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An overlooked hotspot for birds in the Atlantic forest
; ; Tonetti, Vinicius Rodrigues
; ; ; (Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2019) [Artigo]
Montane and submontane forest patches in the state of Bahia, Brazil, are among the few large and preserved Atlantic Forests remnants. They are strongholds of an almost complete elevational gradient, which harbor both lowland ... -
Genetic parameters for resistance to Aeromonas hydrophila in the Neotropical fish pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus)
Mastrochirico-Filho, Vito A.; Ariede, Raquel B. ; Freitas, Milena V. ; Lira, Lieschen V.G. ; Agudelo, John F.G. ; Pilarski, Fabiana ; Reis Neto, Rafael V. ; ; Hashimoto, Diogo T. (Aquaculture, 2019) [Artigo]
Pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) is one of the main farmed freshwater fish species of South America. Disease outbreaks caused by Aeromonas hydrophila are considered one of the major bottlenecks for the development of pacu ... -
Effects of bromide-enriched natural seawater culture medium on protein and monoterpenes output of Ochtodes secundiramea (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales)
Machado, Levi P.; ; ; ; ; ; (Journal of Applied Phycology, 2019) [Artigo]
Benthic marine algae, especially Rhodophyta, are within a well-known marine group able to produce secondary metabolites with bioactive properties. Among them are halogenated terpenes, synthesized by vanadium-dependent ... -
Effects of cooling rates on the quality of Prochilodus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1836) sperm
; ; ; ; Neto, Rafael Vilhena Reis; (Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 2019) [Artigo]
This study aims to investigate the effect of different cooling rates on the semen cryopreservation of curimba (Prochilodus lineatus). Nineteen ejaculates were obtained from adults males and cryopreserved at 15°C/min (CR15), ... -
Selection of coffee progênies for resistance to leaf rust andr favorable agronomic traits
; ; de Carvalho, Alex Mendonça; ; ; ; (Coffee Science, 2019) [Artigo]
The objective of this study was to select coffee progenies with better assessment that can result in coffee rust resistant cultivars and better agronomic characteristics than the traditional ones. The essay was performed ... -
Biotelemetry reveals migratory behaviour of large catfish in the Xingu River, Eastern Amazon
; ; ; ; ; Garrone-Neto, Domingos (Scientific Reports, 2019) [Artigo]
We used a combination of radio and acoustic telemetry to assess the movements of large catfish (Pimelodidae) in the Xingu River, a clearwater tributary of the Amazon River in Brazil. A total of 121 Phractocephalus ... -
Effect of analogues of cationic peptides on dentin mineralization markers in odontoblast-like cells
Caiaffa, Karina S.; Basso, Fernanda G. ; Santos-Filho, Norival A. ; de Souza-Costa, Carlos Alberto ; ; Cilli, Eduardo M. ; Duque, Cristiane (Archives of Oral Biology, 2019) [Artigo]
Objectives: To evaluate the effect of analogues of cationic peptides on the viability and the expression of phenotypic and genotypic markers of dentin mineralization in MDPC-23 odontoblast-like cells. Materials and methods: ... -
First reported occurrence of a heteromorph antennule in the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium acanthurus (Wiegmann, 1836) (Decapoda, Caridea)
Rodrigues, Maria M.; ; Bertini, Giovana (Crustaceana, 2019) [Artigo]
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Use of mucus as a non-invasive sampling method for DNA barcoding of stingrays and skates (batoid elasmobranchs)
; Garrone-Neto, Domingos; ; Gadig, Otto B. F. (Journal of Fish Biology, 2019) [Artigo]
In this study we tested the use of mucus from five species of Neotropical marine batoid elasmobranchs to extract genomic DNA for barcoding and phylogenetic analysis. The DNA from all individuals sampled was successfully ... -
Natural regeneration of the mangrove vegetation on abandoned salt ponds in Ceará, in the semi-arid region of northeastern Brazil
; ; Cunha-Lignon, Marília (Diversity, 2019) [Artigo]
The development of the mangrove in Ceará state, northeastern Brazil, is limited by local environmental and climatic factors, associated with the variables that determine the region's semi-arid climatic conditions. The same ... -
Dimerization of antimicrobial peptides: A promising strategy to enhance antimicrobial peptide activity
; Piccoli, Julia P.; Santos-Filho, Norival A. ; Cilli, Eduardo M. (Protein and Peptide Letters, 2019) [Resenha]
Antimicrobial resistance is a global health problem with strong social and economic impacts. The development of new antimicrobial agents is considered an urgent challenge. In this regard, Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs) ... -
Initial productive performance of coffee progensieanst in an area infested by meloidogyne paranaensis
; ; ; de Carvalho, Alex Mendonça; ; (Coffee Science, 2018) [Artigo]
In this study, we aimed to carry out a selection of Coffea arabica progenies in areas infested by Meloidogyne paranaensis in order to select materials that are resistant to this nematode, with desirable agronomic ... -
Otoliths as a tool to study reef fish population structure from coastal islands of South Brazil
; Daros, Felippe A. L. M.; ; ; (Marine Biology Research, 2018) [Artigo]
To promote marine conservation and sustainable resources use it is highly important to understand reef fish population structure and dynamics. The sergeant major, Abudefduf saxatilis, is a common and abundant fish usually ... -
ATLANTIC EPIPHYTES: a data set of vascular and non-vascular epiphyte plants and lichens from the Atlantic Forest
(Ecology, 2019) [Artigo]Epiphytes are hyper-diverse and one of the frequently undervalued life forms in plant surveys and biodiversity inventories. Epiphytes of the Atlantic Forest, one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world, have high ... -
Genome-wide association analysis for body weight identifies candidate genes related to development and metabolism in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Reis Neto, Rafael Vilhena; Yoshida, Grazyella Massako ; ; (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2019) [Artigo]
Growth is one of the most important traits from both a physiological and economic perspective in aquaculture species. Thus, identifying the genomic regions and genes underpinning genetic variation for this trait is of ... -
QIM, CATA, and Word Association methods for quality assessment of flathead gray mullet (Mugil cephalus): Going beyond the trained panel
; ; ; Schoffen Enke, Dariane B.; (Journal of Sensory Studies, 2019) [Artigo]
This study aimed to verify how untrained assessors would perform the quality evaluation of the flathead gray mullet (Mugil cephalus) using Check-All-That-Apply (CATA) (n = 44) and Word Association (WA) (n = 112) methods ... -
Cytotoxic and inflammatory potential of a phospholipase A2 from Bothrops jararaca snake venom Suely V. Sampaio, Eliane C. Arantes, Marco A. Sartim
; ; ; ; ; Santos-Filho, Norival A.; ; (Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases, 2018) [Artigo]
Background: Snake venom phospholipases A2 (PLA2s) have been reported to induce myotoxic, neurotoxic, hemolytic, edematogenic, cytotoxic and proinflammatory effects. This work aimed at the isolation and functional ... -
Stock structure of Atlantic spadefish Chaetodipterus faber from Southwest Atlantic Ocean inferred from otolith elemental and shape signatures
; ; Daros, Felippe Alexandre; ; ; (Fisheries Research, 2019) [Artigo]
The Atlantic spadefish, Chaetodipterus faber, is an economically important species along the Southwest Atlantic Ocean, especially in the southeastern-south Brazil. Despite this, knowledge about stock structure is scarce ... -
Incidence and severity of coffee leaf rust, cercosploimriao, as.I es. de et al. and coffee leaf miner in coffee progenies
; ; ; ; ; ; De Carvalho, Alex Mendonça (Coffee Science, 2018) [Artigo]
Coffee leaf rust is the main disease of this crop, however cercosporiosis and coffee leaf miner can also cause significant damage when they reach high levels of infestation. Plant genetic improvement for resistance is one ... -
Efficiency of phosphate fertilization in tomato cultivation
Araújo, Victor Rocha; Villas Bôas, Roberto Lyra ; Jacon, Camila Paula Rossetto Pescatori ; Da Silva, Douglas Marcelo Pinheiro ; Rodrigues, Mikael Timóteo (IRRIGA, 2018) [Artigo]
Fertigation is a tool for practicality and economy in which the irrigation system in a certain crop is used to apply fertilizers according to the need of the physiological phase of the plant. The use of phosphatic fertilization ...