FIRST RECORD OF AN INDO-PACIFIC GAPER, CHAMPSODON VORAX  (ACTINOPTERYGII: PERCIFORMES: CHAMPSODONTIDAE), FROM THE AEGEAN SEA, TURKEY

First record of an Indo-Pacific gaper, Champsodon vorax  (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Champsodontidae), from the Aegean Sea, Turkey

A specimen of Champsodon vorax Günther, 1867, of 113 mm SL, was caught on 6 September 2014 with a bottom trawl from the entrance of the Bay of Izmir, north-eastern Aegean Sea at a depth of Twin Metal HDBD/FTBD/Rails 65 m.The presently reported study constitutes the first record for the Aegean Sea but also the fourth record for PANTOTHENIC

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A differential equations model-fitting analysis of COVID-19 epidemiological data to explain multi-wave dynamics

Abstract Compartmental epidemiological models are, by far, the most popular in the study of dynamics related with infectious diseases.It is, therefore, not surprising that they are frequently used to study the current COVID-19 pandemic.Taking advantage of the real-time availability of COVID-19 related data, we perform a compartmental model fitting

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