The barnacle Balanus ( = Amphibalanus) amphitrite is a major marine fouling animal. Understanding the molecular mechanism of larval settlement in this species is critical for anti-fouling research. In this study, we cloned one isoform of p38 MAPK (Bar-p38 MAPK) from this species, which shares the significant characteristic of containing a TGY motif with other species such as yeast, Drosophila a...

To describe the larval and juvenile fish fauna and to evaluate the relative contribution of the ocean and the estuary as settlement areas for benthic species, we compared the composition and abundance of larval fish supply to that of recently settled juvenile fishes in both ocean and an adjacent estuary habitats in southern New Jersey. The study was conducted from May to November 1992 in the Gr...

Between September 1996 and May 1998, the influence of habitat complexity and larval supply on the establishment of early post-settlement populations of red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) was studied in situ in Auke Bay, southeast Alaska. Dive transects and suction dredge surveys conducted during fall 1996 and spring 1998 indicated that late age 0 to 1 1 red king crabs were located only ...

Studies of coral reef fish recruitment have focused more on factors influencing the return of larvae to reefs and the process of settlement than on factors affecting survival in the plankton, despite the well-documented importance of the larval environment for temperate marine species. We examined the ability of environmental factors to explain temporal patterns of recruitment in 8 taxa of cora...

among various practical measures used for restriction of the ground surface settlement in such tunnels driven in soft ground, selection of an appropriate excavation method plays a significant role. in this paper, employing suggested diagram by yu & chern, corresponding values of niayesh tunnel has been inserted into the diagram. later, two excavation methods namely: central diaphragm and si...

This study examines the ethnic geography of a new immigrant gateway, Washington, DC. According to Census 2000, more than 832,000 foreign-born individuals reside in the Washington metropolitan region. This research uses Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) data in an effort to map the residential decisions of immigrant newcomers by zip code from 1990 to 1998. Spatially, a very diverse, d...

PATTERNS OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION: IDENTIFYING SEQUENCES AND COMPARING PROCESSES OF PEACEMAKING This article introduces and justifies the research method followed in the case studies discussed below, which form part of a collective research project. In contrast to dominant approaches to the study of conflict and settlement which narrow the parameters of study to particular levels of violent confl...

We estimate the effect of malaria on settlement and land use patterns in the Brazilian Amazon, where potential settlers were randomly assigned to plots in a newly opened settlement area. The random assignment allows us to estimate the risk of malaria on each plot based only on its characteristics. Using survey data, we find that a high malaria risk significantly reduces the probability that a p...

It is important to understand the settlement morphology and its transition process in the rapid urbanization cities of developing countries. It is equally important to learn about the relationships between transport energy consumption and the transition of settlement morphology and its underlying processes. Finally, if the existing transportation technologies are already adequately meeting the ...