Fang, Tiangang Luan, Monthon Ganmanee, Jian‐Wen Qiu, Jin Sun, Jack Chi‐Ho Ip   +10 more
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Comparative analysis of blood protein fractions in two mediterranean farmed fish: Dicentrarchus labrax and Sparus aurata

BMC Veterinary Research
Total protein levels in fish are widely used in health and welfare studies, providing a simple and accessible measure. However, the multifaceted role of blood proteins makes it sometimes challenging to link total protein content to specific health issues,
Sébastien Alfonso, Eleonora Fiocchi, Lola Toomey, Marilena Boscarato, Amedeo Manfrin, Arkadios Dimitroglou, Leonidas Papaharisis, Eleonora Passabi, Annalisa Stefani, Giuseppe Lembo, Pierluigi Carbonara   +10 more
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The Fate of Deroceras reticulatum Following Metaldehyde Poisoning

Insects, 2021
The concentration of a pesticide used in agriculture not only has implications for effectiveness of pest control but may also have significant wider environmental consequences.
Amy Campbell, Neil Audsley, Gordon Port
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T2T Genome Assembly and Multi‐Omics Data Reveal Terrestrial Adaptation and Mucus Biosynthesis in Tropical Leatherleaf Slug (Laevicaulis alte)

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A gap‐free genome assembly and multi‐omics comparison of the terrestrial slug Laevichaulis alte with an aquatic relative reveal that expansion of the VEGF family orchestrates mucus production, lipid metabolism, and immune defense—highlighting key molecular innovations for conquering life on land.
Gang Wang, Shaofang He, Zhongkai Wang, Aobo Pang, Xiaoli Sun, Rongchen Liu, Fang Wang, Sisi Chen, Zhijuan Bian, Dongcheng Wei, Liuhan Wu, Siyao Zhao, Qiuting Ji, Yiqi Sun, Niying Sun, Yushinta Fujaya, Boping Tang, Kianann Tan, Daizhen Zhang, Lianfu Chen   +19 more
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