The shell biomineralisation with special reference to the nacreous region is observed during the development of the Polynesian pearl oyster. Ultrastructural changes were studied and timed for the first time from planktonic larval shells to two-year-old adult shells. During the first two weeks following fertilization, the prodissoconch-I shell structure is undifferentiated and uniformly granular. The prodissoconch-II stage which develops during the next two weeks acquires a columnar organization. Metamorphosis is characterized by the formation of the dissoconch shell with all the elements of an adult shell and marks the onset of the development of the nacre. Nucleation starts within an organic matrix from point sources forming 'crystal germs...
Abstract Background Marine bivalves undergo complex development processes, such as shell morphology ...
Biomineralization is a process encompassing all mineral containing tissues produced within an organi...
In this study, we analyzed the combined effect of microalgal concentration and temperature on the sh...
Molluscan larval ontogeny is a highly conserved process comprising three principal developmental sta...
Molluscan larval ontogeny is a highly conserved process comprising three principal developmental sta...
International audienceCultivated pearls frequently exhibit morphological irregularities making obvio...
This chapter provides a highly illustrated description of the various components of the soft anatomy...
A top-down approach to the mineralized structures and developmental steps that can be separated in t...
A top-down approach to the mineralized structures and developmental steps that can be separated in t...
Cultivated pearls frequently exhibit morphological irregularities making obvious that mineral deposi...
We describe the developmental stages of the black-lip pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera (Linnaeus...
Between 1994 and 1999, several sampling designs were used to measure the growth of the black-lip pea...
Thesis by publication.Bibliography: pages 167-186.1. Introduction -- 2. Insights into architecture, ...
Mollusk shell biomineralization is a dynamic process involving the formation of a variety of crystal...
International audienceA series of physical characterization methods (UV fluorescence microscopy, X-r...
Abstract Background Marine bivalves undergo complex development processes, such as shell morphology ...
Biomineralization is a process encompassing all mineral containing tissues produced within an organi...
In this study, we analyzed the combined effect of microalgal concentration and temperature on the sh...
Molluscan larval ontogeny is a highly conserved process comprising three principal developmental sta...
Molluscan larval ontogeny is a highly conserved process comprising three principal developmental sta...
International audienceCultivated pearls frequently exhibit morphological irregularities making obvio...
This chapter provides a highly illustrated description of the various components of the soft anatomy...
A top-down approach to the mineralized structures and developmental steps that can be separated in t...
A top-down approach to the mineralized structures and developmental steps that can be separated in t...
Cultivated pearls frequently exhibit morphological irregularities making obvious that mineral deposi...
We describe the developmental stages of the black-lip pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera (Linnaeus...
Between 1994 and 1999, several sampling designs were used to measure the growth of the black-lip pea...
Thesis by publication.Bibliography: pages 167-186.1. Introduction -- 2. Insights into architecture, ...
Mollusk shell biomineralization is a dynamic process involving the formation of a variety of crystal...
International audienceA series of physical characterization methods (UV fluorescence microscopy, X-r...
Abstract Background Marine bivalves undergo complex development processes, such as shell morphology ...
Biomineralization is a process encompassing all mineral containing tissues produced within an organi...
In this study, we analyzed the combined effect of microalgal concentration and temperature on the sh...