Gonadotropins in the Russian Sturgeon: Their Role in Steroid Secretion and the Effect of Hormonal Treatment on Their Secretion. [PDF]
, 2016 In the reproduction process of male and female fish, pituitary derived gonadotropins (GTHs) play a key role. To be able to specifically investigate certain functions of Luteinizing (LH) and Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) in Russian sturgeon ...
Aizen, Joseph +8 more
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Aquaculture Reports, 2022 The aim of this study was to determine the effects of dietary carbohydrate levels on growth performance, feed utilization and metabolism of juvenile Yangtze sturgeon (Acipenser dabryanus).
Huantao Qu +6 more
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Future large hydropower dams impact global freshwater megafauna [PDF]
, 2019 Dam construction comes with severe social, economic and ecological impacts. From an ecological point of view, habitat types are altered and biodiversity is lost.
Berlekamp, Juergen +5 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 After the construction of the Three Gorges Dam (TGD) in China, the downstream has been affected by the reduction in sediment discharge and regulation of flow processes, which have resulted in severe scouring and changes hydrological regime. Consequently,
Yinjun Zhou +8 more
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Development of growth rate, body lipid, moisture, and energy models for white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) fed at various feeding rates. [PDF]
, 2017 The objectives were to develop and evaluate: 1) growth rate models, 2) body lipid, moisture, and energy models for white sturgeon fed at various feeding rates (FR; % body weight [BW] per day) and then evaluate responses at proportions of optimum feeding ...
Fadel, James G +3 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Dabry’s sturgeon (Acipenser dabryanus)
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2017 The complete mitochondrial genome of Dabry’s sturgeon (Acipenser dabryanus) was first determined in this study. The mitochondrial DNA is circular molecule (16,437 bp in length) with a typical vertebrate mitochondrial gene arrangement, including 13 ...
Juanjuan Liu +5 more
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Molecular cytogenetic differentiation of paralogs of Hox paralogs in duplicated and re-diploidized genome of the North American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula). [PDF]
, 2017 BackgroundAcipenseriformes is a basal lineage of ray-finned fishes and comprise 27 extant species of sturgeons and paddlefishes. They are characterized by several specific genomic features as broad ploidy variation, high chromosome numbers, presence of ...
Amemiya, Chris T +7 more
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Age and heat stress as determinants of telomere length in a long-lived fish, the Siberian Sturgeon [PDF]
, 2016 Telomeres shorten at each cell division due to the end-replication problem but also in response to oxidative stress. Consequently, telomeres shorten with age in many endotherms, and this shortening is accelerated under stressful environmental conditions.
Angelier, Frédéric +3 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome of Rhodeus cyanorostris (Teleostei, Cyprinidae): characterization and phylogenetic analysis [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2022 Rhodeus cyanorostris Li, Liao & Arai, 2020 is a freshwater fish that is endemic to China and restricted to Chengdu City in Sichuan Province. This study is the first to sequence and characterize the complete mitochondrial genome of R. cyanorostris.
Wenjing Li, Ning Qiu, Hejun Du
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What Does the Rise of China Do for Industrialisation in Sub-Saharan Africa? [PDF]
, 2008 China's rapid growth and deepening global presence in Africa creates a major challenge for the conventional wisdom of industrialisation as a core component of development strategy.
Kaplinsky, Raphael
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