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Trends in Medicinal Uses of Edible Wild Vertebrates in Brazil
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017 The use of food medicines is a widespread practice worldwide. In Brazil, such use is often associated with wild animals, mostly focusing on vertebrate species. Here we assessed taxonomic and ecological trends in traditional uses of wild edible vertebrates in the country, through an extensive ethnobiological database analysis. Our results showed that at
Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves +3 more
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A Revision of the Neotropical Orb‐Weaving Spider Genus Scoloderus (Araneae: Araneidae)
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 102, Issue 1-2, Page 49-72, 1995., 1995 More than one‐fourth of the spiders examined for this revision were collected since the neotropical genus Scoloderus was revised in 1976. Thirteen names have been proposed for what appear to be five valid species (Scoloderus cordatus, S. gibber, S. nigriceps, S. tuberculifer, and S. ackerlyi).
M. Brian Traw
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Aquaculture Nutrition, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Despite the increasing use of plant‐based energy ingredients in aquaculture, few studies have evaluated the digestibility of practical diets formulated with these ingredients in an integrated manner with the metabolic responses, intestinal health, and productive performance of fish. This limits the understanding of their nutritional effects. This study
Jeisson Emerson Casemiro Ferrari +6 more
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Acta Amazonica, 2010 This study evaluated different cooking processes (roasted, cooked and fried) on total mercury (Hg) content in fish species most consumed by Manaus residents and surrounding communities, Amazon region. The results obtained for total Hg in natura and after
Luciana Aparecida Farias +6 more
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Journal of Food Safety, Volume 45, Issue 6, December 2025.This study investigated Salmonella spp. occurrence, serotypes, antimicrobial resistance, and associated environmental and management factors in 25 native fish farms located in the Pantanal and Cerrado biomes, Brazil. A total of 184 fish and environmental samples were analyzed using standardized methods and multivariate statistics. Salmonella spp.
Yuri Duarte Porto +9 more
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River Research and Applications, Volume 41, Issue 7, Page 1493-1502, September 2025.ABSTRACT The Madeira River is one of the main tributaries of the Amazon Basin, supporting over 1300 known fish species. Fisheries in this region play a critical role for riverine populations, serving as a primary source of income and sustenance. In 2011, the construction of the Jirau and Santo Antônio hydroelectric dams (HEDs) was completed along the ...
Ana Laura Monteiro de Souza +7 more
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Production cost of tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) and tambatinga and tambacu hybrids in net cages [PDF]
Acta AmazonicaThe objective of this study was to determine the production cost of tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) and the hybrids tambatinga (female tambaqui x male pirapitinga, Piaractus brachypomus) and tambacu (female tambaqui x male pacu, Piaractus mesopotamicus ...
Ana Carla Carvalho SILVA +10 more
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Exposição aguda a fentião em juvenis de pirapitinga (Piaractus brachypomus): efeitos tóxicos, mudanças na atividade de colinesterase e uso potencial no controle ambiental. [PDF]
, 2014 El fentión es un insecticida organofosforado usado en todo el mundo cuya aplicación puede derivar en contaminación de aguas y efectos potenciales en salud humana y animal. Objetivos: para evaluar los efectos tóxicos, la actividad colinesterasa plasmática
Borbón, Javier +1 more
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Histochemical and morphological features of biopsied and stripped oocytes from the Brazilian endangered teleost pirapitinga, Brycon nattereri (Characiformes) [PDF]
Zygote, 2014 SummaryThe aim of the present study was to characterize biopsied and stripped oocytes from the Brazilian endangered teleost pirapitinga (Brycon nattereri) using histochemical and morphological analyses. Biopsied oocytes had a mean diameter of 2.225 mm (modal diameter: 2.312 mm), complete vitellogenesis and a central or slightly eccentric nucleus ...
Maria, Alexandre Nizio +4 more
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FishesThe effects of different stocking densities on the growth and physiology of juvenile Piaractus brachypomus were evaluated in two experiments. Experiment I used juveniles weighing 1.5 ± 0.4 g at the following densities for 20 days: D0.68—0.68 kg/m3; D1.45—
Imaculada de Morais Carvalho Ananias +7 more
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