Tardigrade Biology and Ecology
Description: This cluster of papers explores the adaptations of tardigrades, also known as water bears, to extreme environments such as desiccation, space exposure, and high radiation. It covers topics such as anhydrobiosis, genomic adaptations, oxidative stress, and the role of specific molecules like LEA proteins and trehalose in their survival. The research sheds light on the remarkable resilience of tardigrades and their potential applications in medicine and astrobiology.
Characteristic keywords: tardigrades, Eutardigrada, Macrobiotidae, Echiniscidae, anhydrobiosis, Heterotardigrada, Hypsibiidae, Macrobiotus, bucco-pharyngeal apparatus, cryptobiosis, leg claws, tardigrade taxonomy, eutardigrades, Arthrotardigrada, marine tardigrades, Milnesium, Milnesium tardigradum, Milnesiidae, buccal apparatus, egg processes, Hypsibius exemplaris, buccal tube, Echiniscus, macroplacoids, Parachela
Sibling topics: Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Climate change impacts on agriculture, Plant and animal studies, Bat Biology and Ecology Studies, Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Lichen and fungal ecology, Bryophyte Studies and Records, Fungal Plant Pathogen Control, Fossil Insects in Amber, Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny, Hemiptera Insect Studies, Fern and Epiphyte Biology, Study of Mite Species, Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics, Cephalopods and Marine Biology, Diptera species taxonomy and behavior, Vector-Borne Animal Diseases, Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology, Plant and fungal interactions, Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies, Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy, Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Botanical Research and Chemistry, Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies, Agricultural Systems and Practices, Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies, Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science, Water management and technologies, Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean, Entomological Studies and Ecology, Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
Parent subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Domain: Life Sciences
OpenAlex ID: T13679