The study of the physiology and ecology of animals that don't have backbones, ranging from worms to sea stars, and of parasites, which can often provide insights into complex ecosystems. (Sea star ...

While the functions of IgSF in vertebrates are relatively well understood, their roles in invertebrates remain underexplored. This review aims to comprehensively summarize the functions and mechanisms ...

Parvancorina minchami, an ancient seafloor creature from 550 million years ago, exhibited growth and lifespan patterns similar to modern marine invertebrates like golden shrimp and Baltic clam.

Model vertebrates are extensively studied non-human vertebrates (species with a notochord, or vertebral column) chosen for the ease of investigating particular biological phenomena in areas such ...

The Threatened Species Action Plan identifies 11 priority invertebrate species found across a range of Australian environments. Each priority invertebrate species has a profile page to help interested ...

A fossil analysis suggests that the yunnanozoan, a wormlike fish that flourished around 520 million years ago, sported structures that were the precursors of the head and jaws of modern vertebrates.

“To us, it appeared as if there was something emotional going on, beyond just aversive learning.” Decades ago, scientists and lawmakers had all but reached a consensus that invertebrates could not ...

The Wildlife and Threatened Species Bushfire Recovery Expert Panel released, on 23 April 2020, a priority list of 191 invertebrate species known or presumed to have been severely impacted by the ...

Studies of genetic diversity and community specificity most commonly measure the diversity and composition of invertebrate communities on plants, but also invertebrate abundance, and occasionally ...