| subacute effects of transgenic crylab bacillus thuringiensis corn litter on the isopods trachelipus rathkii and armadillidium nasatum. | laboratory studies were conducted to investigate the subacute effects of transgenic cry1ab corn leaf material containing bacillus thuringiensis (bt) protein on the terrestrial isopods trachelipus rathkii and armadillidium nasatum. survival and growth were measured for eight weeks in isopods fed leaf material of two bt11 corn varieties, two monsanto 810 (mon810) corn varieties, and the isolines of each. total lipid and protein content of the organisms was measured to examine effects on energetic ... | 2006 | 17022406 |
| comparative paleovirological analysis of crustaceans identifies multiple widespread viral groups. | the discovery of many fragments of viral genomes integrated in the genome of their eukaryotic host (endogenous viral elements; eves) has recently opened new avenues to further our understanding of viral evolution and of host-virus interactions. here, we report the results of a comprehensive screen for eves in crustaceans. following up on the recent discovery of eves in the terrestrial isopod, armadillidium vulgare, we scanned the genomes of six crustacean species: a terrestrial isopod (armadilli ... | 2015 | 26388953 |
| isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci for the isopod crustacean armadillidium vulgare and transferability in terrestrial isopods. | armadillidium vulgare is a terrestrial isopod (crustacea, oniscidea) which harbors wolbachia bacterial endosymbionts. a. vulgare is the major model for the study of wolbachia-mediated feminization of genetic males in crustaceans. as a consequence of their impact on host sex determination mechanisms, wolbachia endosymbionts are thought to significantly influence a. vulgare evolution on various grounds, including population genetic structure, diversity and reproduction strategies. to provide molec ... | 2013 | 24098543 |
| eco-morphological studies on pleopodal lungs and cuticle in armadillidium species (crustacea, isopoda, oniscidea). | terrestrial isopods (crustacea, isopoda, oniscidea) have adapted to land life by diverse morphological, physiological and behavioral changes. woodlice species exhibit a large variety in this respect, their preferences ranging from moist to dry habitats. these moisture preference values are related to various morphological adaptations, rendering terrestrial isopods amenable to studying morphological adaptations to terrestrial life. we performed a comparison of four armadillidium species (armadill ... | 2013 | 23376766 |