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ISSN: 2772-7351
CN: 42-1940/Q
p-ISSN: 2097-4132

Ensuring water purity: Mitigating environmental risks and safeguarding human health

Water is an indispensable resource for sustaining life, ecosystems, and economic productivity. However, increasing contamination and pollution pose severe threats to global water purity, with significant...

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The dual nature of water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes): Environmental threats and sustainable solutions

The invasive aquatic plant Pontederia crassipes (water hyacinth) presents significant ecological and economic challenges worldwide due to its rapid proliferation and dominance in freshwater ecosystems....

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Progress in research on fish sex determining genes

Research on fish sex determining genes and their mode of action is not only important for elucidating the mechanisms of vertebrate sex determination, but also for fish monosex control breeding. This...

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Research advances in the structure, function, and regulation of the gill barrier in teleost fish

The gill is an important organ in fish that is involved in various physiological functions, including respiration, filter-feeding, ammonia nitrogen excretion, and osmoregulation. The physiological functions...

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Towards a low-carbon footprint: Current status and prospects for aquaculture

Aquaculture is one of the fastest-growing agricultural sectors globally and is becoming increasingly important for producing sustainable and healthy diets with relatively low climate impacts. In comparison...

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Riverine microplastics and their interaction with freshwater fish

This paper outlines the nature of microplastic contamination in rivers and the risks to freshwater fishes. We discuss how input sources influence the concentration and composition of microplastics and...

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Methodology for fish biodiversity monitoring with environmental DNA metabarcoding: The primers, databases and bioinformatic pipelines

Environmental DNA (eDNA) originates from cellular material shed by organisms into aquatic or terrestrial environments and can be sampled and monitored using metabarcoding technology, which is revolutionizing...

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Single-cell RNA sequencing of zebrafish olfactory epithelium reveals cellular heterogeneity and responses to a conspecific alarm substance

Olfaction, the sense of smell, is vital for the survival of many species and serves as an excellent system for investigating the molecular basis of behavior. Fishes possess a well-developed olfactory...

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An overview of research efforts to understand the effects of underwater sound on cetaceans

Cetaceans are aquatic mammals living in an environment that is more suited for hearing than vision. As such, their sensory systems largely utilize acoustic cues for navigation, communication, foraging,...

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Evaluation of different primers of the 18S rRNA gene to profile amoeba communities in environmental samples

Amoeboid protists, an assemblage of organisms belonging to different phylogenetic lineages, have drawn increasing attention due to their crucial ecological roles in various environments and their potential...

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Plastic occurrence, sources, and impacts in Antarctic environment and biota

Several studies have documented that plastic pollution is affecting one of the most remote and pristine regions of our planet, Antarctica. Plastics of different size and polymeric composition have been...

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Recent insights into aquatic viruses: Emerging and reemerging pathogens, molecular features, biological effects, and novel investigative approaches

Aquatic viruses are naturally present in the aquatic environment and the number of viruses is staggering. Various multicellular organisms in aquatic ecosystems may be infected, cross-species transmitted,...

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A One-Health approach to non-native species, aquaculture, and food security

One-Health is an umbrella term that integrates the health of the environment, humans and non-human animals. This approach is applied here to elucidate the impact of non-native invasive species on aquaculture...

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A temperature-induced sex reversal mechanism in ricefield eels

The ricefield eel (Monopterus albus), a protogynous hermaphrodite, is an important aquaculture freshwater fish in China. Intensive studies have focused on the sex reversal of this species, but the underlying...

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Chinese wisdom and modern innovation of aquaculture

Aquaculture originates from ancient Chinese wisdom, and is considered the most efficient food-producing industry. About 70 years ago, New China proposed an industrial approach to fish production and...

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An updated range-wide assessment of Neophocaena: Threats and priorities for research and conservation

The genus Neophocaena includes two species, the Indo-Pacific finless porpoise (N. phocaenoides) and the Narrow-ridged finless porpoise (N. asiaeorientalis). The Indo-Pacific species is found in coastal...

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Key environmental factors determining life history strategies of river fishes and their historical changes in the Yangtze River

Life history theory predicts that species-specific life history traits are shaped by variations in environmental conditions. Understanding the key environmental factors determining life history strategies...

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Biologging as a potential platform for resolving ocean environmental issues and threats: Towards the development of the Internet of Animals

Biologging is a method that utilizes animal-borne devices to study the behavioural ecology, physiology, and surrounding environment of animals. This is the Lagrangian observation method, which assigns...

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A computer vision and RFID fusion-based method for measuring individual feed intake and its application for detecting individual differences in feed efficiency of large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea)

Estimating the individual feed intake (FI) for multiple consecutive meals of fish reared at commercial densities has long been a challenge and this difficulty has prevented the genetic improvement of...

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Glacial microbial-environmental interactions on the Tibetan Plateau: A review

The glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau are important climate regulators and recharge sources for many rivers and lakes, which are of great ecological value. However, actions to protect glacier-associated...

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How does the efficiency of Nanopore compare to Illumina sequencing in tracking the spread of aquatic invasive species?

eDNA-based methods offer a non-invasive, easy-to-use approach for monitoring aquatic biodiversity, particularly for tracking invasive or cryptic species. While Illumina sequencing is commonly used,...

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Assemblage-based biomonitoring of freshwater ecosystem health via multimetric indices: A critical review and suggestions for improving their applicability

Freshwater biota are more comprehensive and direct indicators of biological impacts, and more meaningful to the public than water quality or physical habitat surrogates. Freshwater biotic data and the...

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Species-level monitoring of rare and invasive fishes using eDNA metabarcoding in the middle and upper Yarlung Zangbo River, Tibet

Fish diversity of the Yarlung Zangbo River is very sensitive and vulnerable to biological invasion, anthropogenic activities and climate change, especially in the upper and middle reaches where several...

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Aquatic pollution from truck spills: Urgent action needed in Brazil and beyond

On 29 January 2024, a truck accident spilled concentrated sulfonic acid into a river in Brazil's State of Santa Catarina. This disaster, which occurred in a protected area, killed various types of fish...

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Behavioral responses and transcriptional dynamics of the stream fish (Acrossocheilus fasciatus) under temperature change

Global warming and extreme weather events are exerting significant thermal stress on aquatic species, particularly fish, affecting their metabolism, behavior, immunity, and reproductive strategies....

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