Hydrozoan insights in animal development and evolution
The fresh water polyp Hydra provides textbook experimental demonstration of positional
information gradients and regeneration processes. Developmental biologists are thus …
information gradients and regeneration processes. Developmental biologists are thus …
Acquisition of polymorphism in the chordate doliolids
CJ Pickett, J Ryan, B Davidson - Integrative and Comparative …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
In polymorphic organisms, a single genome is deployed to program numerous,
morphologically distinct body plans within a colony. This complex life history trait has …
morphologically distinct body plans within a colony. This complex life history trait has …
[PDF][PDF] Evolution of gene expression across species and specialized zooids in Siphonophora
Siphonophores are complex colonial animals, consisting of asexually produced bodies
(zooids) that are functionally specialized for specific tasks, including feeding, swimming, and …
(zooids) that are functionally specialized for specific tasks, including feeding, swimming, and …
Morphology and development of the Portuguese man of war, Physalia physalis
The Portuguese man of war, Physalia physalis, is one of the most conspicuous, but poorly
understood members of the pleuston, a community of organisms that occupy a habitat at the …
understood members of the pleuston, a community of organisms that occupy a habitat at the …
[HTML][HTML] Improved phylogenetic resolution within Siphonophora (Cnidaria) with implications for trait evolution
Siphonophores are a diverse group of hydrozoans (Cnidaria) that are found at most depths
of the ocean-from the surface, like the familiar Portuguese man of war, to the deep sea. They …
of the ocean-from the surface, like the familiar Portuguese man of war, to the deep sea. They …
How colonial animals evolve
C Simpson, A Herrera-Cubilla, JBC Jackson - Science Advances, 2020 - science.org
The evolution of modular colonial animals such as reef corals and bryozoans is enigmatic
because of the ability for modules to proliferate asexually as whole colonies reproduce …
because of the ability for modules to proliferate asexually as whole colonies reproduce …
[PDF][PDF] Unexpected diversity and novel lineages in the cosmopolitan genus Nanomia (Cnidaria: Siphonophorae: Physonectae)
Widespread or cosmopolitan distributions have been assumed to be commonplace for
planktonic organisms, including siphonophores, due to the apparent uniformity of their …
planktonic organisms, including siphonophores, due to the apparent uniformity of their …
Stem cells in Nanomia bijuga (Siphonophora), a colonial animal with localized growth zones
Abstract Background Siphonophores (Hydrozoa) have unparalleled colony-level complexity,
precision of colony organization, and functional specialization between zooids (ie, the units …
precision of colony organization, and functional specialization between zooids (ie, the units …
Structure and function of the nervous system in nectophores of the siphonophore Nanomia bijuga
TP Norekian, RW Meech - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2020 - journals.biologists.com
Although the bell-shaped nectophores of the siphonophore Nanomia bijuga are clearly
specialized for locomotion, their complex neuroanatomy described here testifies to multiple …
specialized for locomotion, their complex neuroanatomy described here testifies to multiple …
Vom unvergleichlichen Zauber blumengleicher Tiere. Die zoologischen Arbeiten der Okkultistin Fanny Moser
M Nahm - Science und Séance, 2023 - nomos-elibrary.de
Die Biologin Dr. Fanny Moser (1872–1953) ist in grenzwissenschaftlichen Kreisen vor allem
als Parapsychologin und Spukforscherin ein Begriff. Ihre zwei Buchpublikationen zu diesen …
als Parapsychologin und Spukforscherin ein Begriff. Ihre zwei Buchpublikationen zu diesen …