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Use of the enhanced frog embryo teratogenesis assay-Xenopus (FETAX) to determine chemically-induced phenotypic effects (2014)
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Hu, L., Zhu, J., Rotchell, J. M., Wu, L., Gao, J., & Shi, H. (2015). Use of the enhanced frog embryo teratogenesis assay-Xenopus (FETAX) to determine chemically-induced phenotypic effects. The Science of the total environment, 508, 258-265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.11.086

The frog embryo teratogenesis assay-Xenopus (FETAX) is an established method for the evaluation of the developmental toxicities of chemicals. To develop an enhanced FETAX that is appropriate for common environmental contaminants, we exposed Xenopus t... Read More about Use of the enhanced frog embryo teratogenesis assay-Xenopus (FETAX) to determine chemically-induced phenotypic effects.

Consequences of variation in predator attack for the evolution of the selfish herd (2014)
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Morrell, L. J., Greenwood, L., & Ruxton, G. D. (2015). Consequences of variation in predator attack for the evolution of the selfish herd. Evolutionary Ecology, 29(1), 107-121. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10682-014-9743-6

There is a strong body of evidence that patterns of collective behaviour in grouping animals are governed by interactions between small numbers of individuals within the group. These findings contrast with study of the ‘selfish herd’, where increasin... Read More about Consequences of variation in predator attack for the evolution of the selfish herd.

Prey body size mediates the predation risk associated with being "odd" (2014)
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Morrell, L. J., Downing, B., & Rodgers, G. M. (2015). Prey body size mediates the predation risk associated with being "odd". Behavioral ecology, 26(1), 242-246. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/aru185

Despite selection pressures on prey animals to maintain phenotypically homogeneous groups, variation in phenotype within animal groups is commonly observed. Although many prey animals preferentially associate with size-matched individuals, a lack of... Read More about Prey body size mediates the predation risk associated with being "odd".

A candidate multimodal functional genetic network for thermal adaptation (2014)
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Wollenberg Valero, K. C., Pathak, R., Prajapati, I., Bankston, S., Thompson, A., Usher, J., & Isokpehi, R. D. (2014). A candidate multimodal functional genetic network for thermal adaptation. PeerJ, 2014(1), e578. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.578

Vertebrate ectotherms such as reptiles provide ideal organisms for the study of adaptation to environmental thermal change. Comparative genomic and exomic studies can recover markers that diverge between warm and cold adapted lineages, but the genes... Read More about A candidate multimodal functional genetic network for thermal adaptation.

Marine legislation - the ultimate 'horrendogram': international law, European directives and national implementation (2014)
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Boyes, S. J., & Elliott, M. (2014). Marine legislation - the ultimate 'horrendogram': international law, European directives and national implementation. Marine pollution bulletin, 86(1-2), 39-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.06.055

The EU is a pre-eminent player in sustainable development, adopting more than 200 pieces of legislation that have direct repercussions for marine environmental policy and management. Over five decades, measures have aimed to protect the marine enviro... Read More about Marine legislation - the ultimate 'horrendogram': international law, European directives and national implementation.

The Evolution of Tyrosine-Recombinase Elements in Nematoda (2014)
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Szitenberg, A., Koutsovoulos, G., Blaxter, M. L., & Lunt, D. H. (2014). The Evolution of Tyrosine-Recombinase Elements in Nematoda. PLoS ONE, 9(9), Article e106630. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0106630

Transposable elements can be categorised into DNA and RNA elements based on their mechanism of transposition. Tyrosine recombinase elements (YREs) are relatively rare and poorly understood, despite sharing characteristics with both DNA and RNA elemen... Read More about The Evolution of Tyrosine-Recombinase Elements in Nematoda.

The excessive complexity of national marine governance systems - Has this decreased in England since the introduction of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009? (2014)
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Boyes, S. J., & Elliott, M. (2015). The excessive complexity of national marine governance systems - Has this decreased in England since the introduction of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009?. Marine Policy, 51(January), 57-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2014.07.019

With successive Government restructuring and the introduction of the Marine and Coastal Access Act in 2009, this paper revisits a previous set of organograms created in 2006 indicating the government departments with responsibilities relating to the... Read More about The excessive complexity of national marine governance systems - Has this decreased in England since the introduction of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009?.

A review of paleontological finite element models and their validity (2014)
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Bright, J. A. (2014). A review of paleontological finite element models and their validity. Journal of Paleontology, 88(4), 760-769. https://doi.org/10.1666/13-090

Finite element analysis (FEA) is a powerful quantitative tool that models mechanical performance in virtual reconstructions of complex structures, such as animal skeletons. The unique potential of FEA to elucidate the function, performance, and ecolo... Read More about A review of paleontological finite element models and their validity.

Altered mitochondrial function and energy metabolism is associated with a radioresistant phenotype in oesophageal adenocarcinoma (2014)
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Lynam-Lennon, N., Maher, S. G., Maguire, A., Phelan, J., Muldoon, C., Reynolds, J. V., & O'Sullivan, J. (2014). Altered mitochondrial function and energy metabolism is associated with a radioresistant phenotype in oesophageal adenocarcinoma. PLoS ONE, 9(6), e100738. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0100738

Neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy (CRT) is increasingly the standard of care for locally advanced oesophageal cancer. A complete pathological response to CRT is associated with a favourable outcome. Radiation therapy is important for local tumour co... Read More about Altered mitochondrial function and energy metabolism is associated with a radioresistant phenotype in oesophageal adenocarcinoma.

Detection of mecC-Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in river water : a potential role for water in the environmental dissemination (2014)
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Porrero, M. C., Harrison, E. M., Fernández-Garayzábal, J. F., Paterson, G. K., Díez-Guerrier, A., Holmes, M. A., & Domínguez Rodríguez, L. (2014). Detection of mecC-Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in river water : a potential role for water in the environmental dissemination. Environmental microbiology reports, 6(6), 705-708. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12191

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a public health concern due to limited treatment options. The recent description of a mecA homologue, mecC in human and cattle, led to studies to detect this new variant in human and other animal... Read More about Detection of mecC-Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in river water : a potential role for water in the environmental dissemination.

Laboratory generation of new parthenogenetic lineages supports contagious parthenogenesis in Artemia (2014)
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Maccari, M., Amat, F., Hontoria, F., & Gómez, A. (2014). Laboratory generation of new parthenogenetic lineages supports contagious parthenogenesis in Artemia. PeerJ, 2014(1), Article e439. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.439

Contagious parthenogenesis-a process involving rare functional males produced by a parthenogenetic lineage which mate with coexisting sexual females resulting in fertile parthenogenetic offspring-is one of the most striking mechanisms responsible for... Read More about Laboratory generation of new parthenogenetic lineages supports contagious parthenogenesis in Artemia.

DNA barcoding Madagascar's amphibian fauna (2014)
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Perl, R., Vences, M., Wollenberg, K. C., Sonet, G., Glaw, F., & Nagy, Z. T. (2014). DNA barcoding Madagascar's amphibian fauna. Amphibia-Reptilia, 35(2), 197-206. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685381-00002942

We provide a DNA barcoding survey of Malagasy amphibians, including 251 of the 292 nominal species known to date, by complementing previous data with 280 newly determined barcoding sequence fragments of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I... Read More about DNA barcoding Madagascar's amphibian fauna.

European Non-native Species in Aquaculture Risk Analysis Scheme - a summary of assessment protocols and decision support tools for use of alien species in aquaculture (2014)
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Copp, G. H., Russell, I. C., Peeler, E. J., Gherardi, F., Tricarico, E., Macleod, A., …Britton, J. R. (2016). European Non-native Species in Aquaculture Risk Analysis Scheme - a summary of assessment protocols and decision support tools for use of alien species in aquaculture. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 23(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12074

The European Non-native Species in Aquaculture Risk Analysis Scheme (ENSARS) was developed in response to European 'Council Regulation No. 708/2007 of 11 June 2007 concerning use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture' to provide protocol... Read More about European Non-native Species in Aquaculture Risk Analysis Scheme - a summary of assessment protocols and decision support tools for use of alien species in aquaculture.

Effects of antagonist of retinoid X receptor (UVI3003) on morphology and gene profile of Xenopus tropicalis embryos (2014)
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Zhu, J., Shi, H., Zhu, P., Hu, L., Wu, L., Yang, Y., & Rotchell, J. M. (2014). Effects of antagonist of retinoid X receptor (UVI3003) on morphology and gene profile of Xenopus tropicalis embryos. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 38(1), 153-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2014.05.010

We exposed Xenopus tropicalis embryos to a selective antagonist of retinoid X receptor (UVI3003). UVI3003 induced multiple malformations at the concentrations of 200-1000. μg/L after 48. h exposure. The most prominent malformations affected brains, e... Read More about Effects of antagonist of retinoid X receptor (UVI3003) on morphology and gene profile of Xenopus tropicalis embryos.

The contribution of Anatolia to European phylogeography: The centre of origin of the meadow grasshopper, Chorthippus parallelus (2014)
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Korkmaz, E. M., Lunt, D. H., Çiplak, B., Deǧerli, N., & Başibüyük, H. H. (2014). The contribution of Anatolia to European phylogeography: The centre of origin of the meadow grasshopper, Chorthippus parallelus. Journal of Biogeography, 41(9), 1793-1805. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12332

Aim: Chorthippus parallelus is one of the classic model systems for studying genetic structure and phylogeography in the Western Palaearctic. Here, we investigate the regional genetic differentiation of C. parallelus and evaluate the historical and e... Read More about The contribution of Anatolia to European phylogeography: The centre of origin of the meadow grasshopper, Chorthippus parallelus.

Functional equivalence of grasping cerci and nuptial food gifts in promoting ejaculate transfer in katydids (2014)
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Vahed, K., Gilbert, J. D. J., Weissman, D. B., & Barrientos-Lozano, L. (2014). Functional equivalence of grasping cerci and nuptial food gifts in promoting ejaculate transfer in katydids. Evolution, 68(7), 2052-2065. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.12421

The function of nuptial gifts has generated longstanding debate. Nuptial gifts consumed during ejaculate transfer may allow males to transfer more ejaculate than is optimal for females. However, gifts may simultaneously represent male investment in o... Read More about Functional equivalence of grasping cerci and nuptial food gifts in promoting ejaculate transfer in katydids.

The complex hybrid origins of the root knot nematodes revealed through comparative genomics (2014)
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Lunt, D. H., Kumar, S., Koutsovoulos, G., & Blaxter, M. L. (2014). The complex hybrid origins of the root knot nematodes revealed through comparative genomics. PeerJ, 2014(1), Article e356. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.356

Root knot nematodes (RKN) can infect most of the world’s agricultural crop species and are among the most important of all plant pathogens. As yet however we have little understanding of their origins or the genomic basis of their extreme polyphagy.... Read More about The complex hybrid origins of the root knot nematodes revealed through comparative genomics.

Evidence of altered fertility in female roach (Rutilus rutilus) from the River Seine (France) (2014)
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Gerbron, M., Geraudie, P., Fernandes, D., Rotchell, J. M., Porte, C., & Minier, C. (2014). Evidence of altered fertility in female roach (Rutilus rutilus) from the River Seine (France). Environmental pollution, 191, 58-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2014.04.015

A large variety of anthropogenic chemicals present in the aquatic environment have been shown to be able to alter the endocrine system of exposed organisms, potentially impacting their reproductive function. The aim of this study was to assess the ef... Read More about Evidence of altered fertility in female roach (Rutilus rutilus) from the River Seine (France).

Whiter, brighter, and more stable cellulose paper coated with antibacterial carboxymethyl starch stabilized ZnO nanoparticles (2014)
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Cheng, F., Betts, J. W., Kelly, S. M., Wareham, D. W., Kornherr, A., Dumestre, F., …Heinze, T. (2014). Whiter, brighter, and more stable cellulose paper coated with antibacterial carboxymethyl starch stabilized ZnO nanoparticles. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2(20), 3057-3064. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3tb21734e

Small, carboxymethyl-starch-stabilised zinc oxide nanoparticles with a defined shape, size and morphology were prepared in situ in water at relatively low reaction temperatures using soluble carboxymethyl starch (CMS) as a combined crystallising, sta... Read More about Whiter, brighter, and more stable cellulose paper coated with antibacterial carboxymethyl starch stabilized ZnO nanoparticles.

Temporal and spatial variations in the abundance and population structure of the spined loach (Cobitis taenia), a scarce fish species: implications for condition assessment and conservation (2014)
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Nunn, A. D., Tewson, L. H., Bolland, J. D., Harvey, J. P., & Cowx, I. G. (2014). Temporal and spatial variations in the abundance and population structure of the spined loach (Cobitis taenia), a scarce fish species: implications for condition assessment and conservation. Aquatic conservation : marine and freshwater ecosystems, 24(6), 818-830. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2451

Effective conservation of protected species requires accurate estimates of the status of their populations. In the UK, this led to the production of a series of sampling protocols to establish the status of designated species against predetermined co... Read More about Temporal and spatial variations in the abundance and population structure of the spined loach (Cobitis taenia), a scarce fish species: implications for condition assessment and conservation.