Insights from an integrated view of the biology of apple snails (Caenogastropoda: Ampullariidae)
Apple snails (Ampullariidae) are among the largest and most ecologically important
freshwater snails. The introduction of multiple species has reinvigorated the field and …
freshwater snails. The introduction of multiple species has reinvigorated the field and …
Invertebrate oogenesis–a review and synthesis: comparative ovarian morphology, accessory cell function and the origins of yolk precursors
KJ Eckelbarger, AN Hodgson - Invertebrate Reproduction & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Oogenesis is a fundamental biological process observed in most animals. Animals employ
many different mechanisms to make their eggs and oogenesis cannot be completed without …
many different mechanisms to make their eggs and oogenesis cannot be completed without …
Control of invasive apple snails and their use as pollutant ecotoxic indicators: A review
F Panda, SG Pati, A Bal, K Das, L Samanta… - Environmental Chemistry …, 2021 - Springer
Apple snails are one of the most survived fresh water invasive species that causes massive
economic loss to vegetations, especially to the rice fields. They survive against many …
economic loss to vegetations, especially to the rice fields. They survive against many …
Novel animal defenses against predation: a snail egg neurotoxin combining lectin and pore-forming chains that resembles plant defense and bacteria attack toxins
Although most eggs are intensely predated, the aerial egg clutches from the aquatic snail
Pomacea canaliculata have only one reported predator due to unparalleled biochemical …
Pomacea canaliculata have only one reported predator due to unparalleled biochemical …
The role of the proteinase inhibitor ovorubin in apple snail eggs resembles plant embryo defense against predation
Background Fieldwork has thoroughly established that most eggs are intensely predated.
Among the few exceptions are the aerial egg clutches from the aquatic snail Pomacea …
Among the few exceptions are the aerial egg clutches from the aquatic snail Pomacea …
Maternal immune transfer in mollusc
L Wang, F Yue, X Song, L Song - Developmental & Comparative …, 2015 - Elsevier
Maternal immunity refers to the immunity transferred from mother to offspring via egg,
playing an important role in protecting the offspring at early life stages and contributing a …
playing an important role in protecting the offspring at early life stages and contributing a …
Egg carotenoproteins in neotropical Ampullariidae (Gastropoda: arquitaenioglossa)
Carotenoid-binding proteins are commonly found in invertebrates. Their carotenoids form
non-covalent complexes with proteins giving tissues a variety of colors. In molluscs they …
non-covalent complexes with proteins giving tissues a variety of colors. In molluscs they …
First proteome of the egg perivitelline fluid of a freshwater gastropod with aerial oviposition
Pomacea canaliculata is a freshwater snail that deposits eggs on solid substrates above the
water surface. Previous studies have emphasized the nutritional and protective functions of …
water surface. Previous studies have emphasized the nutritional and protective functions of …
The eggs of the apple snail Pomacea maculata are defended by indigestible polysaccharides and toxic proteins
The freshwater snails Pomacea Perry, 1810 lay conspicuous aerial egg clutches that are
ignored by most predators. Egg biochemical defenses in the apple snail Pomacea …
ignored by most predators. Egg biochemical defenses in the apple snail Pomacea …
First egg protein with a neurotoxic effect on mice
While many invertebrates sequester toxic compounds to endow eggs with chemical
defences, here we show, for the first time to our knowledge, the identification of a neurotoxin …
defences, here we show, for the first time to our knowledge, the identification of a neurotoxin …