Biology, Vol. 12, Pages 774: Intra- and Interspecific Foraging and Feeding Interactions in Three Sea Stars and a Gastropod from the Deep Sea Biology doi: 10.3390/biology12060774 Authors: Brittney Stuckless Jean-François Hamel Jacopo Aguzzi Annie Mercier Competitive interactions come in a variety of forms and may be modulated by the size and number of individuals involved, and/or the resources available. Here, intra- and interspecific competitive behaviours for food (i.e., foraging/food search and feeding/food ingestion) were experimentally characterized and quantified in four co-existing deep ..read more

Biology, Vol. 12, Pages 773: Phytoremediation of Wastewater Containing Lead and Manganese Ions Using Algae Biology doi: 10.3390/biology12060773 Authors: Loredana Ioana Diaconu Cristina Ileana Covaliu-Mierlă Oana Păunescu Leon Dumitru Covaliu Horia Iovu Gigel Paraschiv Heavy metal pollution of water from industrial discharge is a major problem worldwide. Thus, the quality of the environment and human health are severely affected. Various conventional technologies have been applied for water treatment, but these can be expensive, especially for industrial water treatment, and may have limited tr ..read more

Biology, Vol. 12, Pages 775: Pre-Learning Stress That Is Temporally Removed from Acquisition Impairs Fear Learning Biology doi: 10.3390/biology12060775 Authors: Phillip R. Zoladz Chloe N. Cordes Jordan N. Weiser Kassidy E. Reneau Kayla M. Boaz Sara J. Helwig Emma M. Virden Caitlin K. Thebeault Cassidy L. Pfister Bruktawit A. Getnet Taylor D. Niese Sydney L. Parker Mercedes L. Stanek Kristen E. Long Seth D. Norrholm Boyd R. Rorabaugh Few studies have examined the time-dependent effects of stress on fear learning. Previously, we found that stress immediately before fear conditioning enhanced fea ..read more

Biology, Vol. 12, Pages 771: SerpinB3 Upregulates Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein (LRP) Family Members, Leading to Wnt Signaling Activation and Increased Cell Survival and Invasiveness Biology doi: 10.3390/biology12060771 Authors: Santina Quarta Andrea Cappon Cristian Turato Mariagrazia Ruvoletto Stefania Cannito Gianmarco Villano Alessandra Biasiolo Maristella Maggi Francesca Protopapa Loris Bertazza Silvano Fasolato Maurizio Parola Patrizia Pontisso Abnormal activation of the Wnt-β-catenin signaling cascade is involved in tumor growth and dissemination. SerpinB3 ..read more

Biology, Vol. 12, Pages 772: Oswaldocruzia ukrainae (Nematoda: Molineidae)—A Parasite of European Green Toad Bufotes viridis: Morphological and Molecular Data Biology doi: 10.3390/biology12060772 Authors: Nadezhda Yu. Kirillova Alexander A. Kirillov Sergei V. Shchenkov Igor V. Chikhlyaev Nematodes of the genus Oswaldocruzia are common parasites of the small intestine of amphibians and reptiles. Our recent molecular analysis of Oswaldocruzia nematodes revealed that only Oswaldocruzia filiformis, which possesses high morphological variability, parasitizes amphibians and reptiles in Eur ..read more

Biology, Vol. 12, Pages 769: Apoptotic Changes, Oxidative Stress and Immunomodulatory Effects in the Liver of Japanese Seabass (Lateolabrax japonicus) Induced by Ammonia-Nitrogen Stress during Keep-Live Transport Biology doi: 10.3390/biology12060769 Authors: Meijie Guo Qi Yan Yixuan Dong Zhaoyang Ding Jun Mei Jing Xie This study investigated the effects of NH3-N on antioxidant responses, histoarchitecture, and immunity of Japanese seabass (Lateolabrax japonicus) during keep-live transport. The findings suggest that NH3-N stress transport alters the transcription of P53, Caspase 9, Bcl2, Caspas ..read more

Biology, Vol. 12, Pages 770: Genome Study of α-, β-, and γ-Carbonic Anhydrases from the Thermophilic Microbiome of Marine Hydrothermal Vent Ecosystems Biology doi: 10.3390/biology12060770 Authors: Mohammad Sadegh Gheibzadeh Colleen Varaidzo Manyumwa Özlem Tastan Bishop Hossein Shahbani Zahiri Seppo Parkkila Reza Zolfaghari Emameh Carbonic anhydrases (CAs) are metalloenzymes that can help organisms survive in hydrothermal vents by hydrating carbon dioxide (CO2). In this study, we focus on alpha (α), beta (β), and gamma (γ) CA ..read more

Biology, Vol. 12, Pages 768: Sex-Biased Survival, Behavior Response, and Recovery Performance of Pomacea canaliculata Snails to Drought Stress and Rewatering Condition Biology doi: 10.3390/biology12060768 Authors: Chunxia Zhang Zhaoji Shi Yingtong Chen Jing Guo Jiaen Zhang Zhong Qin As the frequency of droughts increases with climate change, the tolerance of aquatic organisms to abiotic stressors will become critical determinants of survival. Pomacea canaliculata has become a widely distributed agricultural and environmental pest in southern China. To evaluate their tolerance and adaptation un ..read more

Biology, Vol. 12, Pages 767: Exploring the Impact of Contaminants of Emerging Concern on Fish and Invertebrates Physiology in the Mediterranean Sea Biology doi: 10.3390/biology12060767 Authors: Federica Impellitteri Cristiana Roberta Multisanti Polina Rusanova Giuseppe Piccione Francesca Falco Caterina Faggio In this historical context, the Mediterranean Sea faces an increasing threat from emerging pollutants such as pharmaceuticals, personal care products, heavy metals, pesticides and microplastics, which pose a serious risk to the environment and human health. In this regard, aquatic inverte ..read more

Biology, Vol. 12, Pages 766: Bergmann’s Rule under Rocks: Testing the Influence of Latitude and Temperature on a Chiton from Mexican Marine Ecoregions Biology doi: 10.3390/biology12060766 Authors: Raquel Hernández-P Hugo A. Benítez Claudia Patricia Ornelas-García Margarita Correa Manuel J. Suazo Daniel Piñero Bergmann’s rule relates the trend of increasing body size with higher latitudes, where colder climates are found. In the Mexican Pacific, three marine ecoregions are distinguishable across a latitudinal gradient. Stenoplax limaciformis is an abundant chiton species ..read more