| environmental modulation of the onset of air breathing and survival of betta splendens and trichopodus trichopterus. | the effect of hypoxia on air-breathing onset and survival was determined in larvae of the air-breathing fishes, the three spot gourami trichopodus trichopterus and the siamese fighting fish betta splendens. larvae were exposed continuously or intermittently (12 h nightly) to an oxygen partial pressure (po2 ) of 20, 17 and 14 kpa from 1 to 40 days post-fertilization (dpf). survival and onset of air breathing were measured daily. continuous normoxic conditions produced a larval survival rate of 65 ... | 2014 | 24502248 |
| detection of dwarf gourami iridovirus (infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus) in populations of ornamental fish prior to and after importation into australia, with the first evidence of infection in domestically farmed platy (xiphophorus maculatus). | the movement of ornamental fish through international trade is a major factor for the transboundary spread of pathogens. in australia, ornamental fish which may carry dwarf gourami iridovirus (dgiv), a strain of infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (isknv), have been identified as a biosecurity risk despite relatively stringent import quarantine measures being applied. in order to gain knowledge of the potential for dgiv to enter australia, imported ornamental fish were sampled prior to e ... | 2015 | 26452601 |