Biología reproductiva de la especie vulnerable <i>Sciaena umbra</i> Linnaeus, 1758 (Pisces: Sciaenidae)

Metazoan Parasites of the European Sea Bass Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus 1758) (Pisces: Teleostei) from Corsica

As in many parts of the world, aquaculture production in the Mediterranean has been expanding rapidly over recent years (Basurco & Lovatelli, 2005). The continuous decline of ocean fisheries stocks has provided impetus for rapid growth in aquaculture. Global production of farm fish has more than doubled in the past 20 years with the growing demands of an expanding population, and it seems that ...

A chromosomal analysis of Nepa cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 and Ranatra linearis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Heteroptera, Nepidae)

An account is given of the karyotypes and male meiosis of the Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 and the Water Stick Insect Ranatra linearis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Heteroptera, Nepomorpha, Nepidae). A number of different approaches and techniques were tried: the employment of both male and female gonads and mid-guts as the sources of chromosomes, squash and air-drying methods for chromosome ...

Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758

Etude sur la digestion pancratique de la caseine pour la production de la toxine tetanique

Occurrence of Fasciola hepatica (Linnaeus, 1758) in capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) (Linnaeus, 1766) in Minas Gerais, Brazil Ocorrência de Fasciola hepatica (Linnaeus, 1758) em capivara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) (Linnaeus, 1766) em Minas Gerais, Brasil

Fasciola hepatica is a parasite that affects the hepatic ducts of several species of domestic and wild vertebrates, causing huge economic losses to livestock rearing worldwide. Reports on occurrences of F. hepatica in capybaras are an important epidemiological aspect of this disease, since these rodents can be a source of contamination for other animals and humans. In the present study, conduct...