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Evolution of animal regeneration: re-emergence of a field by Bely, Alexandra E., Nyberg, Kevin G.

“…Regeneration, the replacement of lost body parts, is widespread yet highly variable among animals. Explaining this variation remains a major challenge in…”
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Developmental and molecular biology of annelid regeneration: a comparative review of recent studies by Özpolat, B Duygu, Bely, Alexandra E

“…Studies of annelid regeneration have greatly increased in frequency in recent years, providing new insights into the developmental basis and evolution of…”
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Phylogenetic distribution of regeneration and asexual reproduction in Annelida: regeneration is ancestral and fission evolves in regenerative clades by Zattara, Eduardo E., Bely, Alexandra E.

“…Regeneration, the ability to replace lost body structures, and agametic asexual reproduction, such as fission and budding, are post-embryonic developmental…”
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A phylum-wide survey reveals multiple independent gains of head regeneration in Nemertea by Zattara, Eduardo E, Fernández-Álvarez, Fernando A, Hiebert, Terra C, Bely, Alexandra E, Norenburg, Jon L

“…Animals vary widely in their ability to regenerate, suggesting that regenerative ability has a rich evolutionary history. However, our understanding of this…”
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Latent regeneration abilities persist following recent evolutionary loss in asexual annelids by Bely, Alexandra E, Sikes, James M

“…Regeneration abilities have been repeatedly lost in many animal phyla. However, because regeneration research has focused almost exclusively on highly…”
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Annelid adult cell type diversity and their pluripotent cellular origins by Álvarez-Campos, Patricia, García-Castro, Helena, Emili, Elena, Pérez-Posada, Alberto, del Olmo, Irene, Peron, Sophie, Salamanca-Díaz, David A., Mason, Vincent, Metzger, Bria, Bely, Alexandra E., Kenny, Nathan J., Özpolat, B. Duygu, Solana, Jordi

“…Many annelids can regenerate missing body parts or reproduce asexually, generating all cell types in adult stages. However, the putative adult stem cell…”
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Distribution of segment regeneration ability in the Annelida by Bely, Alexandra E.

“…The annelids are an excellent group in which to investigate the evolution of regeneration abilities. They exhibit qualitative and quantitative variation in…”
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Sequestration of nematocysts by divergent cnidarian predators: mechanism, function, and evolution by Goodheart, Jessica A., Bely, Alexandra E.

“…Animals have evolved diverse mechanisms to protect themselves from predators. Although such defenses are typically generated endogenously, some species have…”
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Molecular phylogeny of naidid worms (Annelida: Clitellata) based on cytochrome oxidase I by Bely, Alexandra E., Wray, Gregory A.

“…Naidids are tiny, primarily freshwater oligochaete annelids which reproduce asexually by fission. We investigated the phylogenetic relationships within this…”
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Plasticity and regeneration of gonads in the annelid Pristina leidyi by Özpolat, B Duygu, Sloane, Emily S, Zattara, Eduardo E, Bely, Alexandra E

“…Gonads are specialized gamete-producing structures that, despite their functional importance, are generated by diverse mechanisms across groups of animals and…”
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Integrative biology of injury in animals by Rennolds, Corey W., Bely, Alexandra E.

“…ABSTRACT Mechanical injury is a prevalent challenge in the lives of animals with myriad potential consequences for organisms, including reduced fitness and…”
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Transcriptome characterization via 454 pyrosequencing of the annelid Pristina leidyi, an emerging model for studying the evolution of regeneration by Nyberg, Kevin G, Conte, Matthew A, Kostyun, Jamie L, Forde, Alison, Bely, Alexandra E

“…The naid annelids contain a number of species that vary in their ability to regenerate lost body parts, making them excellent candidates for evolution of…”
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Redescription of Alatina alata (Reynaud, 1830) (Cnidaria: Cubozoa) from Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean by Lewis, Cheryl, Bentlage, Bastian, Yanagihara, Angel, Gillan, William, Blerk, Johan Van, Keil, Daniel P, Bely, Alexandra E, Collins, Allen G

“…Here we establish a neotype for Alatina alata (Reynaud, 1830) from the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire. The species was originally described one hundred and…”
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Investment in regeneration versus asexual reproduction is resource‐dependent in a freshwater annelid by Rennolds, Corey W., Bely, Alexandra E.

“…Abstract The post‐embryonic developmental processes of regeneration and asexual agametic reproduction are widespread and often co‐occur in animals. These…”
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Radical modification of the A-P axis and the evolution of asexual reproduction in Convolutriloba acoels by Sikes, James M, Bely, Alexandra E

“…Acoel worms in the genus Convolutriloba are remarkable in that closely related, morphologically very similar species reproduce asexually by dramatically…”
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Journey beyond the embryo: The beauty of Pristina and naidine annelids for studying regeneration and agametic reproduction by Bely, Alexandra E

“…Regeneration, asexual agametic reproduction, and other forms of postembryonic development are ecologically important and widely variable across animals, yet…”
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Early Events in Annelid Regeneration: A Cellular Perspective by Bely, Alexandra E.

“…The ability to regenerate extensive portions of the body is widespread among the phylum Annelida and this group includes some of the most highly regenerative…”
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Gonad establishment during asexual reproduction in the annelid Pristina leidyi by Özpolat, B. Duygu, Bely, Alexandra E.

“…Animals that can reproduce by both asexual agametic reproduction and sexual reproduction must transmit or re-establish their germ line post-embryonically…”
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Evolutionary Loss of Animal Regeneration: Pattern and Process by Bely, Alexandra E.

“…The ability to regenerate lost or damaged body parts is widespread among animals and provides obvious potential benefits. It is therefore perplexing that this…”
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A new transcriptome and transcriptome profiling of adult and larval tissue in the box jellyfish Alatina alata: an emerging model for studying venom, vision and sex by Lewis Ames, Cheryl, Ryan, Joseph F, Bely, Alexandra E, Cartwright, Paulyn, Collins, Allen G

“…Cubozoans (box jellyfish) are cnidarians that have evolved a number of distinguishing features. Many cubozoans have a particularly potent sting, effected by…”
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