Sexual selection has been studied as a major evolutionary driver of animal diversity for
roughly 50 years. Much evidence indicates that competition for mates favors elaborate …

Abstract Within the Phylum Echinodermata, the class Asteroidea, commonly known as
starfish and sea stars, encompasses a large number of benthos inhabiting genera and …

Background Many echinoderms form seasonal aggregations prior to spawning. In some
fecund species, a spawning event can lead to population outbreaks with detrimental …

Crustaceans express genes for at least three classes of putative chemosensory proteins.
These are: Ionotropic Receptors (IRs), derived from the heterotetrameric ionotropic …

The spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, has two classes of chemosensilla representing
“olfaction” and “distributed chemoreception,” as is typical for decapod crustaceans. Olfactory …

Background Crustaceans express several classes of receptor genes in their antennules,
which house olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) and non-olfactory chemosensory neurons …

Marine animals in the wild are often difficult to access, so they are studied in captivity.
However, the implicit assumption that physiological processes of animals in artificial …

The red sea urchin (Mesocentrotus franciscanus) is one of the Earth's longest-living animals,
reported to live more than 100 years with indeterminate growth, life-long reproduction, and …

Different animals have distinctive anatomical and physiological properties to their chemical
senses that enhance detection and discrimination of relevant chemical cues. Humans and …

Animals are influenced by the season, yet we know little about the changes that occur in
most species throughout the year. This is particularly true in tropical marine animals that …