PERCEPTION OF DISSOLVED FOOD-RELATED COMPOUNDS BY THE SEA URCHIN PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS (ECHINODERMATA: ECHINOIDEA)

Perception of Dissolved Food-Related Compounds by the Sea Urchin Paracentrotus lividus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea)

Echinoid feeding biology is well known but their sluggish responses to chemical stimuli have turned them into inadequately worked in the field of chemoreception.Echinoid responses to chemical stimulation had allowed, so far, only qualitative analyses based on tube-feet activity, directional, or masticatory movements, and artificial agarose foods.Be

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Intramuscular fat content in meat-producing animals: development, genetic and nutritional control, and identification of putative markers

Intramuscular fat (IMF) content plays a key role in various quality traits of meat.IMF content varies between species, between breeds and between muscle types in the same breed.Other factors are involved in the variation of IMF content in animals, including gender, age and feeding.Variability in IMF content is mainly linked to the number and size o

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