We report the integration of the linkage map of tomato chromosome 2 with a high-density bacterial artificial chromosome fluorescence in situ hybridization (BAC-FISH)-based cytogenetic map. The euchromatic block of chromosome 2 resides between 13 and 142 cM and has a physical length of 48.12 microm, with 1 microm equivalent to 540 kb. BAC-FISH resolved a pair of loci that were 3.7-3.9 Mb apart a...

BACKGROUND The 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill took place over 180,000 square kilometers during a 12-week period over five years ago; however, this event continues to influence the development and distribution of organisms in and around the region of the disaster. Here we examine fish species that may have been most affected by noting their past distribution in the region of the spill and examini...

To increase public health awareness for prevention of opisthorchiasis caused by eating raw freshwater fish, the distribution and abundance of Opisthorchis viverrini metacercariae (OV MC) was investigated in freshwater fish obtained from 20 provinces in northeastern Thailand between April 2011 and February 2012. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 12,890 fish consisting of 13 species rando...

The horizontal acoustic backscattering strength of a fish school is an important factor for fisheries and for estimation of the size of a fish school using omnidirectional scanning sonar. However, the backscattering strength of a fish school is influenced by their behavior and orientation because the individual fish in the fish school have strong directivity of target strength. This paper discu...

The present study was conducted to identify the existing marketing system and availability of fish species in different markets of Noakhali district of Bangladesh. It was found that the fish distribution chain from producers to consumers was passed through a number of intermediaries: local fish retailers, agents, wholesalers and retailers. Five types of marketing channels were found in this stu...

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have widely been found in STP effluents and surface water with different concentrations. However, the information concerning ecotoxicological risks, surface water and water living organisms is rather scarce. In this thesis, ketoprofen (KET), naproxen (NAP), diclofenac (DIC) and ibuprofen (IBU) were chosen as four model substances to study the bioac...

The spatial distribution of organisms in patchy environments can be determined by the relationship between habitat quality and animal behaviour. In species with complex life cycles, such as pond-breeding amphibians, the selection of a suitable wetland is crucial. While the traditional view of amphibian ecology suggests strong site fidelity and low vagility, more recent research highlights mecha...

In the Baltic Sea, increased dominance of ephemeral and bloom-forming algae is presently attributed to increased nutrient loads. Simultaneously, coastal predatory fish are in strong decline. Using field data from nine areas covering a 700-km coastline, we examined whether formation of macroalgal blooms could be linked to the composition of the fish community. We then tested whether predator or ...

The Karoun River is major source of water for warm‌water fish culture industry in southwest of Iran. The aim of the present study was to investigate the distribution of mercury in tissues of marketable common carp and in bottom sediments of fish farms in Khouzestan province. This study was carried out on 45 fish farms that are located on the bank of the Karoun River in Khouzestan province, sout...

aim: this study was conducted to investigate the accumulation of three heavy metals including lead, tin and zinc in the liver and muscle tissues of 60 silver carp (hypophthalmichthys molitrix) collected from different stations of the anzali wetland (located at the west south of caspian sea): pirbazar, anzali, khazarvila, beshman, sangachin and abkenar, in april 2011. materials and methods: samp...