Population Genomics and Connectivity of the Blue Mussel Species Complex: Insights From a North‐East Atlantic Hybrid Zone [PDF]
Evolutionary ApplicationsBlue mussels (Mytilus spp.) are ecologically and economically important bivalves widespread in both hemispheres. Their relevance to coastal ecosystems and the aquaculture industry has made them extensively studied.
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Ecotoxicological Effects of Environmentally Relevant Concentrations of Nickel Nanoparticles on Aquatic Organisms from Three Trophic Levels: Insights from Oxidative Stress Biomarkers [PDF]
Journal of XenobioticsThis study investigated the ecotoxicological impacts of environmentally relevant concentrations (0.05, 0.50, and 5.00 mg/L) of nickel nanoparticles (Ni-NPs) by assessing oxidative stress biomarkers. The worm Hediste diversicolor, the bivalve Mytilus spp.,
Alberto Teodorico Correia +4 more
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Layer-by-Layer Proteomic Analysis of Mytilus galloprovincialis Shell. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Bivalve shell is a biomineralized tissue with various layers/microstructures and excellent mechanical properties. Shell matrix proteins (SMPs) pervade and envelop the mineral crystals and play essential roles in biomineralization. Despite that Mytilus is
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Response of the metabolic and autophagy pathways in Mytilus under starvation
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 Being an industrially valuable species of bivalve, Mytilus is widespread in the area around the eastern coast of China. Starvation is an environmental stress that mussels often encounter in their growth.
Bing Xie +11 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 Smooth-shelled blue mussels, Mytilus spp., have a worldwide antitropical distribution and are ecologically and economically important. Mussels of the Mytilus edulis species complex have been the focus of numerous taxonomic and biogeographical studies, in
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Ecological Indicators, 2021 Microplastics (MPs) pollution in the ocean is an area of growing concern. Marine fauna subject to MPs exposure from various environmental sources are most likely to have detrimental effects on their immune system.
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Human harvesting of Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819, on the central coast of Portugal
Scientia Marina, 2004 The Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819, has traditionally been removed from the shore by humans in coastal areas to supplement diet, for commerce or for bait. On exposed rocky shores of the central coast of Portugal, humans are
Marc Rius, Henrique H. Cabral
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Mantle transcriptome sequencing of Mytilus spp. and identification of putative biomineralization genes [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 In molluscs, the shell secreted by mantle tissue during the biomineralization process is the first barrier against predators and mechanical damage.
Magdalena Malachowicz, Roman Wenne
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Growth and behaviour of blue mussels, a re-emerging polar resident, follow a strong annual rhythm shaped by the extreme high Arctic light regime [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2020 Polar regions are currently warming at a rate above the global average. One issue of concern is the consequences on biodiversity in relation to the Northward latitudinal shift in distribution of temperate species. In the present study, lasting almost two
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Genetics Selection Evolution, 2018 Background Throughout the world, harvesting of mussels Mytilus spp. is based on the exploitation of natural populations and aquaculture. Aquaculture activities include transfers of spat and live adult mussels between various geographic locations, which ...
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