In the aquaculture industry, selective breeding has played an important role in increasing
aquaculture production significantly. To meet the global growing demand for high quality …

Since its introduction in 2001, genomic selection (GS) has progressed rapidly. As a research
and application hot topic, GS has led to a revolution in the field of animal and plant breeding …

Abstract Mercury (Hg 2+) and benzo [a] pyrene (BaP) are ubiquitous and persistent
pollutants with multiple toxicities in bivalve molluscs. Here, the toxicological responses in the …

Temperature, pH, salinity and ammonia stress adversely affect the performance and well-
being of aquatic organisms, especially those used in aquaculture, a major food production …

LRR-only protein (LRRop) is an important class of immune molecules that function as
pattern recognition receptor in invertebrates, however, the bacterial inhibitory activity of this …

Elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) levels can alter ecologically important behaviors in a range
of marine invertebrate taxa; however, a clear mechanistic understanding of these behavioral …

This study investigates the impact of two types of anesthetics, tricaine methanesulfonate (MS-
222) and eugenol, in the gills of juvenile Lateolabrax maculatus. Fish (Mean±SD, 98.1±7.3 …

Background In recent years, many aquatic ecosystems, including Urmia Lake, have
undergone severe ecological tensions. This lake, the largest natural habitat of the brine …

The potential functional role (s) of heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) in the brine shrimp, Artemia
franciscana, a crucial crustacean species for aquaculture and stress response studies, was …

Salinity is an important environmental factor that affects fish growth, development, and
reproduction. As euryhaline fish, half-smooth tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis) are a …