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Three invasive species occurring in the diets of fishes in a Neotropical floodplain

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology
The composition of the diets of 66 species of fishes was investigated from September 2009 to June 2010 in three subsystems of the Upper Paraná River floodplain (Brazil), following invasion by the two mollusk species Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857) and
A Isaac   +3 more
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Impact of Brazilian fish species at early developmental stages on plankton communities and water chemical parameters

open access: yesActa Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2016
  Effect of larvae of Astyanax altiparanae (AA), Piaractus mesopotamicus (PM), Leporinus obtusidens (LO) and Prochilodus lineatus (PL) on plankton communities and water quality were evaluated.
Claudemir Martins Soares   +3 more
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Interspecific Differentiation in Heavy Metals Concentration in Fishes of the Apa River, Upper Paraguay River Basin

open access: yesOrbital: The Electronic Journal of Chemistry, 2018
Heavy metals concentration in fishes are important indicator geomorphological or environmental integrity in aquatic habitats. Aiming to evaluate metal concentration in fish muscles in Apa River, upper Paraguay basin, we analyzed 124 individuals of eight ...
Yzel Rondon Súarez   +2 more
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Commercial formulation containing quinclorac and metsulfuron-methyl herbicides inhibit acetylcholinesterase and induce biochemical alterations in tissues of Leporinus obtusidens

open access: yesEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2011
The effects of commercial formulation containing quinclorac and metsulfuron-methyl herbicides on acetylcholinesterase (AChE), antioxidant profile and metabolic parameters in teleost fish (Leporinus obtusidens) were studied. The fish were exposed during 90 days to commercial formulation containing quinclorac (204 μg L(-1)) and metsulfuron-methyl (5.8 μg
Alexandra, Pretto   +6 more
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Utilização de resí­­duos de frutas em dietas para piava

open access: yesBoletim do Instituto de Pesca, 2018
A piava (Leporinus obtusidens) é um peixe nativo das regiões sudeste e sul do Brasil, de hábito alimentar oní­­voro e com grande potencial para a piscicultura nacional.
Rafael LAZZARI   +5 more
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Socio-economic characteristics of the Cachoeira de Emas small-scale fishery in Mogi-Guaçu River, State of São Paulo, Brazil

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology
Fishing in the area of Cachoeira de Emas dates from the aboriginal Painguás who inhabited its margins. The socioeconomic conditions of the fishers and fishing are described, derived from personal interviews with 33 fishers.
J. Peixer, M. Petrere Júnior
doaj   +1 more source

Henneguya spp. (Myxozoa, Myxosporea, Myxobolidae) parasitizing fishes from Paraná river, Brazil - DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v20i0.4467

open access: yesActa Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2008
O exame das brânquias de 240 espécimes de peixes do rio Paraná, região de Porto Rico, Paraná, Brasil, mostrou que cinco espécies possuíam pequenos cistos, cuja observação revelou constituírem plasmódios de Henneguya spp. (Myxozoa, Myxosporea, Myxobolidae)
Gilberto Cezar Pavanelli   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fishes of the Taquari-Antas river basin (Patos Lagoon basin), southern Brazil Peixes da bacia do rio Taquari-Antas (sistema da Laguna dos Patos), sul do Brasil

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology, 2013
The aquatic habitats of the Taquari-Antas river basin (in the Patos Lagoon basin, southern Brazil) are under marked environmental transformation because of river damming for hydropower production.
FG. Becker   +8 more
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Fecundidad y desarrollo gonadal de la “boga” Leporinus obtusidens (Pisces, Anostomidae) en la represa Yacyretá, Argentina

open access: yesRevista Veterinaria, 2010
En el presente trabajo se exponen los resultados obtenidos durante cinco años consecutivos de muestreos de boga Leporinus obtusidens en dos puntos del río Paraná, Argentina, considerando a uno de ellos como zona de impacto de la represa Yaciretá y otro sitio, lejano a la misma, como zona control.
Flores Quintana, Carolina Isabel   +4 more
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Swimbladder abnormalities in piapara (Leporinus obtusidens) captured downstream of the Funil Dam

open access: yesNeotropical Ichthyology
Fish damage in hydroelectric stations has been extensively reported, but further investigations focusing on Brazilian migratory species, especially large fish, are needed.
Viviane de Oliveira Felizardo   +4 more
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