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Caixia Wang, Ruoxuan Wang, Huiping Yang, Yilei Wang, Ziping Zhang
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Aileen Julia Riesle, Meijiang Gao, Marcus Rosenblatt, Jacques Hermes, Helge Hass, Anna Gebhard, Marina Veil, Bjorn Gruening, Jens Timmer, Daria Onichtchouk
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Mei Wang, Xiaohang Geng, Xuran Li, Haihui Ye
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yinzhen Sheng, Jiaqian Liao, Ziping Zhang, Yuting Li, Xiwei Jia, Xianyuan Zeng, Yilei Wang
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Li-Kun Xu, Ke-Yi Ma, Feng-Ying Zhang, Wei Wang, Ling-Bo Ma, Zhong-Wen Jin, Ming Zhao, Wei Chen, Yin Fu, Chun-Yan Ma, Zhi-Qiang Liu
Summary: This study investigated the embryonic development of the mud crab Scylla paramamosain by analyzing three critical parameters: egg color, embryo morphology, and cell division distribution. The findings provide important insights into the embryonic development of the crab and have potential applications in S. paramamosain culture for determining the developmental status and obtaining high-quality seeds.
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Haifu Wan, Jiaqian Liao, Ziping Zhang, Xianyuan Zeng, Keying Liang, Yilei Wang
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Environmental Sciences
Chongyang Xiao, Yunfei Zhang, Fei Zhu
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Yujie Wei, Zhanning Xu, Shuang Hao, Songlin Guo, Huiyang Huang, Haihui Ye
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FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY
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Fisheries
Su Long, Fangyi Chen, Ke-Jian Wang
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(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Hongzhi Yao, Xing Li, Yuhao Chen, Guoling Liang, Gao Gao, Huan Wang, Chunlin Wang, Changkao Mu
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FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
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Fisheries
Zhanning Xu, Yujie Wei, Huiyang Huang, Songlin Guo, Haihui Ye
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DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY
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FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
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Environmental Sciences
Dongping Zhou, Lei Liu, Xinlian Huang, Wei Fang, Yuanyuan Fu, Yuquan Li, Chunlin Wang
Summary: Providing shelters is an effective method to prevent self-harm and improve the survival rate of Scylla paramamosain. The study found that fine sand and PVC pipes as shelters had higher feeding rates, molting rates, and survival rates compared to other types of shelters or no shelter. These shelters also promoted growth and molting, and effectively prevented cannibalism.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
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Hui Ge, Kebing Lin, Chen Zhou, Qi Lin, Ziping Zhang, Jianshao Wu, Leyun Zheng, Qiuhua Yang, Shuiqing Wu, Wei Chen, Yilei Wang
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Peng Fei Zou, Juan Juan Shen, Ying Li, Zi Ping Zhang, Yi Lei Wang
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Chemistry, Analytical
Zheng Zhang, Xiaolin Cao, Ziping Zhang, Jungang Yin, Dingnan Wang, Yanan Xu, Wei Zhang, Xinyi Li, Qingsong Zhang, Liwen Liu
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Cell Biology
Min Xue, Chenhao Zhou, Yan Zheng, Ziping Zhang, Shun Wang, Yan Fu, Manar Atyah, Xiaolong Xue, Le Zhu, Qiongzhu Dong, Huliang Jia, Ning Ren, Ruolei Hu
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Linming Li, Ziping Zhang, Yifan Huang
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(2020)
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Fisheries
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(2020)
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Reproductive Biology
Hai-Fu Wan, Zhao-Wei Zhong, Yong-Hua Jiang, Peng-Fei Zou, Zi-Ping Zhang, Yi-Lei Wang
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Immunology
Xin Zhang, Xinyang Zeng, Yulong Sun, Yilei Wang, Ziping Zhang
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Cell Biology
Xin Zhang, Yuting Li, Yulong Sun, Mingxing Guo, Jianjun Feng, Yilei Wang, Ziping Zhang
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(2020)
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Fisheries
Yusuf Jibril Habib, Haifu Wan, Yulong Sun, Jialong Shi, Chengjie Yao, Jiaming Lin, Hui Ge, Yilei Wang, Ziping Zhang
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Fisheries
Jianjun Feng, Yuankai Xu, Peng Lin, Yilei Wang, Ziping Zhang, Pengfei Zou, Xinwei Peng
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(2020)
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Yayun Xu, Jianfa Wang, Ziping Zhang
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY CASE REPORTS
(2020)
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Mathematical & Computational Biology
Zhenshuang Du, Qingwei Yang, Hefan He, Mingxia Qiu, Zhiyao Chen, Qingfu Hu, Qingmao Wang, Ziping Zhang, Qionghua Lin, Liuyue Huang, Yajiao Huang
MATHEMATICAL BIOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING
(2020)