Reproductive Biology, Sperm storage, and Sexual Maturity of Thamnodynastes strigatus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2022 Life history strategies determine and influence many aspects of species fitness. In this study, we describe the reproductive biology - reproductive cycle, sperm storage, and sexual maturity - of Thamnodynastes strigatus in South Brazil.
LUIZA LOEBENS +3 more
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Global Warming Drives Phenological Shifts and Hinders Reproductive Success in a Temperate Octocoral. [PDF]
Glob Chang BiolClimate change is advancing spring warming, yet its effects on marine foundation species remain unclear. We combined field observations and ex‐situ experiments to examine how advanced warming affects reproduction in the Mediterranean octocoral Paramuricea clavata.
Viladrich N +8 more
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DDX6 Is Essential for Oocyte Development and Maturation in Locusta migratoria
Insects, 2021 DEAD-box protein 6 (DDX6) is a member of the DDX RNA helicase family that exists in all eukaryotes. It has been extensively studied in yeast and mammals and has been shown to be involved in messenger ribonucleoprotein assembly, mRNA storage, and decay ...
Junxiu Wang +5 more
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Comparison of ovarian cycles of Hungarian riverine fish species representing different spawning strategies [PDF]
, 2008 Investigations on the ovarian cycle of fish species that inhabit Hungarian rivers are necessitated by both environmental and economic reasons. The objective of our research was to explore new fundamental knowledge concerning the ovarian cycle of the ...
Baska, Ferenc +6 more
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020 Ticks are blood-sucking vector arthropods, which play an important role in transmitting pathogens between humans and animals. RH36 is an immunomodulatory protein expressed in the salivary glands, but not other organs, of partially fed Rhipicephalus ...
Fangfang Wang +8 more
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Four-way regulation of mosquito yolk protein precursor genes by juvenile hormone-, ecdysone-, nutrient-, and insulin-like peptide signaling pathways. [PDF]
, 2014 Anautogenous mosquito females require a meal of vertebrate blood in order to initiate the production of yolk protein precursors by the fat body. Yolk protein precursor gene expression is tightly repressed in a state-of-arrest before blood meal-related ...
Attardo, Geoffrey M +3 more
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Gonadal proliferation and reproductive cycle of the exotic sea squirt Cnemidocarpa amphora () (Pleurogona, Styelidae) sampled for the first time from the northern coast of Arabian Gulf in Saudi Arabia [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2023 Specimens of Cnemidocarpa amphora were collected monthly from the Arabian Gulf from September 2017 to August 2018. Parts of their gonads were prepared for histological testing. The gonads’ diameters varied by month.
N. A. AlQurashi, G. Ibrahim
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Zygoparity and sex steroid hormone profiles in bluemouth Helicolenus dactylopterus [PDF]
, 2017 Two hundred and seven individuals (103 females and 104 males) of bluemouth Helicolenus dactylopterus (Scorpaeniformes, Sebastidae), a commercially important deep-water species with an unusual reproductive strategy, from the eastern Atlantic Ocean ranging
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SEASONAL INCIDENCE OF CAPTURE AND REPRODUCTION OF FIVE FOSSORIAL SNAKE SPECIES IN WEST VIRGINIA [PDF]
, 2017 Museum specimens of five species of fossorial snakes collected in West Virginia during 1930–2000 were examined to determine monthly incidence of capture, adult body sizes, reproductive cycle, and clutch characteristics.
Herrick, Kelli-Marie +3 more
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BMC Genomics, 2009 Background In oviparous vertebrates, including fish, vitellogenesis consists of highly regulated pathways involving 17β-estradiol (E2). Previous studies focused on a relatively small number of hepatic expressed genes during vitellogenesis.
Hyslop Terry +7 more
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