The common fruit fly circling your week-old peach has helped scientists zero in on a protein critical to the insect's eggshell formation. The paradoxical finding gives scientists a better ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The role of the membranous body, a secretion of the Mehlis' gland of the trematode Haematoloechus medioplexus in eggshell formation was ...

Avian eggshell formation is a sophisticated process that melds mineral deposition with an organic protein matrix to produce a structure that is both protective and functionally dynamic.

The direct relationship between eggshell structure and eggshell formation is well established for avian eggs, but has never been studied in depth in non-avian dinosaurs. Both biological and ...