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The octopus genome and the evolution of cephalopod neural and morphological novelties by Albertin, Caroline B., Simakov, Oleg, Mitros, Therese, Wang, Z. Yan, Pungor, Judit R., Edsinger-Gonzales, Eric, Brenner, Sydney, Ragsdale, Clifton W., Rokhsar, Daniel S.

“…Octopus bimaculoides genome and transcriptome sequencing demonstrated that a core gene repertoire broadly similar to that of other invertebrate bilaterians is…”
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The saccus vasculosus of fish is a sensor of seasonal changes in day length by Nakane, Yusuke, Ikegami, Keisuke, Iigo, Masayuki, Ono, Hiroko, Takeda, Korenori, Takahashi, Daisuke, Uesaka, Maiko, Kimijima, Meita, Hashimoto, Ramu, Arai, Natsumi, Suga, Takuya, Kosuge, Katsuya, Abe, Tomotaka, Maeda, Ryosuke, Senga, Takumi, Amiya, Noriko, Azuma, Teruo, Amano, Masafumi, Abe, Hideki, Yamamoto, Naoyuki, Yoshimura, Takashi

“…The pars tuberalis of the pituitary gland is the regulatory hub for seasonal reproduction in birds and mammals. Although fish also exhibit robust seasonal…”
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Microfabricated mammalian organ systems and their integration into models of whole animals and humans by Sung, Jong H, Esch, Mandy B, Prot, Jean-Matthieu, Long, Christopher J, Smith, Alec, Hickman, James J, Shuler, Michael L

“…While in vitro cell based systems have been an invaluable tool in biology, they often suffer from a lack of physiological relevance. The discrepancy between…”
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Silk cocoon (Bombyx mori): Multi-layer structure and mechanical properties by Chen, Fujia, Porter, David, Vollrath, Fritz

“…Bombyx mori cocoon is a natural composite made of silk fibre with a distinctive multi-layer structure that provides mechanical protection for its biological…”
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Structural design and mechanical behavior of alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) osteoderms by Sun, Chang-Yu, Chen, Po-Yu

“…Alligator is a well-adapted living fossil covered with dorsal armor. This dermal shield consists of bony plates, called osteoderms, interconnected by sutures…”
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Enteric neurons increase maternal food intake during reproduction by Hadjieconomou, Dafni, King, George, Gaspar, Pedro, Mineo, Alessandro, Blackie, Laura, Ameku, Tomotsune, Studd, Chris, de Mendoza, Alex, Diao, Fengqiu, White, Benjamin H., Brown, André E. X., Plaçais, Pierre-Yves, Préat, Thomas, Miguel-Aliaga, Irene

“…Reproduction induces increased food intake across females of many animal species 1 – 4 , providing a physiologically relevant paradigm for the exploration of…”
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Extreme strength observed in limpet teeth by Barber, Asa H, Lu, Dun, Pugno, Nicola M

“…The teeth of limpets exploit distinctive composite nanostructures consisting of high volume fractions of reinforcing goethite nanofibres within a softer…”
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Mating activates the heme peroxidase HPX15 in the sperm storage organ to ensure fertility in Anopheles gambiae by Shaw, W Robert, Teodori, Eleonora, Mitchell, Sara N, Baldini, Francesco, Gabrieli, Paolo, Rogers, David W, Catteruccia, Flaminia

“…Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes are major African vectors of malaria, a disease that kills more than 600,000 people every year. Given the spread of insecticide…”
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Hierarchically-structured metalloprotein composite coatings biofabricated from co-existing condensed liquid phases by Jehle, Franziska, Macías-Sánchez, Elena, Sviben, Sanja, Fratzl, Peter, Bertinetti, Luca, Harrington, Matthew J.

“…Complex hierarchical structure governs emergent properties in biopolymeric materials; yet, the material processing involved remains poorly understood. Here, we…”
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The ultrastructure of the starfish skeleton is correlated with mechanical stress by Raman, Labisch, Susanna, Dirks, Jan-Henning

“…Echinoderms and vertebrates both possess mesodermal endoskeletons. In vertebrates, the response to mechanical loads and the capacity to remodel the…”
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Light-avoidance-mediating photoreceptors tile the Drosophila larval body wall by Xiang, Yang, Yuan, Quan, Vogt, Nina, Looger, Loren L., Jan, Lily Yeh, Jan, Yuh Nung

“…Photoreceptors for visual perception, phototaxis or light avoidance are typically clustered in eyes or related structures such as the Bolwig organ of…”
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Field and experimental evidence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus as the causative agent of acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease of cultured shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) in Northwestern Mexico by Soto-Rodriguez, Sonia A, Gomez-Gil, Bruno, Lozano-Olvera, Rodolfo, Betancourt-Lozano, Miguel, Morales-Covarrubias, Maria Soledad

“…Moribund shrimp affected by acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) from farms in northwestern Mexico were sampled for bacteriological and histological…”
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Mechanical properties and structure of the biological multilayered material system, Atractosteus spatula scales by Allison, P.G., Chandler, M.Q., Rodriguez, R.I., Williams, B.A., Moser, R.D., Weiss, C.A., Poda, A.R., Lafferty, B.J., Kennedy, A.J., Seiter, J.M., Hodo, W.D., Cook, R.F.

“…During recent decades, research on biological systems such as abalone shell and fish armor has revealed that these biological systems employ carefully arranged…”
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Histopathological effects of waterborne copper nanoparticles and copper sulphate on the organs of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) by Al-Bairuty, Genan A., Shaw, Benjamin J., Handy, Richard D., Henry, Theodore B.

“…► Detailed histological observations comparing the effects of Cu-NPs with CuSO4 in rainbow trout. ► Cu-NPs caused similar types of pathologies to CuSO4. ►…”
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Separating the influence of the cortex and foam on the mechanical properties of porcupine quills by Yang, Wen, McKittrick, Joanna

“…Lightweight thin cylinders filled with a foam have applications as collapsible energy absorbers for crashworthy and flotation applications. The local buckling…”
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Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the treefrogs (Amphibia: Anura: Arboranae) by Duellman, William E, Marion, Angela B, Hedges, S Blair

“…A phylogenetic analysis of sequences from 503 species of hylid frogs and four outgroup taxa resulted in 16,128 aligned sites of 19 genes. The molecular data…”
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Transmission electron microscopic observation of body cuticle structures of phoretic and parasitic stages of Parasitaphelenchinae nematodes by Ekino, Taisuke, Yoshiga, Toyoshi, Takeuchi-Kaneko, Yuko, Kanzaki, Natsumi

“…Using transmission electron microscopy, we examined the body cuticle ultrastructures of phoretic and parasitic stages of the parasitaphelenchid nematodes…”
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Parathyroid hormone 1 (1–34) acts on the scales and involves calcium metabolism in goldfish by Suzuki, Nobuo, Danks, Janine A., Maruyama, Yusuke, Ikegame, Mika, Sasayama, Yuichi, Hattori, Atsuhiko, Nakamura, Masahisa, Tabata, Makoto J., Yamamoto, Toshio, Furuya, Ryo, Saijoh, Kiyofumi, Mishima, Hiroyuki, Srivastav, Ajai K., Furusawa, Yukihiro, Kondo, Takashi, Tabuchi, Yoshiaki, Takasaki, Ichiro, Chowdhury, Vishwajit S., Hayakawa, Kazuichi, Martin, T. John

“…The effect of fugu parathyroid hormone 1 (fugu PTH1) on osteoblasts and osteoclasts in teleosts was examined with an assay system using teleost scale and the…”
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The Native Wolbachia Symbionts Limit Transmission of Dengue Virus in Aedes albopictus by Mousson, Laurence, Zouache, Karima, Arias-Goeta, Camilo, Raquin, Vincent, Mavingui, Patrick, Failloux, Anna-Bella

“…The chikungunya (CHIK) outbreak that struck La Reunion Island in 2005 was preceded by few human cases of Dengue (DEN), but which surprisingly did not lead to…”
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Axial compression of a hollow cylinder filled with foam: A study of porcupine quills by Yang, W., Chao, C., McKittrick, J.

“…Porcupines use their lightweight quills, which are strong enough to support significant compression and flexure loads, for defense. Hystrix, with long and…”
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