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A Fish-feeding Laboratory Bioassay to Assess the Antipredatory Activity of Secondary Metabolites from the Tissues of Marine Organisms
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2015
This bioassay employs a model predatory fish to assess the presence of feeding-deterrent metabolites from organic extracts of the tissues of marine organisms at natural concentrations using a nutritionally comparable food matrix.
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Collecting Marine Gnathiid Isopod Fish Parasites with Light Traps
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2023
We present a method to collect marine gnathiid isopod fish parasites using light traps placed at field sites via breath-hold diving or scuba diving.
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Basic Methods for the Study of Reproductive Ecology of Fish in Aquaria
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2017
A series of basic methods to enable the study of the reproductive ecology of fish kept in aquaria are described. These are useful protocols for collecting fish using SCUBA, transporting live fish, and observing the reproductive behavior of wild-caught fish kept in aquaria.
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Osmoregulation in Fishes
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2019
When cells are placed in a hypotonic (low-salt) fluid, they can swell and burst. Meanwhile, cells in a hypertonic solution—with a higher salt concentration—can shrivel and die. How do fish cells avoid these gruesome fates in hypotonic freshwater or hypertonic seawater environments? Fish employ osmoregulatory strategies to balance bodily levels of water and dissolved ions (i.e., solutes), such as sodium and chloride. Imagine two solutions separated by a membrane that is permeable to water.
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Analyzing Gene Expression from Marine Microbial Communities using Environmental Transcriptomics
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2009
We present a method for generating cDNA from environmental mRNA. In general, total RNA is first collected from the environment, rRNA is selectively removed, mRNA is selectively amplified, and cDNA synthesized from the enriched mRNA pool is sequenced. Recovered sequences can be annotated using standard bioinformatics techniques to identify the expressed genes.
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Marine fish regulate internal salt and water balance through specialized kidneys and ion-transport cells. These systems address the challenge of living in seawater while maintaining physiological conditions needed for survival. Studying their function helps biology explain how marine fish remain viable in their environment and provides a foundation for examining responses to environmental change.
Gills extract dissolved oxygen from seawater, making them central to marine fish respiration. Their function links fish physiology to surrounding water conditions because oxygen availability is part of the environment in which these animals live. Investigating gills therefore contributes to understanding marine fish performance and survival in relation to habitat conditions and ecosystem change.
Marine fish have sensory systems suited to aquatic environments, allowing researchers to examine how anatomy and physiology relate to behavior within habitats such as coral reefs and the open ocean. Considering sensory function alongside habitat interactions connects individual biology to ecological roles, including participation in food webs and contributions to ecosystem stability.
A biology-focused investigation may examine anatomy, physiology, behavior, reproduction, development, and interactions with habitats. Considering these dimensions together shows how marine fish traits relate to life in seawater and to wider ecological processes. This approach applies across environments ranging from coral reefs to the open ocean, rather than treating every habitat as biologically identical.
Findings from marine fish biology inform fisheries management by clarifying organismal biology, ecological interactions, and connections to ocean food webs. The same knowledge supports conservation and assessment of ecosystem stability. This makes biological study relevant not only to individual fish, but also to decisions concerning marine populations and the habitats on which they depend.
Researchers use marine fish biology to assess how pollution, warming, acidification, and habitat loss affect marine ecosystems. They can examine these pressures in relation to anatomy, physiology, behavior, reproduction, development, and habitat interactions. This broad perspective helps connect changes observed in fish with consequences for food webs, nutrient cycling, and ecosystem stability.