One hundred seventeen specimens of sharks were caught along the coast of Pernambuco State, Northern Brazil, between May 2004 and May 2007, among which 86 were blacknose sharks, Carcharhinus acronotus, enabling a more detailed study of the species. Blacknose sharks were caught in the 2 study areas along the Boa Viagem/Piedade and Paiva beaches, accounting for the highest relative abundance among...

Atualmente as nações industrializadas se deparam com um novo problema, a contaminação das águas por contaminantes emergentes, entre eles fármacos e produtos de cuidado pessoal (PPCPs). Neste trabalho, um método analítico empregando extração em fase sólida (SPE) e cromatografia líquida com fonte de ionização eletrospray acoplada com espectrometria de massas em série foi desenvolvido e validado p...

Maytenus truncata (Celastraceae) is a plant species widely used in the treatment of ulcers and tumors. Despite the intensive harvest of native specimens in the State of Bahia, northeastern Brazil, there is no information about the genetic variability or structure of this species. Therefore, the goal of this study was to estimate the genetic diversity and population structure of M. truncata base...

OBJECTIVE to describe the validation process of an educational booklet for healthy eating in pregnancy using local and regional food. METHODS methodological study, developed in three steps: construction of the educational booklet, validation of the educational material by judges, and by pregnant women. The validation process was conducted by 22 judges and 20 pregnant women, by convenience sel...

the present study provides the first large scale survey on intertidal ichthyofauna along the coastline of iran from gawater bay (border of pakistan) in the gulf of oman to arvandkenar (border of iraq) in the persian gulf. this study was carried out in the years 2005-2006 at 15 stations, including mangrove, mudflat and rocky shores. specimens were collected at low tide from tide pools, using chl...

Epidermal mucus protein of marine catfish Tachysurus dussumier was screened for its anticancer properties. The mucus sample was collected and categorized as crude and partially purified. Crude and partially purified samples consist of 0.48 ± 0.02 mg/mL and 0.82 ± 0.05 mg/mL proteins, 1.15 ± 0.06 mg/mL and 0.54 ± 0.02 mg/mL carbohydrates and 0.78 ± 0.04 mg/mL and 0.32 ± 0.03 mg/mL of lipids resp...

An unusual and attractive pigmentation pattern mutation termed "salmon" has been identified in the United States in several captive colonies of the common neotropical boine snake boa constrictor [Boa constrictor (Boidae)]. Boa constrictors expressing the Sa pigmentation pattern appear to be restricted to regions of Panama. Animals with the Sa phenotype exhibit a sharp decrease in melanophore pi...

INTRODUCTION The present study identified the triatomines collected in intra and peri-domestic environments, observed the occurrence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in triatomines and correlated this information with housing conditions and the fauna associated with the rural areas of the City of Itabaianinha, located in the State of Sergipe, Brazil. METHODS Quarterly visits were conducted betw...