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Environmental Sciences
Shuang Yang, Mengzhu Gao, Jintao Liu, Pengfei Wu, Yaqian Yang
Summary: We developed a new regionalization method of Flow duration curves (FDCs) for runoff prediction in ungauged mountainous basins. Through fitting observed FDCs in 64 mountainous basins in eastern China, we found that the power model outperforms other models. Stepwise regression analysis identified seven basin descriptors as control factors for developing regional FDCs. Application results showed that average annual rainfall, average elevation, average gradient, average topographic index, and maximum 7d of annual rainfall were the main control factors of FDCs in these areas. By using the regional method, we achieved satisfactory accuracy in runoff prediction for the majority of basins.
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Environmental Sciences
Elisa Falasco, Francesca Bona, Anna Maria Risso, Elena Piano
Summary: The combined effects of global climate changes and severe land use modifications have been exacerbating river hydrological alterations and habitat fragmentation in many Mediterranean rivers over the last decades. This trend is predicted to intensify, with expected significant impacts on taxonomic and functional diversity of benthic communities in the near future. By comparing perennial and intermittent reaches, the present research aims to investigate the role of flow intermittency, driven by the combined effects of climatic variables and land use changes, on benthic diatom communities in Mediterranean streams.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Naoko P. Kurata, Michael J. Hickerson, Sandra L. Hoffberg, Ned Gardiner, Melanie L. J. Stiassny, S. Elizabeth Alter
Summary: Freshwater fishes exhibit notable diversity despite occupying a small fraction of the earth's surface. Research suggests that high-energy rapids can act as physical barriers affecting gene flow direction, but also provide multidirectional dispersal opportunities for riverine fishes in certain temporal and spatial scales.
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Ecology
Erin Nguyen, Joshuah S. Perkin, Ryan Smith, Kevin B. Mayes, Joe Trungale
Summary: The study analyzed historical fish occurrence and flow data from different gage locations in the Great Plains region, finding that various flow indices have predictive value for the presence of imperiled fish species. Additionally, gage location was identified as an important factor influencing the flow-ecology relationships.
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Gaspar Gonzalez-Sanson, Consuelo Maria Aguilar-Betancourt, Juan Ramon Flores-Ortega, Luisa Elena Velasco-Reyes, Sandra Carolina Padilla-Gutierrez, Brenda Daniela Benitez-Mondragon
Summary: The main goal of this study was to analyze the feeding habits of species using the same food source in a coastal lagoon. The existence of a homogenous functional group of fish species consuming invertebrates and small fishes was found to be unrealistic. Differences in diet composition were related to differences in species morphology. Factors such as ontogenic change, abundance of fish species, and availability of food resources played a role in the sharing of food resources.
ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Jonathan B. Armstrong, Aimee H. Fullerton, Chris E. Jordan, Joseph L. Ebersole, J. Ryan Bellmore, Ivan Arismendi, Brooke E. Penaluna, Gordon H. Reeves
Summary: By modeling the growth of riverine fish across warm and cool sections of a river network, the authors reveal that habitat that are suboptimally warm in summer may actually provide the majority of growth potential. They propose an alternative conceptual framework, the growth regime, to account for seasonal and landscape variation in physiological performance, focusing on riverine fish. They demonstrate that there is a synergy between cold and warm habitats, which could be fundamental to support cold-water fisheries.
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
(2021)
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
P. Nodo, A. -R. Childs, P. Pattrick, N. C. James
Summary: Estuaries and shallow marine nearshore areas are important nursery habitats for fish. However, there is a lack of research on fish community patterns in these areas, particularly in southern Africa. This study aimed to assess the role of estuaries and marine nearshore areas in Algoa Bay as settlement and nursery habitats for demersal fishes.
ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sam Tucker Harvey, Valentine Muhawenimana, Stephanie Muller, Catherine A. M. E. Wilson, Petr Denissenko
Summary: This study investigates the swimming dynamics of rainbow trout in the wake of a thrust-producing oscillating hydrofoil and finds that some fish are able to maintain position in higher flow velocity regions and reduce propulsion costs. An explanation of the mechanism by which energy is harvested from the vortices is proposed by examining fish accelerations.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Ecology
Michalis Mihalitsis, David R. Bellwood
Summary: Piscivory is a key ecological function in aquatic ecosystems, and this study conducted aquarium-based experiments to test the feeding abilities of 19 piscivorous fish species, identifying two major functional groups: grabbers and engulfers. Resource partitioning between grabbers was also shown through a meta-analysis of predator-prey relationships.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
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Mechanics
Feng Shen, Zonghe Li, Mingzhu Ai, Hongkai Gao, Zhaomiao Liu
Summary: This paper introduces a round cavity-based vortex sorting method, which provides more efficient space for recirculating particles and has better sorting performance compared to rectangular cavities.
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Ecology
Chelsea E. Bishop, Kaija Gahm, Andrew P. Hendry, Stuart E. Jones, Madlen Stange, Christopher T. Solomon
Summary: Variation in traits related to foraging and locomotion is observed in fish in benthic and limnetic habitats. The concentration of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in water strongly influences food chain productivity in these habitats, suggesting that DOC might indirectly impose selection on these traits. However, the relationship between DOC and fish morphology does not fit the predicted benthic-limnetic patterns, indicating that the benthic-limnetic morphological dichotomy may be less clear and universal than previously thought.
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Environmental Sciences
Neil E. Coughlan, James W. E. Dickey, Jaimie T. A. Dick, Vincent Medoc, Monica McCard, Gerard Lacroix, Sarah Fiorini, Alexis Millot, Ross N. Cuthbert
Summary: Interactions between multiple invasive alien species may increase their ecological impacts. This study found that the invasive fish was able to tolerate higher densities of invasive bivalve and suggested the occurrence of an important facilitative interaction.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lev Levitin, Harriet van der Vliet, Terje Theisen, Stefanos Dimitriadis, Marijn Lucas, Antonio D. Corcoles, Jan Nyeki, Andrew J. Casey, Graham Creeth, Ian Farrer, David A. Ritchie, James T. Nicholls, John Saunders
Summary: In this study, the authors cool a two-dimensional electron gas to sub-millikelvin temperatures by immersing it in liquid He-3 and utilizing nuclear adiabatic demagnetization.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
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Fisheries
David L. Stein, Bruce C. Mundy
Summary: Three new bathyal species of Paraliparis have been described from the Mariana Islands, representing the first of the family to be described at bathyal depths in this region. The unique characteristics of these species from collections at three locations within the same archipelago demonstrate a high degree of endemism in Paraliparis. The study discusses biogeographic and life-history factors influencing bathyal fish distributions in the Mariana Archipelago and contributing to endemism in Paraliparis.
ICHTHYOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(2022)
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Parasitology
Md. Shafaet Hossen, Skye Wassens, Shokoofeh Shamsi
Summary: This study aimed to characterize nematodes from three species of flathead fishes in New South Wales, Australia and found significant differences in nematode communities among the species. The findings provide a foundation for future investigations on the community composition of nematodes in edible fish in Australia.
PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH
(2021)
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Biology
Emily A. Kane, Megan M. Roeder, McKenna L. DeRue, Cameron K. Ghalambor
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Zoology
Emily A. Kane, Hannah E. Cohen, William R. Hicks, Emily R. Mahoney, Christopher D. Marshall
INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY
(2019)
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Zoology
S. C. Farina, E. A. Kane, L. P. Hernandez
INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY
(2019)
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Evolutionary Biology
Emily A. Kane, Timothy E. Higham
BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2020)
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Zoology
H. E. Cohen, E. A. Kane
Summary: Performance, linked to morphology, is influenced by environmental contexts and trait variation within species. This study found no local adaptation differences in prey capture performance traits among Trinidadian guppy populations, with competition in low predation habitats not leading to performance divergence compared to high predation habitats. Therefore, female guppies may be kinematic generalists with selection on prey capture possibly acting on feeding behaviors instead of performance traits.
JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
(2021)
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Biology
H. E. Cohen, W. Ray, O. H. Hawkins, E. A. Kane
Summary: In fishes, damage to important morphological structures such as fins can have cascading effects on prey capture performance and individual fitness. This study examined the effect of sub-lethal fin damage on bluegill sunfish and found that damaged fish exhibited lower stability and consistency in kinematics, which could impact higher-order ecological interactions.
INTEGRATIVE ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
(2022)
Meeting Abstract
Zoology
C. A. Marshall, K. R. Zeller, E. A. Kane, J. Vincent, L. M. Angeloni, C. K. Ghalambor
INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY
(2021)
Meeting Abstract
Zoology
M. Khoriaty, E. Kane
INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY
(2021)
Meeting Abstract
Zoology
H. E. Cohen, E. A. Kane
INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY
(2020)
Meeting Abstract
Zoology
E. A. Kane
INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY
(2020)
Meeting Abstract
Zoology
E. A. Kane, T. E. Higham
INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY
(2020)
Meeting Abstract
Zoology
E. A. Kane, H. E. Cohen, C. D. Marshall
INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY
(2019)
Meeting Abstract
Zoology
H. E. Cohen, E. A. Kane
INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY
(2019)
Meeting Abstract
Zoology
S. C. Farina, E. A. Kane, L. P. Hernandez
INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY
(2019)
Meeting Abstract
Zoology
H. A. Phillips, E. A. Kane
INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY
(2019)