PRELIMINARY STUDY ON AGE, GROWTH AND REPRODUCTION OF MUSTELUS MUSTELUS (ELASMOBRANCHII: CARCHARHINIFORMES: TRIAKIDAE) INHABITING THE GULF OF ISKENDERUN, NORTH-EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA

Background.Shark populations within the eastern Mediterranean are declining due to overfishing.Unfortunately, our knowledge on the biology of sharks and specifically dogfishes within eastern Mediterranean is extremely limited due to the lack of landings.Mustelus mustelus (Linnaeus, 1758) is one of such deficiently known cartilaginous fishes and the

As a global community, we have a responsibility to ensure the long-term future of our natural heritage.As part of this, it is incumbent upon us to do all that we can to reverse the current trend of biodiversity loss, using all available tools at our disposal.One effective mean is safeguarding of those sites that are highest global priority for the

Despite salmon (Salmo salar L.) being an important fish in the Baltic Sea ecosystem and its fisheries, knowledge about the parasite fauna of this top predator is scarce.The Anisakidae nematodes (Anisakis spp., Pseudoterranova spp., Contracaecum sp.) found in Baltic Sea fish species are zoonotic parasites that are hazardous to human health.Due to th

Abstract Background Rodents are the most common and diverse order of mammals, the most troublesome pest in agriculture, gardening, forestry, and public products, and to blame for the spread of many illnesses to humans and animals.In terms of rodenticidal exposure, rodenticide use is only to kill the rodent, not to repel it.On the other hand, herbal

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) presenting with hypercalcemia and osteolytic lesions is rare and unusual in childhood.We report a case of a 13-year-old boy with ALL who presented with intermittent fever, nausea, vomiting, and increasing lower limb pain.Skeletal X-rays and CT scan showed severe osteolytic lesions of the skull and extremities.Phys