Results 51 to 60 of about 1,283,533 (191)
Marine Drugs, 2014 Collagen has become a key-molecule in cell culture studies and in the tissue engineering field. Industrially, the principal sources of collagen are calf skin and bones which, however, could be associated to risks of serious disease transmission. In fact,
C. di Benedetto +10 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Sea urchin barrens as alternative stable states of collapsed kelp ecosystems
, 2014 Sea urchin barrens are benthic communities on rocky subtidal reefs that are dominated by urchins and coralline algae; in the absence of intense herbivory by urchins, these barrens support luxuriant seaweed communities such as kelp beds (or forests ...
K. Filbee-Dexter, R. Scheibling
semanticscholar +1 more source
Environmental Science and Technology, 2014 The influence of ocean acidification in deep-sea ecosystems is poorly understood but is expected to be large because of the presumed low tolerance of deep-sea taxa to environmental change.
J. Barry +7 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
, 2014 A widespread mass mortality event of the sea urchin Diadema africanum was detected in the subtropical eastern Atlantic, extending from Madeira to the Canary Islands, covering a straight- line distance of >400 km.
S. Clemente +7 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Food Modulation Controls Astaxanthin Accumulation in Eggs of the Sea Urchin Arbacia lixula
Marine Drugs, 2018 The carotenoid astaxanthin has strong antioxidant properties with beneficial effects for various degenerative diseases. This carotenoid is produced by some microalgae species when cultivated in particular conditions, and, interestingly, it is a ...
Christian Galasso +7 more
doaj +1 more source
JENIS DAN DENSITAS BULU BABI (ECHINOIDEA) DI KAWASAN PANTAI SANUR DAN SERANGAN DENPASAR- BALI
Simbiosis: Journal of Biological Sciences, 2015 This aimed this study were to identify the species and the density of sea urchin at Sanur andSerangan beach. The research was conducted from Desember 2013 – February 2014.
Ni Luh Eka Wulandewi +2 more
doaj
Predators of the destructive sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis on the Norwegian coast
, 2014 In central Norway, populations of the green sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droe- bachiensis are collapsing, but the factors controlling its population density have not yet been elucidated. Through field sampling, we identified several sea urchin predators
K. M. Norderhaug +3 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Tool Use by Four Species of Indo-Pacific Sea Urchins
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2019 We compared the covering behavior of four sea urchin species, Tripneustes gratilla, Pseudoboletia maculata, Toxopneustes pileolus, and Salmacis sphaeroides found in the waters of Malapascua Island, Cebu Province and Bolinao, Panagsinan Province ...
Glyn A. Barrett +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Antibacterial and Antioxidant Characteristics of Pigments and Coelomic Fluid of Sea Urchin, Echinodermata Mathaei Species, from the Persian Gulf [PDF]
Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2015 Background & Aims: Sea urchin immune responses are directly exposed to potentially pathogenic microorganisms and develop defence responses mainly based on immunocytes and humoral factors contained in the coelomic fluid.
Soolmaz Soleimani +3 more
doaj
PLoS Biology, 2013 Three different Wnt signaling pathways function to restrict the anterior neuroectoderm state to the anterior end of the sea urchin embryo, a mechanism of anterior fate restriction that could be conserved among deuterostomes.
R. Range, R. Angerer, L. Angerer
semanticscholar +1 more source