Journal of Experimental Biology
Environmental salinity modulates olfactory sensitivity in the euryhaline European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax , acclimated to seawater and brackish water
ABSTRACTThe olfactory epithelium of fish is – of necessity – in intimate contact with the surrounding water. In euryhaline fish, movement from seawater to freshwater (and vice versa) exposes the epithelium to massive changes in salinity and ionic conce…
Journal of Experimental Biology
OXPHOS capacity is diminished and the phosphorylation system inhibited during diapause in an extremophile, embryos of Artemia franciscana
ABSTRACTDiapause exhibited by embryos of Artemia franciscana is accompanied by severe arrest of respiration. A large fraction of this depression is attributable to downregulation of trehalose catabolism that ultimately restricts fuel to mitochondria. T…
Journal of Experimental Biology
Angiotensin-(1–7) plays an important role in regulating spermatogenesis in Trachemys scripta elegans under salinity stress
ABSTRACTElevation in water salinity can threaten the spermatogenesis and fertility of freshwater animals. The role of the renin–angiotensin system (RAS) in regulating spermatogenesis has attracted considerable attention. Our previous study found that r…
Journal of Experimental Biology
Ecological and morphological correlates of visual acuity in birds
ABSTRACTBirds use their visual systems for important tasks, such as foraging and predator detection, that require them to resolve an image. However, visual acuity (the ability to perceive spatial detail) varies by two orders of magnitude across birds. …