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Naujan Lake National Park: An Anatidae Site Network
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
The Anatidae Family consists of ducks, geese and swans. These birds are one of the groups of waterbirds that are ecologically dependent on wetlands*, at least at some parts of their life cycle. Anatidae species and their ...
Conservation and farming of a common freshwater food clam, tulla (Corbicula manilensis Philippi 1844), in the Laguna Lake basin
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
Stocking of tulla (Corbicula manilensis) in small water impounding dam was studied in the Angat Watersheds, Bulacan, Philippines at elevation 209 m above mean sea level. Result of the study indicates that tulla introduction ...
Photo exhibit on key ecotourism sites in the Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
Executive Order (EO) 111 issued on June 17, 1999 establishing the guidelines for the development of ecotourism in the Philippines provided the legal framework for the partnership of the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the ...
Lake Leonard: A lake revived
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
Lake Leonard is a potential ecotourism destination still unknown to many. It is located within the hinterlands of Maco, Compostela Valley Province (formerly part of Davao del Norte), Philippines.
The lake was formerly ...
Finfish immunology and its use in preventing infectious diseases in cultured finfish
(Fish Health Section, Asian Fisheries Society, 2002)
This review draws heavily on knowledge and experience gained from studies on cultured finfish, particularly salmonids. The advantages of using the finfish immune system as a means of protecting them against infectious ...
Recent advances in fish parasitology in Japan
(Fish Health Section, Asian Fisheries Society, 2002)
Recent advances in fish parasitological studies in Japan focus mainly on myxosporean, microsporean and monogenean infections.
<b>Myxosporeans:</b> The two-host life cycle has been elucidated for several freshwater species ...
Life cycle of the blood fluke Sanguinicola armata Plehn, 1905 (Digenea: Sanguinicolidae), parasite of freshwater fishes in Malaysia
(Fish Health Section, Asian Fisheries Society, 2002)
The blood fluke Sanguinocola armata is a parasite with a simple, two-host life cycle involving an aquatic mollusc, the intermediate host where cercariae develop, and a fish, which is the definitive host. In Malaysia, S. ...
Vibriosis vaccine development: Immunological characterization of Vibrio alginolyticus
(Fish Health Section, Asian Fisheries Society, 2002)
The lipopolysaccharide (LPS) profiles of five Vibrio alginolyticus strains (14, 17, 26, 78 and ATCC 17749) were studied by SDS-PAGE. Strains (ST) 14, 17 and 26 were found to possess high molecular weight bands, suggesting ...
Humoral immune response of channel catfish to Flavobacterium columnare antigens, lipopolysaccharide and formalin-killed cells, and the protective ability of these antigens
(Fish Health Section, Asian Fisheries Society, 2002)
The objective of the experiment was to determine the immunogenicity of various concentrations of formalin-killed whole cells of Flavobacterium columnare and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from the bacterium, with and without ...
In situ hybridization: A detection tool for fish pathogens and its application on recent advances on whirling disease research
(Fish Health Section, Asian Fisheries Society, 2002)
A non-radioactive in situ hybridization (ISH) protocol was used as a diagnostic tool for several fish pathogens including Candidatus Xenohaliotis californiensis, the etiologic agent of withering syndrome, which is a new ...