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Abstract This study investigated the physiological and morphological adaptations of the liver of the carnivorous fish Pygocentrus nattereri (piranha) in response to seasonal variations (dry and rainy seasons) in the Brazilian Pantanal. The objective was to describe how the liver, a central organ in metabolic regulation, responds to environmental ...
Maria Eduarda Corona Garcia +9 more
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New Neotropical species of Chimarra (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae)
Ten new Neotropical species of Chimarra are described in the subgenera Chimarra, Chimarrita, and Otarrha. New species in the subgenus Chimarra include, in the Chimarra ortiziana group: Chimarra calorisp. n. (southeastern Brazil) and Chimarra onchyrhinasp. n. (Venezuela); in the Chimarra picea group: Chimarra inchoatasp. n.
Blahnik, Roger J., Holzenthal, Ralph W.
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From a series of biological samples collected from different freshwater environments in Costa Rica, Central America, the exotic Asian cyclopoid Mesocyclops thermocyclopoides Harada, 1931 was identified.
Eduardo Suárez-Morales +2 more
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Genetic identification of interspecific hybrid of Neotropical catfish species (Pseudoplatystoma corruscans vs. Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum) in rivers of Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil [PDF]
Hybrids of the species Pseudoplatystoma corruscans vs. Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum are extensively traded because they are more docile and precocious compared to their parents.
Porto-Foresti, F\ue1bio +8 more
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Abstract Arhinolemur scalabrinii† Ameghino, 1898 was originally described as a strepsirrhine primate (Mammalia) but has been recognized as an anostomid fish since 2012. It remains the only extinct anostomid species known from complete cranial material.
Karen M. Panzeri +8 more
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Racekiela cavernicola n. sp., first species of Neotropical freshwater sponge found in cave habitat was discovered in the Lapa dos Brejões, a large cave system (coordinates 11o00’42,7”S; 41o25’59,6”W) on karstic terrains at the northern part of the ...
Bichuette, Maria Elina +2 more
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Abstract Macaws are renowned for processing dry, mechanically resistant fruits, yet the species‐level anatomical and functional correlates of this performance remain incompletely resolved. We examined the feeding apparatus of the Blue‐and‐yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) using an integrated approach that combines osteology, myology, and bite‐force estimates
Sérgio R. Posso +2 more
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The neotropic species of Xanthopimpla
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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Low accuracy of identifying Neotropical deer species by scat morphology
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)CNPq: 15/2007Processo FAPESP: 2010/50748-3Processo FAPESP: 2012/50206-1Morphometric feces data are used to identify ungulates,
Costa, Eugênia Barbosa Varella +11 more
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A pollen morphology study of the Gentianaceae Juss. of Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke (Manaus, Brazil) was performed. The pollen grains of the studied species varied morphologically in their pollen units (tetrads or monads), size (small, medium and ...
Marcos Gonçalves Ferreira +2 more
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