Environmental variability in aquatic ecosystems: Avenues for future multifactorial experiments

M Gerhard, AM Koussoroplis, M Raatz… - Limnology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The relevance of considering environmental variability for understanding and predicting
biological responses to environmental changes has resulted in a recent surge in variability …

Heat sensitivity of first host and cercariae may restrict parasite transmission in a warming sea

DM Díaz-Morales, C Bommarito, J Vajedsamiei… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
To predict global warming impacts on parasitism, we should describe the thermal tolerance
of all players in host–parasite systems. Complex life-cycle parasites such as trematodes are …

Cyclic thermal fluctuations can be burden or relief for an ectotherm depending on fluctuations' average and amplitude

J Vajedsamiei, F Melzner, M Raatz… - Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Predicting the implications of ongoing ocean climate warming demands a better
understanding of how short‐term thermal variability impacts marine ectotherms, particularly …

Effect of predation risk on parasite transmission from first to second intermediate trematode hosts

A Cornelius, C Buschbaum, M Khosravi… - Journal of Animal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Predators can affect parasite–host interactions when directly preying on hosts or their
parasites. However, predators may also have non‐consumptive indirect effects on parasite …

The higher the needs, the lower the tolerance: extreme events may select ectotherm recruits with lower metabolic demand and heat sensitivity

J Vajedsamiei, M Wahl, AL Schmidt… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Ongoing climate warming demands a better understanding of whether or how the
ectotherms that evolved in response to fluctuating stress regimes may acquire increased …

The physiological state of four commercially important bivalve species during a naturally occurring heatwave

J Talevi, L Steeves, M Coffin… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - cdnsciencepub.com
Shallow coastal environments are becoming more susceptible to marine heatwaves,
particularly in Atlantic Canada, which is experiencing higher rates of ocean warming …

[HTML][HTML] Filtration and respiration responses of mussels (Mytilus edulis) to trematode parasite infections (Renicola roscovita) and transient heat exposure

M Khosravi, DW Thieltges, DM Díaz-Morales… - International Journal for …, 2023 - Elsevier
The mussel Mytilus edulis, a host to various trematode species, experiences performance
decrements due to these infections. Yet, the impact magnitude and potential interactions …

Predicting key ectotherm population mortality in response to dynamic marine heatwaves: A Bayesian‐enhanced thermal tolerance landscape approach

J Vajedsamiei, N Warlo, HEM Meier… - Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
As climate change intensifies heatwaves, quantifying associated mortality within ectothermic
populations is crucial for effective conservation. Thermal tolerance landscape (TTL) models …

A Bayesian overhaul of thermal tolerance landscape models: Predicting ectotherm lethality buildup and survival amid heatwaves

J Vajedsamiei, N Warlo, HEM Meier, F Melzner - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
In the face of escalating heatwaves, accurately forecasting ectotherm population mortality is
a pressing ecological challenge. Current Thermal Tolerance Landscape (TTL) models, while …

Identification of AHL Synthase in Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough Using an In-Silico Methodology

AK Tripathi, D Samanta, P Saxena, P Thakur… - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) are anaerobic bacteria that form biofilm and induce
corrosion on various material surfaces. The quorum sensing (QS) system that employs acyl …