ULTIMO AGGIORNAMENTO BANCA DATI: 13/09/2024 13:00:57
Organisms develop local adaptations to cope with spatially and temporally variable environments such as estuarine habitats, where abiotic parameters such as salinity and temperature fluctuate continuously. Studying the regulation of gene expression in a variable environment allows us to understand the ...
There is an increasing concern that anthropogenic noise could have a significant impact on the marine environment, but there is still insufficient data for most invertebrates. What do they perceive? We investigated this question in oysters Magallana gigas (Crassostrea gigas) using pure tone exposures, ...
The invention related to a processed edible product comprising a complex of at least one antimicrobial compound and a polyelectrolyte complex of a polyanion and a polycation. The invention further relates to a method for producing a processed edible product comprising a complex of at least one antimicrobial ...
A method for producing a modified food containing a protein and a preparation for modifying a food containing a protein are provided. A food raw material containing a protein is treated by using an oxidizing agent and/or an oxidoreductase in combination with a metal and/or a metal-containing substance ...
For a vessel steering apparatus for performing a movement control to move a vessel to a target position on the basis of a signal of a GPS apparatus, a movement control stop area, a buffer area adjacent to the movement control stop area, and a movement-controlling area adjacent to the buffer area are ...
Disclosed is an underwater camera including a waterproof housing comprising a main body configured to contain a camera and a lens aperture for a lens of the camera. A line attachment system is configured to secure the waterproof housing to a continuous filament, such as a fishing line, such that the ...
The present invention relates to an underwater harvesting system (1) for harvesting zooplankton or mesoplagic fishes, comprising an underwater vehicle (2) for being lowered into the sea and towed behind a surface vessel (3), comprising a housing (21) provided with an inlet (22) through which zooplankton-containing-fluid ...
A drive gear (31; 111) as a reel part is provided for a fishing reel including an inner member (31a; 111a) and an outer member (31b; 111b), the inner member has a surface treatment layer (31c, 111c) and the outer member is fixed to an outer peripheral side of the inner member (31a; 111a), wherein the ...
Process for the treatment of an aqueous composition of algae, comprising the addition to said composition of at least one bicarbonate, in a total amount, relative to the amount of dry matter of the composition before addition of the bicarbonate, of at least 0.5% by weight and of at most 8% by weight...
The protein preparation produced from rape seeds has a protein content of less than 90% based on the dry mass, has a brightness L*, determined according to CIE-L*a*b* color scale, of at least 70 and also has at least water-binding, oil-binding and emulsifying functionality. The method for producing ...
The present invention is directed to recombinant thraustochytrids that grow on xylose and cell cultures comprising the recombinant thraustochytrids as well as methods of producing cell cultures, biomasses, microbial oils, compositions, and biofuels using the recombinant thraustochytrids.
An extruded, pressed or particulate fish feed is described. Also described is a method for reduction of the content of undesired nutrients in water discharged from a fish farm, and a process for increasing the mechanical strength or shear resistance of faeces from fish in a fish farm.
As the total world transport of oil by tankers has grown, the potential risks to property damage and marine pollution have been increasing. Tanker collision is one of the most common causes of oil spills because collision damage has increased in recent years to an unprecedented level. This paper proposes ...
Abstract Field joint coatings are key to the integrity of pipeline. A functional field joint must be compatible with the thermal insulation system from factory coating, can be applied within a suitable cycle time of the process and can withstand static and dynamic mechanical strengths during its fabrication, ...
Abstract Deciding where to reproduce is a major challenge for most animals. Many select habitats based upon cues of successful reproduction by conspecifics, such as the presence of offspring from past reproductive events. For example, some fishes select spawning habitat following odors released by ...
Most studies reporting an inverse association between the consumption of vegetables and fruits and head and neck cancer (HNC) risk were conducted in Western populations and only a few included East Asians. The current case-control study investigated the association between diet and HNC risk using data ...
Multicellular, filamentous, sulfur-oxidizing bacteria, known as cable bacteria, were discovered attached to fibers of a carbon brush electrode serving as an anode of a benthic microbial fuel cell (BMFC). The BMFC had been operated in a temperate estuarine environment for over a year before collecting ...
Caisang Lake, a human-modified wetland, experienced dramatic habitat alterations from the planting of lotus and culturing of crab. Whether the Caisang Lake still maintains populations of wintering waterbirds is of great concern. Here, we compare the changes in waterbird populations before and after ...
For first generation scientists after the cognitive revolution, knowers were in active control over all (stages of) information processing. Then, following a decade of transition shaped by intense controversy, embodied cognition emerged and suggested sources of control other than those implied by metaphysical ...
Researchers increasingly view animal personality traits as products of natural selection. We present data that describe the personalities of 128 eastern chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) currently living in or who lived their lives in the Kasekela and Mitumba communities of Gombe National ...