Photograph of a specimen of the common European starfish Asterias rubens with a regenerating arm. Starfish shed arms (autotomy) when attacked by predators and then regenerate a new arm to replace the ...
This sped-up video (60x speed) shows the fascinating effect of ArBN on the common starfish (Asterias rubens). While ArBN doesn’t cause complete stomach retraction - it’s about 50% after 6 minutes. A ...
For the Lyme Bay Marine Protected Area research Emma Sheehan receives funding from DEFRA, Natural England, European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, INTERREG France (Channel) England European Regional ...
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Biologists have discovered that bombesin, a neurohormone controlling appetite in humans, also regulates feeding in starfish, revealing its ancient evolutionary origin dating back over 500 million ...
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