Animals living in the Southern Ocean have evolved in a singular environment. It shares
many of its attributes with the high Arctic, namely low, stable temperatures, the pervading …

Energy is required to maintain physiological homeostasis in response to environmental
change. Although responses to environmental stressors frequently are assumed to involve …

Recent experimental studies indicate that mitochondria in mammalian cells are maintained
at temperatures of at least 50° C. While acknowledging the limitations of current …

DDX3 is a multifaceted RNA helicase of the DEAD-box family that plays central roles in all
aspects of RNA metabolism including translation initiation. Here, we provide evidence that …

Exogenous environmental factors alter growth rates, yet information remains scant on the
biochemical mechanisms and energy trade-offs that underlie variability in the growth of …

Abstract The Antarctic sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri (Echinoida; Echinidae) is routinely
used as a model organism for Antarctic biology. Here, we present a high-quality genome of …

Food-induced morphological plasticity, a type of developmental plasticity, is a well-
documented phenomenon in larvae of the echinoid echinoderm, Dendraster excentricus. A …

Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review remains one of the most cited
sources in marine science and oceanography. The ever increasing interest in work in …

Echinoderms, a sister group of chordates, is a group of exclusively marine animals. The
Echinodermata is an ancient phylum dating to at least 450 million years old and including …

The Series ''From Pole to Pole: Polar Environmental Research during the International Polar
Year 2007–2009''was conceived to report achievements of environmental research during …