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Análise da variação morfológica de Dipsas catesbyi (Sentzen, 1796) e Dipsas pavonina Schlegel, 1837 (Serpentes: Colubridae: Dipsadinae)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2006) LIMA, Ana Caroline de; PRUDENTE, Ana Lúcia da Costa; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1008924786363328
The subfamily Dipsadinae contains about 22 genus of Neotropical fauna and 24 others considered incertae sedis, but with common characters to the Dipsadinae subfamily. The genus Dipsas, Sibon, Sibynomorphus and Tropidodipsas compose the Dipsadini tribe, which is considered a well-based monofiletic group. The tribe is characterized by snakes with a high degree of morphologic specialization, related to the way of feeding and to adaptations to the habitat. The Dipsas genus includes approximately 32 species, distributed from Mexico to South America, it is constituted by thin and elongated snakes, with short and prominent head, great eyes, vertical pupils and absence of mental groove. The species are visible variable in coloration, number of scales and others morphologic characters. This extreme variation has made it difficult to define the limits between the species and to interpret patterns of geographic variation. The great morphologic variation of characters in D. catesbyi and D. pavonina, associate to the difficulty to identify taxons and the lack of information on geographic distributions, justify the necessity of a detailed analysis of these species. For that, the present study was divided in two chapters. The first one corresponds to the analysis of the individual, sexual and geographic variation of D. catesbyi and D. pavonina and a comparison of characters between the two species. The second one corresponds to the analysis of the macrostructure of the cephalic glands in these two species, relating them with others taxons of Dipsadinae.
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Análise filogenética de Leptodeira Fitzinger, 1843 e taxonomia das espécies do clado do sul do complexo Leptodeira annulata/septentrionalis (Serpentes, Dipsadidae)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2014) COSTA, João Carlos Lopes; ZAHER, Hussam; http://lattes.cnpq.br/8833733577277501; PRUDENTE, Ana Lúcia da Costa; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1008924786363328
Leptodeira is a Neotropical genus of snakes with nine species, divided in four morphological groups: annulata with the species L. annulata (L. a. annulata, L. a. ashmeadi, L. a. cussiliris, L. a. pulchriceps, L. a. rhombifera), L. bakeri, L. maculata, L. frenata (L. f. frenata, L. f. malleisi, L. f. yucatanensis), L. uribei; septentrionalis with L. septentrionalis (L. s. septentrionalis, L. s. larcorum, L. s. ornata, L. s. polysticta), L. splendida (L. s. splendida, L. s. bressoni, L. s. ephippiata); nigrofasciata only with L. nigrofasciata; and the punctata group represented by L. punctata. In the last taxonomic review of the genus, many species were considered as subspecies, being characterized primarily based on pattern of color. However, recent molecular analyses did not corroborate the taxonomic arrangement previously proposed. The two species with larger geographic distribution and more number of subspecies, L. annulata and L. septentrionalis, did not have their monophyly validated. In the more recent phylogenetic proposal of Leptodeira, the monophyly of the L. annulata/septentrionalis complex was obtained from molecular characters, being recovered two clades geographically distinct: a North clade, in the south of North America and north of Central America (L. s. polysticta ((L. rubricata - L. a. rhombifera) ((L. a. cussiliris - L. maculata) L. a. cussiliris))); and a South clade in south of Central America and entire South America ((L. s. ornata–L. a. annulata) (L. s. ornata (L. bakeri (L. a. ashmeadi–L. a. annulata)))). In this work I present a phylogenetic hypothesis for Leptodeira and I review taxonomically the clade South of the L. annulata/septentrionalis complex, presenting a new taxonomic arrangement for the group. Thus, the present thesis is organized in: General Introduction, where were presented the information about taxonomy and systematics of Leptodeira, specially of the annulata/septentrionalis complex; Chapter 1 entitled “Phylogenetic analysis of Leptodeira (Serpentes, Dipsadidae)”, with the aim of proposing a phylogenetic hypothesis for the genus, based in molecular characters; and the Chapter 2 entitled “Taxonomy of the species of the South clade of the L. annulata/septentrionalis complex (Serpentes, Dipsadidae)”, which have the objective of characterize morphologically the clades obtained from the molecular analysis and of propose a new taxonomic arrangement for the group.
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Análise morfométrica do sistema auditivo periférico da preguiça (Bradypus variegatus)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2010-08-27) SOUSA, Pêssi Socorro Lima de; FRANCO, Edna Cristina Santos; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5939607544965550; PEREIRA JÚNIOR, Antônio; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1402289786010170
The mammalian super order Xenarthra is composed of about 31 extant species of armadillos, anteaters and sloths. The tree sloths belong to two genera, Choloepus and Bradypus, which diverged close to 40 million years ago. The similarities between the two taxa, such as the presence of green algae in the fur and the suspensory locomotor ability, are remarkable examples of convergent evolution. The exact location of the xenarthran lineage within the mammalian phylogenetic tree isn’t completely understood yet, with some recent rearrangements of the placental mammal family tree considering xenarthrans to be either most closely related to Afrotheria (that includes shrews, aardvarks, seacows and elephants), or Boreoeutheria (that includes primates, rodents, carnivorans and ungulates). The aim of present work is to describe for the first time the morphological features of both the middle and the inner ear of Bradypus variegatus and compare them to other placental mammals whose data is available in the literature. We used 13 mature postmortem specimens (males and females) and 15 skulls from the collection of the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Than measurements, techniques were used optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and computed tomography. Within the sloths’ phylogenetic tree, the genus Bradypus is positioned as the sister-taxon to all other sloths. Our results show that the morphology of the middle and inner ears of Bradypus variegatus are similar to other mammals with data published in the literature and they present allometric scalation.
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Análise morfométrica em cinco espécies do gênero Mabuya Fitzinger, 1826 (Squamata : Scincidae)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2002) PINTO, Gabriel Silva; ÁVILA-PIRES, Teresa Cristina Sauer de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1339618330655263
The present study has as its main objective to analyse the ontogenetic variation of body shape in the South American skinks Mabuya agi/is Boulenger, 1887; M. bistriata (Spix, 1825); M. guaporicola Dunn, 1936; M. rnacrorhyncha Hoge, 1946 and M. nigropunctata (Spix, 1825). Interspecific differences of body proportions as a possible result of allometric growth in these species are also examined. PCA analysis was used for estimate the both ontogenetic trends and allometric growth. Ontogenetic trend lines were significantly different between M. guaporicola and the others species, and between M. bistriata and M. nigropunctata. Ali of the other pairs showed significantly different Y intercept between each other. Analysis of the allometric coefficients indicates that relative reduction of limbs associated with body elongation in Mabuya guaporicola are due to the reduction of its hands, feet and specially digits; M. rnacrorhyncha presents a high and stout pectoral girdle and its hands show an accentuated reduction; in M. bistriata, its arms are relatively short and its thigh and tibia elongate. M. nigropunctata is the species which the least modified body shape during ontogeny. The association of these results with data on habitats utilized by each species (obtained from the literature) indicates that some morphological specializations found in each species could be explained as functional adaptations to their habitats.
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Caracterização morfológica de Liophis reginae semilineatus (Wagler, 1824) e Liophis reginae macrosomus (Amaral, 1935), e o status taxonômico de Liophis oligolepis Boulenger, 1905
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2002-10-25) COSTA, Robson Gil Neris; PRUDENTE, Ana Lúcia da Costa; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1008924786363328
The Brazilian subspecies of Liophis reginae (Liophis reginae macrosomus and Liophis reginae semilineatus) were analyzed, in order to characterize the two taxa and to verify the validity of Liophis oligolepis, considered a synonym of Liophis regime semilineatus. External morphology, cranial osteology and hemipenis were examined. Based on a MANOVA, significant sexual differences in head and body variables were identified. A discriminant analysis function (DAF) was performed for males and females separately, in order to maximize in a multivariate space the differences between the three previously defined taxa: Liophis reginae semilineatus, Liophis reginae macrosomus, and Liophis oligolepis. The first discriminant component in males separated clearly Liophis reginae semilineatus and Liophis oligolepis, while Liophis reginae semilineatus and Liophis reginae macrosomus separated at the second discriminant component. In females, the first disctiminant component separated Liophis oligolepis from Liophis reginae semilineatus and Liophis reginae macrosomus. When both sexes were analysed together, for the pairs of taxa Liophis oligolepis - Liophis reginae semilineatus, and Liophis reginae semilineatus - Liophis reginae macrosomus, both pairs were separated by the first discriminant component. Since some specimens of Liophis reginae semilineatus and Liophis reginae macrosomus were registered beyond their previous known distribution, a DAF was applied to verify if these specimens grouped within their presumed taxa or geographically. The first possibility occurred, supporting the validity of each taxon and raising the question of their taxonomic status. The hemipenian morphology does not differ between Liophis reginae semilineatus, Liophis reginae oligolepis and Liophis reginae macrosomus. The three taxa present similar skulls, although differences were observed between the parietal bones of Liophis reginae semilineatus and Liophis reginae oligolepts. The validity of Liophis oligolepis was corroborated, based on meristic, morphometric and morphological characters. Future studies will be necessary to test the Liophis reginae semilineatus and Liophis reginae macrosomus status.
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Composição e diversidade de espécies da anurofauna da Estação Científica Ferreira Penna, Floresta Nacional de Caxiuanã, Pará, Brasil
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 1999-08-30) BERNARDI, José Antônio Renan; OREN, David Conway; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5451507856491990
This study compares the composition of the anurofauna of the four principal habitats (terra firme forest, capoeira, igapô and aquatic vegetation) in the areas of two black water streams (igarapé Arauá and Laranjal), at the "Ferreira Penna Scientific Station" (Estação Científica Ferreira Penna (ECFPn)), located in the "Caxiuanã National Forest (FLONA de Caxiuanã)", Pará, Brazil. The samples of the areas were conduct using transects measuring 850 m in length and 10 m in width. Both areas were studied in the four periods of the year and related to annual rainfall seasonality (period of transition rainy/dry season, dry season, transition dry/rainy season, and rainy season). Shannon-Weiner índex of diversity and Jaccard index of similarity were used to compare the two areas and the habitats. Samples of anurans totalled 924 individuais belonging to 29 species distributed in 15 genera and 5 families. Hylidae was the most abundant, followed by Leptodactylidae, Dendrobatidae, Bufinidae and Pipidae. Terra firme forest showed the highest diversity. The number of species recorded was highest in the rainy season. This study and those of Ávila-Pires and Hoogmoed (1997) indicate a total of 41 species of frogs for this region, a quite high number for eastern Amazonia, reinforcing the hypothesis that the low diversity of the species of frogs normally related to this region is at least partially a result of the low number of herpetological inventories carried out up to now.
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Considerações sobre a anatomia funcional e adptativa de alguns sigmodontinae (Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2002-10-29) MELO, Cláudia Cristina de Sousa de Melo; TOLEDO, Peter Mann de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3990234183124986
Among the mammals, the little rodents makes up a singular group. These animals have been in full evolutive process due to their capacity of reproducing and adapting to different habitats. Philogeneticly, the group still hasn't a sure characteristic and is very similar morphologically to rodents Sigmodontinae from Serra dos Carajás. Through this study of external features and some banes from post-cranium related to motions habit, we beheld: 1) The choice of the habitat in Serra dos Carajás area among the rodents seems not to be related to a phylogenetic standard; 2) It wasn't possible to set a relationship between ecological features and main morphological shape from post-cranium related to body-shape among Sigmodontinae; 3) the morphology of úmero and femur have a strong Phylogenetic sign which is another feature of subfamily Sigmodontinae; 4) the signs intermembal, crural e branquial weren't effective to identify the many way of motions among the rodents Sigmodontinae.
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Diversidade de espécies no complexo Monodelphis brevicaudata (Didelphimorphia:Didelphidae), inferida por dados moleculares e morfológicos
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2009) PAVAN, Silvia Eliza D´Oliveira; ROSSI, Rogério Vieira; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0447251112059340
Short‐tailed opossums of the Monodelphis revicaudata complex inhabit northern South America, and comprise three described species ‐ M. brevicaudata, M. glirina, and M. palliolata ‐ and two undescribed forms already recognized in prior studies. Species delimitation based solely on morphological features is difficult, and because of that many nominal taxa have been associated with this species complex, and several taxonomic arrangements have been proposed. Previous molecular phylogenetic studies using specimens of this species complex revealed substantial genetic divergence rates. The present study aims to elucidate the systematics of the M. brevicaudata species complex through the analyses of molecular and morphological characters. We performed phylogenetic analyses on two mitochondrial genes (cyt b and 16S), studied the external and cranial morphology, and investigated whether observed genetic variation is congruent with morphological differences. Our morphological results were generally concordant with the molecular results. We recognize nine species in the species complex. M. brevicaudata, M. palliolata, and M. glirina are considered valid species; M. touan is re‐established from the synonymy of M. brevicaudata and two new species are described and named; the species M. domestica proved to be closely related to specimens of the M. brevicaudata complex, and thus are considered as part of that group; we also recognized two new species without formallly naming them; M. maraxina is considered a synonym of M. glirina. Sexual dimorphism is observed in the species, and in two species males showed skulls significantly larger than females. Major rivers seem to have played an important role in generating genetic differentiation and phylogeographical structure of the species. The phylogeographical pattern suggests at least two diversification centers for the group, one in the Guiana shield, comprising species ranging north of the Amazon river, and another in the Brazilian shield, comprising M. glirina and M. domestica.
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Diversidade morfológica e molecular do gênero Oecomys thomas, 1906 (Rodentia: Cricetidae) na Amazônia oriental brasileira
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2010) FLORES, Tamara Almeida; SILVA JÚNIOR, José de Sousa e; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4998536658557008; ROSSI, Rogério Vieira; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0447251112059340
The arboreal rice rats, genus Oecomys, are distributed in tropical and subtropical areas from Central and South America, with 17 currently recognized species and another two species already described in earlier studies but still unnamed. Six of these species are expected to occur in eastern Brazilian Amazon. Because defining the species limits inside Oecomys based only on morphological characters is a complicated task, many nominal taxa have already been associated to the genus, and different taxonomic arrangements have been proposed by specialists. Despite of this taxonomic instability, there is only one taxonomic review for the genus carried out 50 years ago, in which only two polytypical species were recognized. However, several recent studies based on morphological, molecular and karyotypical data have been showing that the species diversity inside Oecomys is largely underestimated, resulting in recent descriptions of new taxa or revalidation of previously synonymized species. This work aimed to assess the species diversity inside this genus in the eastern Brazilian Amazon by investigating the molecular and morphological variation in regional specimens. We employed phylogenetic analysis based on cytochrome-b in order to define clades that may represent species, and described the external and cranial morphology of these recognized species. As a result, we recognized 11 species in the eastern Amazonian forest in Brazil, of which five are already expected to occur in this area (Oecomys auyantepui, O. bicolor, O. paricola, O. rex, and O. rutilus), two are recorded for the first time in the biome Amazonia (Oecomys catherinae and O. cleberi), and the four are either new or not currently recognized species (i.e. synonyms), herein referred as Oecomys sp. A, Oecomys sp. B, Oecomys sp. C, and Oecomys sp. D. Moreover, we suggest that Oecomys bicolor is a species complex, based in the high nucleotide divergence we found (7.5 %), corroborating previous molecular studies. We observed sexual dimorphism and ontogenetic variation on cranial morphometry in the species Oecomys paricola, and for comparison purposes we treated all other species herein studied as exhibiting this kind of dimorphism. We also suggest a phylogenetic hypothesis among the species of this genus based on 653 bp of cytochrome-b. This is the most comprehensive phylogeny for Oecomys published to date, due to the great number of species included in the analysis (11 of the 16 currently recognized species plus seven probably new species), and the wide-ranging geographic area included in our sample.
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Ecologia do bagre Ageneiosus ucayalensis Castelnau, 1855 (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae) em uma ria fluvial da Amazônia oriental
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2015) OLIVEIRA, Valéria de Albuquerque; ROCHA, Rossineide Martins da; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4371300451793081; MONTAG, Luciano Fogaça de Assis; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4936237097107099
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Ecomorfologia de três espécies de Dipsas Laurenti, 1768 e Sibynomorphus Fitzinger, 1843 (Dipsadidae: Dipsadinae)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2013) SANTOS, Marina Meireles dos; MARTINS, Marlúcia Bonifácio; http://lattes.cnpq.br/8882047165338427; PRUDENTE, Ana Lúcia da Costa; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1008924786363328
Ecological factors such as the use of the environment and feeding habits may influence the body and cephalic morphology of an organism, however, this can also reflect the phylogenetic lineage. The subfamily Dipsadinae includes South American snakes formed by two clades, one including Geophis and Atractus and another including Dipsas, Ninia, Sibon and Sibynomorphus, which are the tribe Dipsadini. The snakes of this tribe show a high degree of modification in their body and cephalic morphology wich is related to the environment and malacophagous feeding habits. The species of Dipsas and Sibon have specializations related to the use of arboreal environment, offering a better performance in locomotion in the vegetation, while the Sibynomorphus species are mostly adapted to terrestrial environment. Regarding their feeding habits they posses, in varying degrees, a number of changes related to cranial modification and to manipulation and ingestion of gastropods such as slugs and snails. Whereas there is a direct relationship between the shape of the head and the diet, this study aims to analyze the divergences of cephalic morphology between species of diet related to Dipsas and Sibynomorphus, as well as analyze possible convergences between species of these genera and Tomodon dorsatus, species of the tribe Tachymenini, recognized as specialized in slugs. This study is structured in two parts: the first refers to the general introduction, where a broad approach on the morphological adaptations related to feeding habits of Dipsadini, as well as the advantages of the use of geometric morphometry technique in morphological studies; and the second part refers to the work itself, titled "Ecomorphology of three species of Dipsas Laurenti, 1768 and Sibynomorphus Fitzinger, 1843 (Dipsadidae: Dipsadinae)".
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Efeito das paisagens modificadas por práticas agrícolas sobre a composição e estrutura das assembléias e espécies de Drosophilidae (Diptera)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2014-11-28) FURTADO, Ivaneide da Silva; MARTINS, Marlúcia Bonifácio; http://lattes.cnpq.br/8882047165338427
The Amazon Rainforest holds the largest biodiversity in the world. It occupies more than 40% of the Brazilian surface. In recent years the rates of forest loss and degradation of Amazonia have considerably increased as a result of agricultural expansion, creating a mosaic of highly modified landscapes. These changes endanger both biodiversity and ecosystem services associated with it, besides causing severe stress on the species. Effects of stress can result in physiological changes that are reflected in morphological differentiation among remnant populations, which now occupy the new landscape. The objective of this study was to test the effect of some types of land use on the assembly of frugivorous Drosophilidae and on the morphology of some species originally settled within the forest areas that have become a patchwork landscape containing forest fragments, ecological succession and crop zones. The first study was conducted in three agricultural villages and the second within six locations, including three preserved forest areas. Sampling was performed in a standardized manner, with traps placed along the established transects on the use of predominant land within the area of study. Our results showed that the richness of the species did not differ between different types of land use, but the distributions and abundances of the species' composition were clearly distinct between intensive agricultural uses and forest systems. The forest's coverage and the relative humidity were the variables determining the distribution of the species. The agricultural uses were characterized by cosmopolitan non-native species associated with more open areas. There were found morphological differences between the individuals caught in the areas of preserved forest and agricultural use zones, regardless of the species. Surprisingly, the number of individuals captured in the forests was always lower compared to those captured in the more intensive types of use. These results show the effects of landscape mutation on the remaining populations of native species, indicating the range of quantitative and qualitative alterations on the set of species. However, the maintenance of the forest patches on areas of agricultural use can benefit the permanency of native species in these landscapes.
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Ensaios estereológicos e morfologia tridimensional na formação hipocampal de aves migratórias marinhas: análise quantitativa da imunomarcação seletiva de neurônios e micróglia em Calidris pusilla e Actitis macularia
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2013-08-14) DINIZ, Cristovam Guerreiro; SHERRY, David Francis; DINIZ, Cristovam Wanderley Picanço; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2014918752636286
The aim of this report is to describe the hippocampal formation of two migratory birds, Calidris pusilla and Actitis macularia, that leave the cold regions of the Canadian Tundra, escaping the winter, towards the coast of South America and the Caribbean Islands where they remain until winter ends returning to the Northern hemisphere. We intend to describe the qualitative and quantitative morphological organization of the hippocampal formation, using cytoarchitetonics with cresyl violet and immunostaining for neurons and microglia, followed by stereological estimates of the total number of cells identified with selective markers. We intend as well to compare the three-dimensional morphology of hippocampal microglia of these species with those of the dentate gyrus of Wistar rats and Capuchin monkey. The shorebirds used in the characterization were captured in Canela Island, Bragança City, State of Pará, Brazil (0°47'21.95"S and 46°43'7.34"W), as well as in Canada, in the Bay of Fundy, near Johnson's Mills, New Brunswick (45° 50' 19.3" N 64° 31' 5.39" W). The hippocampal formation limits definition was performed employing Nissl staining and immunostaining for NeuN. For the objects of interest definition of stereological estimates and three-dimensional reconstructions we used immunostaining with anti NeuN for neurons and anti-IBA-1 for microglia respectively. The stereological results revealed similar number of neurons in both species whereas the number of microglia in Actitis macularia was 37% higher than in Calidris pusilla. Furthermore, it was found that the hipocampal formation average volume in Actitis macularia was 38% higher than that found in Calidris pusilla. Comparative studies of the microglial morphology with mammals (Rattus novergicus and Cebus apella) revealed significant morphological differences that indicate microglia in birds shows on average lower complexity (smaller fractal dimension), smaller tree volumes and areas and thinner branches than rat and monkey microglia.
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Estruturação morfológica e gênica das populações de Corallus hortulanus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpentes, Boidae) ao sul da bacia Amazônica, Brasil
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2014) DUARTE, Mel de Oliveira; GRAZZIOTIN, Felipe Gobbi; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7181242437810644; PRUDENTE, Ana Lúcia da Costa; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1008924786363328
Corallus hortulanus is a species known to exhibit great variation in color pattern, as well as presenting the greatest geographical and ecological distribution among Neotropical snakes. The aim of this study was to determine the patterns of morphological variation in color and design, verify that these patterns are related to the presence of Amazonian rivers, verify the degree of genetic structure among populations of C. hortulanus throughout its distribution and verify that the major south interfluves of the Amazon basin represent genetically structured populations. For morphologic data were analyzed the color pattern of 125 specimens and for molecular data were generated 103 sequences of COI and 38 of CITB. Six morphotypes were described for populations from south of the Amazon River. It was observed that the rivers of south of the Amazon River showed a mixed pattern, which Tocantins, Xingu and Madeira rivers did not influence the genetic structure, while Purus and Tapajós rivers acted as a geographical barrier for populations of C. hortulanus, and only in one case the genetic structure was found in all analyzes (Purus).
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Estruturas do olho do Macrobrachium amazonicum (Heller, 1862) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Palaemonidae): estudo utilizando microscopia óptica e de varredura.
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2011-01-19) BOULHOSA, Silvio Márcio Pereira; SILVA FILHO, Manoel da; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2032152778116209
The genus Macrobrachium contains more than 120 species and occurs in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide (VALENT, 1987). They are freshwater shrimp family Palaemonidae and order Decapoda (RAFINESQUE, 1815; LATREILLE, 1802). In Brazil there are 18 species, classified until now distributed throughout the Amazon Basin (MELO 2003). Among these, Macrobrachium amazonicum (HELLER, 1862) popularly known as shrimp quiet or shrimp cinnamon, widely used in shrimp farming. Crustaceans have sensory structures located on the cephalothorax, which allow then to receive the stimulus means to locate and capture food (BARNES, 1998). The compound eyes are present in all classes of crustacean. Thus, this research hypothesis was that in Macrobrachium amazonicum, these eyes are kind of overlay reflective, where the dioptric apparatus and rhabdom extend in layers and are separated by a clear non-pigmented area. In this work we have the following objectives: To evaluate the morphological aspects of the eye of Macrobrachium amazonicum scanning electron microscopy; characterize the morphology of the photoreceptor cells; describe the morphological structures of the eye of M. amazonicum; characterize the morphometric relationships between the eye and other structures of M. amazonicum. The animals were acquired in the district of ‘Mosqueiro’ in the rainy season, in March 2009 and March 2010, with fishermen in Santa Barbara city, the metropolitan area of Belém, and transported to the laboratory in polystyrene boxes, being held in quarantine in a vessel containing a solution of potassium permanganate at 1.3 mg / L (CARNEIRO et al., 2005). The animals were fixed in Davidson Karnovisky then the eyes of each animal were carefully sectioned and placed in plastic. Relations were performed in biometric analysis of variance with α = 0.05, was performed with Bio Stats 5.0 for the lengths of the side of the eye and anterior-posterior of the four morphotypes, and SigmaPlot 11.0 and simple linear regression for the variables eye total and cephalothorax. It was observed that the average size of the cephalothorax, the body, the eye is respectively: 1.03 mm, 70.62 mm and 4.52 mm, and the average weight of shrimp was 7.97 g. The structures of these maximum values recorded were 31.95 mm for the cephalothorax; 100.10 mm body size, 6.80 mm for the size of the eye and 20.54 g for the weight of the shrimp. Histological analysis identified the following structures (Fig. 13:14 AB): cornea, crystalline cone, pigment distal shaft of the cone, clear zone, cuticle, retina, rabdoma, optic nerve fibers and laminates. With respect to scanning electron microscopy, were selected to observe the main structures and especially the arrangement of ommatidia square cross section (Figs. 16 AB). The morphological and morphometric analysis (by histology and scanning electron microscopy) showed characteristics of Macrobrachium amazonicum adults from the metropolitan region of Belém. These findings include a reflective optical superposition eyes fitted with the perception of light stimuli.
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A morfologia de Stenocercus dumerilii Steindachner (1867) (Squamata, Iguanidae) e suas implicações filogenéticas
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2004-05-18) HERNÁNDEZ RUZ, Emil José; ÁVILA-PIRES, Teresa Cristina Sauer de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1339618330655263
The objetive of this study was to include the lizard Stenocercus dumerilii (Steindachner, 1867) in the phylogenetic context of Tropidurinae*. Scale morphology, cranial anatomy, scapular girdle, abdominal skeleton, and hemipenis are described. Emphasis is given to characters used in phylogenetic studies including the genus Stenocercus. Sixty-five preserved specimens, two cleared and stained specimens, and two distended hemipenis have been examined. The characteristics studied agree with the generic placement of the species, considering its present definition. On the other hand, the species is unique within the genus Stenocercus by having only one pair of xiphisternal ribs, a depressed tail, postsupraciliar scales projected in the form of a horn (together with S. tricristatus), and enlarged parietal, postparietal and occipital scales forming a longitudinal sequence. Contrary to what has been generally considered, this species does not agree with the characteristics o f the informal "Ophryoessoides group". The main characteristics of S. dumerilii that exclude it from this species group are the arrangement of supraoculars and posterior head scales, and the distance between the pairs of post-xiphisternal ribs. It is concluded that S. dumerilii fits well within Tropidurinae* and the genus Stenocercus, but it is not part of the "Ophryoessoides group".
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Morfologia funcional e desenho corporal da cintura pélvica e membros posteriores dos Tamanduás (Mammalia : Xenarthra : Myrmecophagidae)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2001-12-20) OLIVEIRA, Manuela França de; TOLEDO, Peter Mann de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3990234183124986
Among mammals, xenarthrans are certainly a very singular group with respect to its morphology, physiology, and feeding and locomotory habits. Within the order Xenarthra, the family Myrmecophagidae has received little attention in papers on functional morphology and biomechanics, especially concerning the hindlimbs. In order to contribute to the biological knowledge on the morphofunctional and biomechanical natures of the hindlimbs (femur and tibia) and peivic girdie in these animais [genera: Cyclopes (silky anteater), Tamandua (lesser anteater) and Myrmecophaga (giant anteater)], this paper aims at a comparative and descriptive osteological study of those structures, emphasizing the main points reflecting biomechanical functionality related to locomotory habits. In addition to osteological descriptions, 23 post-cranial measurements for the pelvic girdle, femur, tibia, humerus, and radius were taken. From those measurements, thirteen osteometric indexes were obtained and proved effective in the morphofunctional characterization of the three genera, biomechanically separating them according to their respective locomotory styles.
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Morfologia hemipeniana de 11 espécies do gênero Micrurus Wagler, 1824 na Amazônia Brasileira, com redescrição de Micrurus filiformis (Günther, 1859) e Micrurus paraensis Cunha & Nascimento, 1973 (Serpentes, Elapidae)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2006) FEITOSA, Darlan Tavares; PRUDENTE, Ana Lúcia da Costa; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1008924786363328
Micrurus includes snakes of semi-fossorial, terrestrial and semi-aquatic habits, distributed from the southern United States to southern Argentina. From the 66 currently valid species, 25 are registered on the Brazilian Amazonia. In order to improve the knowledge on this group Brazilian Amazonia Micrurus, data about pholidosis, hemipenis and geographic distribution of 542 individuals of 11 species were collected. The present work contains two chapters. The first one is a comparative description of hemipenis from 11 Micrurus species. Diagnosis, coloration pattern, hemipenis description, geographic distribution are presented for each taxon. The hemipenis of M. hemprichii ortonii and M. paraensis are described for the first times. The second chapter presents more thorough a description of two species, M. filiformis and M. paraensis, based on the external hemipênis.
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Pesca, alimentação e ecologia reprodutiva e embrionária de carataí (Pseudauchenipterus nodosus) (Siluriformes, Auchenipteridae) no rio Marapanim, Marapanim, Pará
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2000-10) ASSUNÇÃO, Maria Ivaneide da Silva; BARTHEM, Ronaldo Borges; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4192105831997326
This study presents information on the fisheries, diet, reproduction and embryonic development of carataí fish, Pseudauchenipterus nodosus (Siluriformes, Auchenipteridae), based on data collected between December 1998 and April 1999 in Marapanim River, Pará State, Brazil. Daily and biweekly samplings were collected by means of weirs and pound nets at four sites along the river: the bay, the estuarine funnel, mid-river and the upper portion. It was confirmed that fishing took place during the reproductive period of the species, and that its features varied according to the different sites. Most of the fishermen’s yield was sold in neighboring districts. Catch data along the river pointed the upper portion (33%) and mid-river (44%) as the most productive sites and indicated that carataí performs a biweekly ascending movement. The species ingested larger amounts of food in turbid waters, mainly in tide streams: its diet included annelids, arthropods, mollusks and fishes. Local observations and frequency distributions of ovaries at mature, reproductive and spent stages respectively indicated that carataí spawns in places with fresh and clean waters, on river and creek shores, under a canopy of undisturbed forests. Spawning occurred during the last peaks of the highest waters of spring tides, and following their retraction the eggs were incubated in the soil for about 11 days until the coming syzygy, under temperatures of 22 to 27.5 °C. After hatching, the embryos either remained enclosed within the egg shell until flooded by the tide, or got out of the shell and onto the ground, where they could survive for a couple of hours. Those latter embryos had the ability of taking up exogenous food as they hatched, while those incubated in water would tend to hatch prematurely and show little perception of the surrounding environment. Intervention in the annual recruitment of carataí in Marapanim River seemed to be more dependent on local rain distribution and on the integrity of the forest than on fishing activities.
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Revisão taxonômica do complexo Micrurus spixii Wagler, 1824 (Serpentes, Elapidae)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2016-03-31) NASCIMENTO, Lywouty Reymond de Souza; PRUDENTE, Ana Lúcia da Costa; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1008924786363328