Acará bandeira, Pterophyllum scalare Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1831 is a Neotropical cichlid fish, which has not been studied under a scientific approach. The objective of this work was to identify and ...
Around 1847, in colonial Calcutta, an unexpected visitor arrived, likely hidden in plant crates or trade goods from East Africa. The giant African snail (Lissachatina fulica) entered India without ...
Breeding freshwater ornamental fish is a relatively common practice worldwide. However, improper management by fish farmers can create a series of situations including loss of water quality, which ...
Plants and insects are the most diverse and ecologically important organisms in the terrestrial biosphere. Their interactions are also among the richest biotic relationships, and offer significant ...
The escape trajectory (ET) of prey – measured as the angle relative to the predator’s approach path – plays a major role in avoiding predation. Previous geometric models predict a single ET; however, ...
Genome Spotlight: Freshwater Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare) A high school student uses crowdfunding to produce the first genome assembly for this popular aquarium species, underscoring the ...
The end-Permian biotic crisis is the largest of the five Phanerozoic mass extinctions (e.g., Erwin, 1993) and the oldest that also affected terrestrial biotas. Detailed assessment of the degree and ...
Abstract: One of the seven characteristics of life is the ability to produce waste. Waste is the excess material an organism excretes after carrying out metabolic processes. Aquatic organisms like ...