Topic · Pharmacology · Medicine
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2 papers
Harry Tuazon, Samuel David, Kenneth Ma, M. Saad Bhamla
This study describes how Helobdella leeches capture fast-escaping blackworms using a spiral entombment strategy, highlighting predator-prey dynamics in freshwater ecosystems.
Integrative and Comparative Biology · Jul 18, 2024Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition
Vladislav V. Babenko, Oleg V. Podgorny, Valentin A. Manuvera, Artem S. Kasianov, Alexander I. Manolov, Ekaterina N. Grafskaia, Dmitriy A. Shirokov, Alexey S. Kurdyumov, Dmitriy V. Vinogradov, Anastasia S. Nikitina, Sergey I. Kovalchuk, Nikolay A. Anikanov, Ivan Butenko, Olga V. Pobeguts, Daria S. Matyushkina, , В. Н. Лазарев
The paper annotates the Hirudo medicinalis genome and analyzes salivary transcriptomes of three leech species to identify salivary cell-specific genes and update knowledge on blood-sucking mechanisms.
BMC Genomics · Apr 29, 2020Peer-reviewedSystems Biology