scholarly journals High air humidity is sufficient for successful egg incubation and early post‐embryonic development in the marbled crayfish ( Procambarus virginalis )

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (9) ◽  
pp. 1603-1612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Guo ◽  
Jan Kubec ◽  
Lukáš Veselý ◽  
Md Shakhawate Hossain ◽  
Miloš Buřič ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Embryonic Development ◽  
Air Humidity ◽  
Egg Incubation ◽  
Marbled Crayfish

scholarly journals Dynamics of Structural Barriers and Innate Immune Components during Incubation of the Avian Egg: Critical Interplay between Autonomous Embryonic Development and Maternal Anticipation

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxwell T. Hincke ◽  
Mylène Da Silva ◽  
Nicolas Guyot ◽  
Joël Gautron ◽  
Marc D. McKee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Embryonic Development ◽  
Innate Immune ◽  
Vitelline Membrane ◽  
Structural Barriers ◽  
Embryonic Tissues ◽  
Egg Incubation ◽  
Evolutionary Success ◽  
Protective Structures ◽  
Amniotic Membranes ◽  
Autonomous Development

The integrated innate immune features of the calcareous egg and its contents are a critical underpinning of the remarkable evolutionary success of the Aves clade. Beginning at the time of laying, the initial protective structures of the egg, i.e., the biomineralized eggshell, egg-white antimicrobial peptides, and vitelline membrane, are rapidly and dramatically altered during embryonic development. The embryo-generated extra-embryonic tissues (chorioallantoic/amniotic membranes, yolk sac, and associated chambers) are all critical to counteract degradation of primary egg defenses during development. With a focus on the chick embryo (Gallus gallus domesticus), this review describes the progressive transformation of egg innate immunity by embryo-generated structures and mechanisms over the 21-day course of egg incubation, and also discusses the critical interplay between autonomous development and maternal anticipation.

scholarly journals Noble Crayfish Are More Sensitive to Terbuthylazine than Parthenogenetic Marbled Crayfish

2020 ◽  
Vol 231 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Laurenz ◽  
Lena Lietz ◽  
Heinz Brendelberger ◽  
Kai Lehmann ◽  
Arne Georg
Keyword(s):  
Survival Rate ◽  
Embryonic Development ◽  
Freshwater Ecosystems ◽  
Model Organisms ◽  
Hatching Rate ◽  
Freshwater Crayfish ◽  
Toxicological Studies ◽  
Noble Crayfish ◽  
Marbled Crayfish ◽  
Median Effective Concentration

AbstractWe investigated the sensitivity of two freshwater crayfish species (Astacus astacus and Procambarus virginalis) during embryonic development to chronic exposure to the herbicide terbuthylazine under laboratory conditions. The assessed parameters included time of embryonic development, survival rate, hatching weight and histopathology of hepatopancreas. LC50 (median lethal concentration) and ED50 (median effective concentration) were estimated. We were able to determine effects of terbuthylazine for every investigated parameter. For noble crayfish, the LC50 value after 45 days was 0.11 mg/L, and the histology of the hepatopancreas showed effects starting from 0.025 mg/L. Other parameters revealed effects starting at concentrations of 1.6 mg/L for weight and 6.4 mg /L for embryonic development time and hatching rate. Marbled crayfish only showed effects concerning the hatching rate and survival rate at concentrations without a clear dose-effects curve. As a conclusion, our data shows the risk of terbuthylazine in existing concentrations in freshwater ecosystems to non-target organisms and also the need of toxicological studies on directly affected species in addition to the use of model organisms.

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