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People and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 4, Page 871-886, April 2025.Abstract Rural communities in Amazonia rely on harvesting Mauritia flexuosa fruit, a dominant peatland palm, for their subsistence and income. However, these palms are felled to harvest the fruits, which has led to reduced resource availability due to the pressure exerted by the increasing fruit demand.
Eurídice N. Honorio Coronado +24 more
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Neotropical IchthyologyA new species of Serrasalmidae, Tometes camunani, is described from the upper drainages of the rio Trombetas basin, Pará State, Brazil. The new species is distinguished from its congeners by having neurocranium with a slight concavity at the level of the
Marcelo C. Andrade +2 more
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Isonebula clavuslongus n. sp. (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) parasitizing Myloplus ternetzi (Norman, 1929), a fish of the family Serrasalmidae, in the Brazilian Amazon region [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de CiênciasCrustaceans of the family Cymothoidae are important components of the invertebrate fauna of marine and freshwater environments. The genus Isonebula Taberner, 1977, has only two described species (Isonebula maculatus (Taberner, 1977) and Isonebula ...
MARCOS SIDNEY B. OLIVEIRA +4 more
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Journal of Anatomy, Volume 246, Issue 2, Page 299-315, February 2025.Bite force in parrots has been explored using data from muscle masses. The values were validated by comparison with data for bite force collected from live parrots. The parrot's reputation for a strong bite force is well founded. Abstract Jaw morphology and function determine the range of dietary items that an organism can consume.
Shannon L. Harrison +3 more
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Argulus elongatus (Branchiura, Argulidae) in fish in the upper São Francisco river, Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia VeterináriaAmong 164 fish from the upper São Francisco river, caught in the Três Marias reservoir (18º 12’ 59” S; 45º 17’ 34” W) or downstream from this reservoir (18º 12’ 32” S; 45º 15’ 41” W) in 2007, 2008, 2016 and 2017, four specimens of Argulus elongatus ...
Rayane Duarte +4 more
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Neotropical Helminthology, 2018 Este trabajo describe la fauna parasitaria de Serrasalmus altispinis Merckx, Jégu y Santos, 2000 provenientes de lagos inundables de la Amazonía brasileña. Todas las especies identificadas representan los primeros registros para este hospedero. Los lagos estudiados fueron: Baixio, Preto, São Tomé, Ananá, Araçá y Maracá, localizados entre las ciudades ...
Germán Augusto Murrieta Morey +1 more
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, 1990 Les régimes alimentaires d’Acnodon normani Gosline, 1951 du rio Tocantins (Brésil, Pará) et d’Acnodon senai Jégu & Santos, 1990 du rio Jari (Brésil, Amapá) ont été déterminés à partir de l’analyse de 17 contenus stomacaux pour chacune des deux espèces.
Leite, R.G., /Jégu, Michel
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Journal of Basic and Applied ZoologyBackground The saccus vasculosus is a specialized ependymal organ, found exclusively in osteichthyes and chondrichthyes, and is located on the ventral surface of the diencephalon, posterior to the hypophysis.
Saroj Kumar Ghosh
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Albendazole is effective for controlling monogenean parasites of the gills of Piaractus brachypomus (Serrasalmidae) and Megaleporinus macrocephalus (Anostomidae). [PDF]
Rev Bras Parasitol Vet, 2022 Negreiros LP +3 more
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Parasites and diet of Serrasalmus maculatus in a hydroelectric reservoir in Brazil. [PDF]
Rev Bras Parasitol Vet, 2022 Miguel BDS +5 more
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