1. Distribution and ecology of bigeye thresher Alopias superciliosus in the Pacific Ocean

   • Hiroaki Matsunaga
   • Kotaro Yokawa

   Original Article 22 August 2013 Pages: 737 - 748

   

2. Stable isotopes and fatty acids as dietary tracers of intertidal bivalves

   • Liqiang Zhao
   • Feng Yang
   • Xiwu Yan

   Original Article 20 July 2013 Pages: 749 - 756

   

3. Temperature determines growth rates of larval round herring Etrumeus teres in the Pacific coastal waters off southern Japan

   • Yoshiro Watanabe
   • Tatsuo Suzuki
   • Kentaro Tsuno

   Original Article 11 July 2013 Pages: 757 - 766

   

4. Morphological and habitat characteristics of settling and newly settled Roughscale Sole Clidoderma asperrimum collected in the coastal waters of northeastern Japan

   • Takuzo Abe
   • Toshihiro Wada
   • Takashi Minami

   Original Article 11 July 2013 Pages: 767 - 777

   

5. Experimental challenges of juvenile and adult Manila clams with the protozoan Perkinsus olseni at different temperatures

   • Tsukasa Waki
   • Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga

   Original Article 26 July 2013 Pages: 779 - 786

   

6. Progression of staining-type hypermelanosis on the blind side in normally metamorphosed juveniles and pigmentation progression in pseudoalbino juveniles of the Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus using individual identification

   • Toshinori Isojima
   • Naoshi Makino
   • Masatomo Tagawa

   Original Article 28 July 2013 Pages: 787 - 797

   

7. Reproductive characteristics of Ancherythroculter nigrocauda, an endemic fish in the upper Yangtze River, China

   • Chunchi Liu
   • Xin Gao
   • Patrick D. Danley

   Original Article 04 August 2013 Pages: 799 - 806

   

8. Synergy of microcapsule polysaccharides and Bacillus subtilis on the growth, immunity and resistance of sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus against Vibrio splendidus infection

   • Ying Fan
   • Xiaoqing Yu
   • Tianbao Li

   Original Article Open access 18 July 2013 Pages: 807 - 814

   

9. Effect of feeding rotifers enriched with taurine on the growth and survival of larval amberjack Seriola dumerili

   • Hiroyuki Matsunari
   • Hiroshi Hashimoto
   • Keiichi Mushiake

   Original Article 10 August 2013 Pages: 815 - 821

   

10. In vitro induction of oocyte maturation in the Japanese sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus by cubifrin and the developmental ability of the eggs

    • Keisuke Yamano
    • Atushi Fujiwara
    • Michiyasu Yoshikuni

    Original Article 24 August 2013 Pages: 823 - 832

    

11. Existence of a 400 kDa glycoprotein in the dermis of sea cucumber Apostichopus armata: partial purification and characterization

    • Shoshi Mizuta
    • Yuuki Koizumi
    • Reiji Yoshinaka

    Original Article 28 June 2013 Pages: 833 - 839

    

12. Enzymatic solubilization of collagen in the skin of diamond squid Thysanoteuthis rhombus: application of a fungal acid protease

    • Shoshi Mizuta
    • Mayu Nishizawa
    • Reiji Yoshinaka

    Original Article 10 August 2013 Pages: 841 - 848

    

13. Application of ultrasonic treatment to extraction of collagen from the skins of sea bass Lateolabrax japonicus

    • Hyun Kyung Kim
    • Young Ho Kim
    • Nam Hyouck Lee

    Original Article 06 July 2013 Pages: 849 - 856

    

14. Isolation of collagen from tiger pufferfish parts and its solubility in dilute acetic acid

    • Hiroshi Tsukamoto
    • Yoshihiro Yokoyama
    • Yoshiaki Akahane

    Original Article 13 July 2013 Pages: 857 - 864

    

15. Origin identification of dried seaweed product “nori” by PCR–RFLP analysis of Pyropia yezoensis in the internal transcribed spacer ITS-1 region

    • Ken Touhata
    • Atsushi Namikoshi
    • Michiaki Yamashita

    Original Article Open access 23 August 2013 Pages: 865 - 875