Sectioned pelvic fin ray ageing of muskellunge Esox masquinongy from a Virginia river: comparisons among readers, with cleithrum estimates, and with tag–recapture growth data     

T. O. BRENDEN  E. M. HALLERMAN  & B. R. MURPHY 《Fisheries Management and Ecology》2006,13(1):31-37

Abstract  The potential utility of pelvic fin rays as ageing structures was evaluated for southern US muskellunge Esox masquinongy Mitchill populations by comparing age estimates among three readers and against cleithrum estimates, and by comparing observed length changes of tagged fish with changes predicted from growth equations based on pelvic fin ray age estimates. Mean coefficient of variation in age estimates among all readers and between the two readers with prior ageing experience was 17.8% and 5.6%, respectively. Exact and within 1-year agreement rates between pelvic fin rays and cleithra were 76% and 100%, respectively. Mean (± 2 SE) estimated absolute error between observed and predicted length changes for 13 tagged muskellunge was 30 ± 14 mm. This evaluation indicated that pelvic fin rays may prove to be a useful, non-lethal method for ageing muskellunge in southern US waters. Validation studies are still needed to ensure that growth rings form consistently throughout fish's life span.  相似文献   

Linear methods to estimate kinships from genetic marker data for the construction of core sets in genetic conservation schemes     

H. Eding  T. H. E. Meuwissen 《Zeitschrift für Tierzüchtung und Züchtungsbiologie》2003,120(5):289-302

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THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ENTOMOLOGY     

Herrick GW 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1928,68(1759):237-244

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THE TRAVERTINE RECORD OF BLAKE SEA     

Macdougal DT  Sykes G 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1915,42(1073):133-134

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AUTHORS' ABSTRACTS     

Fulcher GS 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1940,91(2356):191

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Illusive memory     

T WB 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1884,3(59):345

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COPYRIGHT     

Leland WG 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1940,91(2357):215-216

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THE STRUCTURE OF PANTOTHENIC ACID     

Williams RJ  Major RT 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1940,91(2358):246-247

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Crystalluria. Observations, interpretations, and misinterpretations     

C A Osborne  T D O'Brien  H K Ghobrial  L Meihak  J B Stevens 《Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice》1986,16(1):45-65

Crystalluria results from oversaturation of urine with crystallogenic substance. However, oversaturation may occur as a result of in vitro as well as in vivo events. The microscopic appearance of crystals only represents a tentative identification of their composition because variable conditions associated with their formation, growth, and dissolution may alter their appearance. Definitive identification is dependent on physical methods such as optical crystallography, x-ray diffraction, and electron microscopic analysis.  相似文献   

Acid-induced autoagglutination found in chicken pathogenic Escherichia coli strain.     

T Sekizaki  Y Nakasato  I Nonomura 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》1992,54(3):493-499

Chicken pathogenic Escherichia coli strains were found to autoagglutinate in a static culture of trypticase soy broth (TSB). One strain, designated PDI-386, was further studied for its autoagglutinating property. Acidity in the cultured medium caused by glucose degradation induced the autoagglutination. The bacterial cells grown in a glucose-free L-broth could be aggregated by adding acid, which suggests a potentiality of autoagglutination of the strain grown in the L-broth. The autoagglutinating parent (Agg) formed small colonies with irregular edges like rough colonies on the TS agar, whereas its non-autoagglutinating variant (Nag) formed larger smooth colonies with a perfectly round edge. The Nag colony was easily generated from the Agg colony on the TS agar. The autoagglutinating property was very unstable when the bacteria was passed in the TSB, but rather stable in the L-broth. Under electron microscope, the Agg were found to possess pili of more than 20 microns in length. However, the phenotypic expression of autoagglutination did not correlate with that of mannose-sensitive hemagglutination against guinea pig erythrocytes. Incubation of the Nag in the L-broth at room temperature for more than 10 days provoked the reversion of the autoagglutination. There was no difference between the Agg and the Nag in terms of surface hydrophobicity, sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) patterns of membrane proteins and LPS, and plasmid profiles. The virulence of the Agg was higher than that of the Nag. The autoagglutination property is, however, so unstable that the pathogenicity of E. coli isolates from chickens should be carefully evaluated.  相似文献