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Asynchrony in settlement time between the closely related oysters Crassostrea a...
Batista, Frederico; G Fonseca, Vera; Ruano, Francisco; Boudry, PierreThe Portuguese oyster Crassostrea angulata and the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas are very closely related species originating from Asia that were introduced in Europe. The objectives of the present study were to determine if there is asynchrony in settlement time of C. angulata and C. gigas larvae in an area where both taxa coexist and if hybridization between the two species occurs throughout the breeding s...
PACAP system evolution and its role in melanophore function in teleost fish skin
CR Cardoso, Joao; C. Félix, Rute; Martins, Rute; M., Trindade; G Fonseca, Vera; Fuentes, Xoan; Power, DeborahPituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) administered to tilapia melanophores ex-vivo causes significant pigment aggregation and this is a newly identified function for this peptide in fish. The G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), adcyap1r1a (encoding Pac1a) and vipr2a (encoding Vpac2a), are the only receptors in melanophores with appreciable levels of expression and are significantly (p < 0....