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Thermodynamic Modeling of Aqueous Guanidinium Chloride/Sodium l-Aspartate (Na-l-Asp) Mixtures
In the present work, osmotic coefficients of aqueous mixtures of guanidinium chloride (GndmCl) and sodium l-aspartate (Na-l-Asp = (S)-aminobutanedioic acid sodium salt), previously determined at T = 298.15 K and ...
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Open AccessPopulation genetic differentiation of the ubiquitous brooding coral Pocillopora acuta along Phuket Island reefs in the Andaman Sea, Thailand
The widespread Indo-Pacific coral species Pocillopora acuta Lamarck, 1816 displays varying levels of asexual versus sexual reproduction, with strong repercussions on genetic diversity, connectivity and genetic st...
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Towards Sustainable Digitization
Complexity and data quality of a project are strongly linked together. The higher the need for better data quality is, the more complex projects become. In digitization, various complexity factors have an impa...
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Open AccessThe melting properties of D-α-glucose, D-β-fructose, D-sucrose, D-α-galactose, and D-α-xylose and their solubility in water: A revision
Saccharides are still commonly isolated from biological feedstock by crystallization from aqueous solutions. Precise thermodynamic data on solubility are essential to optimize the downstream crystallization pr...
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Open AccessEvolution and phylogeny of the deep-sea isopod families Desmosomatidae Sars, 1897 and Nannoniscidae Hansen, 1916 (Isopoda: Asellota)
In the deep sea, the phylogeny and biogeography of only a few taxa have been well studied. Although more than 200 species in 32 genera have been described for the asellote isopod families Desmosomatidae Sars, ...
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Open AccessPresence of male mitochondria in somatic tissues and their functional importance at the whole animal level in the marine bivalve Arctica islandica
Metazoans normally possess a single lineage of mitochondria inherited from the mother (♀-type mitochondria) while paternal mitochondria are absent or eliminated in fertilized eggs. In doubly uniparental inheri...
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Open AccessNew thermodynamic activity-based approach allows predicting the feasibility of glycolysis
Thermodynamic feasibility analyses help evaluating the feasibility of metabolic pathways. This is an important information used to develop new biotechnological processes and to understand metabolic processes i...
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A survival pack for esca** predation in the open ocean: amphipod – pteropod associations in the Southern Ocean
Hyperiidean amphipods are a major prey for fish and seabirds. In the Southern Ocean, they are particularly abundant, with distributions ranging from the Polar Frontal Zone to Antarctic shelf waters. The species H...
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Fishing for scavengers: an integrated study to amphipod (Crustacea: Lysianassoidea) diversity of Potter Cove (South Shetland Islands, Antarctica)
Amphipoda from the superfamily Lysianassoidea Dana, 1849 play an important role in Southern Ocean benthic food webs due to their high biomass, abundance and predominantly scavenging mode of feeding. Our knowle...
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A biodiversity survey of scavenging amphipods in a proposed marine protected area: the Filchner area in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica
An integrative inventory of the amphipod scavenging fauna (Lysianassoidea), combining morphological identifications with DNA barcoding, is provided here for the Filchner area situated in the south-eastern Wedd...
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Open AccessDifferent feeding strategies in Antarctic scavenging amphipods and their implications for colonisation success in times of retreating glaciers
Scavenger guilds are composed of a variety of species, co-existing in the same habitat and sharing the same niche in the food web. Niche partitioning among them can manifest in different feeding strategies, e....
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Thermodynamics of enzyme-catalyzed esterifications: II. Levulinic acid esterification with short-chain alcohols
Levulinic acid was esterified with methanol, ethanol, and 1-butanol with the final goal to predict the maximum yield of these equilibrium-limited reactions as function of medium composition. In a first step, s...
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Thermodynamics of enzyme-catalyzed esterifications: I. Succinic acid esterification with ethanol
Succinic acid (SA) was esterified with ethanol using Candida antarctica lipase B immobilized on acrylic resin at 40 and 50 °C. Enzyme activity in the reaction medium was assured prior to reaction experiments. Rea...
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Open AccessDiscrete phenotypes are not underpinned by genome-wide genetic differentiation in the squat lobster Munida gregaria (Crustacea: Decapoda: Munididae): a multi-marker study covering the Patagonian shelf
DNA barcoding has demonstrated that many discrete phenotypes are in fact genetically distinct (pseudo)cryptic species. Genetically identical, isogenic individuals, however, can also express similarly different...
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Isolation and characterization of 11 microsatellite markers from the squat lobster Munida gregaria (Decapoda: Galatheidae) around the Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas
Understanding phylogenetic relationship and patterns of contemporary population genetic structure is a prerequisite for conservation and management of potential fishery resources. In this study we report the ...
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Open AccessGene expression profiling in gills of the great spider crab Hyas araneus in response to ocean acidification and warming
Hypercapnia and elevated temperatures resulting from climate change may have adverse consequences for many marine organisms. While diverse physiological and ecological effects have been identified, changes in ...
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Thermodynamic Properties of Aqueous Glucose–Urea–Salt Systems
In this work, the thermodynamic behavior of aqueous solutions containing the solutes NaCl, glucose, and/or urea is investigated. These substances are vital components for living bodies and further they are mai...
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Open AccessEvidence of cryptic and pseudocryptic speciation in the Paracalanus parvus species complex (Crustacea, Copepoda, Calanoida)
Many marine planktonic crustaceans such as copepods have been considered as widespread organisms. However, the growing evidence for cryptic and pseudo-cryptic speciation has emphasized the need of re-evaluatin...
