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Thermal equilibrium of Nellore cattle in tropical conditions: an investigation of circadian pattern
de Melo Costa, Cíntia Carol
; Campos Maia, Alex Sandro ; ; Chiquitelli Neto, Marcos ; de França Carvalho Fonsêca, Vinicius (Journal of Thermal Biology, 2018) [Artigo]
The aim of this work was to evaluate the diurnal patterns of physiological responses and the thermal regulation of adult Nellore bulls. Six 30-mo-old Nellore bulls (669 ± 65 kg BW) were randomly assigned to four 6-h periods ... -
Assessing the influence of geographic distance in parasite communities of an exotic lizard
; ; ; ; Queiroz, Murilo De Souza; Anjos, Luciano Alves Dos ; ; (Acta Parasitologica, 2016) [Artigo]
The decay of similarity between biological communities with increasing geographical distance is a well-established pattern in ecology, but there are more complex factors acting on host population connections that influence ... -
Mycorrhizal colonization and diversity and corn genotype yield in soils of the Cerrado region, Brazil
Aquino, Sueli Da Silva; Scabora, Márcia Helena ; Andrade, João Antonio Da Costa ; ; Maltoni, Kátia Luciene ; Cassiolato, Ana Maria Rodrigues (Semina:Ciencias Agrarias, 2015) [Artigo]
The degree of interaction between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and host plants appears to depend on plant genotype, which differentially promotes symbiosis and leads to different degree of mycotrophism. The aim of ... -
First confirmed records of the Pantanal Cat, Leopardus colocola braccatus (Cope, 1889), in the state of São Paulo, Brazil
; ; Ribeiro, Douglas C.; ; ; Montefeltro, Felipe Chinaglia (Check List, 2018) [Artigo]
The Pantanal Cat, Leopardus colocola braccatus, presents a broad distribution over several biomes in South America. However, the distribution of the species is based on a limited number of occurrences, and confirmed records ... -
Mobilization of energetic substrates in the endangered catfish steindachneridion parahybae (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae): Changes in annual reproductive cycle in captivity
; ; Ribeiro, Cristiéle da S.; ; ; Honji, Renato M. (Neotropical Ichthyology, 2018) [Artigo]
This study aimed at analyzing the energetic substrate (ES) in the main storage tissues of Steindachneridion parahybae, throughout the reproductive cycle in captivity. Differently from wild, in captivity, feeding is not ... -
Cage fish farm act as a source of changes in the fish community of a Neotropical reservoir
Nobile, André Batista; ; ; Zica, E. O.P. ; Lima, F. P. ; Freitas-Souza, Diogo ; Carvalho, Edmir Daniel ; Silva, Reinaldo José da ; Ramos, Igor Paiva (Aquaculture, 2018) [Artigo]
Brazil has shown an increase in cage fish farms activity in reservoirs. However, this activity shows potential to cause several changes in the environment with consequences in the structure of native fish fauna community. ... -
Reproductive aspects of Chagas disease vectors (Hemiptera, Triatominae) with anatomical teratologies
Alevi, Kaio Cesar Chaboli; Augusto, Yuri ; de Oliveira, Jader ; Belintani, Tiago ; da Silva, Lucas Abrantes ; da Rosa, João Aristeu ; Azeredo-Oliveira, Maria Tercília Vilela (Acta Tropica, 2018) [Artigo]
As Chagas disease has no cure, vector control is the most effective method of preventing this neglected disease. Generally the anatomical teratologies are associated with hormonal dysfunction of the corpus allatum (juvenile ... -
Ovarian cycle in Devario aequipinnatus with emphasis on oogenesis
De Jesus-Silva, Laíza Maria; De Oliveira, Pricila Viana ; Da Silva Ribeiro, Cristiéle ; Ninhaus-Silveira, Alexandre ; Veríssimo-Silveira, Rosicleire (Zygote, 2018) [Artigo]
Summary This study aimed to understand how germ cell development occurs in females of Devario aequipinnatus, by morphologically describing oogenesis and the reproductive phases. Sexually mature females of D. aequipinnatus ... -
Parasite-vector interaction of chagas disease: A mini-review
De Oliveira, Ana Beatriz Bortolozo; Alevi, Kaio Cesar Chaboli ; Imperador, Carlos Henrique Lima ; Madeira, Fernanda Fernandez ; De Azeredo-Oliveira, Maria Tercília Vilela (American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2018) [Resenha]
Trypanosoma cruzi is a protozoan of great importance to public health: it has infected millions of people in the world and is the etiologic agent of Chagas disease, which can cause cardiac and gastrointestinal disorders ... -
Helminth parasites of Mabuya arajara Rebouças-Spieker, 1981 (Lacertilia: Mabuyidae) from Chapada do Araripe, northeastern Brazil
; ; ; ; dos Anjos, Luciano Alves; ; (Parasitology Research, 2018) [Artigo]
We provide data on the helminth fauna from the digestive tract of the lizard Mabuya arajara Rebouças-Spieker, 1981 from Chapada do Araripe, northeastern Brazil. Seventy one of the 127 lizards examined (56%) were infected ... -
Prediction of the minimum fluidization velocity of particles of sugarcane bagasse
Pérez, Nestor Proenza; ; Machin, Einara Blanco ; Antunes, Julio Santana ; Verdú Ramos, Ricardo Alan ; Silveira, Jose Luz (Biomass and Bioenergy, 2018) [Artigo]
This study refers to an experimental analysis of the fluid-dynamics of particles of sugarcane bagasse in a fluidization column with an internal diameter of 190 mm, which determined the minimum fluidization velocity of the ... -
Abordagens morfológicas e moleculares para delimitação de espécie e investigações de hibridação de duas espécies de Cichla
Mourão, Andrea A. F.; Freitas-Souza, Diogo ; Hashimoto, Diogo T. ; ; do Prado, Fernanda D. ; Silveira, Rosicleire V. ; Foresti, Fausto ; Porto-Foresti, Fábio (Iheringia - Serie Zoologia, 2017) [Artigo]
The hybridization is a widely-discussed issue in several studies with fish species. For some authors, hybridization may be related with diversification and speciation of several groups, or also with the extinction of ... -
Fluid dynamic study of mixtures of sugarcane bagasse and sand particles: Minimum fluidization velocity
; Pedroso, Daniel Travieso; Machin, Einara Blanco ; Antunes, Julio Santana ; Verdú Ramos, Ricardo Alan ; Silveira, Jose Luz (Biomass and Bioenergy, 2017) [Artigo]
This paper is focused on the study of fluid-dynamic behavior of mixtures of the sugarcane bagasse particles and quartz sand in a transparent fluidized bed column. The minimum fluidization velocity (Vmf) was determined by ... -
Long-distance transport of hair lambs: effect of location in pot-belly trailers on thermo-physiology, welfare and meat quality
; ; ; ; Pinheiro, R. S.B.; ; (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2018) [Artigo]
Livestock transport exposes animals to a range of potential stressors that may compromise their welfare and final product quality, and those effects typically increase with the distance travelled. In North America, producers ... -
The efficiency of spermatogenesis and the support capacity of Sertoli cells in Characiformes
Rodrigues, Maira da Silva; ; Quirino, Patrícia Postingel ; Ninhaus-Silveira, Alexandre ; Veríssimo-Silveira, Rosicleire (Theriogenology, 2017) [Artigo]
This stereological analysis of the types of germ cells and the number of Sertoli cells per cyst in Astyanax altiparanae testes during spermatogenesis is the first such report in Characiformes. Testes of 25 male A. altiparanae ... -
T lymphocytes and macrophages in the intestinal tissues of dogs infected with Leishmania infantum
Silva, Diogo Tiago da; Alves, Maria Luana ; Spada, Júlio Cesar Pereira ; Silva, Aline Cristine da ; Silveira, Rita de Cássia Viveiros da ; ; Starke-Buzetti, Wilma Aparecida (Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinaria, 2017) [Artigo]
This study was about a semi-quantitative analysis of T lymphocytes (CD4+ and CD8+, FoxP3+ regulatory T cells), and macrophages in the gut wall of dogs naturally infected with Leishmania infantum. Thirteen dogs were divided ... -
Helminth community structure of 13 species of anurans from Atlantic rainforest remnants, Brazil
Toledo, G. M.; Schwartz, H. O. ; Nomura, H. A.Q. ; Aguiar, A. ; Velota, R. A.M.V. ; Da Silva, R. J. ; Anjos, L. A. (Journal of Helminthology, 2018) [Artigo]
This study aimed to evaluate the community composition and structure of the helminths found in 13 anuran species, and to evaluate whether this parasite community is determined by anuran characteristics. We found that the ... -
Ocorrência de diclofenaco e naproxeno em água superficial no município de Três Lagoas (MS) e a influência da temperatura da água na detecção desses anti-inflamatórios
Américo-Pinheiro, Juliana Heloisa Pinê; Isique, William Deodato ; ; Machado, Angela Aparecida ; De Carvalho, Sérgio Luís ; Valério Filho, Walter Veriano ; (Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental, 2017) [Artigo]
The aims of this study were to evaluate the presence and concentration of the anti-inflammatory drugs diclofenac and naproxen in an urban stream located in Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, that receives effluent ... -
Length–weight and length–length relationships for 23 fish species of Porto Primavera reservoir, Upper Paraná River, Brazil
Marques, H.; Nobile, A. B. ; ; Ramos, I. P. (Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 2016) [Artigo]
The study presents length–weight relationships (LWR) and length–length relationships (LLR) for 23 fish species captured in the Porto Primavera Reservoir, Upper Paraná River. Seventeen of the LWRs and 20 of the LLRs are ... -
Testicular Structure and Seminal Pathway in the Yellowtail Tetra Astyanax altiparanae (Characiforms: Characidae)
; Dos Santos-Silva, A. P.; Bashiyo-Silva, C. ; Rodrigues, M. S. ; Vicentini, C. A. ; Ninhaus-Silveira, A. ; Veríssimo-Silveira, R. (Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia, 2017) [Artigo]
This study aimed to describe testicular and its main ducts structure in the yellowtail tetra Astyanax altiparanae, contributing to the knowledge of the region in which semen is produced, storage and released, focusing ...