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Characterization of Mitochondrial Genomes and Evolutionary Relationships in Two <i>Moenkhausia</i> (Characiformes: Acestrorhamphidae). [PDF]

open access: yesEcol Evol
This study successfully decoded the complete mitochondrial genomes of two Moenkhausia species, with total lengths of 16,439 and 16,461 bp, respectively. This study enhances genomic resources for Acestrorhamphidae and provides a foundation for investigating evolutionary mechanisms and developing molecular markers.
Sun CH, Chen XD, Zhan YJ, Xu Y, Lu CH.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Species-specific behaviour and environmental drivers of trap interactions in wild ornamental fishes. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Fish Biol
Abstract The harvest of animals from the wild is a pervasive selective force, especially in fisheries, where harvesting often targets individuals with specific traits. While most research has focused on large‐scale commercial or recreational fisheries, little attention has been paid to artisanal fisheries, particularly those targeting ornamental ...
Pineda M   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Threshold responses of floating meadow fish communities to floodplain forest cover in the lower Amazon River. [PDF]

open access: yesConserv Biol
Abstract Forest cover is positively associated with fish biomass and fisheries yield in the Amazon River floodplain, and many species enter flooded forests to feed, spawn, or seek refuge from predation. Floating macrophyte beds, known as floating meadows, in Amazon floodplains support high fish diversity and serve as nursery habitat for many fishes of ...
Grinstead S   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Mechanisms of group‐hunting in vertebrates

open access: yesBiological Reviews, Volume 98, Issue 5, Page 1687-1711, October 2023., 2023
ABSTRACT Group‐hunting is ubiquitous across animal taxa and has received considerable attention in the context of its functions. By contrast much less is known about the mechanisms by which grouping predators hunt their prey. This is primarily due to a lack of experimental manipulation alongside logistical difficulties quantifying the behaviour of ...
Matthew J. Hansen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conformity in mate choice, the overlooked social component of animal and human culture

open access: yesBiological Reviews, Volume 98, Issue 1, Page 132-149, February 2023., 2023
ABSTRACT Although conformity as a major driver for human cultural evolution is a well‐accepted and intensely studied phenomenon, its importance for non‐human animal culture has been largely overlooked until recently. This limited for decades the possibility of studying the roots of human culture.
Sabine Nöbel   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mitochondrial genomes of five Hyphessobrycon tetras and their phylogenetic implications

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 11, Issue 18, Page 12754-12764, September 2021., 2021
To date, the taxonomic status and phylogenetic affinities within Hyphessobrycon, even among other genera in Characidae, remains unclear. Here, we determined five new mitochondrial genomes of Hyphessobrycon species. Abstract To date, the taxonomic status and phylogenetic affinities within Hyphessobrycon, even among other genera in Characidae, remain ...
Wei Xu, Shupeng Lin, Hongyi Liu
wiley   +1 more source

Unraveling the dietary diversity of Neotropical top predators using scat DNA metabarcoding: A case study on the elusive Giant Otter

open access: yesEnvironmental DNA, Volume 3, Issue 5, Page 889-900, September 2021., 2021
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
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular characterization of Moenkhausia (Pisces: Characiformes) populations with different lateral line developmental levels

open access: yesAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2018
The genera Hemigrammus and Moenkhausia have been traditionally diagnosed mainly by the former having lateral line completely pored whereas the latter having a lateral line with a few pored scales. Those features have been used to diagnose species of both
THAÍS F.M. MOTA   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hydrological Connectivity Enhances Fish Biodiversity in Amazonian Mining Ponds: Insights From eDNA and Traditional Sampling. [PDF]

open access: yesMol Ecol
ABSTRACT 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 ...
Timana-Mendoza C   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

A context analysis of bobbing and fin‐flicking in a small marine benthic fish

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 11, Issue 3, Page 1254-1263, February 2021., 2021
In fish, repeatedly and rapidly raising and lowering the anterior part of the body (bobbing) and repeated flicks of the dorsal, pectoral, or pelvic fins (fin‐flicking) are common behaviors often studied in the context of predation. We show that such behavioral traits can have other than an antipredator function in small marine triplefins.
Matteo Santon   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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