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First record of piscivory in ghost pipefishes (Teleostei, Solenostomidae) revealed by micro‐computed tomographyNARA Subscribed
Ghost pipefishes (Solenostomidae) have been regarded as specialist crustacean feeders since the 1960s, an inference resting on two primary dietary accounts. We report the first documented evidence of piscivory in the family based on micro‐computed tomography (micro‐CT) examination of voucher specimens of Solenostomus snuffleupagus and S. cyanopterus . Two head‐first teleost prey, both identified as gobiids, were recovered from...
A new species of ghost pipefish, Solenostomus snuffleupagus sp. nov., is described from the Coral Sea based on specimens (18–34 mm SL) collected from coral reef habitats in Queensland, Australia. The species is diagnosed by the following combination of characters: abundant elongate integumentary filaments imparting a conspicuously shaggy appearance; 36 total vertebrae (vs. 32–34 in all congeners); compact body form with a shor...
Combined effects of a pyrethroid insecticide and azole fungicide on lepidopteran growth analysed with DEB-TKTD modellingNARA Subscribed
The co-application of insecticides and fungicides is common in crop protection. Several studies in bees have identified synergism between pyrethroid insecticides and azole fungicides for mortality and sublethal endpoints. However, there are no studies that detail this synergism in Lepidopteran species. Here, we conduct a mixture exposure with cypermethrin and the fungicide prochloraz to assess their joint effects on mortality...
Mapping hazards to the global food systemNARA Subscribed
Environmental hazards associated with the global food system threaten societal integrity. Yet, there is a major data gap in the global understanding of how the prevalence of hazards is changing over time, how different classes of hazard are distributed, and whether the combined literature represents hazard prevalence equitably across research, policy and legislation, and news. Here, we explore this data gap, leveraging global...
Defining an ageing-related pathology, disease or syndrome: International Consensus StatementNARA Subscribed
Around the world, individuals are living longer, but an increased average lifespan does not always equate to an increased health span. With advancing age, the increased prevalence of ageing-related diseases can have a significant impact on health status, functional capacity and quality of life. It is therefore vital to develop comprehensive classification and staging systems for ageing-related pathologies, diseases and syndrom...
Sea surface temperature (SST) has increased worldwide since the beginning of the 20th century, a trend which is expected to continue. Changes in SST can have significant impacts on marine biota, including population-level shifts and alterations in community structure and diversity, and changes in the timing of ecosystem events. Seagrasses are a group of foundation species that grow in shallow coastal and estuarine systems, whe...
Prioritization of knowledge‐needs to achieve best practices for bottom trawling in relation to seabed habitatsNARA Subscribed
Management and technical approaches that achieve a sustainable level of fish production while at the same time minimizing or limiting the wider ecological effects caused through fishing gear contact with the seabed might be considered to be ‘best practice’. To identify future knowledge‐needs that would help to support a transition towards the adoption of best practices for trawling, a prioritization exercise was undertaken wit...
Public Lands Management IssuesNARA Subscribed
139Living more safely at the wildland-urban interface (WUI) requires a basic understanding of fire behavior, preplanning, constant maintenance/vigilance, and deciding when to stay or evacuate so as not to fall victim to the predictable fire-flood cycle. Sitting and construction of neighbors' homes, their distances from adjacent structures, and the continuous maintenance of their property is also critical in creating a more fir...
Experiments linking nitrogenase gene expression to nitrogen fixation in the North Pacific subtropical gyreNARA Subscribed
We examined diazotroph activity in controlled experiments containing natural populations of nitrogen (N 2 )‐fixing microbes collected offshore from Kane'ohe Bay, Hawai'i, and from Station ALOHA (A Long‐term Oligotrophic Habitat Assessment) in the North Pacific subtropical gyre. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction and reverse transcription‐polymerase chain reaction approaches showed that the abundances of the major phylotype...