The Carboneras fault is one of three principal Cenozoic strike-slip faults in the Betic Cordillera of southeastern Spain. In this study, we characterize the paleoseismic history of the Carboneras fault by examining the evidence for lateral offset of 85-180 ka ‘Iyrrhenian marine terraces, by dating the left-lateral stream-channel offsets in La Serrata, and by postulating a late Holocene coastal ...

Temperature affects ectotherm's biological processes and plays a fundamental role in determining their geographical distribution. We elucidated the temperature adaptation of juveniles two mud crab species genus Scylla De Haan, 1833 (in 1833-1850): paramamosain Estampador, 1949 serrata (Forskål, 1775), which occur mainly temperate subtropical/tropical areas Japan, respectively. The first instar ...

Bruch’s membrane is a thin (2–4 μm), acellular, five-layered extracellular matrix located between the retina and choroid. It extends anteriorly to the ora serrata, interrupted only by the optic nerve. Tissue resembling Bruch’s membrane is visible anterior to the ora serrata extending forward to the pigmented epithelium of the ciliary body. Bruch’s membrane lies between the metabolically active ...

BACKGROUND: Linguatula serrata, a tongue worm, is anaberrant cosmopolitan parasite, which inhabits the caninerespiratory system (final host). The discharged eggs infect manyplant feeder, including ruminants and human being, that producevisceral and nasopharyngeal linguatulosis which is known asMarrara syndrome in man. OBJECTIVES:In the current study, theprevalence rate of infection with L. serr...

Effects of relative shoot height and irradiance on shoot and leaf properties of Quercus serrata Thunb. saplings growing in the understory and in gaps were investigated. Photosynthetic photon flux (PPF) at the location of the shoot relative to that in the open (relative PPF; rPPF) and the height of the shoot base relative to tree height (relative height; rHeight) were measured for all current-ye...

BACKGROUND Boswellia serrata and Melissa officinalis is traditionally used for its memory enhancing effects. OBJECTIVES In this study, we evaluated the protective effects of combined form of these extracts on memory improvement of scopolamine treated rats by the Morris water maze method. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two groups (group 1 and 2) of animals were pretreated with combined extracts of B....

The leafhopper genus Macrosteles Fieber in China comprises 25 species including ten new species: Macrosteles brochus Zhang & Lu, M. brunneus Zhang & Lu, M. choui Zhang & Lu, M. ehensis Zhang & Lu, M. gracilis Zhang & Lu, M. falcatus Zhang & Lu, M. haperatus Zhang & Lu, M. nabiae Kwon, M. parastriifrons Zhang & Lu and M. spinosus Kwon. Five species are newly recorded from China, including M. abl...

Bivalved euarthropods represent a conspicuous component of exceptionally-preserved fossil biotas throughout the Lower Palaeozoic. However, most of these taxa are known from isolated valves, and thus there is a limited understanding of their morphological organization and palaeoecology in the context of early animal-dominated communities. The bivalved euarthropod Clypecaris serrata sp. nov., rec...

Standard pharmacological treatment of musculoskeletal conditions is often associated with relevant side effects. Botanical preparations endowed with a good tolerability profile, therefore, could have a role in the management of these disorders. Among different natural products, Boswellia serrata extracts have long been used for the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders, given their marked anti...

The East-Asian aphid Tinocallis (Tinocallis) zelkowae is recorded for the first time in Iberian Peninsula on Zelkova serrata (Ulmaceae) Viveros Gardens of city Valencia (Spain). This second record species Europe, after being cited a Japanese zelkova bonsai England 1974. Alate viviparous females and sexuales (winged males apterous oviparae) are here described, we present molecular sequence mitoc...