Article
Entomology
Jin Miao, Pei Guo, Huiling Li, Changshuan Wei, Qihang Liu, Zhongjun Gong, Yun Duan, Tong Li, Yueli Jiang, Hongqiang Feng, Yuqing Wu
Summary: The study reveals the effects of static low barometric pressure on the Mythimna separata moth, including increased flight distance and duration, shortened lifespan and reproductive period for female moths, as well as changes in respiration rate. The low atmospheric pressure environment during migration influences the behavior and physiological traits of insects.
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Rodrigo A. Arias, Terry L. Mader
Summary: This study used climatic data from different years and experiments conducted in Nebraska to estimate comfort thermal indices and predict the risk of heat stress. The results showed correlations between tympanic temperature (TT) and THIPST and THIadj, as well as correlations between respiration rate (RR) and THI, THIadj, and HLI. Thermal comfort indices were positively correlated with TT, especially THIPST. However, weak relationships were observed between thermal indices and RR, confirming the different roles of TT and RR as heat stress indicators. THIPST was found to be the best index for predicting TT.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Francesca Strano, Valerio Micaroni, Simon K. Davy, Lisa Woods, James J. Bell
Summary: This study assessed the effects of future thermal conditions on a temperate sponge species and found that marine heatwaves will significantly impact its physiology, morphology, and recruitment. However, the sponge is likely to persist in warmer oceans.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Marja Koski, Jens Sondergaard, Anette Maria Christensen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen
Summary: The study found that at environmentally relevant concentrations, the tire wear particles (TWP) currently measured in the ocean environment are unlikely to pose a threat to common coastal copepods. However, when the TWP concentration exceeds MP concentrations in coastal waters by more than 100 times, the type, concentration, food concentration, and feeding mode of copepods interact to influence feeding and pellet production.
AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Parasitology
Emmanuel Pacia Hernandez, Kei Shimazaki, Hiroko Niihara, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Kozo Fujisaki, Tetsuya Tanaka
Summary: Despite the absence of a blood meal, iron is transferred maternally through iron transport molecules like secreted ferritin (FER2) during embryogenesis. In this study, we tracked the movement of FER2 using indirect immunofluorescence and observed a shift from the germ layer to the appendages during late embryogenesis. Additionally, FER2 was found in the middle part of the legs of the embryo, providing insights into both iron processing events and organogenesis in ticks.
PARASITES & VECTORS
(2023)
Article
Biology
Schalk W. P. Cloete, Anieka Muller, Shannon Steyn, Daniel A. van der Merwe, Cornelius L. Nel, Schalk Cloete, Anna C. M. Kruger, Tertius S. Brand
Summary: This study found that providing shade for South African Mutton Merino and Dormer lambs can help alleviate the negative impact of high temperatures on the newborn lambs, including reducing the severity of heat stress indicators. There was an interaction between temperature-humidity index and shade access on respiratory and rectal temperature, with unshaded lambs showing a pronounced upward trend above a THI threshold of 77.
JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Plant Sciences
John N. Ferguson, Alison C. Tidy, Erik H. Murchie, Zoe A. Wilson
Summary: Heat stress affects crop productivity through impaired carbon metabolism and reproductive development. Understanding the integration of these processes and their contribution to yield maintenance is crucial for developing climate-resilient crops. Recent studies on source-sink dynamics, non-foliar photosynthesis, and net carbon gain provide key insights into improving reproductive development and crop productivity under heat stress.
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hemant Kulkarni, Harshwardhan Khandait, Uday W. Narlawar, Pragati Rathod, Manju Mamtani
Summary: The study found that daily air temperature, wind speed, and nationwide lockdown measures are significantly associated with the basic reproduction rate (R-0) of COVID-19. The contribution of nationwide lockdown to the variability in R-0 is over three times stronger as compared to that of temperature and wind speed combined. Therefore, in India, rising temperatures and easing lockdown measures may lead to increased transmissibility of COVID-19.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Sport Sciences
Jo Corbett, Heather C. Massey, Joseph T. Costello, Michael J. Tipton, Rebecca A. Neal
Summary: The 11-day heat acclimation program did not significantly enhance endurance performance in a temperate environment. While it induced thermophysiological adaptations, it did not alter the key determinants of endurance performance.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hsiao-Ching Yang, Yung-Chi Ge, Kuan-Hsuan Su, Chia-Cheng Chang, King-Chuen Lin, Vincenzo Aquilanti, Toshio Kasai
Summary: This study investigates the role of water in cellular respiration and its correlation with temperature. Through experiments and modeling, the effects of temperature on enzymes like Phosphofructokinase (PFK-1) in the respiration process are examined. The research reveals the water channel network structure of the PFK-1 tetramer and how temperature regulates respiration rates.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Entomology
Ningmei Wang, Aimeng Ji, Abolfazl Masoudi, Shuang Li, Yuhong Hu, Yefei Zhang, Zhijun Yu, Han Wang, Hui Wang, Jingze Liu
Summary: In this study, the protein regulation mechanism of low-temperature tolerance in Haemaphysalis longicornis was investigated. The results showed that maintaining cell homeostasis, cell viability, and enhancing cell tolerance were crucial for the ticks to survive under low temperatures. Furthermore, arylamine N-acetyltransferase, inositol polyphosphate multikinase, and dual-specificity phosphatase were identified as potential key proteins in low-temperature tolerance.
Article
Biophysics
Alba Camacho-Cardenosa, Marta Camacho-Cardenosa, Pablo Tomas-Carus, Rafael Timon, Guillermo Olcina, Martin Burtscher
Summary: This study aimed to explore the differences in cardiorespiratory responses to normobaric hypoxia between men and women. The results showed that men had a more pronounced ventilatory response to hypoxia compared to women, while women experienced a faster decrease in peripheral oxygen saturation during the first few hours in hypoxia.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biology
A. Srivastava, P. Yadav, A. Mahajan, M. Anand, S. Yadav, A. K. Madan, B. Yadav
Summary: This study aimed to identify an appropriate THI model and threshold for assessing environmental heat stress in goats in semi-arid regions of India. Two THI models (THI1 and THI8) were found to be equally suitable for this purpose, with differential threshold THIs indicating that Barbari goats may be better adapted to the semi-arid environment compared to Jamunapari goats.
JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Parasitology
Hejia Ma, Jingkai Ai, Yansha La, Xinyuan Zhao, Ankang Zeng, Qi Qin, Shangjiali Feng, Ming Kang, Yali Sun, Jixu Li
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a recombinant Hemalin (rHlHemalin) vaccine as an anti-tick vaccine against H. longicornis in rabbits and to find a potential candidate for tick control. The results showed that rHlHemalin protein stimulated cytokine production in mouse splenocytes and vaccination extended the reproductive cycle of H. longicornis.
VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Lara R. Prelle, Martin Albrecht, Ulf Karsten, Pauline Damer, Tabea Giese, Jessica Jahns, Simon Muller, Louisa Schulz, Lennard Viertel, Karin Glaser
Summary: The study found that the German Baltic Sea coastline is characterized by sea-land transition zones with highly fluctuating environmental parameters, affecting the physiological processes of inhabiting organisms. Benthic diatom strains exhibited wide adaptability in terms of light, temperature, and salinity, with no growth rate differences between peatland and Baltic Sea strains. The photosynthetic temperature optimum of peatland diatom isolates was higher compared to Baltic Sea isolates.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Claudia Castellani, Priscilla Licandro, Elaine Fileman, Iole Di Capua, Maria Grazia Mazzocchi
JOURNAL OF PLANKTON RESEARCH
(2016)
Article
Ecology
Gauri A. Mahadik, Claudia Castellani, Maria Grazia Mazzocchi
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
L. E. Cornwell, H. S. Findlay, E. S. Fileman, T. J. Smyth, A. G. Hirst, J. T. Bruun, A. J. Mcevoy, C. E. Widdicombe, C. Castellani, C. Lewis, A. Atkinson
JOURNAL OF PLANKTON RESEARCH
(2018)
Article
Oceanography
Claudia Castellani, Gwenaelle Moncoiffe, Juan Brown
DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART II-TOPICAL STUDIES IN OCEANOGRAPHY
(2009)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
S. A. Piontkovski, C. Castellani
Article
Fisheries
Guillem Chust, Claudia Castellani, Priscilla Licandro, Leire Ibaibarriaga, Yolanda Sagarminaga, Xabier Irigoien
ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
(2014)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Claudia Castellani, Xabier Irigoien, Daniel J. Mayor, Roger P. Harris, David Wilson
JOURNAL OF PLANKTON RESEARCH
(2008)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Claudia Castellani, Alistair J. Lindley, Marianne Wootton, Christopher M. Lee, Richard R. Kirby
JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
(2012)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
I. Smolina, S. Kollias, M. Poortvliet, T. G. Nielsen, P. Lindeque, C. Castellani, E. F. Moller, L. Blanco-Bercial, G. Hoarau
MOLECULAR ECOLOGY RESOURCES
(2014)
Letter
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Abigail McQuatters-Gollop, Philip C. Reid, Martin Edwards, Peter H. Burkill, Claudia Castellani, Sonia Batten, Winfried Gieskes, Doug Beare, Robert R. Bidigare, Erica Head, Rod Johnson, Mati Kahru, J. Anthony Koslow, Angelica Pena
Review
Oceanography
Webjorn Melle, Jeffrey Runge, Erica Head, Stephane Plourde, Claudia Castellani, Priscilla Licandro, James Pierson, Sigrun Jonasdottir, Catherine Johnson, Cecilie Broms, Hogni Debes, Tone Falkenhaug, Eilif Gaard, Astthor Gislason, Michael Heath, Barbara Niehoff, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Pierre Pepin, Erling Kaare Stenevik, Guillem Chust
PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY
(2014)
Review
Oceanography
Aditee Mitra, Claudia Castellani, Wendy C. Gentleman, Sigrun H. Jonasdottir, Kevin J. Flynn, Antonio Bode, Claudia Halsband, Penelope Kuhn, Priscilla Licandro, Mette D. Agersted, Albert Calbet, Penelope K. Lindeque, Rolf Koppelmann, Eva F. Moller, Astthor Gislason, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Michael St. John
PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY
(2014)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Geraint A. Tarling, Jennifer J. Freer, Neil S. Banas, Anna Belcher, Mayleen Blackwell, Claudia Castellani, Kathryn B. Cook, Finlo R. Cottier, Malin Daase, Magnus L. Johnson, Kim S. Last, Penelope K. Lindeque, Daniel J. Mayor, Elaine Mitchell, Helen E. Parry, Douglas C. Speirs, Gabriele Stowasser, Marianne Wootton
Summary: The changing Arctic environment is influencing key zooplankton species such as Calanus finmarchicus, with areas near the ice-edge in the Fram Strait becoming more favorable for their habitat. This increase in suitable habitat is likely due to the long-term retreat of the ice-edge, allowing for earlier and longer phytoplankton blooms and higher temperatures that enhance copepod developmental rates. These changes can have significant implications for community structure and regional food-webs.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
W. Melle, J. A. Runge, E. Head, S. Plourde, C. Castellani, P. Licandro, J. Pierson, S. H. Jonasdottir, C. Johnson, C. Broms, H. Debes, T. Falkenhaug, E. Gaard, A. Gislason, M. R. Heath, B. Niehoff, T. G. Nielsen, P. Pepin, E. K. Stenevik, G. Chust
EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE DATA
(2015)