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Recurso polínico coletado por abelhas sem ferrão (Apidae, Meliponinae) em um fragmento de floresta na região de Manaus - Amazonas
(Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, 2009-09) OLIVEIRA, Francisco Plácido Magalhães; ABSY, Maria Lúcia; MIRANDA, Izildinha Souza
The objective of this study was to characterize the resources used by Amazonian bees Melipona seminigra merrillae, Melipona fulva, Trigona fulviventris and CephaloTrigona femorata, in an urban Forest patch at Manaus city from March to October 2001. The pollen analysis determined 90 pollen types, distributed in 31 families, 67 genera and 10 palynologycal types unidentified. Trigona fulviventris was the bee species that presented the most diversified pollen types, using 58 sources in that period. The size of pollen types used were distributed as follows: T. fulviventris (58), M.s. merrilae (41), C. femorata (34) and M. fulva (25). Plant species contributing the most for the diet of the bees and presenting the highest frequencies on the pollen samples were Miconia myriantha (12,91%), Leucaena leucocephalla (9,52%), Tapirira guianensis (6,53%), Eugenia stipitata (6,22%), Protium heptaphyllum (6,17%) and Vismia guianensis (5,93%). Generally the bees concentrated their collections on a reduced number of plant species and with a differentiated degree of use for each source. Pollen types with frequency above 10% occurred in a small proportion for most months, being responsible for more than 50% of all the pollen collected every month. Pollen source used varied according to the species, T. fulviventris had a more broad and diversified diet, whereas M. fulva was the bees species that least diversified its diet. T. fulviventris presented higher uniformity on the use of pollen sources and the pollen niches overlap was higher between M.s. merrillae and M. fulva and lower between T. fulviventris and C. femorata.
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Snake assemblages of Marajó Island, Pará state, Brazil
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2016-03) RODRIGUES, Gerson Moreira; MASCHIO, Gleomar Fabiano; PRUDENTE, Ana Lúcia da Costa
We describe the diversity, natural history and structure of snake assemblages from Marajó Island, state of Pará, Brazil, after analyzing 439 specimens deposited in herpetological collections. We tested the hypothesis that snake assemblages from forest and open areas of Marajó Island are distinct with regard to their structure, composition and functional groups. To compare the snake composition of the forest and open areas of Marajó with other comparable assemblages in Brazil, Principal Coordinate Analysis and Clustering tests were performed. A total of 61 species of snakes was recorded for Marajó, with ten species cited for the first time for the study area (Atractus natans Hoogmoed & Prudente, 2003, A. schach (Boie, 1827), Dendrophidion dendrophis(Schlegel, 1837), Helicops hagmanni Roux, 1910, Hydrops martii (Wagler in Spix, 1824), Lygophis meridionalis(Schenkel, 1901), Erythrolamprus typhlus (Linnaeus, 1758), Philodryas argentea (Daudin, 1803), Siphlophis cervinus(Laurenti, 1768), and Thamnodynastes sp.). The composition and structure of snake assemblages between forested and open were different, with five functional groups of snakes in forest areas, and three groups in open areas, based on habit and habitat. In all, 19 species were exclusive to forest areas, 10 were exclusive to open areas and 26 species were recorded in both areas. Our results revealed greater richness for forested areas, probably due to greater habitat heterogeneity. The species composition for forested area in Marajó was similar to that found in other Amazonian assemblages, while that for open areas was more similar to the Pantanal region than other open area assemblages. The general structure of the snake assemblage of Marajó was dominated by anurophagous, terrestrial and diurnal species. Terrestrial, arboreal and semi-arboreal snakes showed a seasonal offspring production pattern, while the pattern for aquatic and semi-aquatic species was aseasonal. The structure of assemblages was influenced by both historical and ecological factors.
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Tabus alimentares em medicina: uma hipótese para fisiopatologia referente aos alimentos remosos
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2013-06) BRITO JUNIOR, Lacy Cardoso de; ESTACIO, Adriana Guimarães
Introduction: Human eating habits in the Amazon, especially in riparian communities, include a series of dietary restrictions (taboos) resulting, in part, from the cultural miscegenation (Native Brazilians, Africans, and Portuguese settlers) that occurred during the formation of this population.1 Among these food taboos, the most important refers to foods considered “remosos” (harmful), an adjective attributable to foods that have “reima”, i.e., that affect the blood and cause itching.2 In the popular Amazon vocabulary, “remosos” foods are heavy foods derived from pork; seafood such as crab, shrimp, scaleless fish; and cascudos, such as the tamuata; birds such as ducks; and some wild animals such as lowland pacas and capybaras. These foods should not be eaten by people at risk, for example, postoperative patients and people with infections, inflammations, or injuries, because of the risk of increasing tissue damage, creating pus, and exacerbating the inflammatory process.3,4 This recommendation, although not fully accepted by local physicians, is frequently made by some local doctors to postoperative patients. However, there are very few studies evidencing the pathophysiology of the effect of these foods on healing and inflammatory processes. Thus, the objective of this study was to promote a short review about the topic of foods considered “remoso” and to propose a theoretical hypothesis for this phenomenon based on fundamentals of immunology and of the Amazon ecosystem in order to scientifically help physicians to understand this phenomenon and treat patients from these regions.

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