A5001051845- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Bee Products Chemical Analysis
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
- Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones
- Marine and fisheries research
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Morphological variations and asymmetry
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
University of Zagreb
2014-2024
University of Applied Health Sciences
2014
Radioprotective Effects of Quercetin and Ethanolic Extract Propolis in Gamma-Irradiated Mice The aim this study was to assess radioprotective effects quercetin the ethanolic extract propolis (EEP) CBA mice exposed a single radiation dose 4 Gy ( 60 Co). were treated with 100 mg kg -1 or EEP day for three consecutive days either before (pre-treatment) after gamma-irradiation (therapy). Leukocyte count determined blood drawn from tail vein, DNA damage leukocytes assessed using alkaline comet...
Abstract Body size has a pervasive effect on animal functioning and life history with dependent changes in performance physiology throughout ontogeny being common many ectothermic vertebrates. However, as selection juvenile stages is strong, juveniles often offset the disadvantages of small body by disproportionate levels performance. Here, we investigate size‐related defensive strike an arboreal pit viper, Trimerusurus ( Cryptelytrops ) albolabris . Our data show significant negative...
Traces of pesticides imazalil, cypermethrin and carbendazim are detected in plants used for human consumption. To explore whether their application oral combinations will induce DNA breaks hepatocytes, a subchronic vivo experiment was performed Swiss mice. Doses 10 mg kg –1 imazalil (im) (cy), 20 (car) (im, + cy, ; im, car, ) were applied daily 28 days. Afterward, damage hepatocytes evaluated by comet assay. Individually, damaged at alkali-labile sites, while the tail moment (TM) alone...
All physiological processes of ectotherms depend on environmental temperature. Thus, adaptation mechanisms to the thermal environments is important for achieving optimal performance and fitness. The European Common Frog, Rana temporaria, widely distributed across different habitats. This makes it an exceptional model studying adaptations conditions. We raised tadpoles from Germany Croatia at two constant temperature treatments (15°C, 20°C), under natural fluctuations (in outdoor treatments),...
Access to resources is a dynamic and multicausal process that determines the success survival of population. It therefore often challenging disentangle factors affecting ecological traits like diet. Insular habitats provide good opportunity study how variation in diet originates, particular populations mesopredators such as lizards. Indeed, high levels population density associated with low food abundance predation are selection pressures typically observed on islands. In present study,...
Swiss albino mice were given Ehrlich ascites tumour cells (1 × 10(6)) intraperitoneally. For survival analysis and growth analysis, the administered quercetin naringin (100 mg/kg) daily for 3 consecutive days, beginning on third day after intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of 10(6)). Irinotecan was ip at a dose 50 mg/kg days 1, 13 19. cell types differential count present in peritoneal cavity, peripheral whole-blood leucocyte comet assay, treated therapeutically with irinotecan (50 i.p. We...
AB Aquatic Biology Contact the journal Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 13:275-284 (2011) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00373 Mediterranean moray eel Muraena helena (Pisces: Muraenidae): biological indices for life history Sanja Matić-Skoko1,*, Pero Tutman1, Mirela Petrić2, Daria Skaramuca3, Domagoj Đikić4, Duje Lisičić4, Boško Skaramuca3 1Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, PO Box 500, Šetalište...
The food and feeding habits of the Mediterranean moray eel, Muraena helena, collected in southern Adriatic Sea by bottom longline fishing, were examined. Of total 146 specimens, 37 had almost or totally empty stomachs. helena is a carnivorous species whose diet primarily includes benthic fishes crustaceans. consisted at least 27 different prey taxa belonging to 8 major groups. dietary preferences among sexes seasons did not differ statistically, but depended on age reflected differences...
We investigated possible synergistic action of anticancer drug Irinotecan (IRI) combined with ethanolic (EEP) and water-soluble (WSDP) derivate propolis on Swiss albino mice injected Ehrlich ascites tumor (EAT). For survival analysis were administered WSDP EEP (100 mg/kg) daily for 3 consecutive days, beginning 3rd day after EAT cell (1×10⁶) injection. IRI was at a dose 50 mg/kg days 1, 13, 19. simultaneously studied peripheral white blood count, types washed from the peritoneal cavity,...
Hematological and biochemical analyses of blood can be great importance for studying the biology species determining health status animals in both wild captivity. In order to determine baseline ranges nose-horned viper Vipera ammodytes, we determined cell morphology measured 20 hematological 5 variables from samples taken 31 (17 males 14 females) healthy specimens caught at beginning autumn. Most parameters were similar those reported other reptile species. The showed a significantly higher...
Macroevolutionary changes such as variation in habitat use or diet are often associated with convergent, adaptive morphology. However, it is still unclear how small-scale morphological at the population level can drive shifts ecology observed a macroevolutionary scale. Here, we address this question by investigating cranial form and feeding mechanics relate to rapid an insular lizard ( Podarcis siculus ) after experimental introduction into new environment. We first quantified differences...
Abstract This study determined basic biological data for the European conger eel Conger (L.) population in coastal waters of eastern Adriatic Sea. Juveniles and immature females dominated population, whereas males were relatively uncommon. The structure by suggested spatial separation sexes spawning grounds deeper waters. Both edge-type marginal increment analyses confirmed formation a single growth annulus per year on ground otoliths. observed maximum age eels was 8 years, although most...
Abstract Bite force is a key performance trait in lizards because biting involved many ecologically relevant tasks, including foraging, fighting and mating. Several factors have been suggested to impact bite lizards, such as head morphology (proximate factors), or diet, intraspecific competition habitat characteristics (ultimate factors). However, these generally investigated separately mostly at the interspecific level. Here we tested which drive variation population level what extent. Our...
Phenotypictraits have been shown to evolve in response variation the environment. However, evolutionary processes underlying emergence of phenotypic diversity can typically only be understood at population level. Consequently, how subtle differences intraspecific level give rise larger-scale changes performance and ecology remains poorly understood. We here tested for covariation between ecology, bite force, jaw muscle architecture, three-dimensional shape cranium mandible 16 insular...
Abstract Urbanization occurs at a global scale, imposing dramatic and abrupt environmental changes that lead to biodiversity loss. Yet, some animal species can handle these changes, thrive in such artificial environments. One possible explanation is urban individuals are equipped with better cognitive abilities, but most studies have focused on birds mammals yielded varied results. Reptiles received much less attention, despite lizard being common city dwellers. The Italian wall lizard,...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect local chemoimmunotherapy and hyperthermal intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) in a mouse model induced peritoneal carcinomatosis.Peritoneal carcinomatosis mice produced by implantation MCa cells (5 x 10(3)). Interleukin-2 (4.1 10(4) IU/mouse) injected into abdominal cavity at day 7 3 before tumour cells. Immediately after were treated twice with 2 ml saline that heated either 37 degrees C or 43 cytostatics (doxorubicin 20 mg kg(-1),...