Development of films based on chitosan, gelatin and collagen extracted from bocachico scales (Prochilodus magdalenae) [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Biodegradable biopolymers from species of the animal kingdom or their byproducts are sustainable as ecological materials due to their abundant supply and compatibility with the environment. The research aims to obtain a biodegradable active material from
María A. Moreno-Ricardo +4 more
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Draft genome assembly for the colombian freshwater bocachico fish, Prochilodus magdalenae [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2023 We report the first draft genome assembly for Prochilodus magdalenae, the leading representative species of the Prochilodontidae family in Colombia. This 1.2-Gb assembly, with a GC content of 42.0% and a repetitive content of around 31.0%, is in the ...
Jonny Andrés Yepes-Blandón +9 more
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Clarifying species boundaries between bocachico (Prochilodus magdalenae) and bocachico de Maracaibo (Prochilodus reticulatus) (characiformes: Prochilodontidae) using complete mitochondrial genomes [PDF]
Frontiers in GeneticsThe accurate phylogenetic distinction between Prochilodus magdalenae and Prochilodus reticulatus (Characiformes: Prochilodontidae) has been hindered by overlapping morphology and limited sequence data.
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Conservation threats and future prospects for the freshwater fishes of Ecuador: A hotspot of Neotropical fish diversity. [PDF]
J Fish Biol, 2021 ABSTRACT Freshwater fish communities in Ecuador exhibit some of the highest levels of diversity and endemism in the Neotropics. Unfortunately, aquatic ecosystems in the country are under serious threat and conditions are deteriorating. In 2018–19, the government of Ecuador sponsored a series of workshops to examine the conservation status of Ecuador's ...
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Hydrological Connectivity Enhances Fish Biodiversity in Amazonian Mining Ponds: Insights From eDNA and Traditional Sampling. [PDF]
Mol EcolABSTRACT Artisanal and small‐scale gold mining (ASGM) expansion in the Madre de Dios region of the Peruvian Amazon has transformed primary forests into a novel wetland complex of thousands of abandoned mining ponds. Despite their ecological relevance, post‐mining recovery of these systems remains understudied, particularly regarding fish biodiversity ...
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SEASONAL VARIATION IN SEMINAL QUALITY IN BRAZILIAN BOCACHICO (TELEOSTEI, CHARACIFORMES) [PDF]
Revista Caatinga, 2018 The Brazilian bocachico, Prochilodus brevis, is a rheophilic fish. Although there is evidence that this species shows reproductive seasonality in the wild, in captivity hormonal induction techniques allow semen sampling in different seasons.
JORDANA SAMPAIO LEITE +5 more
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Embryogenesis and early larval development in bocachico (Prochilodus magdalenae) in Colombia
Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology, 2022 Background The bocachico (Prochilodus magdalenae) is a migratory freshwater fish and one of the main species of Colombian continental fishery. Interest in it is due to the fish’s excellent reproductive characteristics and sociocultural value in its ...
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Mercurio total en bagre rayado y bocachico del río Meta, Colombia
Revista U.D.C.A Actualidad & Divulgación Científica, 2021 El consumo de pescado contaminado con mercurio representa un grave problema para la salud humana, en especial, en poblaciones, en las cuales, forma parte de su dieta diaria.
Santiago Valbuena-Rodríguez +1 more
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Genetic diversity and population structure of bocachico Prochilodus magdalenae (Pisces, Prochilodontidae) in the Magdalena River basin and its tributaries, Colombia [PDF]
Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2014 Prochilodus magdalenae is an endemic freshwater fish that occurs in the Magdalena, Sinú and Atrato hydrographic basins. It has an important economic role and is a food resource for the artisanal fishing communities. Its socioeconomic importance contrasts
Gilberto Orozco Berdugo +1 more
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Genetic diversity of bocachico Prochilodus magdalenae in the department of Sucre [PDF]
Revista Colombiana de Ciencia Animal Recia, 2017 Therefore the objective of the present study was to characterize genetically wild and cultivated populations of P. magdalenae, using molecular markers type RAMs in the area of the lower San Jorge, in the Department of Sucre.
Darwin Hernández H, +2 more
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