Publications by authors named "Cristian Grenier"
Environmental variation alters biological interactions and their ecological and evolutionary consequences. In coastal systems, trematode parasites affect their hosts by disrupting their life-history traits. However, the effects of parasitism could be variable and dependent on the prevailing environmental conditions where the host-parasite interaction occurs.
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- The study investigates how variations in environmental pH and temperature affect the shells of the Argopecten purpuratus scallop, focusing on their biomineral and biomechanical properties.
- It finds that lower pH levels lead to increased organic matter and protein in the shell but negatively impact shell density and the arrangement of calcite crystals.
- Elevated temperatures, while increasing shell hardness, help mitigate some negative effects of low pH, suggesting that energetic constraints may influence the scallop's ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions.