Initiating the mollusk genomics annotation community: toward creating the complete curated gene-set of the Japanese Pearl Oyster, Pinctada fucata [0.03%]
启动软体动物基因组注释工作组：朝向完成日本真珠母贝(Pinctada fucata)的完整基因集注释工作而去
Takeshi Kawashima,Takeshi Takeuchi,Ryo Koyanagi et al.
Takeshi Kawashima et al.
The genome sequence of the Japanese pearl oyster, the first draft genome from a mollusk, was published in February 2012. In order to curate the draft genome assemblies and annotate the predicted gene models, two annotation Jamborees were he...
Kiyohito Nagai
Kiyohito Nagai
During the 18th and 19th centuries, studies of how pearls are formed were conducted mainly in Europe. The subsequent pearl culturing experiments conducted worldwide in the early 20th century, however, failed to develop into a pearl industry...
The importance of total genome databases in research on Akoya pearl oyster [0.03%]
全基因组数据库在Akoya珍珠牡蛎研究中的重要性
Shugo Watabe
Shugo Watabe
Pearl is the most valuable form of gem made by organisms and its beauty has been considered attractive and precious by people all over the world. Pearl oyster aquaculture system, in which a graft from the mantle pallium is transplanted with...
Kazuyoshi Endo,Takeshi Takeuchi
Kazuyoshi Endo
The initial, manual annotation analysis of the pearl oyster genome is reported in the present issue of Zoological Science. Contributors represent a wide array of research fields, including bioinformatics, molecular and cellular biology, fis...
New species of Caecum (Caenogastropoda: Rissooidea: Caecidae) from the Atlantic coast of South America (Brazil) with a description of the protoconch and growth stages [0.03%]
南美洲东海岸（巴西）海锥螺科新种（软体动物门：头楯目：海锥螺科）描述了原壳和生长阶段
Silvio F B Lima,Franklin N Santos,Ricardo S Absalão
Silvio F B Lima
Two new species of Caecinae are described from the Brazilian coast. Specimens of Caecum metamorphosicum sp. nov. were collected from northern to southeastern Brazil. The teleoconch V of this species is characterized by strong, raised, quadr...
Desiccation and heat tolerance of eggs of the Asian tadpole shrimp, Triops granarius [0.03%]
亚洲蝌蚪虾(Triops granarius)的卵对干旱和高温的耐受性
Chihiro Ito,Shin G Goto,Hideharu Numata
Chihiro Ito
Triops granarius (Lucas) is a freshwater crustacean that is distributed from South Africa to the Eurasian continent. This species lives in temporary water pools and is exposed to desiccation and extreme temperatures after the water dries up...
Continuous osteological characters in the reconstruction of phylogenetic relationships of the six Euro-Mediterranean mullet species (Mugilidae) [0.03%]
连续骨学特征在六种欧地中海鲻鱼物种（鲻科）亲缘关系重建中的应用
Ivanka Antović
Ivanka Antović
Sixty-three continuous osteological characters (18 skull continuous characters and the total length of neurocranium, 45 continuous characters of 15 elements of the viscerodermal skeleton) were analyzed and included in the reconstruction of ...
Cloacal anatomy of the male Carpathian newt, Lissotriton montandoni (Amphibia, Salamandridae), in the breeding season [0.03%]
繁殖季节雄性喀尔巴阡山火唇蛇（ Amphibia，Salamandridae）泄殖腔解剖学结构研究
Artur Osikowski,Karolina Cierniak-Zuzia
Artur Osikowski
This study presents the first light microscopy-based description of the cloacal anatomy of male Carpathian newts (Lissotriton montandoni). This European newt species hybridizes with its sister species, the smooth newt (L. vulgaris), despite...
Improved molecular assay for sex identification of the endangered crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon) based on the CHD1 gene and a sex-linked microsatellite locus [0.03%]
基于CHD1基因和性连锁微卫星座位的 Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon) 性别鉴定分子方法的改进
Xue-Lian He,Bao-Ping Qing,Jian-Lin Han et al.
Xue-Lian He et al.
Sex Identification of monomorphic birds, especially endangered avian species, is essential for ecological study and biodiversity conservation. In this study, two popular primer sets of 2550F/2718R and P2/P8, which were designed to amplify d...
Transcriptional activity and expression of liver X receptor in the ascidian Halocynthia roretzi [0.03%]
海鞘Halocynthia roretzi中肝X受体的转录活性及其表达式量的研究
Ahmed Ahmed Raslan,Jung Hwan Lee,Jihye Shin et al.
Ahmed Ahmed Raslan et al.
Liver X receptors, LXRs, are ligand-activated transcription factors that belong to the group H nuclear receptor (NR) superfamily. In this study, an LXR (HrLXR) cDNA was cloned from the ascidian Halocynthia roretzi hepatopancreas and charact...