MICROCT ILLUMINATES THE UNIQUE MORPHOLOGY OF SHIINOIDAE (COPEPODA: CYCLOPOIDA), AN UNUSUAL GROUP OF FISH PARASITES

MicroCT illuminates the unique morphology of Shiinoidae (Copepoda: Cyclopoida), an unusual group of fish parasites

The copepod family Shiinoidae Cressey, 1975 currently comprises nine species of teleost parasites with unusual morphology and a unique attachment mechanism.Female shiinoids possess greatly enlarged antennae that oppose a rostrum, an elongate outgrowth of cuticle that originates Socks between the antennules.The antennae form a moveable clasp against

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Arctic Climate Extremes

There are multiple extreme events underway in the Arctic that are beyond previous records: rain in Greenland, Alaska weather variability, and ecosystem reorganizations in the Barents and the northern Bering Sea associated with climate change and balance bikes sea-ice loss.Such unique extreme events represent a philosophical challenge for interpreta

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Frequent nightmares in Chinese patients undergoing methadone maintenance therapy: prevalence, correlates, and their association with functional impairment

Bao-Liang Zhong,1,2 Yan-Min Xu,2 Wu-Xiang Xie,3 Jin Lu41Research Center for Psychological and Health Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Affiliated Wuhan Mental Health Center, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, People

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