Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the brain and visual system: Focus on invertebrates

E Fock, R Parnova - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B …, 2024 - Elsevier
A critical role of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), mainly docosahexaenoic acid
22: 6ω3 (DHA), in the development and function of the brain and visual system is well …

Feeding flaxseed to chicken hens changes the size and fatty acid composition of their chicks' brains

RH Whittle, EG Kiarie, DWL Ma… - Frontiers in Physiology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Diets fed to commercial chicken breeders are high in n-6 fatty acids (n-6 FAs) and low in n-3
fatty acids (n-3 FAs). N-3 FAs are essential for embryonic brain development. In precocial …

The effect of feeding flaxseed as a source of omega-3 fatty acids to broiler and layer breeders during rearing and lay on body weight, reproductive performance, and …

RH Whittle, EG Kiarie… - Canadian Journal of …, 2024 - cdnsciencepub.com
Omega-3 fatty acids (n-3 FA) are fed to chickens to enrich eggs for human consumption.
Feeding n-3 FA to breeder flocks could benefit the breeders and improve their offspring's …

Foraging on anthropogenic food predicts problem-solving skills in a seabird

J Lamarre, SK Cheema, GJ Robertson… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Species and populations with greater cognitive performance are more successful at
adapting to changing habitats. Accordingly, urban species and populations often outperform …

Waterbird solves the string-pull test

J Lamarre, DR Wilson - Royal Society Open Science, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
String-pulling is among the most widespread cognitive tasks used to test problem-solving
skills in mammals and birds. The task requires animals to comprehend that pulling on a non …

Short-term dietary changes are reflected in the cerebral content of adult ring-billed gulls

J Lamarre, DR Wilson - Royal Society Open Science, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n3-LCPUFAs) are produced primarily in
aquatic ecosystems and are considered essential nutrients for predators given their …

Unique Dragonfly Hunting Strategies and Exceptionally High Eicosapentaenoic Acid Levels in Brain Lipids: Is There a Link?

RG Parnova - Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22: 6ω3) and, to a much lesser extent,
eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, C20: 5ω3) are the main long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated …

Experimental evidence that EPA and DHA are dietary requirements in a migratory shorebird, but they do not affect muscle oxidative capacity

MF Dick, KA Hobson… - Journal of Experimental …, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
Dietary n-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) are hypothesized to be
natural doping agents in migratory shorebirds, enabling prolonged flight by increasing …

Maternal diet influences fecundity in a freshwater turtle undergoing population decline

K Petrov, JU Van Dyke, A Georges… - Conservation …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Food availability determines the amount of energy animals can acquire and allocate to
reproduction and other necessary functions. Female animals that are food limited thus …

Temporal trends of essential omega-3 fatty acids in Atlantic and Pacific food webs as measured in eggs of Leach's storm-petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa

CE Hebert, NM Burgess, JE Elliott - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2022 - int-res.com
Leach's storm-petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa populations in the North Atlantic have
declined in recent decades. The cause of those declines is not clear but one potential …