A5032155391- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Veterinary Equine Medical Research
- Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Urological Disorders and Treatments
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Bone health and treatments
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Infant Nutrition and Health
- Antimicrobial agents and applications
- Marine and environmental studies
University of Zurich
2016-2023
Instituto Español de Oceanografía
2013-2021
Saarland University
2011
Senckenberg am Meer
2011
University of Aberdeen
2010
Species richness is the most commonly used but controversial biodiversity metric in studies on aspects of community stability such as structural composition or productivity. The apparent ambiguity theoretical and experimental findings may part be due to shortcomings and/or heterogeneity scales methods earlier studies. This has led an urgent call for improved more realistic experiments. In a series experiments replicated at global scale we translocated several hundred marine hard bottom...
Species diversity is widely recognized as an important trait of ecosystems' functioning and resilience. Understanding the causes patterns their interaction with environmental conditions essential in order to effectively assess preserve existing diversity. While most recurrent groups such fish are commonly studied, other taxa cephalopods have received less attention. In this work we present spatio-temporal trends cephalopod across entire Mediterranean Sea during last 19 years, analysing data...
Abstract According to the Common Fisheries Policy ( CFP ), all European fish stocks should be brought a state where they can produce at MSY by 2015 wherever possible or 2020 latest. Despite high socio‐economical importance of cephalopods in Mediterranean and increased availability stock assessments during recent past, only few cephalopod have been assessed date. Surplus production models were applied analyse exploitation octopus cuttlefish from Balearic Islands (western Mediterranean)...
Bitches with dystocia most often present clinical signs of uterine inertia (UI). The aetiology myometrial dysfunction in these cases is still not elucidated. We compared blood ionized calcium (iCa) and glucose concentrations bitches diagnosed primary UI (PUI, n = 14), secondary (SUI, 6) or obstructive (OD, 6), we described their haematology profiles. had a patent birth canal delivered no puppies yet (PUI) only part the whole litter (SUI). OD group showed strong abdominal contractions. Blood...
The scientific exploration of Mallorca Channel seamounts (western Mediterranean) is improving the knowledge Ses Olives (SO), Ausias March (AM), and Emile Baudot (EB) for their inclusion in Natura 2000 network. aims are to map characterize benthic species habitats by means a geological biological multidisciplinary approach: high-resolution acoustics, sediment rock dredges, beam trawl, bottom underwater imagery. Among seamounts, 15 different morphological features were differentiated,...
Primary uterine inertia (PUI) is the most common type of dystocia in dogs. We hypothesized that PUI develops because lower than normal expression basic contractile elements uterus, i.e., smooth muscle (SM) α- and γ-actin SM-myosin, these proteins influenced by number fetuses present utero. Full-thickness inter-placental biopsies were collected during Cesarean sections from dogs with (n = 11), bitches obstructive (OD) still presenting strong labor contractions (designated as control group, n...
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 584:105-118 (2017) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12342 Demersal cephalopod communities in Mediterranean: a large-scale analysis Stefanie Keller1,*, Manuel Hidalgo1, Diego Álvarez-Berastegui2, Isabella Bitetto3, Loredana Casciaro3, Danila Cuccu4, Antonio Esteban5, Germana Garofalo6, Maria Gonzalez7,...
Objective To quantify the bacterial burden after skin disinfection using an alcohol octenidine dihydrochloride combination (Octenisept®) compared to 74.1% ethanol 10% 2-propanol (Softasept N®). Study design Prospective randomized clinical trial. Material & methods 61 dogs undergoing clean or clean-contaminated surgeries (excluding on gastrointestinal tract) were randomly assigned group O (skin with and washing containing soap) control C ethanol-2-propanol a neutral soap without...
OBJECTIVE To investigate effects of metoclopramide orally administered to healthy bitches on serum prolactin and milk lactose concentrations, gross energy, dry matter content puppy weight gain during early lactation. ANIMALS 20 client-owned their 121 puppies. PROCEDURES 10 received (0.2 mg/kg, PO, q 6 h for days; treatment group) starting 24 hours after birth the last litter (day 0), served as control group. Blood samples from all were collected days 0, 1, 2, 4, 6. Milk 1 2 4 pooled because...
The underlying functional and molecular changes in canine primary uterine inertia (PUI) are still not clarified. Leptin (Lep) obesity negatively affect contractility women, partly mediated by the RhoA/Rho associated kinase pathway, affecting myometrial calcium sensitization. We hypothesized that increased Lep/Lep receptor (LepR) or decreased expression contributes to PUI dogs, independent of obesity. Dogs presented for dystocia were grouped into (n = 11) obstructive (OD, showing strong labor...
Fuelled by the raising importance of cephalopod fisheries in Europe, there have been demands from scientists and stakeholders for their assessment management. However, little has done to improve data collection order analyse populations under EU Data Collection Framework (DCF). While DCF allows member states design flexible national sampling programmes, it establishes minimum requirements (MDR) each state is obliged fulfil. In this study, was investigated whether such MDR currently set allow...
The Mediterranean Sea shows a trend of increasing temperature and decreasing productivity from the western to eastern basin. In this work we investigate whether is reflected in cephalopod assemblages found throughout Mediterranean. Data obtained with bottom trawl surveys carried out during last 22 years by EU countries were used. addition analysing spatial differences assemblages, also analysed putative temporal changes two decades. For purpose, basin was spatially divided into bioregions,...
Species richness is the most commonly used but controversial biodiversity metric in studies on aspects of community stability such as structural composition or productivity. The apparent ambiguity theoretical and experimental findings may part be due to shortcomings and/or heterogeneity scales methods earlier studies. This has led an urgent call for improved more realistic experiments. In a series experiments replicated at global scale we translocated several hundred marine hard bottom...
Bei lebensschwachen Welpen wie nach Dystokie oder einem Kaiserschnitt reduziert eine fachgerechte Assistenz die Verlustrate. Die optimale Versorgung neugeborener setzt dabei korrekte Beurteilung der Lebensfähigkeit und Kenntnis physiologischen Besonderheiten voraus.