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Reproductive effort of the European clam Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758): influence of different diets and temperatures
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Taylor & Francis
, 2016 , Article)
Ruditapes decussatus is a species of importance to aquaculture. For hatcheries to consistently produce spat it is essential to develop broodstock conditioning techniques. Food and temperature are the main factors that ...
Karyotype of Palaemon khori (Decapoda:Palaemonidae)
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Universite de Paris VI
, 2015 , Article)
The diploid number and karyotype of the palaemonid shrimp Palaemon khori
(Decapoda: Palaemonidae) were determined for the first time, presenting 2n = 96 and comprising
26 metacentric, 7 submetacentric, 12 subtelocentric ...
Health implications of atmospheric aerosols from asbestos-bearing road pavements traditionally used in Southern Brazil.
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Springer Verlag
, 2016 , Article)
Serpentine and amphibole asbestos occur naturally in certain geologic settings worldwide, most commonly in association with ultramafic rocks, along associated faults. Ultramafic rocks have been used in Piên County, Southern ...
Is metal contamination responsible for increasing aneuploidy levels in the Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum?
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
The present study assessed the metal genotoxicity potential at chromosome-level in the bivalve Ruditapes philippinarum collected along different areas of the Tagus estuary. Higher levels of aneuploidy on gill cells were ...
Decapod assemblages in subtidal and intertidal zones—Importance of scuba diving as a survey technique in tropical reefs, Brazil
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
Decapods play a crucial role within the reef ecosystem and the development of scuba diving as a survey tool has allowed researchers the opportunity to study the decapod–reef relationship more comprehensively. The present ...
Metal distribution in marine sediment along the Doha Bay, Qatar.
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Springer
, 2015 , Article)
Concentrations of 25 heavy metals (Ag, Al, As, Ba, Be, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Sr, V, Zn and Hg) in surface sediments along the Doha Bay from 10 transects each with five stations were ...
A microarray-based analysis of oocyte quality in the European clam Ruditapes decussatus
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
Abstract A microarray-based analysis was performed with the objective of describing genomic features of oocytes and looking for potential markers of oocyte quality in the economically important European clam, Ruditapes ...
Stratigraphy and petroleum systems of the Paleozoic (pre-Khuff) succession, Qatar
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Wiley
, 2016 , Article)
A thickness of more than 1500m of Palaeozoic (pre-Khuff) siliciclastic strata were
encountered in three deep wells (Matbakh A, and Dukhan A and B) drilled in the State of
Qatar. These sedimentary rocks have no formal ...
First genotoxicity assessment of marine environment in Qatar using the local Pearl oyster Pinctada radiata
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
The Arabian Gulf countries’ marine environment has been subjected to increasing industrial development and anthropogenic pressure, leading to the growing introduction of contaminants into the marine environment, with a ...
Hiding in the background: community-level patterns in invertebrate herbivory across the tundra biome
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Springer Verlag
, 2019 , Article)
Invertebrate herbivores depend on external temperature for growth and metabolism. Continued warming in tundra ecosystems is proposed to result in increased invertebrate herbivory. However, empirical data about how current ...