Sensory and Chemical Ecology Group

2006

Oliva-Paterna FJ, Andreu A, Miñano PA, Verdiell D, Egea A, de Maya JA, Ruiz-Navarro A, García-Alonso J, Fernández-Delgado C, Torralva M. (in press) Y-O-Y fish species richness in the litoral shallows of the meso-saline coastal lagoon (Mar Menor, Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula).  Journal of Applied Ichthyology.

Oliva-Paterna FJ, García-Alonso J, Cardozo V, Torralva M. (in press) Field studies of ammonia excretion in  Aphanius iberus (Pisces; Cyprinodontidae): body size and affected habitats. Journal of Applied Ichthyology.

García-Alonso J, Hoeger U, Rebscher N. Regulation of vitellogenesis in Nereis virens (Annelida: Polychaeta) (2006) Effect of estradiol-17b on eleocyte. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A, 143, 55-61.

Johnson, M.L., Hull, S.L. (2006) Interactions between fangblennies (Plagiotremus rhinorhynchus) and their potential victims: fooling the model rather than the client? Mar. Biol. 148, 889-897.

Tarling, G.A., Johnson, M.L. (2006) Satiation gives krill that sinking feeling. Current Biology 16, R83-R84.

2005

Ram, J.L., Hardege, J.D., (2005) Nereis succinea nuptial behavior: Does size matter? Invertebrate Reproduction & Development 48, 89-94.

Sutton, R., Bolton, E., Bartels-Hardege, H.D., Eswards, M., Reish, D.J., Hardege, J.D., (2005) Chemical signal mediated premating reproductive isolation in a marine polychaete, Neanthes acuminata (arenaceodentata). J. Chem. Ecol. 31, 1865-1876.

García-Alonso J, Rebscher N. (2005) Putative estradiol signalling in Nereis virens reproduction. Invertebrate Reproduction and Development. 48(1-3), 95-100.

2004

Pohlmann, K., Atema, J. & Breithaupt, T. (2004) The importance of the lateral line in nocturnal predation of piscivorous catfish. J. Exp. Biol. 207, 2971-2978.

Ishida, H., Sakata, H., Moriizumi, T., Breithaupt, T. (2004) Underwater odor compass to locate a chemical source. Chemical Sensors 20 Suppl. B, 104-105

Hardege, J. D., Bartels-Hardege, H., Muller, C. T. & Beckmann, M. (2004) Peptide pheromones in female Nereis succinea. Peptides 25, 1517-1522.

Muniz P., Danulat E., Yannicelli B., García-Alonso J., Medina, G. & Bícego,MC. (2004) Assessment of contamination by heavy metals and petroleum hydrocarbons in sediments of Montevideo Harbour ( Uruguay ). Environment International, 29:1019-1028.

García-Alonso J. & Vizziano D. (2004) Induction of Oocyte Maturation in the White Croaker Micropogonias furnieri (pisces: sciaenidae) by Human Chorionic Gonadotropin. Brazilian Journal of Biology, Vol. 46(1): 73-80.

García-Alonso J., Nappa A, Somoza G, Rey, A & Vizziano, D. (2004) Steroid Metabolism in vitro during final oocyte maturation in White Croaker Micropogonias furnieri (PISCES: SCIAENIDAE). Brazilian Journal of Biology, Vol. 46(2): 211-220.

Stummer, L.E., Weller, J.A., Johnson, M.L., & Côté, I.M. (2004). Size and stripes: how clients recognise cleaners. Animal Behaviour, 68:145-150

2003

Watson, G. J., Bentley, M. G., Gaudron, S. M. & Hardege, J. D. (2003) The role of chemical signals in the spawning induction of polychaete worms and other marine invertebrates. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 294, 169-187.

Breithaupt, T. (2003) When American and European lobsters meet. Shellfish News 16: 12-13

García-Alonso J., A. Nappa, A. Rey, G.M. Somoza & D. Vizziano (2003) In vitro steroid metabolism during final oocyte maturation in the white croaker, Micropogonias furnieri (Sciaenidae). Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 28(1-4): 337-338.

Thomasson, M.A., Johnson, M.L., J-O. Stromberg and E. Gaten (2003) Swimming capacity and pleopod beat rate as a function of sex, size and moult stage in Nordic krill, Meganyctiphanes norvegica. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 250:205-213

2002

Hardege, J. D., Jennings, A., Hayden, D., Muller, C. T., Pascoe, D., Bentley, M. G. & Clare, A. S. (2002) Novel behavioural assay and partial purification of a female- derived sex pheromone in Carcinus maenas. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 244, 179-189.

Breithaupt, T. & Eger, P. (2002) Urine makes the difference: chemical communication in fighting crayfish made visible. Journal of Experimental Biology 205, 1221-1231.

Breithaupt, T. (2002) Sound perception in aquatic crustaceans. In: Wiese K, (ed) The crustacean nervous system. Springer, Berlin, pp. 548-559

Schapker, H., Breithaupt, T., Shuranova, Z., Burmistrov, Y. & Cooper, R. L. (2002) Heart and ventilatory measures in crayfish during environmental disturbances and social interactions. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology a-Molecular and Integrative Physiology 131, 397-407.

Danulat E., Muniz P., Yannicelli B & García-Alonso J. First assessment of the highly contaminated Harbour of Montevideo , Uruguay . Marine Pollution Bulletin, 44, 551-576

Johnson, M.L., Gaten, E and Shelton, P.M.J. (2002). Spectral sensitivities of five marine decapod crustaceans and a review of spectral sensitivity variation in relation to habitat. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 82:835-842.

Bunnell T. (2002) Wild Hedgehogs. Mammal News, No. 130:7.

Bunnell T. (2002) The assessment of British hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) casualties on arrival and determination of optimum release weights using a new index. Journal of Wildlife Rehabilitation, Vol. 25, (4): 11-21.

2001

Pohlmann, K., Grasso, F. W. & Breithaupt, T. (2001) Tracking wakes: The nocturnal predatory strategy of piscivorous catfish. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 98, 7371-7374.

Breithaupt, T. (2001) Fan organs of crayfish enhance chemical information flow. Biological Bulletin 200, 150-154.

Schapker, H., Breithaupt, T., Shuranova, Z., Burmistrov, Y. & Cooper, R. L. (2001) Heart and ventilatory measures in crayfish during environmental disturbances & social interactions. American Zoologist 41, 1577-1578.

Torralva Forero M., Oliva-Paterna F., García-Mellado A., Miñano P., Cardozo V., García-Alonso J. & Fernández-Delgado C. (2001) Distribution and conservation status of Aphanius iberus (Valenciennes, 1846) in Murcian region (S.E. of Iberian Peninsula). Establishment of Operational Populations Groups. Anales de Biología, 23:12, 63-84.

Bunnell T. (2001) Treatment for ringworm and sarcoptic mange in the hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus).    The Rehabilitator, British Wildlife Council Newsletter 30: 5, January.

Bunnell T. (2001) An effective, harmless treatment for tick (Ixodes hexagonus) infestation in the hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus). Journal of the American Holistic Veterinary Association, January, Vol 19, No.4: 25-26.

Bunnell T. (2001) The importance of fecal indices in assessing gastrointestinal parasite infestation and bacterial infection in the hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus). Journal of Wildlife Rehabilitation, Vol.24 (2):13-17.

Bunnell T. (2001) The incidence of disease and injury in displaced wild hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus). Lutra, Vol. 44 (1):3-14.

Bunnell T. (2001) Hedgehog Rehabilitation (Letter). Journal of Wildlife Rehabilitation, Vol. 24 (4):3

2000

Breithaupt, T. & Atema, J. (2000) The timing of chemical signaling with urine in dominance fights of male lobsters (Homarus americanus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 49, 67-78.

Renz, M. & Breithaupt, T. (2000) Habitat use of the crayfish Austropotamobius torrentium in small brooks and in Lake Constance, southern Germany. Bulletin Francais De La Peche Et De La Pisciculture, 139-153.

Bunnell T. 2000.Tea Tree Antiseptic Cream: A new treatment for ringworm and sarcoptic mange in the hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus. Journal of the American Holistic Veterinary Association, September, Vol.19, No.2: 29 – 31.

1999

Breithaupt, T., Lindstrom, D. P. & Atema, J. (1999) Urine release in freely moving catheterised lobsters (Homarus americanus) with reference to feeding and social activities. Journal of Experimental Biology 202, 837-844.

Hardege, J. D. (1999) Nereidid polychaetes as model organisms for marine chemical ecology. Hydrobiologia 402, 145-161.

Muller, C. T., Beckmann, M. & Hardege, J. D. (1999) Sex pheromones in Nereis succinea. Invertebrate Reproduction & Development 36, 183-186.

Ram, J. L., Muller, C. T., Beckmann, M. & Hardege, J. D. (1999) Glutathionergic responses: The pheromone cysteine-glutathione disulfide ("nereithione") activates nuptial behavior, spawning, and electrophysiological activity in Nereis succinea males. Faseb Journal 13, A805-A805.

Ram, J. L., Muller, C. T., Beckmann, M. & Hardege, J. D. (1999) The spawning pheromone cysteine-glutathione disulfide ('nereithione') arouses a multicomponent nuptial behavior and electrophysiological activity in Nereis succinea males. Faseb Journal 13, 945-952.

1998

Hardege, J. D., Muller, C. T., Beckmann, M., Hardege, D. B. & Bentley, M. G. (1998) Timing of reproduction in marine polychaetes: The role of sex pheromones. Ecoscience 5, 395-404.

Hardege, J. D., Bentley, M. G. & Snape, L. (1998) Sediment selection by juvenile Arenicola marina. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 166, 187-195.

Breithaupt, T. (1998) Flow generation by specialized appendages in lobsters and crayfish. In: Blickhan R, Wisser A and Nachtigall W (eds) Biona Report 13: Motion Systems, Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, pp. 185-186

Breithaupt, T. & Ayers, J. (1998) Visualization and quantification of biological flow fields through video-based digital motion-analysis techniques. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology 31, 55-61.

1997

Williams, M. E., Bentley, M. G. & Hardege, J. D. (1997) Assessment of field fertilization success in the infaunal polychaete Arenicola marina (L). Invertebrate Reproduction & Development 31, 189-197.

Hardege, J. D., Duncan, J. & Ram, J. L. (1997) Tricyclic antidepressants suppress spawning and fertilization in the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology C-Pharmacology Toxicology & Endocrinology 118, 59-64.

Lambert, W. J., Todd, C. D. & Hardege, J. D. (1997) Partial characterization and biological activity of a metamorphic inducer of the dorid nudibranch Adalaria proxima (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia). Invertebrate Biology 116, 71-81.

Bartels-Hardege, H. D., Hardege, J. D., Zeeck, E., Muller, C., Wu, B. L. & Zhu, M. Y. (1996) Sex pheromones in marine polychaetes .5. A biologically active volatile compound from the coelomic fluid of female Nereis (Neanthes) japonica (Annelida Polychaeta). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 201, 275-284.

Hardege, J. D. & Bentley, M. G. (1997) Spawning synchrony in Arenicola marina: evidence for sex pheromonal control. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences 264, 1041-1047.

1996

Bentley, M. G. & Hardege, J. D. (1996) The role of a fatty acid hormone in the reproduction of the polychaete Arenicola marina (L). Invertebrate Reproduction & Development 30, 159-165.

Hardege, J. D., Bentley, M. G., Beckmann, M. & Muller, C. (1996) Sex pheromones in marine polychaetes: Volatile organic substances (VOS) isolated from Arenicola marina. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 139, 157-166.

Breithaupt, T. and Ayers, J. (1996). Visualization and quantitative analysis of biological flow fields using suspended particles. In: Lenz PH, Hartline DK, Purcell JE and D. L. Macmillan DL (eds) Zooplankton: Sensory Ecology and Physiology, Gordon Breach Publishers, Amsterdam, pp. 117-129

1995

Beckmann, M., Hardege, J. D. & Zeeck, E. (1995) Effects of the Volatile Fraction of Crude-Oil on Spawning Behavior of Nereids (Annelida, Polychaeta). Marine Environmental Research 40, 267-276.

Breithaupt, T., Schmitz, B. & Tautz, J. (1995) Hydrodynamic Orientation of Crayfish (Procambarus-Clarkii) to Swimming Fish Prey. Journal of Comparative Physiology a-Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology 177, 481-491.

Hardege, J. D. & Bartels-Hardege, H. D. (1995) Spawning Behavior and Development of Perinereis-Nuntia Var Brevicirrus (Annelida, Polychaeta). Invertebrate Biology 114, 39-45.

1994

Fong, P. P., Hardege, J. D. & Ram, J. L. (1994) Long-Lasting, Sex-Specific Inhibition of Serotonin-Induced Spawning by Methiothepin in the Zebra Mussel, Dreissena- Polymorpha (Pallas). Journal of Experimental Zoology 270, 314-320.

Fong, P. P., Kyozuka, K., Abdelghani, H., Hardege, J. D. & Ram, J. L. (1994) In-Vivo and in-Vitro Induction of Germinal Vesicle Breakdown in a Fresh-Water Bivalve, the Zebra Mussel Dreissena-Polymorpha (Pallas). Journal of Experimental Zoology 269, 467-474.

Hardege, J. D., Bartels-Hardege, H. D., Yang, Y., Wu, B. L., Zhu, M. Y. & Zeeck, E. (1994) Environmental-Control of Reproduction in Perinereis-Nuntia Var Brevicirrus. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 74, 903-918.

Zeeck, E., Hardege, J. D., Willig, A., Ikekawa, N. & Fujimoto, Y. (1994) Sex-Pheromones in Marine Polychaetes - Steroids from Ripe Nereis-Succinea. Steroids 59, 341-344.

1993

Breithaupt, T. & Atema, J. (1993) Evidence for the Use of Urine Signals in Agonistic Interactions of the American Lobster. Biological Bulletin 185, 318-318.

1992

Zeeck, E., Hardege, J. D., Willig, A., Krebber, R. & Konig, W. A. (1992) Preparative Separation of Enantiomeric Polychaete Sex- Pheromones. Naturwissenschaften 79, 182-183.

Blickhan, R., Krick, C., Zehren, D., Nachtigall, W. & Breithaupt, T. (1992) Generation of a Vortex Chain in the Wake of a Subundulatory Swimmer. Naturwissenschaften 79, 220-221.

1991

Zeeck, E., Hardege, J. D., Bartelshardege, H., Willig, A. & Wesselmann, G. (1991) Sex-Pheromones in a Marine Polychaete - Biologically-Active Compounds from Female Platynereis-Dumerilii. Journal of Experimental Zoology 260, 93-98.

Bleckmann, H., Breithaupt, T., Blickhan, R. & Tautz, J. (1991) The Time Course and Frequency Content of Hydrodynamic Events Caused by Moving Fish, Frogs, and Crustaceans. Journal of Comparative Physiology a-Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology 168, 749-757.

Hardege, J. D., Bartels-Hardege, H. & Zeeck, E. (1991) Volatile Compound from the Celomic Fluid of Nereis-Succinea - Biological-Activity as Sex-Pheromone. Invertebrate Reproduction & Development 19, 83-85.

1990

Zeeck, E., Hardege, J.D. & Bartels-Hardege, H. (1990) Sex-Pheromones and Reproductive Isolation in 2 Nereid Species, Nereis-Succinea and Platynereis-Dumerilii. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 67, 183-188.

Hardege, J. D., Bartels-Hardege, H. D., Zeeck, E. & Grimm, F. T. (1990) Induction of Swarming of Nereis-Succinea. Marine Biology 104, 291-295.

Zeeck, E. & Hardege, J. D. (1990) Sex-Pheromones in Nereids - Volatile Compounds of the Celomic Fluid of Nereis-Virens. Zeitschrift Fur Naturforschung C-a Journal of Biosciences 45, 924-925.

Zeeck, E., Hardege, J. D., Bartels-Hardege, H. & Wesselmann, G. (1990) Potential Sex-Pheromone in Platynereis-Dumerilii - Identification and Synthesis. Tetrahedron Letters 31, 5613-5614.

Breithaupt, T. and Tautz, J. (1990) The sensitivity of crayfish mechanoreceptors to hydrodynamic and acoustic stimuli. In: Wiese K, Krenz W-D et al. (eds) Frontiers in crustacean neurobiology. Advances in life sciences. Birkhäuser, Basel, pp 114-120

Christensen-Dalsgaard, J., Breithaupt, T. & Elepfandt, A. (1990) Underwater Hearing in the Clawed Frog, Xenopus-Laevis - Tympanic Motion Studied with Laser Vibrometry. Naturwissenschaften 77, 135-137.

1988

Zeeck, E., Hardege, J.D., Bartels-Hardege, H. & Wesselmann, G. (1988) Sex-Pheromone in a Marine Polychaete - Determination of the Chemical-Structure. Journal of Experimental Zoology 246, 285-292.

Breithaupt, T. & Tautz, J. (1988) Vibration Sensitivity of the Crayfish Statocyst. Naturwissenschaften 75, 310-312.

Hardege, J. D., Bartels-Hardege, H. & Wesselmann, G. (1988) Volatile Compounds of the Celomic Fluid of Nereids - Biological-Activity as Sex-Pheromones - Homologs of Insect Pheromones. American Zoologist 28, A123-A123.