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On the Origin of Frictional Adhesion in Geckos: Small Morphological Changes Lead to a Major Biomechanical Transition in the Genus \u3cem\u3eGonatodes\u3c/em\u3e [PDF]

, 2017
The evolutionary history of vertebrate locomotion is punctuated by innovations that have permitted expansion into novel ecological niches. Frictional adhesion of geckos is an innovation renowned for enabling locomotion on vertical and inverted smooth ...
Gamble, Tony, Higham, Timothy E., Russell, Anthony P.   +2 more
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Evolutionary history and identification of conservation units in the giant otter, Pteronura brasiliensis. [PDF]

, 2011
The giant otter, Pteronura brasiliensis, occupies a range including the major drainage basins of South America, yet the degree of structure that exists within and among populations inhabiting these drainages is unknown.
Ariani, C., Ariani, C., Bodmer, R., Bodmer, R., Gotelli, D., Gotelli, D., Groombridge, J., Groombridge, J., Iyengar, A., Iyengar, A., Jordan, W., Jordan, W., Kundu, S., Kundu, S., Pickles, R., Pickles, R., Rojas, V., Rojas, V., Van Damme, P., Van Damme, P.   +19 more
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First record of peacock bass (Cichla sp.) capture dynamics in a sport-fishing tournaments in the Brazilian Amazon [PDF]

Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
Aim The objective of this study was to characterize the sport-fishing tournament “Amigos do Tarumã” over the nine tournaments held between 2014 and 2023 in the state of Amazonas.
Gabriel Silva Zumaeta, Chiara Lubich
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Review of river fisheries valuation in Central and South America [PDF]

, 2008
Unlike Africa and Asia, where a large part of the population are heavily dependent upon fishing for their livelihoods, fishing for a living in the interior of Central and South America (CSA) remains a marginal occupation for all but the most isolated of ...
Bennett, E., Thorpe, A.
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Impactos ecológicos do manejo comunitário de recursos naturais em comunidades ribeirinhas de várzea e terra firme na região de Tefé, AM [PDF]

, 2008
The theoretical bases of conservationism and preservation are discussed in this research, based on a field study carried out in the region of Tefé, the Middle Solimões.
MCGRATH, David Gibbs, NEPSTAD, Daniel Curtis, OLIVEIRA, Ana Cristina Mendes de, SILVA, Alexandre Fernandes da   +3 more
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Sistema de controle da pesca de Mato Grosso do Sul SCPESCA/MS 12 - 2005. [PDF]

, 2019
Neste boletim encontram-se as informações sobre a pesca profissional e esportiva coletadas e analisadas pelo Sistema de Controle da Pesca de Mato Grosso do Sul (SCPESCA/MS) no ano de 2005.
ALBUQUERQUE, F. F., CATELLA, A. C.
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Sistema de Controle da Pesca de Mato Grosso do Sul SCPESCA/MS - 6 - 1999. [PDF]

, 2011
Neste estudo encontram-se informações sobre a pesca profissional e esportiva, oficialmente vistoriadas pela Polícia Militar Ambiental/MS na Bacia do Alto Paraguai, coletadas e analisadas pelo Sistema de Controle da Pesca de Mato Grosso do Sul (SCPESCA/MS)
ALBUQUERQUE, F. F. de, CAMPOS, F. L. de R., CATELLA, A. C.   +2 more
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Molecular analysis of invasive Cichla (Perciformes: Cichlidae) populations from neotropical ecosystems

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 2017
Invasive Cichla populations in the Sao Joao River basin were genetically analysed and compared with Cichla populations from other neotropical hydrographic basins. Polymorphic sequences within the mitochondrial DNA D-loop region confirmed the introduction of different populations to the regions under analysis.
Nathália Alves Diamante, Alessandra Valéria de Oliveira, Ana Cristina Petry, Paula Araújo Catelani, Fernando Mayer Pelicice, Sônia Maria Alves Pinto Prioli, Alberto José Prioli   +6 more
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Diet, reproduction and population structure of the introduced Amazonian fish Cichla piquiti (Perciformes: Cichlidae) in the Cachoeira Dourada reservoir (Paranaíba River, central Brazil)

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2011
The Blue Peacock Bass (Cichla piquiti), native to the Tocantins-Araguaia river basin of the Amazon system, was introduced into the basin of the Paranaíba River, Paraná River system.
Tatiane Ferraz Luiz, Marcela Roquetti Velludo, Alberto Carvalho Peret, Jorge Luiz Rodrigues Filho, André Moldenhauer Peret   +4 more
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Reproductive ecology of a neotropical cichlid fish, Cichla monoculus (Osteichthyes: Cichlidae)

Brazilian Journal of Biology
The reproductive ecology of the freshwater fish Cichla monoculus Spix, 1831 (Osteichthyes: Cichlidae) was investigated in the Campo Grande Reservoir, Northeast Brazil.
S. Chellappa, M. R. Câmara, N. T. Chellappa, M. C. M. Beveridge, F. A. Huntingford   +4 more
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