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Usos medicinales y alimenticios de flora introducida en el Chaco Seco argentino: contrastes entre el conocimiento local y el científico

Introduced species generate worldwide concern due to in many cases manifest their potential as invasive as invasives. However, little is known about its sociocultural importance and biocultural interaction. Through open and semi-structured interviews, guided walks and participant observ...

Seropositividad a Chlamydophila psittaci en cotorras argentinas (Myiopsitta monachus) invasoras de la ciudad de Santiago de Chile

Rev. chil. infectol; 40 (1), 2023
INTRODUCCIÓN: Chlamydophila psittaci es una bacteria zoonótica e intracelular estricta, que provoca la psitacosis humana y su principal hospedero son las aves psitácidas. La cotorra argentina es un ave psitácida nativa de Sudamérica y actualmente considerada una especie invasora en 19 países, inclu...

Characterization of the species of genus Physa on the basis of typological species concept from Central Punjab

Braz. j. biol; 83 (), 2023
Abstract Physids belong to Class Gastropoda; Phylum Mollusca have important position in food web and act as bio indicators, pests and intermediate host. Being resistant these are called cockroaches of malacology. Physid snails were collected from different water bodies of Faisalabad (Punjab) and were ide...

Molecular Phylogenetics of Physa acuta (Pulmonata: Basommatophora): an Invasive species in Central Punjab Pakistan

Braz. j. biol; 83 (), 2023
Abstract Physids belong to Class Gastropoda; belong to Phylum Mollusca and being bioindicators, intermediate hosts of parasites and pests hold a key position in the ecosystem. There are three species of Genus Physa i.e. P. fontinalis, Physa acuta and P. gyrina water bodies of Central Punjab and were char...

Descrição da ocorrência e da distribuição espacial e temporal de escorpiões na cidade de São Paulo, SP, Brasil

O número de acidentes com escorpiões no Brasil teve um aumento de 389.0% no período de 2008 a 2018. Por este motivo, o estudo da distribuição espacial e temporal dos casos de escorpionismo e das notificações de presença de escorpiões é importante para que os órgãos de saúde possam desenvolve...

Impact of alien fishes on the distribution pattern of indigenous freshwater fishes of Punjab, Pakistan

Braz. j. biol; 82 (), 2022
Pakistan is the country with mega freshwater fish diversity of native and alien species. In the presence of enormous native fishes varies species of exotic fishes have been introduced into the freshwater bodies of Pakistan which are competing with native freshwater fish fauna and making them deprive of f...

Floristic composition and potential invasiveness of alien herbaceous plants in Western Mexico

Rev. biol. trop; 69 (3), 2021
Abstract Introduction: Numbers of alien plant species are rising around the globe, but not all of them become invasive. Whereas introductions have been documented for several decades in some regions of the world, knowledge on alien species in Western Mexico is limited. Here, we study roadside vegetation ...

Potential distribution in Colombia of the introduced fish Pangasianodon hypophthalmus (Siluriformes: Pangasiidae) and implications for endangered native fish

Rev. biol. trop; 69 (2), 2021
Abstract Introduction: One of the significant threats to aquatic ecosystems is introducing non-native species in natural environments. This represents one of the principal causes of biodiversity loss in the world. Pangasianodon hypophthalmus is an introduced species in Colombia that shares life character...

Expansion of the genus Massinium (Holothuroidea: Thyonidae) to the American continent and description of a new species

Rev. biol. trop; 69 (supl. 2), 2021
Introduction: The genus Massinium includes 11 species, most from the Indo Pacific Ocean, and had not previously being reported from the American continent. Objective: To present the new record of the genus Massinium and describe a new species of this genus. Methods: Material collection was done by SCUBA-...

Los ofiuroideos (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) de la bahía de Chamela, Jalisco, México

Rev. biol. trop; 69 (supl. 2), 2021
Introducción: La bahía de Chamela está ubicada en la parte central de la costa del estado de Jalisco, México y es un importante área natural protegida. Pese a ello, el estudio de los equinodermos en la zona es incipiente. Objetivo: Proporcionar una lista de verificación actualizada, descripciones d...