Brooding in bivalves is a reproductive strategy that benefits larvae by protecting them from
predators and adverse ambient conditions. Recent studies on brooding oysters (Ostrea spp.) …

Brooding in invertebrates serves to protect embryos from stressful external conditions by
retaining progeny inside the female body, effectively reducing the risk of pelagic stages …

Faced with environmental stress, the females of many marine invertebrate species can
isolate their brood chambers from the external environment for prolonged periods. Although …

Organisms that encounter stressful situations in nature often cope using behavioral (eg,
avoidance) or physiological tactics. In sessile mollusks, the only available behavioral option …

Flat oysters brood their embryos and larvae in the female pallial cavity, and the previous
work has examined their relationship to the gill/mouth complex. However, the details of this …

The oyster Ostrea chilensis develops in estuaries and incubates its embryos inside the
pallial cavity. Reduced external salinity triggers valve closure and isolation of the brood …

The brooded larva of Ostrea chilensis is not an obligate lecithotroph, as has often been
supposed, because it removes particles from the mantle cavity of the parent oyster. The …

As oceans and many estuaries become more acidic, identifying adaptable or nonadaptable
species (“winners” or “losers”) will enable better predictions of community and ecosystem …

Most bivalve molluscs are broadcast spawners, but several have evolved mechanisms for
brooding the embryos and larvae. In the research described in this thesis, the Chilean oyster …

Females of the gastropod Crepipatella dilatata brood their egg capsules in the pallial cavity
under the shell for several weeks until the offspring hatch as juveniles—but at what cost? In …