This review uses the marine bivalve Crassostrea gigas to highlight redox reactions and
control systems in species living in dynamic intertidal environments. Intertidal species face …

Oxygen (O2) is essential for most metazoan life due to its central role in mitochondrial
oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), which generates> 90% of the cellular adenosine …

Marine benthic invertebrates are frequently exposed to fluctuating oxygen levels resulting in
hypoxia-reoxygenation (H/R) stress in the intertidal, estuarine and shallow coastal habitats …

Coastal environments commonly experience fluctuations in salinity and hypoxia–
reoxygenation (H/R) stress that can negatively affect mitochondrial functions of marine …

Pollution with complex mixtures of contaminants including micro-and nano-plastics (MNPs)
and organic pollutants like polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) poses a major threat to …

Background Apoptosis plays important roles in a variety of functions, including immunity and
response to environmental stress. The Inhibitor of Apoptosis (IAP) gene family of apoptosis …

Abstract Knowledge of genetic structure at the finest level is essential for the conservation of
genetic resources. Despite no visible barriers limiting gene flow, significant genetic structure …

Environmental hypoxia naturally occurs in coastal ecosystems and bivalve mollusks have to
frequently face fluctuations of dissolved oxygen concentrations. Exposure to hypoxia is often …

Organisms can modify and increase their thermal tolerance faster and more efficiently after a
brief exposure to sublethal thermal stress. This response is called 'heat hardening'as it leads …

Hypoxia is a major stressor for aquatic organisms, yet intertidal organisms such as the oyster
Crassostrea gigas are adapted to frequent oxygen fluctuations by metabolically adjusting to …