Hydria: kalpis (water jar), side a

Meleager Painter, attributed to; H: 1 ft. 5 11/64 in.; red figure, terracotta

Biology of Balanus amphitrite communis (Darwin) in the Cochin harbour waters

Seasonal viariations in the incidence on fresh surfaces, breeding season, rate of growth and mortality of Balanus amphitrite communis was studied for a period of twelve months in the Cochin harbour waters, situated 76̊ 14'E and 90̊ 57'N, and subjected to annual seasonal changes in salinity.

A settlement inhibition assay with cyprid larvae of the barnacle Balanus amphitrite

A settlement inhibition assay using barnacle cyprid larvae, Balanus amphitrite, was developed with Cd2+ and phenol as standard reference toxicants. Mean percentage settlement of cyprid larvae showed a progressive reduction with increasing concentrations of Cd2+ and phenol. A significant reduction in settlement was found when cyprids were exposed to 0.1 mgL(-1) Cd2+ or 10 mgL(-1) phenol. The assay was used to assess the sublethal toxicity of three oil dispersants (Vecom B-1425 GL, Norchem OSD-570 and Corexit 9905) commonly used in Hong Kong waters. Results of this investigation show that the barnacle settlement inhibition assay can be incorporated into the battery of tests currently available for ecotoxicological assessment of marine contaminants. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.

Shallow water tidal constituents in the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea from a numerical adjoint model with TOPEX/POSEIDON altimeter data

A numerical adjoint model with TOPEX/POSEIDON (T/P) altimeter data was set up to investigate the shallow water tidal constituents in the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea. Shallow water tidal constituents W-4, MS4 and M-6) in the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea were first extracted from nearly 10 years of T/P data and then assimilated into a nonlinear barotropic tidal model by using adjoint method in order to fully describe the tides in this area. The general patterns of M-4 and MS4 solutions were in good agreement with those of Kang et al. (Cont. Shelf. Res. IS (1998) 739.) and Lefevre et al., (J. Geophys. Res. 105 (2000) 8707.). The RMS values for the principal constituents and coastal constituents were obviously less than those calculated by Kang et al. (1998) and Lefevre et al. (2000). It was shown that the calculated tidal constituents charts obtained in the present study were more accurate than those in other models. In the future the model will be applied to other coastal areas and some semi-enclosed seas. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

An alpha 2-macroglobulin-like protein is the cue to gregarious settlement of the barnacle Balanus amphitrite

Many benthic marine invertebrates, like barnacles, have a planktonic larval stage whose primary purpose is dispersal. How these species colonize suitable substrata is fundamental to understanding their evolution, population biology, and wider community dynamics. Unlike larval dispersal, settlement occurs on a relatively small spatial scale and involves larval behavior in response to physical and chemical characteristics of the substratum. Biogenic chemical cues have been implicated in this process. Their identification, however, has proven challenging, no more so than for the chemical basis of barnacle gregariousness, which was first described >50 years ago. We now report that a biological cue to gregarious settlement, the settlement-inducing protein complex (SIPC), of the major fouling barnacle Balanus amphitrite is a previously undescribed glycoprotein. The SIPC shares a 30% sequence homology with the thioester-containing family of proteins that includes the alpha sub(2)-macroglobulins. The cDNA (5.2 kb) of the SIPC encodes a protein precursor comprising 1,547 aa with a 17-residue signal peptide region. A number of structural characteristics and the absence of a thioester bond in the SIPC suggest that this molecule is a previously undescribed protein that may have evolved by duplication from an ancestral alpha sub(2)-macroglobulin gene. Although the SIPC is regarded as an adult cue that is recognized by the cyprid at settlement, it is also expressed in the juvenile and in larvae, where it may function in larva-larva settlement interactions.

Corps et âme en mouvement. Expression et signification du mouvement dans la peinture de vases en Grèce ancienne (VIe-IVe s. av. J.-C.). Ivresse, possession divine et mort.

Thèse réalisée en cotutelle avec l'université de Franche-Comté, école doctorale Langage, espace, temps et société.

Budding Aphrodite: into the future

As with many aspects of antiquity, the more we discover about Aphrodite, the more we seek. Images of her or others in her guise are extensive; work over the last two hundred years provides important historical and archaeological contexts that connect the images with their creators and users. These contexts are now an important means of understanding Aphrodite’s divine personality or role(s) in various places and times. Although ancient attestation for her is sometimes less than for other goddesses, there is certainlymore post-antique evidence for her Nachleben— as herself, as Venus, or as an archetype or stereotype. Our comprehension is nonetheless complicated by the variety of ways she is perceived and received—in cult, art, and literature—up to the present.

Aplicacoes da altimetria topex/poseidon no estudo de aspectos dinamicos do oceano atlantico sul ocidental

Dados altimétricos do satélite TOPEX/POSEIDON obtidos durante 1993 e 1994 foram utilizados para estudar a dinâmica oceanográfica na região oeste do oceano Atlântico Sul, entre as latitudes de 15°S e 50°S e longitudes de 30°W e 65°W. Simultaneamente, dados hidrográficos (históricos e sinópticos) e imagens termais do sensor AVHRR/NOAA foram utilizados com o objetivo de proporcionar uma comparação com os resultados da altimetria. Características da topografia dinâmica superficial, da variabilidade e anomalias da topografia dinâmica são apresentadas. Imprecisões dos modelos do geóide marinho restringiram o estudo dos padrões da topografia dinâmica supercial e das correntes geostrósficas superficiais, a comprimentos de onda espaciais superiores a 2400 Km. A variabilidade temporal da topografia dinâmica demonstrou um padrão altamente energético na região da Confluência Brasil-Malvinas durante o período. Diferenças sazonais foram observadas com os maiores valores de variabilidade nos meses de inverno e primavera. As anomalias (resíduos) da topografia dinâmica foram utilizadas no estudo de fenômenos transientes, onde um vórtice foi acompanhado acompanhado ao longo do tempo, e em conjunto com imagens AVHRR/NOAA. Feições térmicas superficiais foram confrontadas com anomalias altimétricas de trajetórias específicas, contemporâneas às imagens, apresentando ótima concordância e confirmando a excelente potencialidade do uso conjunto destes dois tipos de dados. Finalmente, a técnica da topografia dinâmica composta (combinação de dados altimétricos e climatológicos) foi utilizada para reconstruir a topografia dinâmica total a partir das anomalias altimétricas, sem a contaminação das imprecisões dos modelos do geóide. O ciclo escolhido corresponde ao mesmo período de um cruzeiro hidrográfico, proporcionando uma comparação entre topografias dinâmicas (e velocidades geostróficas superficiais) estimadas pelos dois conjuntos de dados. A concordãncia entre os dois resultados foi bastante satisfatória, indicado a possibilidade de se gerar estimativas da circulação geostrófica superficial, com boa confiabilidade, apenas com dados do sátelite e dados hidrográficos climatológicos. Concluíndo, o TOPEX/POSEIDON apresenta-se como uma excelente ferramente para o estudo da dinâmica oceanográfica no Atlântico Sul, proporcionando uma análise quasi-sinóptica de qualidade e, principalmente, aumentando o conhecimento desta região.