Ecotoxicology, ecophysiology, and mechanistic studies with rotifers

HU Dahms, A Hagiwara, JS Lee - Aquatic toxicology, 2011 - Elsevier
Invertebrates play an increasing role in assessing the impacts of environmental
contaminants in aquatic ecosystems. Substantial efforts were made to identify suitable and …

Trait-based research on Rotifera: The holy grail or just messy?

U Obertegger, RL Wallace - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, trait-based research on plankton has gained interest because of its potential
to uncover general roles in ecology. While trait categories for phytoplankton and …

Toxicity of binary-metal mixtures (As, Cd, Cu, Fe, Hg, Pb and Zn) in the euryhaline rotifer Proales similis: Antagonistic and synergistic effects

U Arreguin-Rebolledo, RC Gebara… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Data regarding the effects of binary metal mixtures in marine zooplankton are scarce,
particularly for rotifers. We examined the toxicity of 21 binary equitoxic mixtures of As, Cd …

Discovering genes associated with dormancy in the monogonont rotifer Brachionus plicatilis

NY Denekamp, MAS Thorne, MS Clark, M Kube… - BMC genomics, 2009 - Springer
Background Microscopic monogonont rotifers, including the euryhaline species Brachionus
plicatilis, are typically found in water bodies where environmental factors restrict population …

Effect of salinity and temperature on the acute and chronic toxicity of arsenic to the marine rotifers Proales similis and Brachionus ibericus

UA Rebolledo, S Nandini, SSS Sarma… - Marine Pollution …, 2020 - Elsevier
Several abiotic factors influence the ecological responses of aquatic invertebrates to metal
toxicity. We examined the effect of salinity (10, 20, and 30 psu) and temperature (25 and 32° …

Three heat shock proteins are essential for rotifer thermotolerance

HA Smith, AR Burns, TL Shearer, TW Snell - Journal of Experimental Marine …, 2012 - Elsevier
Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are important molecules in the stress response of organisms
from prokaryotes to mammals, and thus may be useful biomarkers for environmental stress …

Rotifers in ecotoxicology

EJ Won, J Han, DH Kim, HU Dahms, JS Lee - … , ecology, gerontology, and …, 2017 - Springer
Rotifers are widespread and abundant in aquatic ecosystems and are valuable live feeds in
aquaculture and fisheries. They are particularly useful in evaluating full life cycle and …

Diapause as escape strategy to exposure to toxicants: response of Brachionus calyciforus to arsenic

A Aránguiz-Acuña, M Serra - Ecotoxicology, 2016 - Springer
Invertebrate organisms commonly respond to environmental fluctuation by entering
diapause. Production of diapause in monogonont rotifers involves a previous switch from …

The undiscovered country: ten grand challenges in rotifer biology

RL Wallace, R Hochberg, EJ Walsh - Hydrobiologia, 2024 - Springer
Authors have attributed the statement “All science is either physics or stamp collecting” to the
Physicist, Ernest Rutherford. Putting this sarcastic quip aside, we know that scientific …

Silver nanoparticles and dissolved silver activate contrasting immune responses and stress‐induced heat shock protein expression in sea urchin

A Magesky, CA de Oliveira Ribeiro… - Environmental …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Using immune cells of sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis in early development
as a model, the cellular protective mechanisms against ionic and poly (allylamine)‐coated …