Marilia Previero, and Carolina V. Minte-Vera, and Rodrigo Leao de Moura

The lack of a long term, comprehensive and reliable fisheries statistics system is a major impediment to fisheries management in Brazil. Fishing is one of the main activities throughout the country's coast, with predominance of small-scale, artisanal, multigear, and multispecies captures that are landed in a pulverized network of coastal villages. Brazil is also a hotspot of common names, another feature that challenges artisanal fisheries' monitoring. We combined taxonomic and ethnobiological i...

Cláudia Tartaglia Reis, and Josué Laguardia, and Ana Glória Godoi Vasconcelos, and Mônica Martins

Abstract: The evaluation of the culture of patient safety in hospitals is nowadays considered as a management too, since it helps to identify problem areas and provide valuable information for planning improvements. This study explored the reliability and validity of the Brazilian version of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, an instrument that evaluates characteristics of patient safety culture among hospital staff. The reliability of the instrument was evaluated by analyzing the in...

Greiner Richard, and Curschmann Juergen, and Ghadjar Pirus, and Goldblum David, and Aebersold Daniel

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To use amifostine concurrently with radiochemotherapy (CT-RT) or radiotherapy (RT) alone in order to prevent dry eye syndrome in patients with malignancies located in the fronto-orbital region.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Five patients (2 males, 3 females) with diagnosed malignancies (Non-Hodgkin B-cell Lymphoma, neuroendocrine carcinoma) involving the lacrimal gland, in which either combined CT-RT or local RT were indicated, were prophylactically treated with amif...

Flake Colton, and Arafa Jamal, and Hall Alex, and Ence Eryn, and Howard Katherine, and Kingsley Karl

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are oncogenic and mainly associated with cervical cancers. Recent evidence has demonstrated HPV infection in other tissues, including oral epithelia and mucosa. Although a recent pilot study provided new information about oral HPV status in healthy adults from Nevada, no information was obtained about oral HPV prevalence among children or teenagers, therefore, the goal of this study is to provide more detailed information about or...

CRISTIÁN CORREA, and MARTIN THIEL

In this paper we review functional and evolutionary relationships among mating systems of caridean shrimp and specific traits such as general biology/ecology, sexual systems, behavior and morphology. Four mating systems are described based on reports from available literature, and a fifth system is recognized but published information is insufficient to describe it in detail. `Monogamy' occurs in many species inhabiting monopolizable refuges or hosts, especially when environmental conditions res...

Crawford Gordon M, and Wade Alan G, and Yellowlees Ann

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Escitalopram is licensed for use at doses up to 20 mg but is used clinically at higher doses. There is limited published data at higher doses and none in the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>This open-label, pilot study was designed to investigate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of escitalopram in doses up to 50 mg in MDD. It was conducted in 60 primary care patients with MDD who had not responded to adequate treatment...

Trautmann Axel, and Bröcker Eva B, and Seitz Cornelia S

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sensitization to fish or crustaceans requires intensive skin contact and/or airway exposition and therefore especially workers in the seafood processing industry may develop an occupational seafood allergy. However, even in jobs with limited direct exposure, individuals with atopic disposition not using appropriate skin protection are at risk for developing occupational seafood allergy which requires termination of employment.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>...

Framis, H., and Holroyd, G. L., and Mañosa, S.

In recent decades agricultural landscapes in Catalonia have undergone a profound transformation as in most of Europe. Reforestation and urban development have reduced farmland and therefore the availability of suitable habitat for some bird species such as the little owl (Athene noctua). The outskirts of the city of Mataró by the Mediterranean Sea exemplify this landscape change, but still support a population of little owl where agriculture is carried out. Three resident little owls were monito...

Luciana Aparecida Farias, and Déborah Inês Fávaro, and José Osman Santos, and Marina Beatriz Vasconsellos, and Artemiza Pessôa, and Jaime Paiva Lopes Aguiar, and Lucia Yuyama

This study evaluated different cooking processes (roasted, cooked and fried) on total mercury (Hg) content in fish species most consumed by Manaus residents and surrounding communities, Amazon region. The results obtained for total Hg in natura and after the three types of preparation (roasted, cooked and fried) for 12 fish species showed a significant Hg concentration variation. In the present study the cooked and frying processes resulted in higher Hg losses for Pacu, Pescada, Jaraqui, Curimat...

Yonghua Tan, and Duian Lv, and Jie Cheng, and Degang Wang, and Wei Mo, and Yunyun Xiang

Abstracts: This study was conducted to value the environmental improvements in coastal wetland restoration in Ximen Island Special Marine Protected Area, China. A choice experiment was employed to estimate the welfare changes of providing different coastal wetland restoration scenarios. Respondents were randomly selected for data collection through face to face interviews. Both conditional logit model and random parameters logit model were employed in this study to estimate the individual utilit...

Yura Loscalzo, and Marco Giannini

Aim: A new potential clinical condition related to overstudying, namely study addiction (Atroszko et al., 2015) or studyholism (Loscalzo and Giannini, 2017), has been recently proposed in literature. This study has been aimed at analysing the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Bergen Study Addiction Scale (BStAS) (Atroszko et al., 2015). Material and methods: We recruited a sample of 374 university students aged between 18 and 47 years old (Mage = 24.30 ± 4.85). The studen...

Alegna P. Baliano, and Elisangela F. Pimentel, and Aline R. Buzin, and Tainã Z. Vieira, and Wanderson Romão, and Lilian V. Tose, and Dominik Lenz, and Tadeu U. de Andrade, and Marcio Fronza, and Tamara P. Kondratyuk, and Denise C. Endringer

ABSTRACT Seaweeds are related to anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and anti-noceptive effects. This work aimed to verify the potential of seaweed Padina gymnospora (Kützing) Sonder 1871 to improve wound healing in vitro. P. gymnospora was collected at a bethonic area in Espirito Santo. Methanolic extract of P. gymnospora was obtained by percolation. To determine cytotoxicity, colorimetric MTT tests were performed against normal fibroblasts (L929), macrophages (RAW 264.7) and human ovarian carcin...

Blake L. Spady, and Sue-Ann Watson, and Tory J. Chase, and Philip L. Munday

Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels projected to occur in the oceans by the end of this century cause a range of behavioural effects in fish, but whether other highly active marine organisms, such as cephalopods, are similarly affected is unknown. We tested the effects of projected future CO2 levels (626 and 956 µatm) on the behaviour of male two-toned pygmy squid, Idiosepius pygmaeus. Exposure to elevated CO2 increased the number of active individuals by 19–25% and increased movement (number of line-cr...

Paulo A. Horta, and Talita Vieira-Pinto, and Cintia D. L. Martins, and Marina N. Sissini, and Fernanda Ramlov, and Cintia Lhullier, and Fernando Scherner, and Paola F. Sanches, and Julyana N. Farias, and Eduardo Bastos, and Janayna L. Bouzon, and Pamela Munoz, and Eduardo Valduga, and Noele P. Arantes, and Manuela B. Batista, and Pablo Riul, and Rafael S. Almeida, and Eduardo Paes, and Alessandra Fonseca, and Eloir P. Schenkel, and Leonardo Rorig, and Zenilda Bouzon, and José Bonomi Barufi, and Pio Colepicolo, and Nair Yokoya, and Margareth S. Copertino, and Eurico C. de Oliveira

Climate change can be associated with variations in the frequency and intensity of extreme temperatures and precipitation events on the local and regional scales. Along coastal areas, flooding associated with increased occupation has seriously impacted products and services generated by marine life, in particular the biotechnological potential that macroalgae hold. Therefore, this paper analyzes the available information on the taxonomy, ecology and physiology of macroalgae and discusses the imp...

Stefano Dan

<p>The Mediterranean Sea has an incredible complexity of exceptional landscapes that European policies aim to preserve, improve and renewal. Among these policies stands the Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM), a protocol that, in addition to conserve resources, purpose to facilitate the sustainable development of coastal areas. This document is intended to optimize and coordinate existing policies, to obtain a global view of the elements that represent a resource to be exploited in the des...

Muhammad Ali, and Muhammad Imran, and Muhammad Nadeem, and Muhammad Kamran Khan, and Muhammad Sohaib, and Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria, and Reeja Bashir

Abstract Background Fish meat and its products are usually accepted as good source of biological high value food components and especially for polyunsaturated fatty acids. The quality of fish meat products is considered to be decreased by the lipid peroxidation which leads to reduction in nutritional quality, financial loss and severe health problems. Many tactics are present to reserve their quality and safety. In the present investigation, the extraction and supplementation of optimal total po...

Chhavi Mathur, and Kory R. Johnson, and Brian A. Tong, and Pablo Miranda, and Deepa Srikumar, and Daniel Basilio, and Ramon Latorre, and Francisco Bezanilla, and Miguel Holmgren

Abstract Local translation of membrane proteins in neuronal subcellular domains like soma, dendrites and axon termini is well-documented. In this study, we isolated the electrical signaling unit of an axon by dissecting giant axons from mature squids (Dosidicus gigas). Axoplasm extracted from these axons was found to contain ribosomal RNAs, ~8000 messenger RNA species, many encoding the translation machinery, membrane proteins, translocon and signal recognition particle (SRP) subunits, endomembr...

Abby D. Altazan, and Leanne M. Redman, and Jeffrey H. Burton, and Robbie A. Beyl, and Loren E. Cain, and Elizabeth F. Sutton, and Corby K. Martin

Abstract Background Intensive lifestyle interventions in pregnancy have shown success in limiting gestational weight gain, but the effects on mood and quality of life in pregnancy and postpartum are less known. The purpose was to quantify changes in mental and physical quality of life and depressive symptoms across pregnancy and the postpartum period, to determine the association between gestational weight gain and change in mood and quality of life, and to assess the effect of a behavioral inte...

Theresa Westgård, and Isabelle Ottenvall Hammar, and Eva Holmgren, and Anna Ehrenberg, and Aase Wisten, and Anne W. Ekdahl, and Synneve Dahlin-Ivanoff, and Katarina Wilhelmson

Abstract Background Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) represent an important component of geriatric acute hospital care for frail older people, secured by a multidisciplinary team who addresses the multiple needs of physical health, functional ability, psychological state, cognition and social status. The primary objective of the pilot study was to determine feasibility for recruitment and retention rates. Secondary objectives were to establish proof of principle that CGA has the potentia...

S. E. Nelms, and J. Barnett, and A. Brownlow, and N. J. Davison, and R. Deaville, and T. S. Galloway, and P. K. Lindeque, and D. Santillo, and B. J. Godley

Abstract Plastic pollution represents a pervasive and increasing threat to marine ecosystems worldwide and there is a need to better understand the extent to which microplastics (<5 mm) are ingested by high trophic-level taxa, such as marine mammals. Here, we perform a comprehensive assessment by examining whole digestive tracts of 50 individuals from 10 species whilst operating strict contamination controls. Microplastics were ubiquitous with particles detected in every animal examined. The rel...

Andreas Platis, and Simon K. Siedersleben, and Jens Bange, and Astrid Lampert, and Konrad Bärfuss, and Rudolf Hankers, and Beatriz Cañadillas, and Richard Foreman, and Johannes Schulz-Stellenfleth, and Bughsin Djath, and Thomas Neumann, and Stefan Emeis

Abstract More than 12 GW of offshore wind turbines are currently in operation in European waters. To optimise the use of the marine areas, wind farms are typically clustered in units of several hundred turbines. Understanding wakes of wind farms, which is the region of momentum and energy deficit downwind, is important for optimising the wind farm layouts and operation to minimize costs. While in most weather situations (unstable atmospheric stratification), the wakes of wind turbines are only a...

A. Bonaduce, and A. Bonaduce, and M. Benkiran, and E. Remy, and P. Y. Le Traon, and P. Y. Le Traon, and G. Garric

<p>The impact of forthcoming wide-swath altimetry missions on the ocean analysis and forecasting system was investigated by means of OSSEs (observing system simulation experiments). These experiments were performed with a regional data assimilation system, implemented in the Iberian–Biscay–Ireland (IBI) region, at 1∕12° resolution using simulated observations derived from a fully eddy-resolving free simulation at 1∕36° resolution over the same region. The objective of the experiments was t...

Wilfredo Robayo Galvis

The International Court of Justice in exercising its contentious jurisdiction has had to deal with several international disputes concerning territorial and maritime delimitations in every continent in the world. This has enabled the Court, under the International Law of the Sea scope, to identify and develop some customary rules of delimitation based in equity infra legem, which aims to attain equitable results.

John Mwita Morobe, and Joyce Nyiro, and Samuel Brand, and Everlyn Kamau, and Elijah Gicheru, and Fredrick Eyase, and Grieven P. Otieno, and Patrick Munywoki, and Charles N. Agoti, and James D. Nokes

Background: Human rhinovirus (HRV) is the predominant cause of upper respiratory tract infections, resulting in a significant public health burden. The virus circulates as many different types (~160), each generating strong homologous, but weak heterotypic, immunity. The influence of these features on transmission patterns of HRV in the community is understudied. Methods: Nasopharyngeal swabs were collected from patients with symptoms of acute respiratory infection (ARI) at nine out-patient faci...

Masao Ohno, and Yasushi Fukuda, and Mitsuo Fukuchi

Japanese BIOMASS SIBEX II program was carried out partly by the 26th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition from December 1984 to February 1985. The vertical distributions of chlorophyll a, phaeophytin and oceanographic parameters to a depth of 200m were investigated in three areas; 9 stations in Breid Bay (70°05′-70°15′S, 23°50′-24°20′E), 7 stations off the Gunnerus Bank (68°00′-68°23′S, 30°00′-35°00′E) and 7 stations off Lutzow-Holm Bay (67°00′-68°00′S, 36°00′-38°00′E) in the Antarctic coastal...

Aaltje Y. Adema, and Camiel L. M. de Roij van Zuijdewijn, and Joost G. Hoenderop, and Martin H. de Borst, and Piet M. Ter Wee, and Annemieke C. Heijboer, and Marc G. Vervloet, and for the NIGRAM consortium,

Abstract Background The CKD-associated decline in soluble α-Klotho (α-Klotho) levels is considered detrimental. Some studies suggest a direct induction of α-Klotho concentrations by growth hormone (GH). In the present study, the effect of exogenous GH administration on α-Klotho concentrations in a clinical cohort with mild chronic kidney disease (CKD) and healthy subjects was studied. Methods A prospective, single-center open case-control pilot study was performed involving 8 patients with mild ...

Asita Kumar Rath, and Dayal R. Parhi, and Harish Chandra Das, and Manoj Kumar Muni, and Priyadarshi Biplab Kumar

With the increasing use of humanoid robots in several sectors of industrial automation and manufacturing, navigation and path planning of humanoids has emerged as one of the most promising area of research. In this paper, a navigational controller has been developed for a humanoid by using fuzzy logic as an intelligent algorithm for avoiding the obstacles present in the environment and reach the desired target position safely. Here, the controller has been designed by careful consideration of th...

Seok Hyeon Yun, and Sang Jin Park, and Chang Sun Sim, and Joo Hyun Sung, and Ahra Kim, and Jang Myeong Lee, and Sang Hyun Lee, and Jiho Lee

Abstract Background Recently, noise coming from the neighborhood via floor wall has become a great social problem. The noise between the floors can be a cause of physical and psychological problems, and the different types of floor impact sound (FIS) may have the different effects on the human’s body and mind. The purpose of this study is to assess the responses of subjective feeling, task performance ability, cortisol and HRV for the various types of floor impact. Methods Ten men and 5 women we...

Vahdet Ünal, and Huriye Göncüoğlu, and Hasan M. Sarı

ANA ELISA B. LOPES, and RAPHAEL C. GRABOWSKI, and JOYCE R. GARCIA, and ADILSON FRANSOZO, and ROGÉRIO C. DA COSTA, and KÁTIA A.N. HIROKI, and ANTONIO L. CASTILHO

ABSTRACT This is the first study to evaluate in broad spatiotemporal scales the growth parameters and population structure of Rimapenaeus constrictus, a barely damaged species composing the bycatch from shrimp fishing in the Western Atlantic. The abundance and size-class frequency distribution, growth, longevity and sex ratio were evaluated from monthly samples obtained in the northern littoral of São Paulo state from Jan/1998 to Jun/2003. We measured 5,812 individuals in which the sex ratio was...

TM. Soares, and DA. Coutinho, and LD. Lacerda, and MO. Moraes, and MF. Rebelo

This study describes the accumulation of Hg and metallothionein gene expression in Litopenaeus vannamei Boone, 1931 with aquafeeds as the major source of Hg. Trials were conducted under controlled conditions in experimental tank facilities with high (indoor tanks) and low (outdoor tanks) Hg aquafeeds concentrations. Aquafeeds were the sole source of Hg for the shrimps and concentrations varied from 5.4 to 124 ng.g-1 d.w.. In the three animal fractions analysed; muscle (6,3 - 15,9 ng.g-1); hepato...

Li F, and Yao P, and Hsue C, and Xu J, and Lou Q

Fan Li,1,* Ping Yao,2,* Cunyi Hsue,3 Jin Xu,4 Qingqing Lou11Department of Health Education, Jiangsu Province Hospital on Integration of Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People&rsquo;s Republic of China; 2Department of Endocrinology, Jiangsu Province Hospital on Integration of Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People&rsquo;s Republic of China; 3Hangzhou 9th Middle School, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People&rsquo;s Republic of China; 4Department of Bioengineering, University o...

Schunter Marco, and Chu Hiutung, and Hayes Timothy L, and McConnell Delandy, and Crawford Sean S, and Luciw Paul A, and Bengmark Stig, and Asmuth David M, and Brown Jennifer, and Bevins Charles L, and Shacklett Barbara L, and Critchfield J

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Infection with HIV-1 results in marked immunologic insults and structural damage to the intestinal mucosa, including compromised barrier function. While the development of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has been a major advancement in the treatment of HIV-1 infection, the need for novel complementary interventions to help restore intestinal structural and functional integrity remains unmet. Known properties of pre-, pro-, and synbiotics suggest ...

Barton Pelham, and Bedi Raman, and Prescott Robin J, and Amos Amanda, and White Martin, and Bhopal Raj S, and Upton Penney, and Aveyard Paul, and Begh Rachna A, and Fletcher Monica, and Gill Paramjit, and Zaidi Qaim, and Sheikh Aziz

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Smoking prevalence is high among Pakistani and Bangladeshi men in the UK, but there are few tailored smoking cessation programmes for Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities. The aim of this study was to pilot a cluster randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of Pakistani and Bangladeshi smoking cessation outreach workers with standard care to improve access to and the success of English smoking cessation services.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A pilot ...

Reichard Martin, and Watters Brian R, and Wildekamp Rudolf H, and Sonnenberg Rainer, and Nagy Béla, and Polačik Matej, and Valdesalici Stefano, and Cellerino Alessandro, and Cooper Barry J, and Hengstler Holger, and Rosenstock John, and Sainthouse Ian

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Commentary and discussion on a recent paper promoting the use of <it>Nothobranchius guentheri</it>, a small African annual fish from the Island of Zanzibar as a tool to control mosquito larvae in temporary bodies of freshwater throughout Africa is presented.</p> <p>Arguments on major points; (1) expected low success of annual fish introductions, (2) low success of mosquito control in the field, (3) ecological threats, and (4) ethical issues are detailed.</p> <p>Despite serious...

Xin Wei, and Wei Wei, and Li Xiaoying

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Effects of fish oil on systematic inflammation in chronic heart failure remain unclear. In this meta-analysis, we aimed to evaluate the influence of fish oil supplementation on circulating levels of inflammatory markers in patients with chronic heart failure.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Human randomized controlled trials, which compared the effects of fish oil supplementation with placebo in patients with chronic heart failure, were identified by systematic search ...

Jini R, and Swapna HC, and Amit Kumar Rai, and Vrinda R, and Halami PM, and Sachindra NM, and Bhaskar N

Proteolytic and/or lipolytic lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were isolated from visceral wastes of different fresh water fishes. LAB count was found to be highest in case of visceral wastes of Mrigal (5.88 log cfu/g) and lowest in that of tilapia (4.22 log cfu/g). Morphological, biochemical and molecular characterization of the selected LAB isolates were carried out. Two isolates FJ1 (E. faecalis NCIM5367) and LP3 (P. acidilactici NCIM5368) showed both proteolytic and lipolytic properties. All the si...

Ana L. Ibáñez, and Héctor Espinosa-Pérez, and José L. García-Calderón

Durante los años 2001-2009, el gobierno federal produjo 780 millones de crías pertenecientes a 22 taxa que se sembraron en cuerpos de agua interiores. El principal propósito de esta siembra fue la repoblación con fines pesqueros. Mediante información del mismo gobierno, se analiza la relación producción-siembra de crías de los Centros Piscícolas federales y su efecto en la producción pesquera estatal en aguas interiores mexicanas. Se plantea que esta producción está relacionada con la siembra de...

Rita Azevedo de Paiva, and Cid Marcos David, and Gilberto Barbosa Domont

Na sepse ocorre desregulação da expressão gênica. Os marcadores genéticos revelam apenas o genótipo do indivíduo, não sendo afetados pelos processos biológicos decorrentes da ação do ambiente, estes expressos nas proteínas. Este estudo teve como objetivo alcançar maior compreensão sobre as bases moleculares da sepse. Para tal realizou a identificação e análise da expressão diferencial de proteínas no soro de paciente séptico em diferentes estágios de gravidade (sepse, sepse grave e choque séptic...

Juliano Vilaverde Schmitt, and Giovana Bombonatto, and Manoela Martin, and Hélio Amante Miot

The hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic debilitating inflammatory disease whose etiology is not fully understood. We conducted a pilot case-control study matched by sex and age with other dermatological patients to analyze possible risk factors associated with this disease. We included 15 cases and 45 controls, 67% were women. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis identified significant association with smoking, higher body mass index and family history. The use of hormonal c...

F. Gianfreda, and G. Mastronuzzi, and P. Sansò

The Lesina coastal barrier is characterized by the presence of three wide washover fans. They were formed by three distinct tsunamis which struck the northern coast of the Gargano Promontory (Apulia, Italy) during historical times. A model for their formation is presented. It takes into account the geomorphological data collected and some reports about the effect of recent tsunamis on coastal barriers and beaches. Washover fans were produced by tsunami waves which ran through coseismic cr...

Răzvan VOICU, and Larry GREENBERG

Longitudinal connectivity represent the way in which organisms move the energy and material exchanges located throughout the water. Fragmentation the longitudinal connectivity of watercourses caused by dams or other hydrotechnical constructions represent a major impact on sediment transport, hydrological regime, downstream moving and biota migration. The hydromorphological elements (river continuity), as well as chemical, biological, physicochemical elements characterize the ecological status of...

Markowski Maciej, and Golus Włodzimierz, and Polkowska Żaneta, and Kwidzińska Monika

Lobelia lakes are valuable elements of the natural environment. They are characterised by low trophy, mainly in-forest location and a high transparency of water. However, similarly to other surface waters, they are subjected to increasing anthropogenic pressures, a good indicator of which is the level of surfactants, also called surface-active agents (SAAs). The aim of the study was to evaluate the intensity of anthropogenic pressures in 13 selected lobelia lakes and 14 streams in the catchments...

Selivanova M., and Rozhko T., and Devyatlovskaya A., and Kudryasheva N.

Aguilar-Aguilar R., and Delgado-Estrella A., and Moreno-Navarrete R.

Borgsteede F., and Kavetska K., and Zoun P.

Nandi Sudarshana, and Saikia Surjya Kumar

Factor and multiple regression analysis were used to extract the morphometric variables that contributed to feeding success in three small freshwater fishes. Of the first two factors, factor 1, showed high loading of gut weight (GW), length of the upper (UJ), and lower jaws (LJ) in mola, Amblypharyngodon mola (Hamilton), and GW and vertical mouth opening (VMO) in punti, Puntius ticto (Hamilton). In darikana, Esomus danricus (Hamilton), GW, horizontal mouth opening (HMO), and VMO were highly load...

Alexander T. Lowe, and Julia Bos, and Jennifer Ruesink

Abstract Ocean acidification poses serious threats to coastal ecosystem services, yet few empirical studies have investigated how local ecological processes may modulate global changes of pH from rising atmospheric CO2. We quantified patterns of pH variability as a function of atmospheric CO2 and local physical and biological processes at 83 sites over 25 years in the Salish Sea and two NE Pacific estuaries. Mean seawater pH decreased significantly at −0.009 ± 0.0005 pH yr−1 (0.22 pH over 25 yea...

Manfred Schartl

In recent years, zebrafish, and to a lesser extent medaka, have become widely used small animal models for human diseases. These organisms have convincingly demonstrated the usefulness of fish for improving our understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanisms leading to pathological conditions, and for the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic tools. Despite the usefulness of zebrafish and medaka in the investigation of a wide spectrum of traits, there is evidence to suggest that o...

Prescilla Perrichon, and Christina Pasparakis, and Edward M. Mager, and John D. Stieglitz, and Daniel D. Benetti, and Martin Grosell, and Warren W. Burggren

Cardiovascular performance is altered by temperature in larval fishes, but how acute versus chronic temperature exposures independently affect cardiac morphology and physiology in the growing larva is poorly understood. Consequently, we investigated the influence of water temperature on cardiac plasticity in developing mahi-mahi. Morphological (e.g. standard length, heart angle) and physiological cardiac variables (e.g. heart rate fH, stroke volume, cardiac output) were recorded under two condit...