Realized niche shift of an invasive widow spider: drivers and impacts of human activities
Predicting invasiveness requires an understanding of the propensity of a given species to thrive in areas with novel ecological challenges. Evaluation of realized niche shift of an invasive species in its inva... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - October 28, 2022 Category: Zoology Authors: Zhenhua Luo, Monica A. Mowery, Xinlan Cheng, Qing Yang, Junhua Hu and Maydianne C. B. Andrade Tags: Research Source Type: research
Laboratory study of Fritillaria lifecycle reveals key morphogenetic events leading to genus-specific anatomy
A fascinating variety of adult body plans can be found in the Tunicates, the closest existing relatives of vertebrates. A distinctive feature of the larvacean class of pelagic tunicates is the presence of a hi... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - October 28, 2022 Category: Zoology Authors: Simon Henriet, Anne Aasjord and Daniel Chourrout Tags: Research Source Type: research
New insights into the evolution of portunoid swimming crabs (Portunoidea, Heterotremata, Brachyura) and the brachyuran axial skeleton
Portunoidea (Heterotremata) is a morphologically disparate taxon of true crabs (Brachyura) best-known for many of its representatives being considered “swimming crabs”. The term “swimming crab”, however, somet... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - October 27, 2022 Category: Zoology Authors: Dennis Hazerli, Christoph Gert H öpel and Stefan Richter Tags: Research Source Type: research
MiR-34b/c play a role in early sex differentiation of Amur sturgeon, Acipenser schrenckii
Sex differentiation can be viewed as a controlled regulatory balance between sex differentiation-related mRNAs and post-transcriptional mechanisms mediated by non-coding RNAs. In mammals, increasing evidence h... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - September 26, 2022 Category: Zoology Authors: Xiujuan Zhang, Wenhua Wu, Jiabin Zhou, Linmiao Li, Haiying Jiang and Jinping Chen Tags: Research Source Type: research
Neurogenesis of the scallop Azumapecten farreri: from the first larval sensory neurons to the definitive nervous system of juveniles
Scallops are among the best-studied bivalve mollusks. However, adult nervous system and neurogenesis studies of scallops are limited. Here, we studied the localization of neurotransmitters (serotonin/5-HT, FMR... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - August 3, 2022 Category: Zoology Authors: Marina Kniazkina and Vyacheslav Dyachuk Tags: Research Source Type: research
On springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola): a morphofunctional study of the jumping apparatus
Springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola) are tiny organisms that lead a hidden life, mostly occuring deep in the soil and on leaf litter. They have a variety of interesting body morphology patterns, the most famous ... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - July 29, 2022 Category: Zoology Authors: F ábio Gonçalves de Lima Oliveira Tags: Research Source Type: research
Individual experience influences reconstruction of division of labour under colony disturbance in a queenless ant species
Division of labour (DOL) is ubiquitous across biological hierarchies. In eusocial insects, DOL is often characterized by age-related task allocation, but workers can flexibly change their tasks, allowing for D... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - June 15, 2022 Category: Zoology Authors: Yasunari Tanaka, Masaru K. Hojo and Hiroyuki Shimoji Tags: Research Source Type: research
Generation and characterization of genome-modified chondrocyte-like cells from the zebra finch cell line immortalized by c-MYC expression
Due to their cost effectiveness, ease of use, and unlimited supply, immortalized cell lines are used in place of primary cells for a wide range of research purposes, including gene function studies, CRISPR-bas... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - June 11, 2022 Category: Zoology Authors: Kyung Min Jung, Young Min Kim, Eunhui Yoo and Jae Yong Han Tags: Research Source Type: research
Ontogeny of the elemental composition and the biomechanics of radular teeth in the chiton Lepidochitona cinerea
The radula, a chitinous membrane with embedded teeth, is one important molluscan autapomorphy. In some taxa (Polyplacophora and Patellogastropoda) one tooth type (the dominant lateral tooth) was studied intens... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - June 11, 2022 Category: Zoology Authors: Wencke Krings, Jan-Ole Br ütt and Stanislav N. Gorb Tags: Research Source Type: research
Sequence of chondrocranial development in basal anurans —Let’s make a cranium
The craniofacial skeleton is an evolutionary innovation of vertebrates. Due to its complexity and importance to protect the brain and aid in essential functions (e.g., feeding), its development requires a prec... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - May 3, 2022 Category: Zoology Authors: Paul Lukas and Janine M. Ziermann Tags: Research Source Type: research
Movement and storage of nematocysts across development in the nudibranch Berghia stephanieae (Vald és, 2005)
Intracellular sequestration requires specialized cellular and molecular mechanisms allowing a predator to retain and use specific organelles that once belonged to its prey. Little is known about how common cel... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - April 18, 2022 Category: Zoology Authors: Jessica A. Goodheart, Vanessa Barone and Deirdre C. Lyons Tags: Research Source Type: research
A subterminal growth zone at arm tip likely underlies life-long indeterminate growth in brittle stars
Echinoderms are a phylum of marine invertebrates with close phylogenetic relationships to chordates. Many members of the phylum Echinodermata are capable of extensive post-traumatic regeneration and life-long ... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - April 12, 2022 Category: Zoology Authors: Vladimir Mashanov, Lauren Whaley, Kenneth Davis, Thomas Heinzeller, Denis Jacob Machado, Robert W. Reid, Janice Kofsky and Daniel Janies Tags: Research Source Type: research
A microCT-based atlas of the central nervous system and midgut in sea spiders (Pycnogonida) sheds first light on evolutionary trends at the family level
Pycnogonida (sea spiders) is the sister group of all other extant chelicerates (spiders, scorpions and relatives) and thus represents an important taxon to inform early chelicerate evolution. Notably, phylogen... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - March 31, 2022 Category: Zoology Authors: Karina Frankowski, Katsumi Miyazaki and Georg Brenneis Tags: Research Source Type: research
Sexual dimorphism in ritualized agonistic behaviour, fighting ability and contest costs of Sus scrofa
Sexual selection has driven sexual dimorphism in agonistic behaviour in many species. Agonistic behaviour is fundamentally altered by domestication and captivity, but it is unclear whether ancestral sex differ... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - March 12, 2022 Category: Zoology Authors: Irene Camerlink, Marianne Farish, Gareth Arnott and Simon P. Turner Tags: Research Source Type: research
Effects of host state and body condition on parasite infestation of bent-wing bats
Ectoparasites inhabit the body surface or outgrowths of hosts and are usually detrimental to host health and wellbeing. Hosts, however, vary in quality and may lead ectoparasites to aggregate on preferred host... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - March 5, 2022 Category: Zoology Authors: Yik Ling Tai, Ya-Fu Lee, Yen-Min Kuo and Yu-Jen Kuo Tags: Research Source Type: research
