EELREP papers / manuscripts

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Published or 'in press' Papers

Amerand A., Vettier A., Sebert P., Moisan C. (2005) Effects of hydrostatic pressure exposure on, in vitro, hydroxyl radicals production in fish. Redox Report (In Press; vol 10).
Dannewitz, J., G. E. Maes, L. Johansson, H. Wickström, F. A. M. Volckaert, T. Jarvi. (2004)
Panmixia in the European eel: a matter of time. Proceedings of the Royal Society London, in press.
Dufour S. Burzawa-Gérard E., Le Belle N., Sbaihi M., Vidal B. (2003) Reproductive Endocrinology of the European eel, Anguilla anguilla. (Invited Review Article) in « Eel Biology » (K. Aida, K. Tsukamoto, K. Yamauchi, eds), Springer Verlag, Tokyo, pp 373-383.
Dufour S., Weltzien F.-A., Sebert M.-E., Le Belle N., Vidal B., Vernier P., Pasqualini C. (2005) Dopaminergic inhibition of reproduction in teleost fishes: ecophysiological and evolutionary implications (Review article) . Ann. N.Y. Acad Sci., in press.
Durif (2004) The downstream migration of the European eel Anguilla anguilla: characterisation of migrating silver eels, migration phenomenon, and obstacle avoidance. Thesis abstract. Cybium 28(1): 26. (in French).
Durif C., Dufour S., Elie P. (2005) The silvering process of the eel: a new classification from the yellow resident stage to the silver migrating stage. Journal of Fish Biology, 66 : 1025-1043.
Durif, C., P. Elie, S. Dufour, J. Marchelidon and B. Vidal (2000) "Analysis of morphological and physiological parameters during the silvering process of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in the lake of Grand-Lieu (France)." Cybium 24(3): 63-74. (in French)
Durif, C., P. Elie, S. Dufour, J. Marchelidon and B. Vidal (2000) "Analysis of morphological and physiological parameters during the silvering process of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in the lake of Grand-Lieu (France)." Cybium 24(3): 63-74.
Durif, C., S. Dufour and P. Elie (2005) "The silvering process of the eel: a new classification from the yellow resident stage to the silver migrating stage." Journal of Fish Biology, in press.
Lafont A.G., Dufour S., Fouchereau-Peron M. (2004) Characterisation and distribution of calcitonin gene-related peptide in a primitive teleost, the eel, Anguilla anguilla, and comparison with calcitonin. Regulatory Peptides, 117/2,141-146.
Maes, G. E., F. A. M. Volckaert. (2002) Clinal genetic variation and isolation by distance in the European eel Anguilla anguilla. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 77:509-521.
Molnár. K., Buchmann, K., Székely, CS. (2005) Chapter Nematoda. In: P.T.K. Woo (ed.) Fish Diseases and Disorders. Protozoan and Metazoan Infections. Second edition. CAB International (in press).
Palstra, A.P., Cohen, E., Niemantsverdriet, P., van Ginneken, V., van den Thillart, G.J.E.E.M. (2004). Artificial maturation and reproduction of European silver eel: Development of oocytes during final maturation. 5th int symp fish endocrinology proceedings.
Palstra, A.P., Cohen, E., van Ginneken, V., van den Thillart, G. (2003). Succesvolle bevruchting en embryonale ontwikkeling van de Europese paling (Anguilla anguilla L.): Een nieuwe aanpak om de bevruchtingkansen te vergroten. Aquacultuur 18 (6): 18-21.
Palstra, A.P., van Ginneken, V., van den Thillart, G. (2004) Artificial reproduction of the European silver eel (Anguilla anguilla L.). EAS Special Publication No 34.
Pasqualini C., Vidal B., Le Belle N., Sbaihi M., Weltzien F.-A., Vernier P., Zohar Y., Dufour. S. (2004) An antagonist to GnRH in the control of reproduction in teleost fish : dopaminergic inhibition Journal de la Société de Biologie 198 : 61-67.
Pujolar, J. M., G. E. Maes, C. Vancoillie, F. A. M. Volckaert (2005) Growth rate correlates to individual heterozygosity in European eel, Anguilla anguilla L. Evolution, 59: 189-199.
Pujolar, J.M., G.E. Maes, F.A.M. Volckaert (2004) Positive corrrelation between genetic variation and growth rate in farmed European eel, Anguilla anguilla. In: Biotechnologies for Quality. European Aquaculture Society. Special Publication n°34. pp 673-674.
Rankin, J.C. (2003) Plasma chloride concentrations are not a good measure of osmoregulatory or acid-base status in eels (or other fish?). In Ion Regulation in Fish (eds. S.McCormick & D.MacKinlay) 13-16. San Francisco: American Fisheries Society.
Schmitz M., Aroua S., Vidal B., Le Belle N., Elie P., Dufour S. (2005) Differential regulation of luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone expression during ovarian development and under sexual steroid feedback in the European eel. Neuroendocrinology, in press.
Sebert P., Vettier A., Belhomme M. (2004) A simple relationship to calculate eel surface area : interest in studying energy metabolism. An. Biol. 54, 131-136.
Székely, Cs., Molnár, K., Müller, T., Szabó A., Romvári, R., Hancz, Cs., Bercsényi, M. (2004)
Comparative study of X-ray computed tomography and conventional X-ray methods in the diagnosis of swimbladder infection of eel caused by Anguillicola crassus. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 58 (2-3): 157-164.
Székely, CS., Molnár, K., Rácz, O. (2005) Radiodiagnostic method for studying the dynamics of Anguillicola crassus (Nematoda: Dracunculoidea) infection and pathological status of the swimbladder in Lake Balaton eels. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 64 (1): x-y (in press – corrected proof sent back to DAO).
Van Ginneken V.J.T., B.Ballieux, V.; Willemze, R.; Coldenhoff, K.; Lentjes, E.; Antonissen, E., Haenen, O.; G.van den Thillart (2005) Hematology patterns of migrating eels and the role of EVEX virus. Comp.Biochem.Physiol. (in press).
Van Ginneken V.J.T., M. Onderwater, O.Lamua-Olivar, and G.E.E.J.M. van den Thillart (2001) Metabolic depression and investigation of glucose/ethanol conversion in the European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) during anaerobiosis. Thermochimica acta 373, 23-30.
Van Ginneken, V.; Muusze, B.; Klein Breteler, J.; Jansma, D.; & Van den Thillart, G. (2004) Microelectronic detection of activity level and magnetic orientation of yellow European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) on a pond. Environmental Biology of Fishes (in press).
Van Ginneken V., O.Haenen, K.Coldenhoff, R.Willemze, E. Antonissen, P.van Tulden, S.Dijkstra, F.Wagenaar, & G.van den Thillart (2004) Presence of eel viruses in eel species from various geographic regions. Bull.Eur.Ass.Fish.Path. 24:270-274.
Van Ginneken V, P. Balm, V. Sommanda, M. Onderwater, and G. van den Thillart (2002) Acute stress syndrome of the yellow European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) when exposed to a graded swimming load. Neth.J. Zool. 52, 29-42.
Van Ginneken, V., R. Boot, T. Murk, G. van den Thillart and P.Balm (2004) Blood plasma and muscle lactic acid response after exhaustive excercise in common carp and trout: indications for a limited lactate shuttle. Animal Biology 54, 118-130.
Van Ginneken, V., P. Snelderwaard, R. van der Linden, N. van der Reijden, G.E.E.J.M. van den Thillart, K. Kramer. (2004) Coupling of heartrate with metabolic depression. Thermochimica Acta 414 1–10.
Van den Thillart G., V. van Ginneken, F. Körner, R. Heijmans, R. van der Linden and A. Gluvers (2004) Endurance swimming of European eel. Journal of Fish Biology 65, 312–318.
Ginneken van VJ & Thillart van den G. (2000) Eel fat stores are enough to reach the Sargasso. brief communication: Nature 403.
V.van Ginneken, E.Antonissen, U.K.Müller, R.Booms, E.Eding, J.Verreth, G.van den Thillart (2005) Eel migration to the Sargasso: remarkably high swimming efficiency and low energy costs. J.Exp.Biol. 208, 1329-1335.
Vettier A., Amerand A., Moisan C., Sebert P. (2005) Is the silvering process similar to the effects of pressure acclimatization on yellow eels? Resp. Physiol. Neurobiol. 145, 243-250.
Vettier A., Sebert P. (2004) Pressure resistance of aerobic metabolism in eels from different water environments. Mitochondrion 3, 347-354.
Vettier A., Szekely C., Sebert P. (2003) Are the yellow eels from Balaton lake able to cope with the high pressure encountered during migration to Sargasso Sea? The case of energy metabolism. An. Biol. 53, 329-338.
Vidal B. , Pasqualini C., Le Belle N., Holland M.C.H., Sbaihi M., Vernier P., Zohar Y., Dufour S. (2004) Dopamine Inhibits Luteinizing Hormone Synthesis and Release in the Juvenile European Eel: a Neuroendocrine Lock for the Onset of Puberty. Biology of Reproduction, 71:1491-1500.
Weltzien F.A., Pasqualini C., Vernier P., Dufour S. (2005) A quantitative real-time RT-PCR assay for European eel tyrosine hydroxylase. Gen Comp Endocrinol, in press.
Weltzien F.A., Pasqualini C., Vidal B., Le Belle N., Vernier P., Dufour S. (2005) Tyrosine hydroxylase expression in the eel brain and its regulation by sexual steroids. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., in press.

Accepted Manuscripts

Durif, C. and P. Elie (2005) Morphological discrimination of the silvering stages of the European eel. J. Casselman and D. Cairns. Bethesda, Maryland, American Fisheries Society (accepted).
Palstra, A.; Cohen, E.; Niemantsverdriet, P.; Van Ginneken, V. & Van den Thillart, G. (2004) Artificial reproduction of wild European silver eel (Anguilla anguilla L.): clues for higher fertility rates from oocyte maturation. Aquaculture (accepted).
Palstra, A., Cohen, E., Clavero, E., Van Ginneken, V., Van den Thillart, G. (2005) Kunstmatige reproductie van Europese schieraal: Oocyt ontwikkeling tijdens finale maturatie. OVB bericht (accepted).
Palstra, A. (2005) Een schier onmogelijke taak…De Roofvis, (accepted).
Palstra, A.P., Cohen, E., Niemantsverdriet, P., van Ginneken, V., van den Thillart, G.J.E.E.M. (2004). Artificial maturation and reproduction of European silver eel: Development of oocytes during final maturation. Aquacultuur (accepted).
Van Ginneken, V.; Vianen, G.; Muusze, B.; Verschoor, L.; Lugten, O.; Onderwater, M.; Van Schie, S.; Niemantsverdriet, P.; Van Heeswijk, R.; Eding, E. & Van den Thillart, G. (2004) Gonad development and spawning behavior of artificially matured European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.). Animal Biology (accepted).