As part of a project aimed at investigating the Matthiola taxa endemic to Sicily (Italy), this study focused on incana, an edible species used in traditional medicine various countries. Herein, characterization phenolic and volatile compounds, antioxidant capacity vitro (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazil (DPPH), reducing power Fe2+ chelating activity assays) toxicity test (Artemia salina lethality ...

The carbonatic scleraxis of Corallium rubrum (L.), commonly known as red coral, is often found infested by excavating sponges. These boring organisms produce galleries inside the compact axis coral in a variety shapes compromising integrity skeleton and reducing its commercial value. Three sponge species, already to bore into rubrum, have been identified colonies collected from Cape Verde Archi...

The purpose of this experiment is to compare the growth and water consumption efficiency five garden plants (marigold (Tagetes erecta ‘Red Brocade’), moss-rose (Portulaca grandiflora ‘Sun Rose’), dahlia (Dahlia sp. ‘Double Opra’), gazania (Gazania splendens ‘New Day’), Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella. Dance’)) during warmer seasons year under various levels drought stress based on field ca...

Annulated membranes in the form of single and short lamellae are present adjacent to and parallel to the nuclear envelope in oogonia and early oocyte (synaptene) stages of the dragonfly, Libellula pulchella. These solitary and short annulate lamellae are usually continuous with long, part rough- and part smooth-surfaced cisternae which extend into more distal areas of the oogonial ooplasm. Thes...

The spider family Pisauridae, with 333 described species (Platnick 2014), can be considered as a moderately diverse spider family. Together with the worldwide distribution, its members exhibit an exceptionally wide range of foraging and prey capture behavior, from web-based hunters, water surface hunters to ambush hunters in the vegetation (Silva & Sierwald 2013). Among the African Pisauridae, ...