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Barnacles mating optimizer: an evolutionary algorithm for solving optimization [PDF]

, 2018
This paper presents a novel evolutionary algorithm called Barnacles Mating Optimizer (BMO) to solve optimization problems. The proposed algorithm is inspired from the mating behavior of barnacles in nature.
Hamdan, Daniyal, Zuriani, Mustaffa, M. H., Sulaiman, Mohd Razali, Daud, Mohd Mawardi, Saari, Ismail, Musirin   +5 more
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Testing adaptive hypotheses on the evolution of larval life history in acorn and stalked barnacles

Ecology and Evolution, 2019
Despite strong selective pressure to optimize larval life history in marine environments, there is a wide diversity with regard to developmental mode, size, and time larvae spend in the plankton.
Christine Ewers‐Saucedo, Paula Pappalardo   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Influence of Material and Roughness on the Settlement and the Adhesive Strength of the Barnacle Balanus Improvisus in the Baltic Sea

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Under natural conditions, barnacles, one of the most prominent marine hardfouling organisms, encounter a vast variety of heterogeneous surfaces including artificial ones, such as ship hulls on which they adhere efficiently.
Dennis S. Petersen, Stanislav N. Gorb, Lars Heepe   +2 more
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Humpback Highs and Lows Amid Shifting Seas and a Northeast Pacific Marine Heatwave: Whale Demographics in the Main Hawaiian Islands, 2002–2023

Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 4, October 2026.
ABSTRACT North Pacific humpback whales are a celebrated conservation success, rebounding from extensive commercial whaling. Yet they remain vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, a multifaceted stressor that can exacerbate existing threats. During 2013–2016, a Northeast Pacific marine heatwave severely reduced forage availability in their feeding
S. M. Barber‐Meyer, T. Cheeseman, J. Barlow, L. Bejder, A. L. Bradford, R. Cartwright, M. Deakos, L. Evans, R. Finn, C. M. Gabriele, B. Goodwin, C. Hayslip, E. E. Henderson, M. Jones, M. Lammers, E. Lyman, D. M. McSwain, J. Mobley, M. Olio, A. A. Pack, D. M. Palacios, H. R. Spears, S. H. Stack, F. A. Sullivan, M. van Aswegen, K. M. Yano, S. Yin, A. Zoidis, J. J. Currie   +28 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Flying barnacles’: implications for the spread of non-indigenous species [PDF]

, 2010
The presence of adult barnacles of Fistulobalanus pallidus (Darwin) and Fistulobalanus albicostatus (Pilsbry) attached to field-readable plastic leg rings on the Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus in Northern Europe is reported. L.
Benny K.K. Chan, Jens T. Høeg, Hannu Koskinen, Chan, Benny K K, Tøttrup, Anders P, Koskinen, Hannu, Benny K. K. Chanb, Anders P. Tøttrup, Hannu Koskinenc, Jens T. Høegd, Anders P. Tøttrupa, Høeg, Jens Thorvald   +11 more
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Comparing Drone and Vessel‐Based Imaging to Quantify Epibiont Coverage on Humpback Whales

Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 4, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Cetacean epibionts offer noninvasive insights into host health, physiology, and spatial ecology, yet quantitative assessments in wild populations remain scarce. Although vessel‐based observations may be limited by field of view and analyst input, unoccupied aerial vehicles (UAVs; drones) are increasingly used to monitor cetacean health indices,
Isabel A. R. Taylor, Ticiana Fettermann, Barry McGovern, David S. Schoeman, Adrian B. McCallum, Stephanie H. Stack   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Summary of the bioeroding activity of barnacles.

, 2018
Summary of the bioeroding activity of barnacles.
Marilyn E. Brandt (380258), Tyler B. Smith (237393), Rebecca L. Maher (5429474), Michelle A. Johnston (3264456), Adrienne M. S. Correa (137868)   +4 more
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Perturbation analysis of nonlinear matrix population models

Demographic Research, 2008
Perturbation analysis examines the response of a model to changes in its parameters. It is commonly applied to population growth rates calculated from linear models, but there has been no general approach to the analysis of nonlinear models ...
Hal Caswell
doaj  

An ancient whole-genome duplication in barnacles contributes to their diversification and intertidal sessile life adaptation

Journal of Advanced Research
Introduction: Whole-genome duplication (WGD) is one of the most sudden and dramatic events rarely reported in invertebrates, but its occurrence can lead to physiological, morphological, and behavioral diversification.
Jianbo Yuan, Xiaojun Zhang, Xiaoxi Zhang, Yamin Sun, Chengzhang Liu, Shihao Li, Yang Yu, Chengsong Zhang, Songjun Jin, Min Wang, Jianhai Xiang, Fuhua Li   +11 more
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Non-selective feeding on microplastics in the acorn barnacle Amphibalanus amphitrite: the implications in assessing barnacles as global microplastics bioindicators

Frontiers in Marine Science
To combat the plastic problem in the marine environment, bioindicators are essential because they can provide insights into the extent and ecological impacts of plastic pollution.
Yixuan Wang, Alex Chun Yuen Wong, Alex Chun Yuen Wong, Jill Man Ying Chiu, Siu Gin Cheung, Siu Gin Cheung   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source