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First record of Arapaima gigas (Schinz, 1822) (Teleostei: Osteoglossomorpha), the “pirarucu”, in the upper Paraná River basin, Southeast Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2015 Arapaima gigas (Schinz), the “pirarucu”, is one of largest freshwater fish of the Neotropical region, naturally occurring in the Amazon, Essequibo, and Orinoco river basins.
Fernando Carvalho +3 more
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Effects of the Invasive Freshwater Mussel Limnoperna fortunei on Sediment Properties and Accumulation Rates [PDF]
, 2018 Since its introduction into South America around 1990, the freshwater bivalve Limnoperna fortunei (the golden mussel) has spread rapidly and is now a dominant component of the benthic and periphytic fauna in many rivers, lakes, and reservoirs.
Barbosa +79 more
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Ibis, EarlyView.The Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus (Ardeidae) is a widely distributed Neotropical wading bird whose distribution and seasonal status remain poorly resolved. Discrepancies among published literature, citizen science records and the range currently assumed by BirdLife International indicate that both its geographical distribution and migratory ...
Helon Simões Oliveira +3 more
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Prospecting molecular markers to distinguish Cichla kelberi, C. monoculus and C. piquiti
Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2015 Peacock bass, a fish of the genus Cichla, is an exotic species from the upper river Paraná floodplain in which the species Cichla kelberi and C. piquiti have been confirmed, coupled to the specie C.
Luciano Seraphim Gasques +4 more
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CLOFFAR - update 3 - supplement to Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of Argentina [PDF]
, 2017 In May 2016 we have published the second update to CLOFFAR and in these few months a total of 22 changes have summed up. The total number of fishes known from the freshwaters of Argentina has increased to 538, caused by one new Hoplias and 13 first ...
Koerber, Stefan +2 more
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Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Genomic resources, new microsatellite markers and a novel observation of a fractal pattern in the genetic population structure are presented for curimba, Prochilodus lineatus, a freshwater migratory model species of South America. Our main goals were to investigate the presence of mixed fish stocks and the effects of damming‐induced ...
Gabriel M. Yazbeck +5 more
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Systematic conservation planning for the Paranã River Basin, Brazil, under climate change
, 2016 Planning for effective conservation begins with precise information about species occurrences, accurate species identifications, knowledge of the distributions of species and communities and threats to biodiversity posed by anthropogenic activities and resultant climate change.
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Odonata de los Esteros del Iberá (Corrientes, Argentina): inventario preliminar y biodiversidad [PDF]
, 2008 A preliminary inventory of the Odonata from Iberá Wetlands and their area of influence (Corrientes, Argentina) is presented. Different kinds of environments were surveyed in seven localities.
Garré, Analía +7 more
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Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Understanding complex migration patterns, including drivers of partial migration and habitat use, is challenging but essential for conservation, as it determines a species' adaptative capacity in the face of environmental change and anthropogenic threats.
Alexandre Peressin +6 more
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Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Four new species of the small‐sized armoured catfish genus Pareiorhina are described from mountain ranges in the Grande River drainage, upper Paraná River basin, based on morphological and molecular species delimitation methods. Molecular analyses based on the cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) marker recovered Pareiorhina as polyphyletic ...
Pedro L. C. Uzeda +6 more
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