..., ontogenetic differences in temperature-induced responses of the phenome of encapsulated gastropod embryos are underpinned by altered physiology and behaviour, and thermal plasticity in developmental event timings. Development Thermal biology Embryo Comparative physiology Phenotyping Gastropods...

... evolutionary defensive trends associated with phylogenetic position, extending by convergent evolution the presence of plant-like defensive strategies not reported in other animals. Ampullariidae Egg defense Gastropods Glycan array Lectin activity Protein structure Pomacea freshwater...

... a tropical gastropod snail that experiences highly variable and extreme temperatures and is ranked among the most heat-resistant metazoans ( Liao et al., 2017 ; Somero et al., 2017 ). Echinolittorina malaccana (Philippi 1847; Gastropoda) inhabits the tropical high rocky shore zone, and displays complex...

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..., Italy. ‡ Present address: Department of Biochemistry, University of Chieti, 31100 Chieti, Italy. 28 11 1989 © 1990 by Company of Biologists 1990 gastropods haemocyanin oxygen binding temperature tolerance It has been established that inorganic ions...