Chymotrypsin is one of the serine proteases families that have various biological functions. A chymotrypsin gene was isolated from hepatopancreas of the mud crab, Scylla paramamosain (designated SpCHY) in this study. The full-length cDNA of SpCHY contained 942 nucleotides with a polyadenylation sequence and encoded a peptide of 270 amino acids with a signal peptide of 17 amino acids. The SpCHY ...

Gonadal determination in marine turtles depends on incubation temperature. The mechanisms that spark off this process remain unclear. Previously, we proposed that sensory nerves reaching the gonadal primordium in nominal female embryos of Lepidochelys (L) olivacea may sense and signal incubation temperature. These nerves could later trigger ovarian determination by releasing neurotransmitters i...

Abstract Heat treatment represents an alternative method to fungicides control latent fruit pathogens, such as Cadophora luteo‐olivacea of kiwifruit. This study reports the efficacy different hot water (HW) and air (HA) treatments (45, 50, 55, 65, 70°C with durations 10, 15 or 20, 5 5, 3 min, respectively) on conidial mycelial growth fungal isolates by in vitro assays. Both at were most effecti...

Body sizes, food habits and reproduction in eastern Australian elapid whipsnakes are described, based on dissection of 537 specimens. The four species studied are Demansia atra, D. olivacea, D. psammophis and D. torquata. Males attain larger body sizes than females in all species, and male-male combat is recorded in D. atra. The diet consists mainly of lizards, especially skinks. Female reprodu...

The beetle Omorgus suberosus (F.) is a facultative predator of eggs of the olive ridley turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz). Laboratory and field investigations were conducted in order to characterize volatile attractants of O. suberosus and to explore the potential for application of these volatiles in a selective mass trapping method. Headspace sorptive extraction (HSSE) coupled to the...

Abstract In 1792 foreigners flocked to France participate in the new republican regime, redefining nation as conduct of popular sovereignty. A number American, British, and Irish formed a club Paris, Society Friends Rights Man (Société des Amis Droits de l'Homme), among whom republicans were key component. Eager “revolutionize” Britain Ireland, they contributed rise tensions and, ultimately, ou...

Rear flippers are crucial in the nesting process of Olive Ridley Turtles Lepidochelys olivacea, so any impact on them could constitute a limiting factor reproductive efficiency. Muscle weakness rear legs has been observed some females La Escobilla beach Oaxaca state, Mexico; however, this disorder not sufficiently researched. The aim study was to identify and describe problem colony L. olivacea...