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FIRST RECORD OF THE NORTH AFRICAN CATFISH CLARIASGARIEPINUS(BURCHELL, 1822)(SILURIFORMES, CLARIIDAE) IN TIGRIS RIVER, IRAQ

Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum
The current study aimed todetermine the morphometric and meristic characteristics of the North African catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822). Six specimens of C.
Hind D. Hadi, Abed H. Baraaj, Atheer H. Ali, Maab R. Sajet   +3 more
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NATIVE AND EXOTIC FISH SPECIES IN THE TIBER RIVER WATERSHED (UMBRIA – ITALY) AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT

Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2006
In this study we examine the spatial variations in the fish communities in the Tiber River watershed, including both native and exotic species. Its main objectives were to assess the quality of fish communities of this area and to verify if factors of ...
LORENZONI M., MEARELLI M., GHETTI L.
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A Public Policy Toward the Management of Feral Cats [PDF]

, 2004
[Excerpt] “This paper examines the current wildlife laws, both federal and state, to determine what laws may apply to managing the feral cat population. It begins with a determination of how domestic cats are classified under these laws.
Gorman, Shawn, Levy, Julie
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Black flesh disorder in mango: a chilling injury symptom increased by early harvest and low storage temperature and reduced by 1‐methylcyclopropene

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND Black flesh (BF) is an internal disorder in mango, characterized by the development of dark brown to black pigmentation in the inner mesocarp tissue during storage or transport. This study investigated the effects of harvest maturity, low storage or low transport temperatures, and 1‐methylcyclopropene (1‐MCP) on mango fruit ...
Bruna Parente de Carvalho Pires, João Claudio Vilvert, Nilo Ricardo Corrêa de Mello Júnior, Sandy Raiele Sena Monteiro, Mikaele de Souza Santos, Ester Silva Regis, Jackson Teixeira Lobo, Jeffrey K. Brecht, Sergio Tonetto de Freitas   +8 more
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Status and historical changes in the fish community in Erhai Lake [PDF]

, 2013
Erhai Lake is the second largest freshwater lake on the Yunnan Plateau, Southwest China. In recent decades, a number of exotic fish species have been introduced into the lake and the fish community has changed considerably. We evaluated the status of the
Guo Zhiqiang, Li Wei, Li Zhongjie, Li, ZJ (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Hydrobiol, State Key Lab Freshwater Ecol & Biotechnol, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China., Liu Jiashou, Tang Jianfeng, Ye Shaowen, Zhang Tanglin, Zhu Fengyue   +8 more
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Assessment of exotic fish disease introduction and establishment in the United Kingdom via live fish transporters [PDF]

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 2009
Live fish transporters returning empty from mainland Europe may mechanically introduce exotic pathogens and parasites to the UK. A qualitative risk assessment approach was adopted to investigate the likelihood of introduction and establishment in rainbow trout farms of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS), infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) and ...
E J, Peeler, M A, Thrush
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Wildfires' Cost for Societal Welfare: Economic Evaluation of Forestry Ecosystem Services Losses in Southern Italy

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Forest ecosystem services (ESs) are garnering increasing public attention as awareness grows regarding society's fundamental dependence on them for well‐being. Forest fires, one of the major disturbances of ESs, are becoming more frequent and destructive, exacerbated in part by climate change.
Emanuele Spada, Giacomo Falcone, Salvatore Praticò, Maria Carmela Benedetto, Giovanni Gulisano, Nathalie Iofrida, Anna Irene De Luca   +6 more
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A Review of Bioarcheological Investigations in Iron Age Cambodia

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Archeological research within Cambodia is quite extensive, with significant projects led by both Cambodian archeologists and international researchers alike. Many of these projects have uncovered human skeletal remains. This article reviews archeological human skeletal studies in Cambodia, synthesizing published and unpublished data, primarily
Sophorn Nhoem, Kate Domett, Nigel Chang, Louise Shewan   +3 more
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Exotic pet owners’ preferences for different ectothermic taxa are based on species traits and purchase prices in the United States [PDF]

NeoBiota
The exotic pet trade has resulted in substantial invasion and disease risks, owing to the release of pets into new environments. Scientists have conjectured that pet owners acquire and release species with undesirable traits because they are imperfectly ...
Elizabeth F. Pienaar, Diane J. E. Sturgeon   +1 more
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Exotic Addiction [PDF]

, 2015
With an annual profit between $10 and $20 billion, animal smuggling has become the third largest illegal trade in the world, behind only drugs and firearms, and the results are devastating to humans and animals alike.
Morgan, Melissa A.
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