Reef-building corals farm and feed on their photosynthetic symbionts

J Wiedenmann, C D'angelo, ML Mardones, S Moore… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Coral reefs are highly diverse ecosystems that thrive in nutrient-poor waters, a phenomenon
frequently referred to as the Darwin paradox. The energy demand of coral animal hosts can …

Recent advancements in urea biosensors for biomedical applications

S Singh, M Sharma, G Singh - IET nanobiotechnology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The quick progress in health care technology as a recurrent measurement of biochemical
factors such as blood components leads to advance development and growth in biosensor …

Respiratory quotient and the stoichiometric approach to investigating metabolic energy substrate use in aquatic ectotherms

S Wang, CG Carter, QP Fitzgibbon… - Reviews in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The respiratory quotient (RQ) has been used extensively as an index to evaluate metabolic
energy expenditure in terrestrial animals including humans. In contrast, RQ use in …

Colorimetric determination of urea using diacetyl monoxime with strong acids

NJ Langenfeld, LE Payne, B Bugbee - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Urea is a byproduct of the urea cycle in metabolism and is excreted through urine and
sweat. Ammonia, which is toxic at low levels, is converted to the safe storage form of urea …

Spatiotemporal urea distribution, sources, and indication of DON bioavailability in Zhanjiang Bay, China

P Zhang, CH Peng, JB Zhang, ZB Zou, YZ Shi, LR Zhao… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
In marine environments, urea is an important component of the biogeochemical cycle of
nitrogen. The autochthonous and allochthonous sources (rivers, aquaculture, waste water …