Snails, like flowering plants, have long attracted the interest of evolutionary biologists, especially those considering/studying the evolution of reproductive systems, because of their amazing diversity in terms of sexual system, morphology, and behavior. Gastropods also serve as important model species ...
Hypothetically, the function of the lost Bf in gastropods can be compensated by Factor L (Lf), the serine protease first found in L. littorea and functionally homologous to both the Bf and the Factor C (Cf) that acts similarly in regulation of the arthropod complement-like complex. In L....
Their common association with dasycladacean algae, gastropods and bivalves of the genus Daonella indi- cates that they inhabited the photic zone. Ammonoids and coleoids usually occur within the same horizons, though it is difficult to discern distinct taxon-specific patterns due to the general ...
12a–d). Sample LC33 is a mudstone/wackestone with traces of bioturbations and fine skeletal grains. Thin-shelled bivalves are frequently present, in association with occasional fragments of calcisponges (Olangocoelia otti), gastropods and polychaets (Fig. 12c). Only one sample (LC32) shows...
Even though ladybirds are well known as economically important biological control agents, an integrative framework of DNA barcoding research was not available for the family so far. We designed and present a set of efficient mini-barcoding primers to recover full DNA barcoding sequences for Coccinel...
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Mangroves are tropical and subtropical intertidal forests colonising sheltered coasts across the world. They host a unique faunal community, dominated by brachyuran crabs and gastropods. These invertebrates strongly contribute to the functionality of the entire forest. The reliable assessment of mangrove fa...
Mangroves are tropical and subtropical intertidal forests colonising sheltered coasts across the world. They host a unique faunal community, dominated by brachyuran crabs and gastropods. These invertebrates strongly contribute to the functionality of the entire forest. The reliable assessment of mangrove fa...
In order to investigate the serendipitous find of a gastropod encrusted by the symbiont-bearing colonial coral Oculinapatagonica, we examined several specimens of cnidarian-encrusted gastropods, ranging in age from the Pliocene to the Recent, and characterized in detail their sclerobiont cover. The ...
Answer to: Sea anemones growing on the backs of crabs without damaging the crabs are an example of: a. parasitism. b. commensalism. c. mutualism...