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Enveloping walls, encapsulated embryos and intracapsular fluid: changes during ...
Büchner-Miranda, J. A.; Thompson, R. J.; Pardo, L. M.; Matthews-Cascon, H.; Salas-Yanquin, L. P.; Andrade-Villagrán, P. V.; Chaparro, O. R.Encapsulation of embryos in marine gastropods affords protection for the developing young, whether or not parental care takes place. The capsule wall is laminated and its dimensions change during development. Dissolution of the capsule wall releases dissolved organic matter (DOM) into the intracapsular fluid, providing a nutritional source for the embryo. The capsule wall of Acanthina monodon is composed of thr...
Date: 2021
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