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Taxonomy-based differences in feeding guilds of fish
(Oxford Univesity Press, 2020)It has been taken for granted that feeding guilds and behavior in animals are linked to the taxonomic relatedness of species, but empirical evidence supporting such relationship is virtually missing. To examine the importance ... -
Temporal beta diversity of bird assemblages in agricultural landscapes: land cover change vs. stochastic processes
(PLOS, 2015)Temporal variation in the composition of species assemblages could be the result of deterministic processes driven by environmental change and/or stochastic processes of colonization and local extinction. Here, we analyzed ... -
Terminal-Repeat Retrotransposons in Miniature (TRIMs) in bivalves
(Nature Publishing Group, 2019)Terminal repeat retrotransposons in miniature (TRIMs) are small non-autonomous LTR retrotransposons consisting of two terminal direct repeats surrounding a short internal domain. The detection and characterization of ... -
A test of native plant adaptation more than one century after introduction of the invasive Carpobrotus edulis to the NW Iberian Peninsula
(Springer Nature, 2021)Background: Although the immediate consequences of biological invasions on ecosystems and conservation have been widely studied, the long-term effects remain unclear. Invaders can either cause the extinction of native ... -
The contribution of Earth observation technologies to the reporting obligations of the Habitats Directive and Natura 2000 network in a protected wetland
(PeerJ Inc., 2018-03)Background. Wetlands are highly productive systems that supply a host of ecosystem services and benefits. Nonetheless, wetlands have been drained and filled to provide sites for building houses and roads and for establishing ... -
The first evidence of global meat phosphoproteome changes in response to pre-slaughter stress
(BMC, 2019)Pre-slaughter stress (PSS) impairs animal welfare and meat quality. Dark, firm and dry (DFD) are terms used to designate poor quality meats induced by PSS. Protein phosphorylation can be a potentially significant mechanism ... -
The hemoglobin Gly16β1Asp polymorphism in turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) is differentially distributed across European populations
(Springer, 2020)Turbot is an important flatfish widely distributed along the European coasts, whose fishery is centered in the North Sea. The commercial value of the species has boosted a successful aquaculture sector in Europe and China. ... -
The Major Storage Protein in Potato Tuber Is Mobilized by a Mechanism Dependent on Its Phosphorylation Status
(MDPI, 2019)The role of the protein phosphorylation mechanism in the mobilization of vegetative storage proteins (VSPs) is totally unknown. Patatin is the major VSP of the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tuber that encompasses multiple ... -
The mature larva of Gonioctena variabilis (Olivier, 1790) Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae) and key to the larvae of the subgenus Spartoxena
(Pensoft Publishers, 2010)Mature larva of Gonioctena (Spartoxena) variabilis (Olivier, 1790) is described and illustrated for the fi rst time, based on specimens collected on Genista scorpius (L.) DC. [Fabaceae] in central Spain. A key to known ... -
The mossy north: an inverse latitudinal diversity gradient in European bryophytes
(Nature Publishing Group, 2016-05-06)It remains hotly debated whether latitudinal diversity gradients are common across taxonomic groups and whether a single mechanism can explain such gradients. Investigating species richness (SR) patterns of European land ... -
The Potential of Zebrafish as a Model Organism for Improving the Translation of Genetic Anticancer Nanomedicines
(MDPI, 2017)In the last few decades, the field of nanomedicine applied to cancer has revolutionized cancer treatment: several nanoformulations have already reached the market and are routinely being used in the clinical practice. In ... -
The Role of Inbreeding in the Extinction of a European Royal Dynasty
(PLOS, 2009)The kings of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty (1516–1700) frequently married close relatives in such a way that uncle-niece, first cousins and other consanguineous unions were prevalent in that dynasty. In the historical ... -
The Teleost Thymus in Health and Disease: New Insights from Transcriptomic and Histopathological Analyses of Turbot, Scophthalmus maximus
(MDPI, 2020)The thymus is a primary lymphoid organ that plays a pivotal role in the adaptive immune system. The immunobiology of the thymus in fish is considered to be similar to that of mammals, but it is actually poorly characterized ... -
Three non-indigenous species from Madeira harbors, including a new species of Parasmittina (Bryozoa)
(Springer, 2018)During a study investigating the identity and abundance of fouling non-indigenous species in marinas from the Madeira Archipelago, three species of bryozoans were detected on experimental settlement plates. These three ... -
Tracing the genetic impact of farmed turbot Scophthalmus maximus on wild populations
(Inter-Research Science Publisher, 2018)The impact of escapees from aquaculture is of general concern for the sustainability of natural resources. Turbot Scophthalmus maximus is a marine flatfish of great commercial value whose land-based aquaculture started ... -
Transcriptomic Analysis of Ciguatoxin-Induced Changes in Gene Expression in Primary Cultures of Mice Cortical Neurons
(MDPI, 2018)Ciguatoxins are polyether marine toxins that act as sodium channel activators. These toxins cause ciguatera, one of the most widespread nonbacterial forms of food poisoning, which presents several symptoms in humans including ... -
Transmission of Calicophoron daubneyi and Fasciola hepatica in Galicia (Spain): Temporal follow-up in the intermediate and definitive hosts
(BioMedCentral, 2016-10-29)Background Paramphistomosis caused by Calicophoron daubneyi and fasciolosis caused by Fasciola hepatica are common parasitic diseases of livestock animals. Transmission of the diseases depends on the presence of intermediate ... -
A Useful SNP Panel to Distinguish Two Cockle Species, Cerastoderma edule and C. glaucum, Co-Occurring in Some European Beds, and Their Putative Hybrids
(MDPI, 2019)Cockles are highly appreciated mollusks and provide important services in coastal areas. The two European species, edible (Cerastoderma edule) and lagoon (Cerastoderma glaucum) cockles, are not easily distinguishable, ... -
Using fire to enhance rewilding when agricultural policies fail
(Elsevier, 2021)Rewilding has been proposed as an opportunity for biodiversity conservation in abandoned landscapes. However, rewilding is challenged by the increasing fire risk associated with more flammable landscapes, and the loss of ... -
Vaccine-induced modulation of gene expression in turbot peritoneal cells. A microarray approach
(Elsevier, 2016-06-22)We used a microarray approach to examine changes in gene expression in turbot peritoneal cells after injection of the fish with vaccines containing the ciliate parasite Philasterides dicentrarchi as antigen and one of ...