Effect of substrate deployment timing and reproductive strategy on patterns in invasiveness of the colonial ascidian Didemnum vexillum.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.08.006
Abstract: The colonial ascidian Didemnum vexillum is a high-profile marine invader, with a geographically widespread distribution after introductions to several temperate regions. D. vexillum has been the focus of several eradication and control programmes globally and… read more here.
Keywords: ascidian didemnum; deployment; colonial ascidian; didemnum vexillum ... See more keywords
Insights into the Complement System of Tunicates: C3a/C5aR of the Colonial Ascidian Botryllus schlosseri
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DOI: 10.3390/biology9090263
Abstract: As an evolutionary ancient component of the metazoan immune defense toolkit, the complement system can modulate cells and humoral responses of both innate and (in jawed vertebrates) adaptive immunity. All the three known complement-activation pathways… read more here.
Keywords: colonial ascidian; botryllus schlosseri; system; complement system ... See more keywords