Invertebrate behavior—actions or responses?

Invertebrate behavior—actions or responses?

Invertebrates have always been the reductionist neuroscientist’s favorite. After all, are their nervous systems not simpler, their behavior not more stereotyped and reproducible than those of vertebrates, unfettered by cognition, and intelligence which would only serve to complicate the already tricky study of how neurons do the things they do? Until not too long ago, neurobiological study of i...

Invertebrate community responses to recreational clam digging

Marine reserves can help in maintaining biodiversity and potentially be useful as a Wshery management tool by removing human-mediated impacts. Intertidal, soft-sediment habitats can often support robust recreational and commercial shellWsh harvests, especially for clams; however, there is limited research on the eVects of reserves in these habitats. In San Juan County, Washington, several reser...

Quasi - Specific , or Nonspecific ? Specific , − Invertebrate Immune Systems

Locomotion , Invertebrate

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Invertebrate Immunity. Mechanisms of Invertebrate Vector-Parasite Relations

effects of aldosterone on its target organ; renal handling of calcium and phosphate is discussed only superficially (other ions do receive more careful attention); acid-base balance is mentioned in a single page under the heading "Control of the Urinary pH." On the whole, however, the discussion of physiology is fair, if less than comprehensive, and serves nicely to complement the more thorough...