Dormitator is among the most important fish genera in the Mexican Pacific coastal lagoon systems. In Tres Palos Lagoon, the Fat Sleeper Dormitator latifrons is one of the most significant species based on catch volume, although it is only consumed locally. Very little information exists on this species' parasitofauna. Composition and temporal variation in the metazoan parasite community structu...

Exposure and ecological risks to heavy metals (copper, zinc, manganese, iron) at Lochnivar and Blue Lagoon National Parks in wildlife dependent on the Kafue river contaminated with mining waste was evaluated. Samples included water, fish, grasses and Kafue Lechwe (Kobus leche kafuensis) liver. At both parks copper ranged from 0.03-0.04 mg/l; 3.0-6.0 mg/kg; 11.0-44.0 mg/kg; trace -199.0 mg/kg; w...

The Effect of Spray Solution Nutrition Elements on the amount Macro Healthy and Drought Oak Trees (Quercus brantii Lindl.) in Monj Region Chaharmahal Bakhtiari Province

Parasites depend on host-derived energy for growth and development, and so are potentially affected by the host's ability to acquire nutrients under competitive foraging scenarios. Although parasites might be expected to grow faster in hosts that are better at acquiring nutrients from natural ecosystems, it is also possible that the most competitive hosts are better at countering infections, if...

Two different methodologies were combined to evaluate the risks that antibiotics can pose in environment; i) an effect-based methodology based on microbial growth inhibition and ii) analytical method liquid-chromatography coupled mass spectrometry (LC-MS). The first approach was adapted validated for screening of four antibiotic families, specifically macrolides/β-lactams, quinolones, sulfonami...

This study describes the distribution and aspects of the ecology of Lamproglena hoi. Bushveld small-scale yellowfish, Labeobarbus polylepis (Boulenger, 1907) were collected during June 2006 from the Phongolo and Assegaai rivers, March 2005 and October 2006 from the Elands River, and January 2007 and June 2008 from the Komati River in Mpumalanga, South Africa and examined for the presence of par...

Available sources of portable water for drinking, domestic and industrial chores in Nigeria are dwindling because of concomitant increase in population, urbanization and industrial activities. This study assessed the qualities of Surface Water (SW), Sediment (SD) and Tilapia Fish (Oreichromis niloticuss) (TF) samples collected from Asejire, Oni, Ona, Ogun, Ogunpa, Eleyele and Majidun rivers and...

This work provides information on Mugilidae fish reproduction in Grand-Lahou lagoon. From September 2009 to August 2011, for each specimen sampled, the total length cm, mass and eviscerated g, gonads cg, sex maturity stages were recorded. Parameters studied size at first sexual maturity, period ratio. The is reached between 16.1 cm 21.0 four of five species 41.6 Mugil cephalus females. Liza dum...

ABSTRACT Fish are considered one of the important sources protein which invaded by different parasites. This study aimed to shed light on monogenean parasites that infect fish within family Sparidae in Saudi Arabia. A total 30 Argyrops filamentosus specimens were collected from Red Sea, city Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), and then examined for presence Parasitic species isolated studied morphologically...