... by differential specialization of hemocytes on immunity and biomineralization. Gene transcription Matrix proteins Ion regulation Immunocompetence Shell mechanical properties Intracellular mineral transport Hemocytes Mantle Bivalves Estuaries and coastal zones are areas of high productivity...

...Zeineb Bouhlel; Bertrand Genard; Neilly Ibrahim; Emily Carrington; José M. F. Babarro; Aynur Lok; Augusto A. V. Flores; Christian Pellerin; Réjean Tremblay; Isabelle Marcotte ABSTRACT Several bivalve species produce byssus threads to provide attachment to substrates, with mechanical properties...

... and -independent mitochondrial proteases, and antioxidants) in tolerance to intermittent hypoxia or anoxia in three species of marine bivalves: hypoxia-tolerant hard clams ( Mercenaria mercenaria ) and oysters ( Crassostrea virginica ), and a hypoxia-sensitive subtidal scallop ( Argopecten irradians ). In clams...

...J. Thomsen; N. Himmerkus; N. Holland; F. J. Sartoris; M. Bleich; M. Tresguerres ABSTRACT The excretion of nitrogenous waste products in the form of ammonia (NH 3 ) and ammonium (NH 4 + ) is a fundamental process in aquatic organisms. For mytilid bivalves, little is known about the mechanisms...

...Andreas Anestis; Hans O. Pörtner; Antigone Lazou; Basile Michaelidis SUMMARY The present study set out to investigate the thermal limits of the Mediterranean bivalve Modiolus barbatus , acclimated to various temperatures, and includes a comparison of laboratory determined limits with its...

... throughout the swimming experiment in older compared with younger individuals corroborate this hypothesis. * Author for correspondence (e-mail: [email protected] ) 15 5 2008 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2008 2008 ageing bivalves exercise ROS Ageing...