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Open AccessElement contamination of the Orange-Vaal River basin, South Africa: a One Health approach
Numerous low-income groups and rural communities depend on fish as an inexpensive protein source worldwide, especially in develo** countries. These communities are constantly exposed to various pollutants wh...
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Open AccessAssessment of acute and chronic ecotoxicological effects of aqueous eluates of stone wool insulation materials
Stone wool is an inorganic mineral insulation material increasingly used to reduce the climate impact of buildings. The acute and chronic ecotoxicological potential of stone wool eluates have been studied in a...
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Open AccessA new technique to study nutrient flow in host-parasite systems by carbon stable isotope analysis of amino acids and glucose
Stable isotope analysis of individual compounds is emerging as a powerful tool to study nutrient origin and conversion in host-parasite systems. We measured the carbon isotope composition of amino acids and gl...
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Open AccessInsights into amino acid fractionation and incorporation by compound-specific carbon isotope analysis of three-spined sticklebacks
Interpretation of stable isotope data is of upmost importance in ecology to build sound models for the study of animal diets, migration patterns and physiology. However, our understanding of stable isotope fra...
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Open AccessLaboratory and field studies on the use of artificial mussels as a monitoring tool of platinum exposure in the freshwater environment
The artificial mussel (AM) is a passive sampling device that was originally developed for monitoring metal concentrations in the marine environment, but is also increasingly used in freshwater environments. Th...
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Open AccessEye fluke infection changes diet composition in juvenile European perch (Perca fluviatilis)
Intraspecific diet specialization, usually driven by resource availability, competition and predation, is common in natural populations. However, the role of parasites on diet specialization of their hosts has...
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The role of fish helminth parasites in monitoring metal pollution in aquatic ecosystems: a case study in the world’s most productive platinum mining region
Due to the increasing consumption of platinum (Pt), especially in automobile exhaust catalysts, environmental concentrations of Pt are of emerging concern worldwide. Limited information exists on environmental...
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Open AccessYou are how you eat: differences in trophic position of two parasite species infecting a single host according to stable isotopes
Parasitism is commonly recognised as a consumer strategy, although, the interaction of parasites in communities and ecosystems are generally poorly understood. As parasites are integral parts of food webs, ana...
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Open AccessTissue Concentrations of Zinc, Iron, Copper, and Magnesium During the Phases of Full Thickness Wound Healing in a Rodent Model
Wound healing is a complex orchestration of processes involving cell proliferation, migration, differentiation, anabolism, and catabolism in order to restore skin continuity. Within these processes, elements s...
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The Rhine as Hotspot of Parasite Invasions
The Rhine has been severely impacted by non-indigenous free-living and parasite species, largely triggered by the connection of the Ponto-Caspian and the Central European area due to the inauguration of the Ma...
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Energy crop production in an urban area: a comparison of habitat types and land use forms targeting economic benefits and impact on species diversity
In urban areas, the potential of biomass production is rarely utilized, although many biomass sources are located in cities, ranging from road margins to public parks. There is, however, increasing interest in...
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Open AccessUnderstanding trophic interactions in host-parasite associations using stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen
Stable isotope analysis of carbon and nitrogen can deliver insights into trophic interactions between organisms. While many studies on free-living organisms are available, the number of those focusing on troph...
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Open AccessParasite responses to pollution: what we know and where we go in ‘Environmental Parasitology’
Environmental parasitology deals with the interactions between parasites and pollutants in the environment. Their sensitivity to pollutants and environmental disturbances makes many parasite taxa useful indica...
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Laser-based in situ embedding of metal nanoparticles into bioextruded alginate hydrogel tubes enhances human endothelial cell adhesion
Alginate is a widely used hydrogel in tissue engineering owing to its simple and non-cytotoxic gelation process, ease of use, and abundance. However, unlike hydrogels derived from mammalian sources such as col...
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Open AccessSeasonal profile of metal accumulation in the acanthocephalan Pomphorhynchus laevis: a valuable tool to study infection dynamics and implications for metal monitoring
A large number of studies demonstrated that acanthocephalans exhibit a high metal accumulation potential and thus can be used as sensitive accumulation indicators. However, similar to free-living bioindicators...
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Open AccessComparison of the metal accumulation capacity between the acanthocephalan Pomphorhynchus laevis and larval nematodes of the genus Eustrongylides sp. infecting barbel (Barbus barbus)
Metal uptake and accumulation in fish parasites largely depends on the parasite group with acanthocephalans showing the highest accumulation rates. Additionally, developmental stage (larvae or adult) as well a...
