Native versus non-native ascidians in the Adriatic Sea: Species-specific patterns in behavior and HSP70 response during heat stress

• DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2024.103928
• Publication Date: 2024-08-06T17:22:47Z
• Authors: Mareike Huhn; Melanie D. Mark; Alica Fiege; Stefan Herlitze
• Keywords: Species Specificity; Behavior, Animal; Animals; HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins; Urochordata; Introduced Species; Heat-Shock Response

• A non-native ascidian species of the Adriatic has a higher upper thermal limit than native ascidian. The heat shock response (HSP70) is delayed in Acclimation to temperatures comes along with species. responds stress behavioral modulation earlier.