The impact of human activity is evident in the depletion of fish populations worldwide. This
being the case, there is an urgent need to discover the true biodiversity of the world before …

Seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) are threatened as a result of habitat degradation and
overfishing. They have commercial value as traditional medicine, curio objects, and pets in …

Compliant gras** is an important function of continuum robots that interact with humans
and/or unpredictable environments. However, the existing robots often have cross‐sections …

Marine organisms have developed a wide variety of protective strategies to thrive in their
native environments. These biological materials, although formed from simple biopolymer …

INTRODUCTION Although the predominant shapes of most animal tails are cylindrical,
seahorse tails are square prisms. The skeleton of their tails consists of a bony armor …

Multifunctional materials and devices found in nature serve as inspiration for advanced
synthetic materials, structures and robotics. Here, we elucidate the architecture and unusual …

The aim of this study was to determine and compare habitat preferences for male and
female adult and juvenile White's seahorse Hippocampus whitei and assess their …

Comparisons of three sets of surveys in the Ria Formosa Lagoon, Portugal, over a 13 year
period (2001–2002, 2008–2009 and 2010–2013) revealed significant population …

ABSTRACT Seahorses are marine fish with several life history characteristics hypothesized
to make them resilient but are of conservation concern because of their international trade …

Seahorses, widely recognized as a unique genus within aquatic species, are exploited
globally across traditional medicine, aquarium, and curio industries. Notwithstanding their …