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Michael J Miller
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A Century of Ichthyoplankton Research in Indonesian waters: lessons from the past, challenges for the future
We review ichthyoplankton research history in Indonesia, which began when H.C. Delsman conducted studies on fish larvae and eggs in the northern Java region (1921–1938). The Danish 1929 eel expedition net samp...
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Spawning Areas
Where anguillid eels go to reproduce was historically considered to be one of the major biological mysteries of these species, and when Johannes Schmidt discovered the large overlap** Sargasso Sea spawning a...
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Several possible spawning sites of the Japanese eel determined from collections of their eggs and preleptocephali
The spawning area of the Japanese eel is located at the southern part of the West Mariana Ridge in the western North Pacific, but their spawning events have not been observed. To further understand Japanese ee...
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Open AccessThe mysterious feeding ecology of leptocephali: a unique strategy of consuming marine snow materials
Leptocephalus larvae have transparent bodies with tubular intestines that usually lack identifiable food items when they are collected, so mystery has surrounded efforts to determine what they feed on. Artific...
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The behavioral ecology and distribution of leptocephali: marine fish larvae with unforeseen abilities
Leptocephali are the unique larvae of eels and their relatives of the teleost superorder Elopomorpha that have remained poorly understood despite their ubiquitous presence at tropical to temperate latitudes. T...
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Open AccessEffects of neonatal isoflurane anesthesia exposure on learning-specific and sensory systems in adults
Millions of children undergo general anesthesia each year, and animal and human studies have indicated that exposure to anesthesia at an early age can impact neuronal development, leading to behavioral and lea...
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The food source of Sargasso Sea leptocephali
The mysterious food source of anguilliform leptocephali has been difficult to understand, so this review evaluates potential interrelationships among recent discoveries on this subject. There are typically few...
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Larval size-distributions of Ariosoma balearicum cryptic species during the March–April season in the Sargasso Sea Subtropical Convergence Zone
Leptocephali of the shallow-water congrid eel Ariosoma balearicum are abundant during February–April in the Sargasso Sea, and larval and adult meristic data indicates this species includes several regional subpop...
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Distribution and abundance of net-captured calycophoran siphonophores and other gelatinous zooplankton in the Sargasso Sea European eel spawning area
Gelatinous zooplankton (GZ) such as medusae, ctenophores, siphonophores, pyrosomes and salps are important components of oceanic pelagic communities and small calycophoran siphonophores (CS) are typically abun...
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The effect of sevoflurane and isoflurane anesthesia on single unit and local field potentials
Volatile general anesthetics are used commonly in adults and children, yet their mechanisms of action are complex and the changes in single unit firing and synaptic activity that underlie the broad decreases i...
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Open AccessRelease of eDNA by different life history stages and during spawning activities of laboratory-reared Japanese eels for interpretation of oceanic survey data
To assist in detection of offshore spawning activities of the Japanese eel Anguilla japonica and facilitate interpretation of results of environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis in their spawning area, we examined the e...
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Life history and morphology of Eel Larvae in the Gulf of Guinea of western Africa: revisiting Jacques Blache’s research (1960–1977) 40 years later
Eel larvae (leptocephali) are rarely studied extensively both spatially and temporally, and detailed illustrations of most species are limited. This study uses the unique research reported in the monograph of ...
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Open AccessPotential impact of ocean circulation on the declining Japanese eel catches
Recruitment of Japanese eels, Anguilla japonica, has declined in recent decades possibly due to both anthropogenic and ocean-atmosphere factors. The potential impact of ocean circulation on the decreasing Japanes...
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Assessing guideline-concordant prescribing for community-acquired pneumonia
Background Current reports of outpatient antimicrobial prescribing practices may overestimate guideline concordance since they address only drug selection. Appropriate stewardship should ...
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The Relationships among Socio-Demographics, Perceived Health, and Happiness
This article explores explore the relationships among socio-demographics, perceived health, and happiness in a patient population of 221 adults recruited from 39 primary care practices in Alabama. We also expl...
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Hatching time and larval growth of Atlantic eels in the Sargasso Sea
Several surveys and studies have examined the Atlantic anguillid eels’ larval distributions, but little is known about their larval growth rates. Otoliths of 17 European eel Anguilla anguilla (8.8–46.0 mm) and 19...
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Environmental factors affecting the onset of spawning migrations of Japanese eels (Anguilla japonica) in Mikawa Bay Japan
The timing of downstream migrations of anguillid silver eels in relation to environmental factors in rivers has been examined using various types of data. Less is known about the factors that affect when silve...
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Designing patient-specific 3D printed craniofacial implants using a novel topology optimization method
Large craniofacial defects require efficient bone replacements which should not only provide good aesthetics but also possess stable structural function. The proposed work uses a novel multiresolution topology...
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Brain activation in response to overt and covert fear and happy faces in women with borderline personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious condition involving emotion dysregulation. Past research has identified BPD-associated differences within fronto-limbic circuitry during conditions of process...
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Data Integration and Knowledge Coordination for Planetary Exploration Traverses
In order to implement an ambulatory physiological monitor in a free-range environment, a number of human performance sensing, human-computer interaction, data visualization, and wireless transmission technolog...
