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Involvement of cytochrome P450 1A in the toxicity of aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonists : alteration of arachidonic and acid metabolism and production of reactive oxygen species
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
Two cytochrome P4501A-dependent mechanisms of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) agonist toxicity were examined in the marine teleost scup (Stenotomus chrysops), alteration of arachidonic acid (AA) metabolism and production ...
Functional connectivity of coral reef fishes in a tropical seascape assessed by compound-specific stable isotope analyses
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
The ecological integrity of tropical habitats, including mangroves, seagrass beds and coral reefs, is coming under increasing pressure from human activities. Many coral reef fish species are thought to use mangroves and ...
Life cycle studies of the red tide dinoflagellate species complex Alexandrium tamarense
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Blooms of toxic species within the algal dinoflagellate species complex Alexandrium tamarense may cause Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning, a significant and growing environmental threat worldwide. However, blooms of closely ...
Phosphorus physiology of the marine cyanobacterium Trichodesmium
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Primary producers play a critical role in the oceanic food chain and the global cycling of carbon. The marine diazotroph Trichodesmium is a major contributor to both primary production and nitrogen fixation in the tropical ...
Modeling the processes affecting larval haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) survival on Georges Bank
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
The ultimate goal of early life studies of fish over the past century has been to better understand recruitment variability. Recruitment is the single most important natural event controlling year-class strength and biomass ...
Distribution, patchiness, and behavior of Antarctic zooplankton, assessed using multi-frequency acoustic techniques
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
The physical and biological forces that drive zooplankton distribution and patchiness in an antarctic continental shelf region were examined, with particular emphasis on the Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba. This was ...
Techniques for studying vocal learning in bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
The auditory system of the minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) : a potential fatty sound reception pathway in a mysticete cetacean
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Despite widespread concerns about the effects of anthropogenic noise on baleen whales (suborder Mysticeti), we lack basic information about their auditory physiology for comprehensive risk assessments. Hearing ranges and ...
Life cycle evolution and systematics of Campanulariid hydrozoans
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The purpose of this thesis is to study campanulariid life cycle evolution and systematics. The Campanulariidae is a hydrozoan family with many life cycle variations, and provide an excellent model system to study life cycle ...
Mark-recapture statistics and demographic analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
Mark-recapture analysis of populations is becoming an important tool in population biology. Mark-recapture methods can be used to estimate transition probabilities among life-stages from capture histories of marked individuals ...