The influence of bacteria on animal metamorphosis

GS Cavalcanti, AT Alker, N Delherbe… - Annual review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
The swimming larvae of many marine animals identify a location on the seafloor to settle and
undergo metamorphosis based on the presence of specific surface-bound bacteria. While …

Where did the pupa come from? The timing of juvenile hormone signalling supports homology between stages of hemimetabolous and holometabolous insects

M **dra - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Insect metamorphosis boasts spectacular cases of postembryonic development when
juveniles undergo massive morphogenesis before attaining the adult form and function; in …

[BUKU][B] Darwinian populations and natural selection

P Godfrey-Smith - 2009 - books.google.com
In 1859 Darwin described a deceptively simple mechanism that he called" natural selection,"
a combination of variation, inheritance, and reproductive success. He argued that this …

[BUKU][B] Mechanisms of life history evolution: the genetics and physiology of life history traits and trade-offs

T Flatt, A Heyland - 2011 - books.google.com
Life history theory seeks to explain the evolution of the major features of life cycles by
analyzing the ecological factors that shape age-specific schedules of growth, reproduction …

The hypothalamus–pituitary–thyroid axis in teleosts and amphibians: endocrine disruption and its consequences to natural populations

JA Carr, R Patiño - General and comparative endocrinology, 2011 - Elsevier
Teleosts and pond-breeding amphibians may be exposed to a wide variety of
anthropogenic, waterborne contaminants that affect the hypothalamus–pituitary–thyroid …

Ctenophores are direct developers that reproduce continuously beginning very early after hatching

A Edgar, JM Ponciano, MQ Martindale - Proceedings of the National …, 2022 - pnas.org
A substantial body of literature reports that ctenophores exhibit an apparently unique life
history characterized by biphasic sexual reproduction, the first phase of which is called larval …

Role of oxidative stress in sclerotial differentiation and aflatoxin B1 biosynthesis in Aspergillus flavus

K Grintzalis, SI Vernardis, MI Klapa… - Applied and …, 2014 - journals.asm.org
We show here that oxidative stress is involved in both sclerotial differentiation (SD) and
aflatoxin B1 biosynthesis in Aspergillus flavus. Specifically, we observed that (i) oxidative …

The moulting arthropod: a complete genetic toolkit review

G Campli, O Volovych, K Kim, WP Veldsman… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Exoskeletons are a defining character of all arthropods that provide physical support for their
segmented bodies and appendages as well as protection from the environment and …

Polytraits: A database on biological traits of marine polychaetes

MS Faulwetter, MV Markantonatou… - Biodiversity data …, 2014 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The study of ecosystem functioning–the role which organisms play in an ecosystem–is
becoming increasingly important in marine ecological research. The functional structure of a …

Crude oil and its burnt residues induce metamorphosis in marine invertebrates

R Almeda, S Rist, AM Christensen… - … science & technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Metamorphosis is a critical process in the life cycle of most marine benthic invertebrates,
determining their transition from plankton to benthos. It affects dispersal and settlement and …