Population dynamics of Prochilodus nigricans (Characiformes: Prochilodontidae) in the Putumayo River [PDF]
Neotropical Ichthyology, 2018 The black prochilodus (Prochilodus nigricans) is one of the most landed scaled fish species of the middle and upper parts of the Putumayo River, in the tri-national area between Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
César A. Bonilla-Castillo +3 more
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Karyotypic conservatism in five species of Prochilodus (Characiformes, Prochilodontidae) disclosed by cytogenetic markers [PDF]
Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2013 The family Prochilodontidae is considered a group with well conserved chromosomes characterized by their number, morphology and banding patterns. Thence, our study aimed at accomplishing a cytogenetic analysis with conventional methods (Giemsa staining ...
Tatiana Aparecida Voltolin +5 more
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Biotecnología en el Sector Agropecuario y Agroindustrial, 2020 Prochilodus mariae es una especie endémica del río Orinoco, de gran importancia ecológica, cultural y económica, cuyo protocolo de crioconservación seminal aún no ha sido establecido.
Astrid Stefanía Duarte-Trujillo +3 more
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Actualidades Biológicas, 2010 Se provee una descripción morfológica y morfométrica del desarrollo larval de Prochilodus magdalenae, del río Magdalena, Colombia. Los especímenes fueron obtenidos por desove inducido. Esta especie presenta huevos libres y muy hidratados.
Mauricio Arias-Gallo +2 more
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Ecological Factors and Diversification among Neotropical Characiforms [PDF]
International Journal of Ecology, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012 Morphological and DNA sequence data has been used to propose hypotheses of relationships within the Characiformes with minimal comparative discussion of causes underpinning the major intraordinal diversification patterns.
Duque Escobar, Santiago Roberto +5 more
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Assessment of total mercury content in fish muscle tissue from the middle basin of the Pastaza River, Ecuador. [PDF]
PLoS ONEOne of the most toxic metals is mercury, which exhibits high toxicity during short exposure periods. This study aimed to determine the concentration of total mercury (THg) in fish muscle tissue from various species captured from two locations in the ...
Fernanda Paz-Suconota +7 more
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Little Divergence Among Mitochondrial Lineages of Prochilodus (Teleostei, Characiformes) [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2018 Evidence that migration prevents population structure among Neotropical characiform fishes has been reported recently but the effects upon species diversification remain unclear.
Bruno F. Melo +4 more
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Population genetics of the freshwater fish Prochilodus magdalenae (Characiformes: Prochilodontidae), using species-specific microsatellite loci [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Prochilodus magdalenae is a freshwater fish endemic to the Colombian Magdalena-Cauca and Caribbean hydrographic basins. The genetic structure patterns of populations of different members of Prochilodus and the historic restocking of its depleted natural ...
Ricardo M. Landínez-García +2 more
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Eugenol as an efficient anesthetic for neotropical fish Prochilodus nigricans (Teleostei, Prochilodontidae) [PDF]
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2020 The use of anesthetics in fish farming is essential to reduce stress during management. The present study proposes to evaluate the effect of eugenol as an anesthetic for the management of curimatã (Prochilodus nigricans).
R.M. Viegas +8 more
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BIOLOGÍA REPRODUCTIVA DEL BOCACHICO Prochilodus magdalenae (PROCHILODONTIDAE) EN EL RÍO SAN JORGE, COLOMBIA [PDF]
Acta Biológica Colombiana, 2020 Se estudió la biología reproductiva del Bocachico, Prochilodusmagdalenae, en el río San Jorge, Colombia. La especie es un pez con proporción sexual hembra: macho de 1,2:1, diferente a lo esperado.
María Alejandra Doria-González +3 more
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