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A multi‐marker scat DNA metabarcoding approach was used to examine the dietary diversity of the world's largest and rarest otter, the iconic giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) from fecal DNA. The combined use of highly discriminant markers (COI and 12S) and of local reference databases of DNA barcodes offered a high accuracy of taxonomic assignments ...
Erwan Quéméré +9 more
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Atresia of ovarian follicles in fishes, and implications and uses in aquaculture and fisheries
Abstract Atresia of ovarian follicles, that is the degenerative process of germ cells and their associated somatic cells, is a complex process involving apoptosis, autophagy and heterophagy. Follicular atresia is a normal component of fish oogenesis and it is observed throughout the ovarian cycle, although it is more frequent in regressing ovaries ...
Aldo Corriero +3 more
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Predation on pirarucu larvae by opportunistic fish species
One of the constraints in pirarucu, Arapaima gigas farming is the reproduction in captivity, due to inconsistent number of spawning events per reproductive cycle, thus, unreliable availability of juvenile fish. This is a first-hand report on predation of
Adriana Ferreira LIMA +3 more
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SummaryThis study shows for the first time the presence of a jelly coat on oocytes of neotropical Characiformes fish. This structure could be responsible for the adhesiveness ofAstyanax bimaculatusoocytes, a species widely distributed in South America including in the São Francisco River basin in Brazil. Adult specimens ofA.
André Alberto, Weber +4 more
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Gonadal development and reproductive period of the characin Astyanax aff. bimaculatus (Characiformes: Characidae) in a tropical reservoir in southeastern Brazil [PDF]
The gonadal development of the characin Astyanax aff. bimaculatus from Funil Reservoir, an impoundment in the middle reaches of the Paraiba do Sul River in southeastern Brazil was analysed through histological, histochemical and histometric techniques ...
Francisco G. Araújo +4 more
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For a dietary study, specimens of Astyanax bimaculatus, Astyanax schubarti, and Moenkhausia intermedia were caught monthly with seines-nets in six lakes (Pau Veio, Porto Rico, Três Amigos, Mutum, Pontal, and Canal do Meio), on the floodplain of the Upper
Karla Danielle Gaspar da Luz +1 more
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Ictiofauna epígea e subterrânea na área cárstica da Serra do Ramalho, nordeste brasileiro, com listas de peixes troglóbios e troglófilos no Brasil [PDF]
After an ichthyofaunistic survey in several epigean (surface) water bodies of the Serra do Ramalho, southern Bahia, conducted in May 2007, 44 species were recorded; in addition, three non-troglomorphic (normally eyed and pigmented) and two troglomorphic ...
BICHUETTE, Maria Elina +3 more
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Com o objetivo de determinar os níveis de energia digestível (ED) em função do nível de proteína bruta (PB) da ração para alevinos de lambari tambiú (Astyanax bimaculatus), foram utilizados 600 peixes com 1,30 ± 0,01 g, distribuídos em 40 aquários
Jorge Luiz Vieira Cotan +5 more
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Garutti (1995) fez a revisão de algumas espécies de Astyanax (Osteichthyes, Characidae) e aquela, conhecida como “tambiú” na bacia do alto rio Paraná, anteriormente identificada como Astyanax bimaculatus, foi considerada nova e posteriormente descrita ...
Weferson Júnio da Graça +1 more
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Effect of parasitism on the relative condition factor of Astyanax bimaculatus (Characiformes: Characidae) a freshwater fish from Caatinga domain, Brazil [PDF]
The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of parasitism on the condition factor of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758) (Characiformes, Characidae), in Batateiras river, Salgado river basin, northeastern Brazil.
Antunes, Dhenes Ferreira +2 more
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