On Maximum Length Record of the Chub Mackerel (Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782) from Northern Aegean Sea (Turkey, eastern Mediterranean)

The accurate estimates of the maximum length of fish within a population are significant issues.Because the parameters related to maximum length, weight and age of fish communities in the ecosystem are constantly used in population dynamics EZEKIEL SPROUTED BURGER BUNS and stock estimation studies, recording of such data is vital for determining th

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Beware glowing cadavers: bioluminescence of nematode symbiont Photorhabdus protects nematode-infected host cadavers from nocturnal scavengers

Photorhabdus spp.are the only known terrestrial bioluminescent bacteria.We show that the bioluminescence produced by these bacteria reduces scavenging activity on the insect cadavers they colonize.Photorhabdus spp.are the symbiont of the insect pathogenic nematodes Heterorhabditis spp.Together they kill insects and colonize the cadaver.The function

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