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    Combined exposure to parasite and pesticide causes increased mortality in the water flea Daphnia

    Organisms are exposed to multiple biotic and abiotic environmental stressors, which can influence the dynamics of individual populations and communities. Populations may also genetically adapt to both natural ...

    Claudia C. Buser, Mieke Jansen, Kevin Pauwels, Luc De Meester in Aquatic Ecology (2012)

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    Pigment-dispersing hormone in Daphnia interneurons, one type homologous to insect clock neurons displaying circadian rhythmicity

    We report identification of a beta-type pigment-dispersing hormone (PDH) identical in two water flea species, Daphnia magna and Daphnia pulex. It has been identified by cloning of precursors, chromatographic isol...

    Johannes Strauß, Qian Zhang, Peter Verleyen in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (2011)

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    Biochemical adaptation for dormancy in subitaneous and dormant eggs of Daphnia magna

    Daphnia can reproduce through subitaneous and dormant eggs. The production of dormant eggs is induced by stimuli associated with deteriorating growth conditions, and enable Daphnia populations to survive temporar...

    Kevin Pauwels, Robby Stoks, Anne Verbiest, Luc De Meester in Hydrobiologia (2007)