A5036775229- Marine and fisheries research
- Diverse academic and cultural studies
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Management, Economics, and Public Policy
- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
- Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
- Marine Sponges and Natural Products
- Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
- Urban Planning and Valuation
- Marine animal studies overview
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Historical and Environmental Studies
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Echinoderm biology and ecology
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
National Research Council
2011-2023
Istituto di Studi sul Mediterraneo (CNR - ISMed)
2021-2023
Institute for Coastal Marine Environment
2011-2018
Institute for the Study of Anthropic Impact and Sustainability in the Marine Environment
2018
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
2015
Microplastics (MPs) in the marine environment undergo complex weathering factors that can affect their ability to interact with different coexisting environmental contaminants (termed here co-contaminants). In this study, influence of artificially aging using UV on sorption a mixture co-contaminants onto MPs was investigated order provide meaningful hypotheses individual and combined toxicities sea urchin embryos. A aged (PS particles PA microfibers) 2,2',4,4'-tetrabromodiphenyl ether...
Estimated larval backward trajectories of three Tuna species, namely, Atlantic Bluefin (Thunnus thynnus, Linnaeus, 1758), Bullet (Auxis Rochei, Risso, 1801) and Albacore alalunga, Bonnaterre, 1788) in the central Mediterranean Sea, were used to characterize their spawning habitats, assess impact changes due major environmental parameters (i.e., sea surface temperature chlorophyll-a concentration) on development during advection by currents. We assumed that variability experienced larvae...
The relationship between environmental conditions and early life-history traits of Sardinella aurita are investigated using material collected in two sites the Central Mediterranean Sea. Individual mean daily growth during planktonic phase has been determined by otolith microstructure analysis, while Lagrangian simulation models allowed to estimate position space time each specimen from hatching catch. Generalized Additive Mixed Models (GAMMs) have implemented explore impact at t , -1 day -2...
Microplastics (MPs, 1 µm – 5 mm) in aquatic environments undergo complex weathering transformations such as those induced by microbial colonization and biofilm formation, that affect their ability to interact with environmental contaminants (co-contaminants). In this study, the composition of MP biofilms its influence on sorption bioavailability two co-contaminants different physicochemistry, benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) cadmium (Cd) a mixture, were assessed. Aqueous-phase was measured assessment...
For the first time structure of anchovy stock was investigated in Strait Sicily: sampling locations were Sicily, Tunisia and Adriatic Sea. A morphological approach to discrimination which involves morphometric landmarks analysis adopted. The aim this work is describe any variations between samples areas individuate possible different populations order obtain useful information for management shared resources Tunisian Italian waters. Furthermore sexual dimorphism investigated. Results may...
In the last few years, marine species have been investigated for presence of natural products with anticancer activity. Using reversed phase chromatography, low molecular weight proteins were fractionated from sea anemone Anemonia viridis . Four different fractions evaluated their cytotoxic activity by means erythrocyte haemolysis test, MTS, and LDH assays. Finally, antiproliferative activities three these studied on PC3, PLC/PRF/5, A375 human cancer cell lines. Our analysis revealed that...
It is widely accepted that phenotypic traits can be modulated at the epigenetic level so some conditions affect progeny of exposed individuals. To assess if exposure adult animals could result in effects on offspring, Mediterranean sea urchin and its well-characterized gene regulatory networks (GRNs) was chosen as a model. Adult were to known concentrations zinc cadmium (both individually combination) for 10 days, resulting embryos followed during development. The oxidative stress occurring...
Gene family encoding translationally controlled tumour protein (TCTP) is defined as highly conserved among organisms; however, there limited knowledge of non-bilateria. In this study, the first TCTP homologue from anthozoan was characterised in Mediterranean Sea anemone, Anemonia viridis. The release genome sequence Acropora digitifera, Exaiptasia pallida, Nematostella vectensis and Hydra vulgaris enabled a comprehensive study molecular evolution cnidarians. A comparison members Cnidaria...
For the first time structure of anchovy stock was investigated in Strait Sicily: sampling locations were Sicily, Tunisia and Adriatic Sea. A morphological approach to discrimination which involves morphometric landmarks analysis adopted. The aim this work is describe any variations between samples areas individuate possible different populations order obtain useful information for management shared resources Tunisian Italian waters. Furthermore sexual dimorphism investigated. Results may...
The European anchovy is an important fishing resource in the Sicilian Channel that supports a high recruitment success variability. presence of two spawning areas, drifting larvae along currents and different oceanographic conditions within region suggest subpopulations. Morphometric biochemical approaches have been used to analyze differences among collected. amino acid composition discriminates larval groups closely related regions: Adventure Bank shelf between South Sicily Malta. In...
Gene family encoding cellular nucleic acid binding proteins (CNBP) is well conserved among vertebrates; however, there limited knowledge in lower organisms. In this study, a CNBP homolog from the red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii was characterised. The full-length cDNA of PcCNBP 1257 bp with 5'-untranslated region (UTR) 63 and 3'-UTR 331 poly (A) tail, an open-reading frame (ORF) 864 polypeptide 287 amino acids predicted molecular weight about 33 kDa. protein possesses 7 tandem repeats...