Sentences with phrase «shell formation in»

As for its possible impacts, they are already being observed in th degradation of shell formation in tiny marine organisms that are a major part of the food chain.

Finally, in order to understand what functions and genes may be targeted by natural selection in the context of OA, genes involved in the initial phases of shell formation in Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) larvae were identified.

Not exact matches

He was playing for a draw and will always hide in his shell 4 -5-1 formation.

Don't be surprised to see his usual hide - in - shell 4 -5-1 formation.

In 1968, two researchers from Fort Hays Kansas State College studying cephalopods from the Niobrara Formation compared the specimen with a cuttlefish, based primarily on its textural similarities to a cuttlebone — the unique internal shell of cuttlefish.

Spore formation is a drastic choice because it requires the cell to kill itself to encase a copy of its genetic code in a tough, impervious shell.

«First, it makes it easier to separate the issues of the transport of electrons through the shell versus their formation in the core.

Using a powerful microscope that lets researchers see the formation of crystals in real time, a team led by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory found that negatively charged molecules — such as carbohydrates found in the shells of mollusks — control where, when, and how calcium carbonate forms.

While on present - day Earth the carbonate formation is dominantly through organic processes (various shell - forming marine organisms are happy to make use of the CO2 dissolved in the ocean), in the early Earth and, presumably, in other Earth - like planets with little or no life the same process can occur inorganically, but somewhat slower, in silicate rock weathering.

A thermal pulse leads to material being blown off the surface of the star at a much higher rate, resulting in the formation of a large shell of dust and gas around the star.

As an associate professor and director of the Okeanos Research Laboratory in Clemson's department of biological sciences, Mount has dedicated his scientific career to studying the mysteries of oyster shell formation and the prevention of marine biofouling by barnacles.

This promotes a continual inflammatory process in the area around the calcium shell creating plaque formation (3, 4).

The change in urine pH might promote excess calcium in the urine, resulting in a shell of calcium oxalate formation around the core struvite stone.

«When CO2 reacts with seawater, the reduction in seawater pH reduces the availability of carbonate ions, which play an important role in shell formation for a number of marine organisms such as corals, marine plankton, and shellfish.

In particular, if ocean acidity were a problem for shell formation, it would have shown up already in areas where there are naturally high levels of COIn particular, if ocean acidity were a problem for shell formation, it would have shown up already in areas where there are naturally high levels of COin areas where there are naturally high levels of CO2.

In the first, Woods Hole Oceanographic researchers Justin Ries et al. found that crabs, shrimp and lobsters build more shell when exposed to acidification and that hard clams and corals slowed formation of shells at very high CO2 levels, while soft clams and oysters did so at lower levels.