Assessing the genetic diversity in Argopecten nucleus (Bivalvia: Pectinidae), a functional hermaphrodite species with extremely low population density and self‐fertilization: Effect of null alleles [PDF]
Argopecten nucleus is a functional hermaphroditic pectinid species that exhibits self‐fertilization, whose natural populations have usually very low densities.
Judith Barros +2 more
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El éxito evolutivo de los moluscos queda patente en la gran cantidad de especies vivas existentes (son el segundo filo de metazoos más diverso), así como en su abundancia y en su capacidad de colonizar casi cualquier hábitat. Los moluscos representan una parte importantísima de la biomasa marina, pero también se han adaptado de manera exitosa
Grande, Cristina, Zardoya, Rafael
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New record and range extension of Bradybaena similaris (Férussac, 1822) (Gastropoda, Camaenidae) in Argentina [PDF]
The Asian tramp snail Bradybaena similaris (Férussac, 1822) is an exotic mollusk native to Southeast Asia. The species has been catalogued as invasive in several countries and is important to human health, animal health, and agriculture.
Enzo N. Serniotti +5 more
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USE OF ARTIFICIAL COLLECTORS TO OBTAIN OYSTER SEEDS IN BABITONGA BAY, SANTA CATARINA, BRAZIL
The aim of this study was to evaluate oyster seed settlement pattern in artificial collectors affixed along Babitonga Bay (26°28’S – 48°50’W), Santa Catarina state, Brazil. Artificial collectors were installed in the upper tidal range (supralittoral), in
Cláudio Rudolfo TURECK +6 more
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El molusco contagioso afecta entre el 5 y el 16 % de los niños menores de 16 años, principalmente aquellos con dermatitis atópica. Es frecuente en pacientes inmunosuprimidos, especialmente aquellos con sida. Se manifiesta como pápulas eucrómicas, umbilicadas, pequeñas, localizadas frecuentemente en la cara y los pliegues.
Rodríguez, Gerzaín, Arenas, Dayana
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Cercariae (Digenea: Strigeidae, Diplostomidae) in Biomphalaria straminea (Planorbidae) from a rice field in Northeastern Argentina [PDF]
The rice fields can provide habitats for many species of aquatic invertebrates, as insects, molluscs, crustaceans; and vertebrates, as fish, amphibians, reptiles and birds, which may act as hosts in the life cycles of digenean parasites. In this context,
Fernández, María Virginia +1 more
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The West Indian top shell, Cittarium pica, is an endangered vetigastropod from the rocky intertidal Caribbean. In order to provide a basis for its hatchery-production as a conservation tool, spawning and early development were evaluated under ex-situ ...
Velasco Luz A., Barros Judith
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Stunting of the penis in Heleobia parchappii (Mollusca: Cochliopidae) and its relationship with parasitism [PDF]
Penis anatomy is used to discriminate species of gastropods belonging to the family Cochliopidae; however, this characteristic may be affected by the presence of parasites.
Etchegoin, Jorge Alejandro +2 more
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Unravelling the identity of Pandora species (Bivalvia: Pandoridae) from Southern South America [PDF]
Four species of Pandora have been reported from southern South America: P. cistula Gould, 1850, P. braziliensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1874, P. diffissa Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889 and P. patagonica (Dall, 1915).
Güller, Marina, Zelaya, Diego Gabriel
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Oysters of the genus Crassostrea Sacco, 1897 are widely distributed worldwide, being important extractive and cultivation resources in Brazil. Because they have high phenotypical plasticity and congeneric similarity, identifications based on shell ...
Guisla BOEHS +2 more
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