Search Results - "Rohner, A."
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Implications of Lymphatic Transport to Lymph Nodes in Immunity and Immunotherapy
Published in Annual review of biomedical engineering (11-07-2016)“…Adaptive immune response consists of many highly regulated, multistep cascades that protect against infection while preserving the health of autologous tissue…”
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Satellite tracking of rehabilitated sea turtles suggests a high rate of short-term survival following release
Published in PloS one (16-02-2021)“…The rehabilitation of wildlife can contribute directly to the conservation of threatened species by helping to maintain wild populations. This study focused on…”
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Some like it hot: Repeat migration and residency of whale sharks within an extreme natural environment
Published in PloS one (21-09-2017)“…The Arabian Gulf is the warmest sea in the world and is host to a globally significant population of the whale shark Rhincodon typus. To investigate regional…”
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Emergent community architecture despite distinct diversity in the global whale shark (Rhincodon typus) epidermal microbiome
Published in Scientific reports (07-08-2023)“…Microbiomes confer beneficial physiological traits to their host, but microbial diversity is inherently variable, challenging the relationship between microbes…”
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Stable isotope and signature fatty acid analyses suggest reef manta rays feed on demersal zooplankton
Published in PloS one (22-10-2013)“…Assessing the trophic role and interaction of an animal is key to understanding its general ecology and dynamics. Conventional techniques used to elucidate…”
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Satellite tagging of rehabilitated green sea turtles Chelonia mydas from the United Arab Emirates, including the longest tracked journey for the species
Published in PloS one (05-09-2017)“…We collected movement data for eight rehabilitated and satellite-tagged green sea turtles Chelonia mydas released off the United Arab Emirates between 2005 and…”
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Trophic overlap in mobulid rays: insights from stable isotope analysis
Published in Marine ecology. Progress series (Halstenbek) (29-09-2017)“…Mobulid rays, a group of closely related filter-feeders, are threatened globally by bycatch and targeted fisheries. Their habitat use and feeding ecology are…”
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Microplastics on the Menu: Plastics Pollute Indonesian Manta Ray and Whale Shark Feeding Grounds
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (19-11-2019)“…The implications of plastic pollution, including microplastics, on marine ecosystems and species are increasingly seen as an environmental disaster. Yet few…”
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Population Structure, Abundance and Movement of Whale Sharks in the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman
Published in PloS one (30-06-2016)“…Data on the occurrence of whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, in the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman were collected by dedicated boat surveys and via a…”
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Affinity Effects on the Release of Non-Conventional Antifibrotics from Polymer Depots
Published in Pharmaceutics (17-03-2020)“…For many chronic fibrotic conditions, there is a need for local, sustained antifibrotic drug delivery. A recent trend in the pharmaceutical industry is the…”
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Habitat use and movement patterns of reef manta rays Mobula alfredi in southern Mozambique
Published in Marine ecology. Progress series (Halstenbek) (23-01-2020)“…Site-specific knowledge of spatial ecology is essential for the implementation of effective conservation measures for wide-ranging marine species. We used…”
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Movements and habitat use of reef manta rays off eastern Australia: offshore excursions, deep diving and eddy affinity revealed by satellite telemetry
Published in Marine ecology. Progress series (Halstenbek) (09-09-2014)“…Manta rays (Manta spp.) are plankton-feeding elasmobranchs classified as vulnerable to extinction on the IUCN Red List for Threatened Species. Despite…”
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DNA metabarcoding assays reveal a diverse prey assemblage for Mobula rays in the Bohol Sea, Philippines
Published in Ecology and evolution (01-03-2019)“…Diet studies provide base understanding of trophic structure and are a valuable initial step for many fields of marine ecology, including conservation and…”
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The need for long-term population monitoring of the world’s largest fish
Published in Endangered species research (17-03-2022)“…Many large marine species are vulnerable to anthropogenic pressures, and substantial declines have been documented across a range of taxa. Many of these…”
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Trends in sightings and environmental influences on a coastal aggregation of manta rays and whale sharks
Published in Marine ecology. Progress series (Halstenbek) (22-05-2013)“…Sightings of planktivorous elasmobranchs at their coastal aggregation sites are often linked to biological, environmental and temporal variables. Many large…”
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Underwater ultrasonography and blood sampling provide the first observations of reproductive biology in free-swimming whale sharks
Published in Endangered species research (23-03-2023)“…We report on a non-invasive technique for observing the reproductive states of wild, free-swimming whale sharks Rhincodon typus for the first time. Female…”
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Mobulid rays feed on euphausiids in the Bohol Sea
Published in Royal Society open science (01-05-2017)“…Mobulid rays have a conservative life history and are caught in direct fisheries and as by-catch. Their subsequent vulnerability to overexploitation has…”
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Satellite tagging highlights the importance of productive Mozambican coastal waters to the ecology and conservation of whale sharks
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (02-01-2018)“…The whale shark is an endangered, highly migratory species with a wide, albeit patchy, distribution through tropical oceans. Ten aerial survey flights along…”
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Limited latitudinal ranging of juvenile whale sharks in the Western Indian Ocean suggests the existence of regional management units
Published in Marine ecology. Progress series (Halstenbek) (09-08-2018)“…Assessing the movements and connectivity of whale sharks Rhincodon typus through their range is difficult due to high individual mobility and limited knowledge…”
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Life History, Growth, and Reproductive Biology of Four Mobulid Species in the Bohol Sea, Philippines
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (06-08-2018)“…In light of the global decline of mobulid populations and the necessity for sustainable fisheries management, baseline data for population dynamics were…”
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