Assessment for seawall modifications to mitigate land crabs roadkills from field experiments and agent-based modeling.

The seawalls and roads between the habitats and intertidal zone impede the migration of land crabs to their spawning sites and increase the risk of roadkill in Gaomei Wetland. A pilot project aimed at mitigating roadkill risk involved modifying the landside of the seawalls from vertical to sloped. The effectiveness of the seawall modification needs to be further assessed.

Cellular mechanisms underlying extraordinary sulfide tolerance in a crustacean holobiont from hydrothermal vents.

The shallow-water hydrothermal vent system of Kueishan Island has been described as one of the world's most acidic and sulfide-rich marine habitats. The only recorded metazoan species living in the direct vicinity of the vents is a brachyuran crab endemic to marine sulfide-rich vent systems. Despite the toxicity of hydrogen sulfide, occupies an ecological niche in a sulfide-rich habitat, with the underlying detoxification mechanism remaining unknown.

A Multi-Species Comparison and Evolutionary Perspectives on Ion Regulation in the Antennal Gland of Brachyurans.

Brachyurans inhabit a variety of habitats and have evolved diverse osmoregulatory patterns. Gills, antennal glands and a lung-like structure are important organs of crabs that maintain their homeostasis in different habitats. Species use different processes to regulate ions in the antennal gland, especially those with high terrestriality such as Grapsoidea and Ocypodoidea.

Ion regulation in the antennal glands differs among Ocypodoidea and Grapsoidea crab species.

Gills and the antennal gland are ion-regulatory organs in crabs. Previous studies have suggested that the differences in the morphology and ion regulation of gills and accessory respiratory organs between ocypodid and grapsid species are related to their distinct evolutionary transition to land habitats. In addition, Na, K-ATPase (NKA) activity and Na and NH regulation in the antennal gland differ between ocypodid and grapsid species, which had different terrestrial adaptation trajectories.

Complete Genome Sequence of Lignin-Degrading sp. Strain S6, Isolated from an Oil Palm Plantation in Malaysia.

spp. are bacteria that are responsible for the degradation of aromatic compounds and produce secondary metabolites. Here, we present a complete genome sequence of sp.

Morphological and genetic characteristics of F hybrids introgressed from Brassica napus to B. rapa in Taiwan.

Background: Unintentional introgression from genetically modified (GM) oilseed rape (Brassica napus) to a relative is inevitable in the open field. A feasible and practical strategy for restricting the spread of GM offspring is to set a reasonable isolated distance between GM B. napus and the relatives.