Growing research effort has shown that physical enrichment (PE) can improve fish welfare
and research validity. However, the inclusion of PE does not always result in positive effects …

Organismal solutions to natural challenges can spark creative engineering applications.
However, most engineers are not experts in organismal biology, creating a potential barrier …

In nature, seeds of some flowering plants such as Erodium and Pelargonium can bury
themselves into the ground effectively for germination. Jung et al.(Phys Fluids 29: 041702 …

The habitat quality of the littoral zone is of key importance for almost all lentic fish species. In
anthropogenically created gravel pit lakes, the littoral zone is often structurally homogenized …

Abstract The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is a critically endangered species. The impact
of environmental contamination on this species has been highlighted as contributing to the …

Biological indicators are important quality elements for classification of ecological status of
water bodies according to the European Water Framework Directive. Multimetric indices are …

Robotic burrowing holds promise for applications in agriculture, resource extraction, and
infrastructure development, but current approaches are ineffective, inefficient, or cause …

Fish are an interesting taxon comprising species adapted to a wide range of environments.
In this work, we analyzed the transcriptional contribution of transposable elements (TEs) in …

Diadromous fish species are characterised by spawning migrations between freshwater and
marine environments, where they traverse through estuaries and close to coasts. This …

Coastal lagoons are known to host numerous resident and migrant fish species. Spatio-
temporal variation in abiotic and biotic conditions in these ecosystems results, however, in a …