Gastropods [[electronic resource] ] : diversity, habitat and genetics / / Andrea M. Bianchi and Jamie N. Fields, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910816360403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science, 2012
• ISBN: 1-61324-817-2
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (220 p.)
• Collana: Animal science, issues and professions
• Altri autori (Persone): BianchiAndrea M; FieldsJamie N
• Disciplina: 594/.31788
• Soggetti: Gastropoda
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- GASTROPODS -- GASTROPODS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- WHAT CAN GASTROPOD ASSEMBLAGES TELL US ABOUT FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENTS? -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- ECOLOGICAL BACKGROUND -- Family Ampullariidae -- Family Cochliopidae -- Family Chilinidae -- Family Lymnaeidae -- Family Planorbidae -- TRIBE PLANORBINI -- TRIBE ANCYLINI -- Family Physidae -- STATISTICS AS A TOOL TO RELATE GASTROPOD SPECIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES -- DISCUSSION -- Current and Substrate -- Relationship with Macrophytes -- Conductivity -- Atmospheric Oxygen and Desiccation -- Tolerance to Anthropic Effect -- Other Relevant Aspects -- Gastropods as Paleoenvironmental Indicators -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- RAPANA THOMASIANA HEMOCYANIN AS A PROTEIN CARRIER AND ADJUVANT OF BACTERIAL AND VIRAL VACCINES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- DISTRIBUTION OF MARINE SNAIL RAPANA THOMASIANA (CROSSE, 1861) -- ISOLATION OF RAPANA THOMASIANA HEMOCYANIN -- STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION OF RAPANA THOMASIANA HEMOCYANIN -- INVOLVEMENT OF GLYCANS IN THE ANTIGENICITY OF RAPANA THOMASIANA HEMOCYANIN -- RAPANA THOMASIANA HEMOCYANIN AS AN ANTIGEN AND PROTEIN CARRIER -- Isolation of Rapana Hemocyanin Structural Subunits -- Construction of Conjugated Molecules -- Immunization Protocols -- Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) for Anti-RtH, Anti-RtH1 and Anti-RtH 2 ; IgG Antibodies -- ELISA for Anti-Rth Igg Antibody Isotypes -- Measurement of Cross-Reactivity between the RtH Subunits -- Rapana Thomasiana Hemocyanin as a Protein-Carrier -- Rapana Thomasiana Hemocyanin as Adjuvant -- Immunization Protocols -- ELISA for Anti-Flu and Anti-TT Igg and Igm Antibodies -- Cytokine Detection -- Cytotoxity Assay -- Statistical Analysis -- Adjuvant Properties of Hemocyanins -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- DIVERSITY IN THE GROWTH PATTERNS OF MARINE GASTROPODS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION.; THE GASTROPOD SHELL -- MEASURING GROWTH IN GASTROPODS -- GROWTH VARIABILITY -- a) Size, Age and Maturity Status -- b) Gender -- c) Food Availability and Food Quality -- d) Population Density -- e) Seawater Temperature -- f) Predation and Parasitism -- g) Shore Topography and Depth -- h) Wave Exposure -- REFERENCES -- DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF GASTROPODS IN THE FRESHWATER WETLANDS OF WEST BENGAL -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Wetland Sites Surveyed -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- Water Chemistry -- Diversity and Distribution -- Cluster Analysis -- Population Density -- Statistical Analysis -- Pearson's Correlation Coefficient -- Correlation Between the Water Parameters of Sewage Fed Fishery and Gastropod Species -- Correlation Between the Water Parameters of Rain-Fed Freshwater Tank and Gastropod Species -- General Remarks -- REFERENCES -- ZN CONCENTRATIONS IN THE DIFFERENT SOFT TISSUES OF TELESCOPIUM TELESCOPIUM AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH ZN SPECIATION BY SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION IN SURFACE SEDIMENTS: A STATISTICAL MULTIPLE LINEAR STEPWISE REGRESSION ANALYSIS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- THE PERIGANGLIONIC SHEATH REGULATING NERVOUS SYSTEM HOMEOSTASIS IN SNAILS LIVING IN TERRESTRIAL OR AQUATIC HABITATS: A HISTOCHEMICAL APPROACH -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL CONCLUSIONS -- Histochemical Characteristics of the PCTS in Snails as a Background of Optimal Water Balance -- Localization of Glucosaminoglycans Responsible for Water-Binding in the PCTS -- Identification of Lectin Labeled Glycoproteins -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- EUROPEAN TERRESTRIAL GASTROPOD DISTRIBUTION: HOW MAY CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECT THEIR DIVERSITY AND CURRENT DISTRIBUTION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- CONCLUSION.; REFERENCES -- GASTROPODOCHORY: KNOWLEDGE AND PERSPECTIVES -- ABSTRACT -- THE STATE OF KNOWLEDGE -- PERSPECTIVES -- General or Occasional Mutualism? -- Plant Benefits -- Gastropod Benefits -- The Physiology of Gastropod Seed Feeding Behavior -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.