Metabolomics approach to assess the effect of siphonal autotomy on metabolic characteristics of razor clam Solen grandis.
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-09562-6
Abstract: Autotomy appendages are fundamental evolutionary adaptations to escape predation. The siphon is an important foraging organ for bivalves. Here, we report the first demonstration of autotomy of the siphon in marine bivalves (razor clam Solen… read more here.
Keywords: grandis; siphonal autotomy; autotomy; autotomy siphon ... See more keywords
First direct evidence of false tail autotomy in the black-tailed garden dormouse (Eliomys melanurus) and implications for developing tail-autotomy-informed handling protocols
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DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2024-0181
Abstract: Abstract Tail autotomy (hereafter ‘autotomy’) is an antipredator adaptation relatively uncommon among rodents, with the ‘false’ type being the most prevalent. Here, we document false autotomy in the glirid Eliomys melanurus (Wagner, 1840) via opportunistic… read more here.
Keywords: autotomy informed; eliomys melanurus; autotomy; tail autotomy ... See more keywords