MicroRNAs in Development by Danielle Maatouk, Brian D. Harfe

“…This review will describe our current understanding of how miRNAs regulate gene expression and will focus on the roles these noncoding RNAs play during the development of both invertebrate and vertebrate species.…”
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Bioerosional marks in the shells of two sea turtle taxa from the middle Eocene of Belgium by Andrea Guerrero, Thierry Smith, Adán Pérez-García

“…Comparative analyses suggest several external factors as potential causes of the anomalies of the two specimens (i.e., invertebrate feeding traces and trauma). This detailed examination provides specific insights into the types and causes of shell alterations in these Eocene turtles, offering a clearer understanding of their interactions in the marine ecosystem in which they lived.…”
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Harmful Effects of Nanoparticles on Animals by Jean-Marie Exbrayat, Elara N. Moudilou, Emmanuel Lapied

“…We will examine successively the effects of NPs on terrestrial and semiaquatic and aquatic vertebrate and invertebrate animals.…”
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Impact of Hypoxia on the Community Structure of Benthic Macroinvertebrates of Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria by Nkwoji Joseph Ahamefula

“…Iddo I, Iddo II, Ogudu and Agboyi study stations recorded very low individuals, but relatively high number of polychaetes. Benthic macro- invertebrate community was dominated by the molluscs. …”
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Impact of Hypoxia on the Community Structure of Benthic Macroinvertebrates of Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria by Nkwoji Joseph Ahamefula

“…Iddo I, Iddo II, Ogudu and Agboyi study stations recorded very low individuals, but relatively high number of polychaetes. Benthic macro- invertebrate community was dominated by the molluscs. …”
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Coleopteran Antimicrobial Peptides: Prospects for Clinical Applications by Monde Ntwasa, Akira Goto, Shoichiro Kurata

“…Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are activated in response to septic injury and have important roles in vertebrate and invertebrate immune systems. AMPs act directly against pathogens and have both wound healing and antitumor activities. …”
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Review and Phylogenetic Evaluation of Associations between Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) and Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Menno Reemer

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Gene Expression in Aphelid Zoospores Reveals Their Transcriptional and Translational Activity and Alacrity for Invasion by Igor R. Pozdnyakov, Alexei O. Seliuk, Kristina O. Barzasekova, Sergey A. Karpov

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Sulfurous Gases As Biological Messengers and Toxins: Comparative Genetics of Their Metabolism in Model Organisms by Neal D. Mathew, David I. Schlipalius, Paul R. Ebert

“…Most investigations focus on medical aspects of gasotransmitter biology rather than toxicity toward invertebrate pests of agriculture. In fact, the pathways for the metabolism of sulfur containing gases in lower organisms have not yet been described. …”
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Investigating Aerobic Hive Microflora: Role of Surface Microbiome of Apis Mellifera by Grigory Kashchenko, Amir Taldaev, Leonid Adonin, Daniil Smutin

“…While the significance of the microbiome to insect health and behavior is increasingly recognized, research on invertebrate surface microbiota lags behind that of vertebrates. …”
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Integrative description of two new species of the Xenylla maritima species complex (Collembola: Hypogastruridae) from Crete (Greece), with notes on the high intraspecific genetic d... by Dariusz Skarżyński, Barbara Valle, Dariusz J. Gwiazdowicz, David Porco

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Impacts of Effluents on the Limnology of a Tropical River, Southwestern Nigeria by Abeke Adedolapo Ayoade, A Olajumoke Olusegun

“…The physico-chemical parameters, composition and abundance of macrobenthic invertebrates were studied in River Ogbere, from November 2009 to May 2010. …”
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Terrestrial Liming As a Restoration Technique for Acidified Forest Ecosystems by Sarah E. Pabian, Shawn M. Rummel, William E. Sharpe, Margaret C. Brittingham

“…We studied the effects of liming on soils and forest songbirds as well as vegetation and calcium-rich invertebrate prey variables that were predicted to link birds to changes in soil conditions. …”
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Land Use Intensification Effects in Soil Arthropod Community of an Entisol in Pernambuco State, Brazil by G. M. Siqueira, E. F. F. Silva, J. Paz-Ferreiro

“…The interactions between soil invertebrates and land use and management are fundamental for soil quality assessment but remain largely unaddressed. …”
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Impacts of Effluents on the Limnology of a Tropical River, Southwestern Nigeria by Abeke Adedolapo Ayoade, A Olajumoke Olusegun

“…The physico-chemical parameters, composition and abundance of macrobenthic invertebrates were studied in River Ogbere, from November 2009 to May 2010. …”
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tRNA Modification and Genetic Code Variations in Animal Mitochondria by Kimitsuna Watanabe, Shin-ichi Yokobori

“…They are UGA (termination codon in the universal genetic code changes to Trp codon in all animal mitochondria), AUA (Ile to Met in most metazoan mitochondria), AAA (Lys to Asn in echinoderm and some platyhelminth mitochondria), AGA/AGG (Arg to Ser in most invertebrate, Arg to Gly in tunicate, and Arg to termination in vertebrate mitochondria), and UAA (termination to Tyr in a planaria and a nematode mitochondria, but conclusive evidence is lacking in this case). …”
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The Influence of Soaking Duration of Artificial Chitosan from by Product Frozening Shrimp on the Effectiveness of Fresh Quality Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus) by Ayu Diana, Marnida Yusfiani, Anggi Anshori

“…Chitosan as a natural preservative is an alternative because it is synthesized from shrimp shells and from invertebrate animal shells. Shrimp shell containing chemical compounds chitin and chitosan is a waste that is easily obtained and available in large quantities, which has not been utilized optimally, therefore it is necessary to utilize shrimp waste into chitosan as a preservation of freshness quality in tilapia. …”
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Dual EMCV-IRES-integrated dengue virus can express an exogenous gene and cellular Mdm2 integration suppresses the dengue viral replication by Tadahisa Teramoto

“…It was revealed that the IRES-integrated DENV2 is prevented from replicating in C6/36 mosquito cells, suggesting that the 5′ cap is an advantageous mechanism for flavivirus translation in invertebrate species. I further created dual IRES-integrated DENV2, in which a non-viral gene can be expressed by the flanking IRESs. …”
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The Occurrence of Sequences Identical with Epitopes from the Allergen Pen a 1.0102 Among Food and Non-Food Proteins by Minkiewicz Piotr, Sokolowska Jolanta, Darewicz Malgorzata

“…The presence of common epitopes among tropomyosins of invertebrates, including arthropods, e.g. edible ones, may help to explain the molecular basis of cross-reactivity between allergens. …”
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Impact of host physiology and external stressors on the bacterial community of Schmidtea mediterranea by Karolien Bijnens, Sofie Thijs, Rossella Alfano, Breanne McAmmond, Jonathan Van Hamme, Tom Artois, Michelle Plusquin, Jaco Vangronsveld, Karen Smeets

“…Taking all results together, our study provides a solid basis for future research focusing on bacterial functionality in planarians and other invertebrates.…”
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