Marine organisms have developed a wide variety of protective strategies to thrive in their
native environments. These biological materials, although formed from simple biopolymer …

This review compiles, summarizes and provides new analytical insights on large amounts of
fragmented information on the diets and feeding behaviours of syngnathids (Family …

Dorsal and anal fins are median fins located above and below the centre of mass of fishes,
each having a moment arm relative to the longitudinal axis. Understanding the kinematics of …

In this study, we examine the kinematics and hydrodynamics of the soft dorsal fin in a
representative basal teleost, the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), during steady …

We examined the diets of 12 morphologically diverse syngnathid species in shallow
seagrass-dominated marine waters of south-western Australia to determine whether they …

The morphological development and allometric growth patterns in the juvenile spotted
seahorse Hippocampus kuda were studied under hatchery rearing conditions. Newborn …

Multifunctional materials and devices found in nature serve as inspiration for advanced
synthetic materials, structures and robotics. Here, we elucidate the architecture and unusual …

Chordates comprise lampreys, hagfishes, jawed fishes, and tetrapods, plus a variety of more
unfamiliar and crucially important non-vertebrate animal lineages, such as lancelets and sea …

The pectoral fins of Acipenseriformes possess endoskeletons with elements homologous to
both the fin radials of teleosts and the limb bones of tetrapods. Here we present a study of …

This paper presents the results of the first analysis of the natural diet of Hippocampus reidi,
one of the most sought after seahorse species in the international aquarium trade. Its main …