Blue mussels' ability to buffer climate-induced stress could benefit aquaculture
Blue mussels can change patterns of gene expression to make more proteins that help with heat stress and facilitate energy production.
Blue mussels can change patterns of gene expression to make more proteins that help with heat stress and facilitate energy production.
Ecology
Jan 13, 2020
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Existing genetic variation in natural populations of Mediterranean mussels allows them to adapt to declining pH levels in seawater caused by carbon emissions. A new study by biologists from the University of Chicago shows ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 20, 2019
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On a recent late fall afternoon at Kyles Ford, the white branches of sycamore trees overhung the banks of the Clinch River, leaves slowly turning yellow. Green walnuts covered the ground. The shallow water ran fast and cold ...
Ecology
Dec 17, 2019
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A study of six beaches in the coastal city of Guarujá in São Paulo state (Southeast Brazil) suggests that urbanization may be a source of stress not only for humans but also for mussels. Researchers affiliated with the ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 5, 2019
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Though small and somewhat nondescript, quagga and zebra mussels pose a huge threat to local rivers, lakes and estuaries. Thanks to aggressive measures to prevent contamination, Santa Barbara County's waters have so far been ...
Ecology
Dec 2, 2019
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One of the world's most notorious invasive species has established itself on Australia's coastlines, according to research from The University of Queensland.
Ecology
Dec 2, 2019
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Most Americans know mussels as thumb-sized shellfish that occasionally adorn restaurant dinner plates.
Ecology
Nov 29, 2019
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Mussels hitching a ride on ocean-going ships are likely responsible for the spread of an infectious cancer found in different species on either side of the Atlantic, scientists say.
Ecology
Nov 14, 2019
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The frequent presence of leeches with a hidden lifestyle in the mantle cavity of freshwater mussels has been recorded since the second half of the 19th century. Yet this was, until now, regarded as an accidental phenomenon. ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 11, 2019
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An infectious cancer that originated in one species of mussel growing in the Northern Hemisphere has spread to related mussels in South America and Europe, says a new study published today in eLife.
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