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Vegetation and sand characteristics influencing nesting activity of Caretta caretta on Sekania beach
Despite its relatively small length (650 m), Sekania beach on Zakynthos island (Ionian sea) is the single most important Caretta caretta L. nesting beach in the Mediterranean Sea. The aim of this work was to tackle the possible relationships of sand and vegetation characteristics with the nesting activity of sea turtle C. caretta. The vegetation structure and distribution along the sandy beach was studied with the use of line transect method. Grouping of plant species was revealed through an ordination method. Plant groups were distinguished and mapped. Sand texture, pH, and organic matter were measured on the transects. Nesting activity was also mapped on the beach and hatching success was recorded. It was concluded that where sand salinity is high enough to prevent vegetation development, wet sand is located at a threshold depth for excavating an egg chamber. It seems that well-sorted sand grains favor nesting activity on the beach. The increase of fine sand - from east to west - is proportional with the reduction of nesting density. The data collected for this study are organized in a GIS database, which could be the basis for the establishment of an integrated monitoring system for Sekania beach. 相似文献
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Zdobnov EM von Mering C Letunic I Torrents D Suyama M Copley RR Christophides GK Thomasova D Holt RA Subramanian GM Mueller HM Dimopoulos G Law JH Wells MA Birney E Charlab R Halpern AL Kokoza E Kraft CL Lai Z Lewis S Louis C Barillas-Mury C Nusskern D Rubin GM Salzberg SL Sutton GG Topalis P Wides R Wincker P Yandell M Collins FH Ribeiro J Gelbart WM Kafatos FC Bork P 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2002,298(5591):149-159
Comparison of the genomes and proteomes of the two diptera Anopheles gambiae and Drosophila melanogaster, which diverged about 250 million years ago, reveals considerable similarities. However, numerous differences are also observed; some of these must reflect the selection and subsequent adaptation associated with different ecologies and life strategies. Almost half of the genes in both genomes are interpreted as orthologs and show an average sequence identity of about 56%, which is slightly lower than that observed between the orthologs of the pufferfish and human (diverged about 450 million years ago). This indicates that these two insects diverged considerably faster than vertebrates. Aligned sequences reveal that orthologous genes have retained only half of their intron/exon structure, indicating that intron gains or losses have occurred at a rate of about one per gene per 125 million years. Chromosomal arms exhibit significant remnants of homology between the two species, although only 34% of the genes colocalize in small "microsyntenic" clusters, and major interarm transfers as well as intra-arm shuffling of gene order are detected. 相似文献
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Kottaridi C Nomikou K Teodori L Savini G Lelli R Markoulatos P Mangana O 《Veterinary microbiology》2006,116(4):310-316
Thirteen orf virus isolates obtained during the time period between 1995 and 2004 from crusted scab lesions of nine sheep and four goats from different geographical areas of Greece and Italy with suspected contagious ecthyma infection were analyzed. DNA of all isolates was successfully amplified by PCR with the primers 045F-045R and identified them as parapox virus. Partial DNA sequence of orf virus interferon resistant (VIR) gene, phylogenetic analysis of the available isolates and amino acid comparison of the interferon resistance protein encoded by this genomic region was carried out. According to the results of the present report a precise characterisation of the genomic region studied might provide evidence for the genetic variation and movement of the circulating orf virus strains. 相似文献
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Almudena Enterria Michael Slocum David A. Bengtson Panayotis D. Karayannakidis Chong M. Lee 《Journal of the World Aquaculture Society》2011,42(6):753-765
Soybean meal (SBM), corn gluten meal (CGM), and canola protein concentrate (CPC) as alternative protein sources to fish meal (FM) were individually evaluated for growth performance at 0, 20, 30, 40, and 50% replacement with amino acid (AA) supplementation using juvenile summer flounder, Paralichthys dentatus, in an 8‐wk feeding. Two‐way ANOVA indicated no significant main effect for plant protein source, but a significant main effect for replacement level. Comparison of the individual treatments revealed significant differences in weight gain (WG) between the FM treatment and 50% replacement level for all protein sources, as well as between the FM treatment and 30% replacement with CPC. Replacement of FM with SBM at 40% resulted in the least cost/kg WG. In a follow‐up study, a combination of SBM–CGM–CPC at 40% replacement was evaluated with and without AA, phytase (0.2%), or taurine (1%), versus FM and SBM (40% replacement of FM) with AA. The SBM–CGM–CPC diet with either AA or taurine provided a significantly better food conversion ratio and less cost/kg WG than the SBM diet, and the SBM–CGM–CPC diet with taurine provided a significantly better protein efficiency ratio than the SBM diet. On the basis of these results, more study of taurine in plant protein diets for summer flounder appears warranted. 相似文献
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Translating land cover/land use classifications to habitat taxonomies for landscape monitoring: a Mediterranean assessment 总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0
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Cirimotich CM Dong Y Clayton AM Sandiford SL Souza-Neto JA Mulenga M Dimopoulos G 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2011,332(6031):855-858
Malaria parasite transmission depends on the successful transition of Plasmodium through discrete developmental stages in the lumen of the mosquito midgut. Like the human intestinal tract, the mosquito midgut contains a diverse microbial flora, which may compromise the ability of Plasmodium to establish infection. We have identified an Enterobacter bacterium isolated from wild mosquito populations in Zambia that renders the mosquito resistant to infection with the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum by interfering with parasite development before invasion of the midgut epithelium. Phenotypic analyses showed that the anti-Plasmodium mechanism requires small populations of replicating bacteria and is mediated through a mosquito-independent interaction with the malaria parasite. We show that this anti-Plasmodium effect is largely caused by bacterial generation of reactive oxygen species. 相似文献
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Panayotis S Rodis Vaios T Karathanos Antonia Mantzavinou 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2002,50(3):596-601
The partition coefficient (K(p)) of the natural phenolic antioxidant compounds in the olive fruit between aqueous and olive oil phases was determined. The antioxidants of olive oil are either present in the olive fruit or formed during the olive oil extraction process. The antioxidants impart stability to and determine properties of the oil and are valuable from the nutritional point of view. The olive oil antioxidants are amphiphilic in nature and are more soluble in the water than in the oil phase. Consequently, a large amount of the antioxidants is lost with the wastewater during processing. The determination of antioxidants was performed using HPLC, and the K(p) was estimated to be from as low as 0.0006 for oleuropein to a maximum of 1.5 for 3,4-DHPEA-EA (di-hydroxy-phenyl-ethanol-elenolic acid, oleuropein aglycon). Henry's law fitted very well to the experimental data. The partition coefficients were also estimated by applying the activity coefficients of the antioxidants in the two phases using a predictive group contribution method, the UNIFAC equation. The K(p) values estimated with UNIFAC method were of the same order of magnitude but varied from the experimental values. Nevertheless, this method may be a rough predictive tool for process optimization or design. Because the K(p) values were very low, some changes in the process are recommended in order to achieve a higher concentration of antioxidants in the oil. A temperature increase may lead to increasing the partition coefficient. Also, limiting the quantity of water during oil extraction could be a basis for designing alternative processes for increasing the antioxidant concentration in the olive oil. 相似文献
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Emmanouil Apostolidis Panayotis D. Karayannakidis 《Journal Of Aquatic Food Product Technology》2013,22(4):496-506
ABSTRACTThe present study examined whether bioactive peptides and omega-3 fatty acids-containing phopholipids could be recovered from squid processing by-product (SPB) hydrolysate. The hydrolysate was produced at 55°C for varying times with endogenous proteases and centrifuged to yield peptides-containing supernatant and phospholipids-containing precipitate. The supernatant showed angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity with half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values decreasing with hydrolysis time from 2.11 mg (0 h) to 1.71 mg (1 h), 1.38 mg (1.5 h), and 1.34 mg (2 h). Two-hour squid hydrolysate was further fractionated to isolate the most active fraction whose molecular weight was found to be below 10 kDa with IC50 of 0.32 mg. The phospholipids-containing precipitate (45.6 g/100 g oil) was analyzed for a fatty acid profile, with the levels of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) being 16.86 and 29.24 g/100 g oil, respectively. The ACE inhibition by hydrolysate peptides and omega-3 fatty acid recovery support the nutraceutical potential of the SPB hydrolysate. 相似文献
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The characteristics (natural, socioeconomic and administrative/institutional) of Alfeios River basin, in Greece, are identified and presented, incorporating and critically reviewing all possibly found literature. The Alfeios River is a water resources system of great natural, ecological, social and economic importance for Western Greece, since it has the longest and highest flow rate watercourse in the Peloponnisos region. Moreover, the river basin was exposed in the last decades to a plethora of environmental stresses (such as hydrogeological alterations, intensively irrigated agriculture, surface and groundwater overexploitation and infrastructure developments), resulting in the degradation of its quantitative and qualitative characteristics. It is therefore necessary for the development of an integrated river basin management plan for this basin, to study and analyse the interplay between the river components and the exerted environmental stresses, taking into account the puzzle of various and conflicting water uses, including water supply, irrigation, hydropower generation, lignite thermal power production and recreation. Mitigative, preventive and control measures for the analysed environmental stresses are epigrammatically depicted. Focusing on the problematic features, the present work provides a concrete foundation for the determination and conceptualisation of management objectives and possible sustainable alternatives. 相似文献