Even though the recreational fishery for bonefish (Albula spp) is predominantly catch-and-release, the effects of angling on individual behavior and survival are poorly understood. We used visual tracking to measure the short-term post-release behavior and survival of bonefish (Albula vulpes) in Eleuthera, The Bahamas, to determine if any specific aspects of the angling event were linked to pos...

The Oligocene (Rupelian) Byram Formation (Vicksburg Group) in Alabama, USA, is divided into three members, including (in ascending order) the Glendon Limestone, unnamed marl, and Bucatunna Clay. The marine units Alabama have been historically under-investigated, but bulk samples recently obtained from Limestone Member exposures at site AWa-9 Washington County yielded 20 unequivocal elasmobranch...

Marine biology,marine ecology,Phytoplankton, marine algae, zooplankton, nekton, benthos, corals and coral reefs, ecology, zoogeography systematics, primary production experimental work on ecosystem including energy flow at different trophic levels, population dynamics theoretical models, recycling of matter, influence environmental factors metabolic activity, microbiology, mariculture propagati...

A trophic web is a network of complex interactions and energy links between species. These can be simplified into trophodynamic models, such as Ecopath (EP) EcoTroph (ET), important tools providing the holistic view needed for ecosystem approach to fisheries. We described food structure by developing an EP model Santa Cruz Channel (SCC), large tropical estuarine system in northeastern Brazil, s...

Voltage-gated Ca2+ channels play essential roles in control of neurosecretion and muscle contraction. The pharmacological significance of Cav channels stem from their identification as the molecular targets of calcium blockers used in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, such as hypertension, angina, and arrhythmia, and neurologic diseases, such as pain and seizure. It has been proposed th...

Accurate, rapid and cost-effective fish assemblage monitoring is fundamental for marine protected area (MPA) management as a pivotal tool to verify whether what extent MPA conservation objectives have been achieved redefine these in the framework of an adaptive management. Recently, there has sharp increase number video-based methods study fauna, such baited remote underwater video (BRUV) syste...