15 articles in this issue
Claudenice Dei Tos, Luiz Carlos Gomes, Angela Maria Ambrósio, Erivelto Goulart (Autor)
South America harbors the largest freshwater diversity in the world (about 4,475 valid species). Aging studies of 153 species published in 92 papers were reviewed for this publication. They were categorized according to the journal where they were publish... see more
André Rodrigo Rech, Yara Brito Chaim Jardim Rosa, Fátima Cristina de Lazari Manente-Balestieri (Autor)
This survey assessed some aspects of the reproductive biology of Brassavola cebolleta Rchb. f. (Orchidaceae) in the Municipality of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil. Floral biology, breeding systems, floral visitors and seed germination were ana... see more
Deodoro Magno Brighenti, Carla Regina Guimarães Brighenti (Autor)
The flower of balsa wood holds about 10 to 15 mL of nectar, which helps attracting pollinating agents, since the genus Ochroma is incapable of self-fertilization. However, a high mortality of bees is observed in these flowers. The present study investigat... see more
Janielly Carvalho Camargo, Luiz Felipe Machado Velho (Autor)
Despite flagellate protozoa are important for the metabolism of aquatic ecosystems, researches about the ecology of this community is scarce. Therefore, this study investigated the influence of flood regime and hydrological connectivity on the patterns of... see more
Fábio Marques Aprile, Marc Bouvy (Autor)
Monthly, the distribution and enrichment of heavy metals (Fe, Mn, Cu, Pb and Zn) in surface waters were examined at eight sampling sites, in Tapacurá river (Pernambuco State, Brazil), from March 1997 to December 1998 and from June 2005 to March 2006. On a... see more
Thaise Sousa da Silva, Eliza Maria Xavier Freire (Autor)
Biodiversity is threatened by many human activities, and the creation of new Conservation Units (CUs) attempts to reduce this threat. However, this alone has not achieved the expected results. Partnerships are being established with local communities thro... see more
Sirlene Aparecida Felisberto, Liliana Rodrigues (Autor)
Periphytic algal community in artificial and natural substratum in a tributary of the Rosana reservoir (Corvo Stream, Paraná State, Brazil). This study evaluated the heterogeneity in periphytic algal community, under the influence of time colonization on ... see more
Márcia Teixeira de Oliveira, Edna Lopes Hardoim (Autor)
An evaluation was made of the effect of temporal variations on an assembly of Testaceae in several water bodies located in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park. A sampling point was selected at each study site, where 4 samplings were collected per season, ... see more
Thaís Lima Carvalho, Rogério Abdallah Curi, Valquíria Santiloni, Cleyde Angélica Ferreira da Silva Chieregatto, Guaracy Tadeu Rocha, Lígia Souza Lima Silveira da Mota (Autor)
The bush dog (Speothos venaticus) is a South American canid, included in the IBAMA (Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources) official list of animals threatened with extinction, in the vulnerable category. As a preservation and ... see more
Geraldo Márcio da Costa, Luciano Vilela Paiva, Roberta Hilsdorf Piccoli, Demétrio Junqueira Figueiredo, Ulisses de Pádua Pereira, Nivaldo da Silva (Autor)
Evaluation of a simplified key for the identification of coagulase-positive Staphylococcus isolated from bovine mastitis. Three hundred fourty four strains of coagulase-positive Staphylococcus (CPS), isolated from mastitis cases, underwent phenotypic and ... see more
João Carlos Shimada Borges, Eduardo Gomes Sanches, Marcus Silva de Oliveira, José Roberto Machado Cunha da Silva (Autor)
A garoupa-verdadeira (Epinephelus marginatus) é uma espécie de serranídeo com grande importância ecológica e boas perspectivas para o cultivo. A investigação da morfologia do trato digestório, associada à atividade alimentar, é fundamental para a compreen... see more
Naila Francis Paulo de Oliveira, Selma Candelária Genari, Heidi Dolder (Autor)
Many chemotherapeutic agents with a potential against solid tumors or leukemia can cause lymphopenia. Tamoxifen (TAM) is a synthetic non-steroidal anti-estrogen drug employed in female breast cancer treatment. The present study investigated the capacity o... see more
Hugo Miranda Maciel Nunes, Joseilson Alves de Paiva, Adriano Tony Ramos, Paulo César Maiorka, Viviane Mayumi Maruo (Autor)
Buchenavia tomentosa Eichler is a common plant in Brazilian cerrado. Fruits of this plant are employed in human feeding and folk medicine. Cattle producers affirm that consumption of the fruits cause abortion in cows, and even death. Considering that the... see more
André Luiz Quagliatto Santos, Carlos Gomes Ferreira, José Guilherme Souza Pinto, Cirilo Antônio Paula Lima, Lucélia Gonçalves Vieira, Fernando Moraes Machado Brito (Autor)
The present study analyzed the radiographic anatomy and determined the gastrointestinal transit time of Podocnemis unifilis. We used ten animals belonging to LAPAS from the Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The anim... see more
Regiane Cristina Campana, Káthia Socorro Mathias Mourão, Juliana Marzinek (Autor)
Clusia lanceolata Cambess é espécie arbustiva da Mata Atlântica. Caracteriza-se por ser dioica, com flores estaminadas e pistiladas grandes, vistosas, de coloração rosa, apresentando a parte interna vinácea. Foram descritos aspectos morfológicos e estrutu... see more