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Abigail Elizur is affiliated with the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia and has a research focus spanning several areas within agricultural and biological sciences, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science. Their work prominently intersects aquatic sciences, ecology, immunology, genetics, and the study of global and planetary changes.

Their research addresses a range of main topics, including:

  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Aquaculture Disease Management and Microbiota
  • Reproductive Biology and Impacts on Aquatic Species
  • Crustacean Biology and Ecology
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities

Abigail Elizur's recent publications cover diverse subjects in marine and aquaculture biology, with significant contributions in journals such as Aquaculture, BMC Genomics, Marine Biotechnology, and Genes. Notable papers include:

  • "Gonadal transcriptomes associated with sex phenotypes provide potential male and female candidate genes of sex determination or early differentiation in Crassostrea gigas, a sequential hermaphrodite mollusc" (2021, BMC Genomics)
  • "Hybrid grouper in Vietnamese aquaculture: Production approaches and profitability of a promising new crop" (2020, Aquaculture)
  • "Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L., 1758) Gut Microbiota Profile Correlates with Flesh Pigmentation: Cause or Effect?" (2020, Marine Biotechnology)
  • "Multi-Tissue Transcriptome Analysis Identifies Key Sexual Development-Related Genes of the Ornate Spiny Lobster (Panulirus ornatus)" (2020, Genes)
  • "CrustyBase: an interactive online database for crustacean transcriptomes" (2020, BMC Genomics)

The scientist frequently publishes in venues including:

  • Aquaculture
  • General and Comparative Endocrinology
  • Aquaculture Reports
  • BMC Genomics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Elizur's collaborative efforts often involve coauthors such as Tomer Ventura, Scott F. Cummins, Quinn P. Fitzgibbon, Gregory G. Smith, and Tianfang Wang, reflecting ongoing partnerships in related research fields.

Best Publications

  • Neuroendocrinology of reproduction in teleost fish.

    Yonathan Zohar;José Antonio Muñoz-Cueto;Abigail Elizur;Olivier Kah

  • Deepwater horizon crude oil impacts the developing hearts of large predatory pelagic fish

    John P. Incardona;Luke D. Gardner;Tiffany L. Linbo;Tanya L. Brown

  • Three forms of gonadotropin-releasing hormone characterized from brains of one species.

    J. F. F. Powell;Y. Zohar;A. Elizur;M. Park

  • Long photoperiod delayed spawning and increased somatic growth in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata)

    George Wm Kissil;Ingrid Lupatsch;Abigail Elizur;Yonathan Zohar

  • Differential expression of three different prepro-GnRH (gonadotrophin-releasing hormone) messengers in the brain of the european sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax).

    David González‐Martínez;Thierry Madigou;Nilli Zmora;Isabelle Anglade

  • Immunohistochemical localization of three different prepro-GnRHs in the brain and pituitary of the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) using antibodies to the corresponding GnRH-associated peptides

    David González-Martínez;Nilli Zmora;Evaristo L. Mañanós;Dany Saligaut

  • Gonadotropin-Releasing Activities of the Three Native Forms of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Present in the Brain of Gilthead Seabream, Sparus aurata

    Y. Zohar;A. Elizur;N.M. Sherwood;J.F.F. Powell

  • Gilthead Sea Bream, Sparus aurata

    G Km. Kissil;A Tandler;A Elizur;A Colorni

  • Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) gonadotrophin-I and -II subunits.

    S Hassin;A Elizur;Y Zohar

  • In silico Neuropeptidome of Female Macrobrachium rosenbergii Based on Transcriptome and Peptide Mining of Eyestalk, Central Nervous System and Ovary.

    Saowaros Suwansa-ard;Tipsuda Thongbuakaew;Tianfang Wang;Min Zhao

  • Domestication of the white grouper, Epinephelus aeneus 1. Growth and reproduction

    S Hassin;D de Monbrison;Y Hanin;A Elizur

  • The genome of the oyster Saccostrea offers insight into the environmental resilience of bivalves

    Daniel Powell;Sankar Subramanian;Saowaros Suwansa-Ard;Min Zhao

  • Neuropeptides encoded by the genomes of the Akoya pearl oyster Pinctata fucata and Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas: a bioinformatic and peptidomic survey

    Michael J Stewart;Pascal Favrel;Pascal Favrel;Bronwyn A Rotgans;Tianfang Wang

  • Analysis of the Central Nervous System Transcriptome of the Eastern Rock Lobster Sagmariasus verreauxi Reveals Its Putative Neuropeptidome

    Tomer Ventura;Scott F. Cummins;Quinn Fitzgibbon;Stephen Battaglene

  • Crustacean larval factor shares structural characteristics with the insect-specific follicle cell protein

    Tomer Ventura;Chan Nguyen;Quinn P. Fitzgibbon;Tomer Abramov

  • Spatial analysis of biomineralization associated gene expression from the mantle organ of the pearl oyster Pinctada maxima

    Luke D Gardner;Luke D Gardner;David Mills;Aaron Wiegand;David Leavesley

  • Preovulatory changes in the levels of three gonadotropin-releasing hormone-encoding messenger ribonucleic acids (mRNAs), gonadotropin beta-subunit mRNAs, plasma gonadotropin, and steroids in the female gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata.

    Yoav Gothilf;Iris Meiri;Abigail Elizur;Yonathan Zohar

  • Gonadotropins β-GtHI and β-GtHII from the Gilthead Seabream,Sparus aurata

    A. Elizur;N. Zmora;H. Rosenfeld;I. Meiri

  • Isolation and characterization of the complete cDNA sequence encoding a putative insulin-like peptide from the androgenic gland of Penaeus monodon

    V.R. Mareddy;V.R. Mareddy;V.R. Mareddy;O. Rosen;H.B. Thaggard;R. Manor

  • Differential expression profiling of components associated with exoskeletal hardening in crustaceans

    Anna V Kuballa;Anna V Kuballa;Abigail Elizur

Frequent Co-Authors

Yonathan Zohar
Yonathan Zohar University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Min Zhao
Min Zhao University of the Sunshine Coast
Chris G. Carter
Chris G. Carter University of Tasmania
Amir Sagi
Amir Sagi Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Wayne A. O'Connor
Wayne A. O'Connor New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
Goro Yoshizaki
Goro Yoshizaki Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Silvia Zanuy
Silvia Zanuy Spanish National Research Council
Olivier Kah
Olivier Kah University of Rennes
David J. Merritt
David J. Merritt University of Western Australia
Alex W. Hewitt
Alex W. Hewitt University of Tasmania

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