Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2008 Potamotrygonidae constitui o único grupo recente de Chondrichthyes cujo habitat está restrito, exclusivamente, a águas continentais. Na planície de inundação do Alto rio Paraná, espécies desta família estabeleceram-se após o fechamento das comportas da ...
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DIMORFISMO SEXUAL DA RAIA DE ÁGUA DOCE Potamotrygon motoro DOS LAGOS DE VIANA, MARANHÃO [PDF]
Tópicos Integrados de Zoologia, 2019 Getúlio Rincon +6 more
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Morphology and morphometry of blood cells of two species of freshwater stingrays (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygoninae) from the lower Solimões river, Amazon [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de CiênciasCytomorphological evaluation of peripheral blood provides information about the health status of animals, in addition to being indicators of environmental contamination.
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Ascorbic Acid Biosynthesis and Brackish Water Acclimation in the Euryhaline Freshwater White-Rimmed Stingray, Himantura signifer [PDF]
, 2013 10.1371/journal.pone.0066691PLoS ...
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Venom gland transcriptome analyses of two freshwater stingrays (Myliobatiformes : Potamotrygonidae) from Brazil [PDF]
, 2016 Stingrays commonly cause human envenoming related accidents in populations of the sea, near rivers and lakes. Transcriptomic profiles have been used to elucidate components of animal venom, since they are capable of providing molecular information on the
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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
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Physiological parameters of freshwater stingrays from the Uatumã River Basin, Amazon, Brazil [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de CiênciasKnowledge of freshwater stingrays’ physiological parameters is essential for conserving elasmobranch diversity. This study aims to characterize the erythrogram and plasma biochemistry of freshwater stingrays from the Uatumã River basin for the first time.
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Wild Animals Used as Food Medicine in Brazil
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013 The connection between eating and healing is common in traditional folk medical systems, and the multiple possibilities resulting from the combination of biodiversity and culture confer a wealth and complexity in terms of knowledge of the flora and fauna as to their potential as food medicine.
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Growth and reproduction in captivity unveils remarkable life-history plasticity in the smallnose fanskate, Sympterygia bonapartii (Chondrichthyes: Rajiformes) [PDF]
, 2018 Analizamos el crecimiento y la reproducción de ejemplares de raya marmorada, Sympterygia bonapartii nacidas en cautiverio. Se obtuvieron ovicápsulas a partir de la oviposición de dos hembras capturadas en la naturaleza y mantenidas en el Acuario Temaikèn.
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Ichthyofauna Used in Traditional Medicine in Brazil
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012 Fish represent the group of vertebrates with the largest number of species and the largest geographic distribution; they are also used in different ways by modern civilizations. The goal of this study was to compile the current knowledge on the use of ichthyofauna in zootherapeutic practices in Brazil, including ecological and conservational commentary
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