Demography and physiology of two broad-leaved understory tropical herbs (Marantaceae) were studied in gaps and shaded understory in large-scale irrigated and control treatments during the dry season ...

Tardigrades, commonly known as water bears, exhibit an extraordinary capacity to withstand extreme desiccation by entering a state termed anhydrobiosis. In this ametabolic state, their cellular ...

Recent advances in our understanding of the mechanism of intracellular transport in unicellular chromatophores are reviewed. Emphasis is placed on the possible role(s) of the three major cytoskeletal ...

Physiology is the study of how animals work: how they breathe, feed, and interact with their environment. Apart from the intrinsic value of this knowledge, it is also knowledge upon which the health ...