• Cryptic lineage differentiation among Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) in the northwest Indian Ocean 

  Gray, Howard W I; Nishida, Shin; Welch, Andreanna J; Moura, Andre E; Tanabe, Shinsuke; Kiani, Muhammad Shoaib; Culloch, Ross M; Moller, Luciana Marta; Ponnampalam, Louisa Shobhini; Minton, Gianna; Gore, Mauvis A; Collins, Tim; Willson, Andrew; Baldwin, Robert M; Hoelzel, Alan Rus (Elsevier, 2017-12-30)

  Phylogeography can provide insight into the potential for speciation and identify geographic regions and evolutionary processes associated with species richness and evolutionary endemism. In the marine environment, highly ...

• Twenty six new species of Leioproctus (Colletellus): Australian Neopasiphaeinae, all but one with two submarginal cells (Hymenoptera, Colletidae, Leioproctus) 

  Leijs, Remko; Dorey, James; Hogendoorn, Katja (Pensoft, 2018-12-31)

  Twenty six new species of Australian Leioproctus (subgenus Colletellus) (Hymenoptera, Colletidae) are described: aberrans Leijs, sp. n., alatus Leijs, sp. n., albipilosus Leijs, sp. n., albiscopis Leijs, sp. n., aliceafontanus ...

• Chromosomal instability causes sensitivity to protein folding stress and ATP depletion 

  Khan, Mahwish; Shaukat, Zeeshan; Saint, Robert; Gregory, Stephen L (The Company of Biologists Ltd, 2018-10-16)

  Aneuploidy ­– having an unbalanced genome – is poorly tolerated at the cellular and organismal level. It gives rise to proteotoxic stress as well as a stereotypical oxidative shift which makes these cells sensitive to ...

• Specific MHC class I supertype associated with parasite infection and color morph in a wild lizard population 

  Hacking, Jessica; Stuart-Fox, Devi; Godfrey, Stephanie Susan; Gardner, Michael George (Wiley, 2018-09-17)

  The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a large gene family that plays a central role in the immune system of all jawed vertebrates. Nonavian reptiles are underrepresented within the MHC literature and little is ...

• Spatiotemporal use predicts social partitioning of bottlenose dolphins with strong home range overlap 

  Genoves, Rodrigo Cezar; Fruet, Pedro F; Di Tullio, Juliana C; Moller, Luciana Marta; Secchi, Eduardo R (Wiley, 2018-12-11)

  Ranging behaviour and temporal patterns of individuals are known to be fundamental sources of variation in social networks. Spatiotemporal dynamics can both provide and inhibit opportunities for individuals to associate, ...

• Development of immune functionality in larval and juvenile crimson snapper Lutjanus erythropterus (Bloch 1790) 

  Cui, Ke; Fu, Zhilu; Cheng, Dachuan; Yang, Qibin; Ma, Zhenhua; Qin, Jianguang; Hu, Jing (Elsevier, 2018-03-07)

  Ontogenetic development of the immune system in crimson snapper (Lutjanus erythropterus Bloch 1790) larvae was histologically and enzymatically studied from hatch to 36 days post-hatch (DPH). Primitive hepatopancreas ...

• Population Connectivity of the Highly Migratory Shortfin Mako (Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque 1810) and Implications for Management in the Southern Hemisphere 

  Corrigan, Shannon; Lowther, Andrew D; Beheregaray, Luciano Bellagamba; Bruce, Barry D; Cliff, Geremy; Duffy, Clinton A; Foulis, Alan; Francis, Malcolm P; Goldsworthy, Simon D; Hyde, John R; Jabado, Rima W; Kacev, Dovi; Marshall, Lindsay; Mucientes, Gonzalo R; Naylor, Gavin J P; Pepperell, Julian G; Queiroz, Nuno; White, William T; Wintner, Sanine P; Rogers, Paul J (Frontiers, 2018-11-20)

  In this paper we combine analyses of satellite telemetry and molecular data to investigate spatial connectivity and genetic structure among populations of shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) in and around Australian waters, ...

• Skeletal Ontogeny and Anomalies in Larval and Juvenile Crimson Snapper, Lutjanus erythropterus Bloch, 1790 

  Cheng, Dachuan; Hassan, Md Mahbubul; Ma, Zhenhua; Yang, Qibin; Qin, Jianguang (ResearchersLinks, 2018-04-05)

  Skeletal anomalies in farmed fish affect animal welfare and economic return in aquaculture but very limited information exists on skeletal ontogeny and anomalies among species of the family Lutjanidae. This study describes ...

• Assessing the immunogenicity of an inactivated monovalent vaccine in the endangered African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) 

  Anderson, Nicole; Smith, Ian (Elsevier, 2019-01-29)

  Captive held African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) were vaccinated with a commercially available inactivated canine parvovirus (CPV) vaccine licensed for use in domestic dogs. Serological responses were recorded by testing for ...

• Baseline and stress-induced blood properties of male and female Darwin’s small ground finch (Geospiza fuliginosa) of the Galapagos Islands 

  Clark, Timothy D; Kleindorfer, Sonia Marie; Dudaniec, Rachael (Elsevier, 2017-11-29)

  Birds are renowned for exhibiting marked sex-specific differences in activity levels and reproductive investment during the breeding season, potentially impacting circulating blood parameters associated with stress and ...

• Forskolin reduces fat accumulation in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) through stimulating lipolysis and beta-oxidation 

  Zhang, Han; Wen, Jia-Jing; Zhang, Yun-Ni; Limbu, Samwel Mchele; Du, Zhenyu; Qin, Jianguang; Chen, Li Qiao (Elsevier, 2018-12-26)

  High fat diets are commonly used in aquaculture to reduce feed cost in Nile tilapia, but impair its lipid homeostasis. This study evaluated the role of forskolin on reducing fat accumulation in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis ...

• STRmix™ collaborative exercise on DNA mixture interpretation 

  Bright, Jo-Anne; Cheng, Kevin; McGovern, Catherine; Kelly, Hannah; Moretti, Tamyra R; Smith, Michael A; Bieber, Frederick R; Budowle, Bruce; Coble, Michael D; Alghafri, Rashed; Allen, Paul Stafford; Barber, Amy; Beamer, Vickie; Buettner, Christina; Russell, Melanie; Gehrig, Christian; Hicks, Tacha; Charak, Jessica; Cheong-Wing, Kate; Ciecko, Anne; Davis, Christie T; Donley, Michael; Pedersen, Natalie; Gartside, Bill; Granger, Dominic; Greer-Ritzheimer, Mary Margaret; Reisinger, Erick; Kennedy, Jarrah; Grammer, Erin; Kaplan, Maria; Hansen, David; Larsen, Hans J; Laureano, Alanna; Li, Christina; Lien, Eugene; Lindberg, Emilia; Kelly, Ciara; Mallinder, Ben; Malsom, Simon; Yacovone-Margetts, Alyse; McWhorter, Andrew; Prajapati, Sapana M; Powell, Tamar; Shutler, Gary; Stevenson, Kate; Stonehouse, April R; Smith, Lindsey; Murakami, Julie; Halsing, Eric; Wright, Darren; Clark, Leigh; Taylor, Duncan A; Buckleton, John (Elsevier, 2019-01-15)

  In forensic DNA analysis there is valid interest in the reliability of the interpretation reported. Reliability, in part but not fully, relates to the scientific concepts of repeatability, reproducibility, and accuracy. ...

• In vitro studies of the neuroprotective activities of astaxanthin and fucoxanthin against amyloid beta (Aβ1-42) toxicity and aggregation 

  Alghazwi, Mousa; Smid, Scott; Musgrave, Ian; Zhang, Wei (Elsevier, 2019-01-09)

  Amyloid beta (Aβ) can aggregate and form plaques, which are considered as one of the major hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. This study aims to directly compare the neuroprotective activities in vitro of two marine-derived ...

• Dietary supplementation of selenium yeast enhances the antioxidant capacity and immune response of juvenile Eriocheir Sinensis under nitrite stress 

  Wang, Xiaodan; Shen, Zhenhua; Wang, Chunling; Li, Erchao; Qin, Jianguang; Chen, Li Qiao (Elsevier, 2018-12-31)

  This study elucidates the response to nitrite stress and the effect of dietary selenium supplements on the growth, antioxidant activity, immunity and transcriptome of juvenile Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis. In the ...

• Tissue-specific transcriptional biomarkers in medicinal plants: Application of large-scale meta-analysis and computational systems biology 

  Tahmasebi, Ahmad; Ebrahimie, Esmaeil; Pakniyat, Hassan; Ebrahimi, Mansour; Mohammadi-Dehcheshmeh, Manijeh (Elsevier, 2019-01-05)

  Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites in plant is a complex process, regulated by many genes and influenced by several factors. In recent years, the next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology and advanced statistical ...

• Comparison of the in vitro antibacterial activity of Ramizol, fidaxomicin, vancomycin, and metronidazole against 100 clinical isolates of Clostridium difficile by broth microdilution 

  Wolfe, Cindy; Pagano, Paul; Pillar, Chris M; Shinabarger, Dean L; Boulos, Ramiz A (Elsevier, 2018-06-19)

  Antibiotic drug development remains a major challenge with few candidates in clinical development. Ramizol, a first-in-class styrylbenzene antibiotic, is under development for the treatment of Clostridium difficile associated ...

• The effect of varying the number of contributors in the prosecution and alternate propositions 

  Buckleton, John S; Bright, Jo-Anne; Cheng, Kevin; Kelly, Hannah; Taylor, Duncan A (Elsevier, 2018-11-12)

  Using a simplified model, we examine the effect of varying the number of contributors in the prosecution and alternate propositions for a number of simulated examples. We compare the Slooten and Caliebe [1] solution, ...

• Bacterial community structure in the Bohai Strait provides insights into organic matter niche partitioning 

  Wang, Yibo; Wang, Bin; Dann, Lisa M; Mitchell, James Gordon; Hu, Xiaoke; Tang, Haitian; Zhang, Hua; Sheng, Yanqing (Elsevier, 2018-09-01)

  The Bohai Strait is a crucial pathway for water exchange between the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea, and exhibits a robust spatiotemporal pattern of hydrodynamic conditions. 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing was applied to study ...

• The effect of long-term atmospheric changes on the macroevolution of birds 

  Serrano, Francisco Jose; Chiappe, Luis Maria; Palmqvist, Paul; Figueirido, Borja; Long, John A; Sanz, Jose Luis (Elsevier, 2018-10-02)

  Atmospheric conditions are critical for a range of biological functions—locomotion among others—and long-term changes in these conditions have been identified as causal for different macroevolutionary patterns. Here we ...

• Growth and metabolomic responses of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) to different dietary fatty acid sources and salinity levels 

  Chen, Ke; Li, Erchao; Xu, Chang; Wang, Xiaodan; Li, Huifeng; Qin, Jianguang; Chen, Li Qiao (Elsevier, 2018-09-30)

  The outstanding benefits of and strong interest in the inland low-salinity culture of penaeid shrimp have led to the growth of this industry worldwide. This study aimed to explore the effects of dietary fatty acids on ...

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