Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41906098);the NSFC-Shandong Joint Fund(No.U2106208);the Development Plan of Youth Innovation Team in Colleges and Universities of Shandong Province(No.2022KJ269)。
Sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus is an ideal model organism for marine invertebrate aestivation;it annually enters a“sleeping state”for nearly 3 months when ambient water temperature range is 25–30℃.The natural...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32170480,31972866);Youth Innovation Promotion Association,Chinese Academy of Sciences (http://www.yicas.cn);Young Top-notch Talent Cultivation Program of Hubei Province;Wuhan Branch,Supercomputing Center,Chinese Academy of Sciences,China。
Dormancy represents a fascinating adaptive strategy for organisms to survive in unforgiving environments.After a period of dormancy,organisms often exhibit exceptional resilience.This period is typically divided into ...
supported by the Science and Technology Program of Fujian Province(Nos.2018R1003-1 and 2019R1013-5);the Special Funds for Marine and Fishery Structure Adjustment(No.2020HYJG02);the Marine Economy Innovation and Area Development Demonstration Project of Fujian Province(No.FJHJF-L-2020-4)。
Aestivation is a common strategy of sea cucumbers(Apostichopus japonicus)in response to high-temperature conditions.Previous studies have individually investigated the immune and physiological alterations at the aesti...
Organisms often live in unpredictable environments and have to adopt life history strategies that optimize their fitness under these conditions.According to bet-hedging theory,individuals can reduce variation in fitne...
Supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China(Nos.41176139,31201972)
Quantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) is a technique that is widely used for gene expression analysis, and its accuracy depends on the expression stability of the internal ...
Supported by the National Marine Public Welfare Research Project(No.201305043);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41106134);the National Key Technology R&D Program of China(Nos.2011BAD13B02,2010BAC68B01)
Fatty acids(FAs) provide energy and also can be used to trace trophic relationships among organisms.Sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus goes into a state of aestivation during warm summer months.We examined fatty acid...
supported by the Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists of Shandong Province (No.JQ201009);the National Great Project of Scientific and Technical Supporting Programs (No.2011-BAD13B03);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.30771661);the Public Science and Technology Research Funds Projects of Ocean, State Oceanic Administration of China (No.200905020);the 111 Project of China Ministry of Education (No.B08049)
The growth, metabolism and physiological response of the sea cucumber, Apostichopus japonicus, were investigated during periods of inactivity. The body weight, oxygen consumption rate (OCR), activities of acidic phosp...
This study aims to examine the following three hypotheses on the impact of global warming on the populations of the water strider, Aquarius paludum in the Kochi-Nankoku area (33。30'N) of Kochi prefecture, Japan throu...
Supported by the National Key Technology Research and Development Program(No.2006AA10A411);the Agricultural Seed Project of Shandong Province
The sea cucumber, Apostichopusjaponicus, undergoes aestivation to improve survival during periods of high-temperature. During aestivation, the metabolic rate is depressed to reduce the consumption of reserved energy. ...
Supported by the Science Fund for Creative Research Groups (No.40821004);National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.40576073);Breeding Project of Shandong Province (China),National Key Technology Research and Development Program of China (No. 2006BAD09A02);the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program) (No.2006AA100304 /2006AA10A411)
The effect of water temperature on gut mass and digestive enzyme activity in sea cucumber Apostichopusjaponicus, including relative gut mass (RGM), amylase, lipase, pepsin and trypsin activities were studied at temp...