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Reproducción de Saccodon dariensis (Teleostei: Parodontidae) en afluentes del río Guatapé, cuenca del río Magdalena, Colombia

Rev. biol. trop; 64 (2), 2016
ResumenColombia posee una alta diversidad de peces de montaña dentro de la región Andina, con alto número de endemismos, por lo que el conocimiento de su biología reproductiva es necesario para su protección y conservación. Se estudió la biología reproductiva de Saccodon dariensis en las quebrada...

Linhas de cuidados masculinos voltados para a saúde sexual, a reprodução e a paternidade

Resumo O artigo objetiva propor princípios para os cuidados masculinos voltados para a saúde sexual, a reprodução e a paternidade, bem como apresentar um fluxo para o envolvimento de homens no pré-natal. A proposta dos autores passou por processo de estabelecimento de consenso entre especialistas co...

Reproductive system, mating behavior and basic ecology of an extremely rare tropical snail: Drymaeus tripictus (Stylommatophora: Bulimulidae)

Rev. biol. trop; 64 (1), 2016
Abstract Very little is known about the ecology and biology of Drymaeus tripictus, an extremely rare and endemic land snail species from Costa Rican highlands. I studied the ecology and reproductive biology of D. tripictus from April 2009 through June 2010 in an old forest, a young forest and a Cupressus...

Population structure and reproductive biology of Astyanax gymnodontus(Characiformes: Characidae), a poorly known endemic fish of the Iguaçu River basin, Brazil

Rev. biol. trop; 64 (1), 2016
AbstractSuccess in fish breeding depends on reproduction intensity, periodicity and the place where it occurs. Information about fish species reproduction is important to assist managers, and to determine conservation and management strategies. The fish assemblage of the Iguaçu River basin is already kn...

Parámetros biológicos de Pseudocurimata boulengeri (Characiformes: Curimatidae) en el embalse Chongón, Ecuador

Rev. biol. trop; 64 (1), 2016
ResumenPseudocurimata boulengeri, es una especie endémica del Ecuador, que da sustento a un importante grupo de familias de pescadores. Los antecedentes biológicos para esta especie corresponden a reportes en los sistemas loticos de la Provincia de los Ríos, se desconoce si estos parámetros siguen ig...

Morphological distinction between estuarine polychaetes: Laeonereis culveri and L. nota (Phyllodocida: Nereididae)

Rev. biol. trop; 64 (1), 2016
AbstractThe family Nereididae includes more than 500 polychaete species described worldwide, and includes species common in many benthic environments, but some other species may tolerate freshwater or can even thrive in humid substrates in tropical forests. In estuarine environments, nereidid polychaetes...

Mutagenic effect of contaminated soil on the offspring of exposed rats

Acta sci., Health sci; 38 (1), 2016
This study aimed to measure irreversible DNA damage in the offspring of rats exposed to contaminated soil. Bone marrow cells were removed from the femurs of the offspring of rats that were exposed to contaminated soil via gavage during three different periods: 21 days prior to detection of pregnancy, dur...

Maternal and fetal toxicity of Wistar rats exposed to herbicide metolachlor

Acta sci., Biol. sci; 38 (1), 2016
Metolachlor is a selective pre-emergent herbicide widely used in agriculture to control weeds. The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible effects of metolachlor on reproductive performance of adult rats, as well as its teratogenic potential when administered during the period of organogenesis. Pr...

Reproductive disorders caused by Toxoplasma gondii in sheep

Toxoplasma gondii is a cosmopolitan, intracellular, obligatory parasite protozoan of importance to public and animal health. In sheep, this species is a causative agent of reproductive disorders. The main sign produced by T. gondii infection in this species is abortion, which causes economic losses to sh...

Influência do manejo na fisiologia reprodutiva do macho bovino

O conhecimento da fisiologia do desenvolvimento testicular e ponderal, a precocidade sexual, a capacidade de produção e qualidade espermática, além dos fatores que potencialmente interferem nestes processos, são importantes para predizer a capacidade reprodutiva dos touros. Entre esses fatores, exis...