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Study location and species The blacktip reef shark is a medium-sized shark, up to 1.5 m total length, and is widely distributed on Indo-West Pacific coral reefs24. The species mostly inhabits shallow reefs and sand-flats of atolls and high islands25,26,27,28 and occasionally non-reef environments29. Blacktip reef sharks are the subject of wildlife tourism, for example in […] More
There could be multiple proximate causes for fluorescence in response to blue or ultra-violet wavelengths within amphibians and the exact mechanisms that produce biofluorescence in these vertebrates require further study. Biofluorescence associated with bold colors could be the result of both chemical and structural elements of the amphibian dermal chromatophore unit24. Some pigments, like pterins […] More
NEWS 27 February 2020 The vast, wild depths between light and shadow face increasing threats from climate change and overfishing. Jeff Tollefson Search for this author in: Although thought to be the most abundant vertebrates on Earth, little is known about the species of bristlemouths that inhabit the oceans’ twilight zone.Credit: Solvin Zankl/NPL It is […] More
Study site Sampling was conducted in the subtidal North Sea during RV Heincke cruise 432 in autumn 2014. The sampling site (GPS 54 °10.48′N, 7° 57.44′E) was located in the German Bight between Helgoland and Bremerhaven, where nutrient supply of the rivers Weser and Elbe is fueling enhanced primary production27. The water depth was around 20 meters […] More
1. WHO. Neglected tropical diseases. Schistosomiasis and Soiltransmitted Helminthiases: Number of People Treated in 2017, https://www.who.int/neglected_diseases/resources/who_wer9350/en/ (2018). 2. King, C. H. & Dangerfield-Cha, M. The unacknowledged impact of chronic schistosomiasis. Chronic Illness 4, 65–79, https://doi.org/10.1177/1742395307084407 (2008). 3. Lozano, R. et al. Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in […] More
Morphological characteristics of rice seedlings On D10 (the 10th day after sowing), rice seedlings in the M treatment (ramie fiber nonwoven film present) were 12.7% shorter than seedlings in the NM treatment group (not using the film). By D20 (the 20th day after sowing), rice seedlings in the M treatment group were still shorter than […] More
Study area The study area is the central Hunan hilly soil conservation and living environmental protection section (V-4-6-tr), which is one of the 117 sections in the soil and water conservation regionalization scheme, and belongs to the secondary regionalization south Yangtze River hilly subregion (V-4), with the primary regionalization being the South China red soil […] More
Antimicrobial effect of leather treated at the stage of fatliquoring When assessing antimicrobial effect of leather fatliquored with oregano oil (3%) after one month, a very good antimicrobial activity of the leather was confirmed by considerable zones of growth inhibition for mould Scopulariopsis brevicaulis (>32 mm), yeasts Candida albicans (16 mm), bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis […] More
