Starved larvae of the silversides O. hatcheri (2- and 5-days-old) and Odontesthes bonariensis (5-days-old) were used to compare the oxygen consumption rates at 0, 5, 10, 20 and 30 ppt salinity. Oxygen ...

The Pantanal is the largest seasonal freshwater wetland on Earth, characterized by the seasonal flooding and complex mosaic vegetation, which determines its biodiversity. Among this biodiversity, dung ...

Rats are thin-tailed, medium-size rodents that originated in Asia and Australia but are now found all over the world. "True rats" are members of the genus Rattus, but other rodent genera are also ...

The Atlantic eel that Ken Slazyk pulled from the pot in the James River, 8 miles downstream from Hopewell, was a green, 18-inch-long juvenile that had, in one of the greatest mysteries of modern ...

And a surprise: "A spot, 80 miles from the bay," said Slazyk, holding a 4-inch-long specimen of Leiostomus xanthurus, a small short-lived saltwater fish that anglers routinely pull from the ...

Rat species are found throughout the order Rodentia. Stereotypical rats are found in the genus Rattus, which includes some of the better-known species of rat, such as the brown rat (Rattus ...

Maturation Spawning and Larviculture of Atlantic Croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) at Low Salinity. M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: Eric Saillant. Murphy, Nickolas Vegetative Community and Health ...

including Rattus xanthurus (yellow-tailed rat) an uncertain "group" containing unaffiliated species whose phylogenetic history has not yet been established Due to the disease risk they represent (and ...

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Zebrasoma belongs to the surgeonfish and comes in different varieties – Zebrasoma flavescens, Zebrasoma xanthurus (Yellowtail tang), Zebrasoma desjardinii, Zebrasoma gemmatum, Zebrasoma veliferum and ...

JACKSONVILLE – Fish scales flew around Bright’s Seafood like confetti at a parade for King Neptune. My memory of that afternoon is as clear as the fall day when I witnessed the flurry. Owners Bennie ...