mollusc
- Evidence for spatial vision in Chiton tuberculatus, a chiton with eyespots
Summary: Certain chitons have hundreds to thousands of eyespots (∼35 µm) distributed across their shell plates; these eyespots are associated with spatial vision.
- Linking the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of ageing: evidence for somatotropic control of long-term memory function in the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis
Summary: Natural selection optimizes the way organisms spend their limiting resources on growth, reproduction and survival. We tie this process to learning performance in a snail model of neuronal ageing.
- Intertidal oysters reach their physiological limit in a future high-CO2 world
Highlighted Article: Intertidal oysters are more vulnerable to ocean acidification than subtidal oysters, and this may limit their vertical distribution.
- Will jumping snails prevail? Influence of near-future CO2, temperature and hypoxia on respiratory performance in the tropical conch Gibberulus gibberulus gibbosus
Highlighted Article: The respiratory capacity of the humpbacked conch, a jumping snail, appears sufficient not only for today's needs but also for those in a warmer acidified future.