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Periodontal CD14 mRNA expression is downregulated in patients with chronic periodontitis and type 2 diabetes
The Asian decapod Hemigrapsus penicillatus (de Haan, 1835) (Grapsidae, Decapoda) introduced in European waters: status quo and future perspectives
The Asian decapod Hemigrapsus penicillatus (de Haan, 1835) was first recorded in European waters in 1994. The first specimens were collected in the estuary of Charente Maritime on the west coast of France close to La Rochelle. The current range in Europe covers Spanish shallow water habitats of the Bay of Biscay to areas north of La Rochelle (France). Densities of up to 20 specimens per square metre occur. This species has a high temperature and salinity tolerace and will expand its distribution in European waters. It is not clear whether this crab was introduced by shipping in ballast water or as a fouling organism. Based on a study of ship hull fouling in German dry docks this account provides evidence that hull fouling is a likely vector for the introduction of this crab. In August 1993, six juvenile specimens of H. penicillatus were removed from the hull of a car-carrier. After its journey from Japan into European waters this vessel docked in the port of Bremerhaven (Germany) for a routine inspection and coating with antifouling paint
Conservation status of the American horseshoe crab, (Limulus polyphemus): a regional assessment
International Helgoland Symposium: Convener's report on the Informal Session on marine ecosystem research and man's dependence on the sea
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Abstracts of student research project reports for summer, 1966 (Invertebrate Zoology 451-452) (Special Problems in Zoology Z 501)
Zoology 451-452; Abstracts of student papers, Summer 196
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