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Ecology, evolution and conservation of tidepool fishes of the Americas
Intertidal ecology has been considered the cradle of modern marine ecology with insightful investigations on the biological and ecological mechanisms...
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Case Studies on Stress Responses in Various Phytoplanktons
The ocean accounts for 70% of Earth’s surface and serves as a habitat for a wide variety of life forms. The phytoplanktons are mobile microscopic...
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The role of zinc in the adaptive evolution of polar phytoplankton
Zinc is an essential trace metal for oceanic primary producers with the highest concentrations in polar oceans. However, its role in the biological...
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Nine things to keep in mind about mathematical modelling in ecology and evolution
Modelling in ecology and evolution, especially in India, is often done by researchers trained in physics or engineering without much experience of...
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Spatial disparity of fishing activities overlap** the abrupt shifts for marine net primary production
Marine net primary productivity (NPP) plays an important role in regulating marine ecosystem processes, determining marine carbon sinks and...
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Sex in Killer Whales: Behavior, Exogamy, and the Evolution of Sexual Strategies in the Ocean’s Apex Predator
We present the current available knowledge about sexual behavior and mating systems in the killer whale, Orcinus orca, focusing primarily on the most...
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Leaf productivity and persistence have been improved during soybean (Glycine max) domestication and evolution
Artificial and natural selection improved the leaf photosynthetic rate of soybean ( Glycine max (L.) Merr. subsp. max ). This change may be accompanied...
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The current knowledge status of the genetic population structure of the European sardine (Sardina pilchardus): uncertainties to be solved for an appropriate fishery management
To achieve sustainable fisheries implies that resources’ management is carried out in accordance with biologically and ecologically relevant...
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Biodiversity-based development and evolution: the emerging research systems in model and non-model organisms
Evolutionary developmental biology, or Evo-Devo for short, has become an established field that, broadly speaking, seeks to understand how changes in...
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Individual-Based Models for Incorporating Landscape Processes in the Conservation and Management of Aquatic Systems
Purpose of ReviewEcological models can provide critical guidance to conservation programs both as problem-solving tools and by projecting future...
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Genetic diversity of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) populations in Ethiopia: insights from nuclear DNA microsatellites and implications for conservation
BackgroundNile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) is among the economically most important freshwater fish species in East Africa, and...
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Gene duplication and functional divergence of new genes contributed to the polar acclimation of Antarctic green algae
Psychrophilic microalgae successfully survive in the extreme and highly variable polar ecosystems, which represent the energy base of most food webs...
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The cichlid–Cichlidogyrus network: a blueprint for a model system of parasite evolution
Species interactions are a key aspect of evolutionary biology. Parasites, specifically, are drivers of the evolution of species communities and...
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Evolutionary implications of size-selective mortality on the ontogenetic development of shoal cohesion: a neurochemical approach using a zebrafish, Danio rerio, harvest selection experiment
AbstractSize-selective mortality may evolutionarily alter life-history as well as individual behavioral and physiological traits. Moreover,...
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A CHARRmed life: a synthesis of scientific contributions by David Lloyd George Noakes (1942–2020)
David Lloyd George Noakes (1942–2020) was a remarkable man. He was a friend, mentor, professor, editor, and writer. Herein, his peer-reviewed and...
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Size-selective mortality fosters ontogenetic changes in collective risk-taking behaviour in zebrafish, Danio rerio
Size-selective mortality is common in fish populations and can operate either in a positive size-selective fashion by harvesting larger-than-average...
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Evolution of the Urban Wastewater Bio-treatment and Reuse System of East Kolkata Wetlands, India: an Appraisal
The 125 km 2 East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) is not only the world’s largest wastewater fed aquaculture site but also a Ramsar recognized eco-diversity...
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A long term overview of freshwater fisheries in France
The large-scale production and economy of French freshwater fisheries is not documented in the scientific literature. This article fills this...
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Fish and Fisheries of the Temperate Himalayas: An Overview and Way Forward
Fish is an important source of food and income and also provides the opportunity for trade and export as blue economy. Considering the vast resources...
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Bioinformatics and Computational Tools
Proteomics and bioinformatics are now considered as very important tools for the characterization and understanding of any food biomolecules. It has...