Browsing University of Galway Support Services by Subject "jellyfish"
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Assessing the efficacy of first-aid measures in physalia sp. envenomation, using solution- and blood agarose-based models
(MDPI AG, 2017-04-26)Stings from the hydrozoan species in the genus Physalia cause intense, immediate skin pain and elicit serious systemic effects. There has been much scientific debate about the most appropriate first aid for these stings, ... -
Digestion and predation rates of zooplankton by the pleustonic hydrozoanvelella velellaand widespread blooms in 2013 and 2014
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2015-05-12)Surface-dwelling colonies of Velella velella occur throughout tropical to cold-temperate oceans of the world and sometimes are stranded in masses along hundreds of kilometers of beaches. Large-scale blooms in the Western ... -
Fisheries bycatch data provide insights into the distribution of the mauve stinger (pelagia noctiluca) around ireland
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2010-12-22)There is concern that jellyfish populations are proliferating in the Northeast Atlantic and that their socio-economic impacts will increase. Using information from the Irish Groundfish Survey, data are presented on the ... -
New insights into ocean sunfish (mola mola) abundance and seasonal distribution in the northeast atlantic
(Springer Nature, 2017-05-17)The ocean sunfish, Mola mola, is the largest teleost fish in the world. Despite being found in all oceans of the world, little is known about its abundance and factors driving its distribution. In this study we provide the ...