Red fish, blue fish: trade-offs between pigmentation and immunity in Betta splendens Ethan D. Clotfelter, Daniel R. Ardia, Kevin J. McGraw Red fish, blue fish: trade-offs between pigmentation and immunity in Betta splendens. Behavioral Ecology 2007; 18 (6): 1139-1145. doi: 10.1093/beheco/arm090 At a very basic level, the fact that dietary supplementation with carotenoids enhances both immunity and coloration […]
Personal immunity versus social immunity S.C. Cotter, R.M. Kilner Behavioral Ecology (2010) 21 (4): 663-668. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arq070 Published:04 June 2010 This is an excellent primer on immunity that also touches on the novel (but not rare) concept of social immunity. Many organisms defend their fitness against attack from parasites and pathogens by mounting an immune response. Most […]
Phosphate Excretion by Anemonefish and Uptake by Giant Sea Anemones: Demand Outstrips Supply Authors: Godinot, C.; Chadwick, N. E. Source: Bulletin of Marine Science, Volume 85, Number 1, July 2009, pp. 1-9(9) Publisher: University of Miami – Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (Also on ResearchGate: Phosphate excretion by anemonefish and uptake by giant sea […]
Fish foraging behavior changesplankton-nutrient relations in laboratory microcosms NOVALES-FLAMARIQUE, I., S. GRIESBACH, M. PARENT, A. CATTANEO, AND R. H. PETERS, Limnol. Oceanogr., 38(2), 1993, 290-298 Full article (PDF): http://aslo.net/lo/toc/vol_38/issue_2/0290.pdf To demonstrate that the effects of higher trophic elements on plankton in laboratory aquaria are not simple top-down or bottom-up processes, we measured phosphorus and chlorophyll concentrations […]
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