Marcos Jorge M Dubeux, Ubiratã F Souza, Ricardo Lourenço-DE-Moraes, Gentil A Pereira-Filho, Raul F D Sales, Fagner R Delfim, Frederico Gustavo R França, Marco Antônio DE Freitas, Robson Waldemar Ávila, Marília B Lion, Eliza Maria X Freire, Selma Torquato, Geraldo Jorge B DE Moura, Adrian Antonio Garda, Daniel O Mesquita, Tamí Mott, Pedro M Sales Nunes
{"title":"Amphisbaenians and lizards of the Pernambuco Endemism Center: species richness, sampling gaps, and conservation status in one of the most threatened regions of the Atlantic Forest.","authors":"Marcos Jorge M Dubeux, Ubiratã F Souza, Ricardo Lourenço-DE-Moraes, Gentil A Pereira-Filho, Raul F D Sales, Fagner R Delfim, Frederico Gustavo R França, Marco Antônio DE Freitas, Robson Waldemar Ávila, Marília B Lion, Eliza Maria X Freire, Selma Torquato, Geraldo Jorge B DE Moura, Adrian Antonio Garda, Daniel O Mesquita, Tamí Mott, Pedro M Sales Nunes","doi":"10.1590/0001-3765202520240284","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0001-3765202520240284","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, we integrated data from more than 30 years of inventories available in the main herpetological collections of the Pernambuco Endemism Center (PEC), northern Atlantic Forest. We aimed to reduce the Wallacean shortfall of amphisbaenians and lizards (non-snake squamates) in the region, to provide distribution maps of all species, and to direct future survey efforts and conservation strategies in one of the most threatened portions of the Atlantic Forest. The species list was based exclusively on records associated with vouchers from localities in the PEC and transition zones. We recorded 50 species of non-snake squamates in the PEC, distributed across 97 municipalities in four states. Among the species registered in the PEC, seven are topotypical, five are endemic and three are considered threatened with extinction. Only 35% of the municipalities in the PEC have at least one individual deposited in the herpetological collections analyzed and of these only 35% have more than ten species registered. The most representative areas are concentrated in the coastal portion of the PEC, and arranged in four main zones. These zones mainly overlap with areas close to state capitals and around some of the PEC's protected areas.</p>","PeriodicalId":7776,"journal":{"name":"Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias","volume":"97 1","pages":"e20240284"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143707972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Márcia S Coelho, Lúcia Helena P Kiill, Celso F Martins
{"title":"Efficiency of pantraps for monitoring bees diversity in Brazilian acerola orchards: the role of color diversity.","authors":"Márcia S Coelho, Lúcia Helena P Kiill, Celso F Martins","doi":"10.1590/0001-3765202520240521","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0001-3765202520240521","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bee monitoring characterizes the local fauna and determines conservation measures. The study evaluated the influence of pantrap color on bee attraction and the difference in seasonal patterns of these insects. Collections were carried out in commercial plantations of Malpighia emarginata in the Northeast region of Brazil, using yellow, blue and white pantraps. A total of 1,449 bee specimens belonging to 59 species, four subfamilies of Apidae, 18 tribes and 31 genera were captured, with emphasis on the subfamily Apinae (89.6%). Blue pantraps captured 66.5% of the total sampled specimens, followed by white (19.6%) and yellow (13.9%). Melitomella grisescens (29.3%) was the most abundant species, followed by Apis mellifera (10.3%), Melitoma segmentaria (10.1%), Ptilothrix plumata (9.6%) and Melitoma ipomoearum (6.8%). With the exception of A. mellifera, all the most abundant species belonged to the Emphorini tribe (56%). Regarding the Centridini tribe, pantraps were efficient in collecting species, but not individuals. The months of September and November/2019 were the months when the lowest numbers of insects were collected and the lowest rainfall rates were recorded. In this sense, understanding new methodologies becomes essential to identify the diversity of pollinators for the construction of management and conservation plans.</p>","PeriodicalId":7776,"journal":{"name":"Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias","volume":"97 1","pages":"e20240521"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143708081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sidney S Silva, Imaculada M C Ananias, André S Souza, Fábio Aremil C Santos, Naiara Melo, Luis David S Murgas, Ronald K Luz
{"title":"Physiological and oxidative responses of Colossoma macropomum and hybrid ♀ C. macropomum × ♂ Piaractus brachypomus subjected to different stressors in a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS).","authors":"Sidney S Silva, Imaculada M C Ananias, André S Souza, Fábio Aremil C Santos, Naiara Melo, Luis David S Murgas, Ronald K Luz","doi":"10.1590/0001-3765202520240645","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0001-3765202520240645","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The effects of acute handling stress on the physiological and antioxidant responses of tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) and the hybrid tambatinga (C. macropomum × Piaractus brachypomus) raised in a recirculating aquaculture system were investigated. Thirty juveniles of tambaqui (27.8 ± 2.8 g) and thirty of tambatinga (26.2 ± 3.1 g) were used. Six fish/group were captured and subjected to the sample to determine basal parameters. The remaining animals were chased with hand net for 3 minutes, exposed to air for 2 minutes and subjected to biometry. Blood and oxidative parameters were determined immediately after stress (IAE) and after 1h (1hAE), 24h (24hAE) and 48h (48hAE). Stress caused an increase in the hematocrit of tambaqui at IAE, with reduction after 48hAE. For glycemia, there were differences between the fish groups and collections with higher values for tambatinga and after IAE and 1hAE. Cholesterol in tambaqui increased after 24hAE and 48hAE, decreasing in hybrid after 24hAE with return to basal after 48hAE. SOD increased in IAE while in tambaqui the response only occurred after 48hAE, resulting in an increase in lipid peroxidation. Conclude that biometric management resulted in hemodilution in tambatinga, without recovery of basal parameters. However, the antioxidant system prevented lipid peroxidation.</p>","PeriodicalId":7776,"journal":{"name":"Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias","volume":"97 1","pages":"e20240645"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143655913","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mariana P C Cibreiros, Marnie Hillary C Leão, Claudia Mermelstein, Manoel Luis Costa
{"title":"Show me the image: a systematic analysis on how results are represented in publications from different fields of biomedical and biological research.","authors":"Mariana P C Cibreiros, Marnie Hillary C Leão, Claudia Mermelstein, Manoel Luis Costa","doi":"10.1590/0001-3765202520241023","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0001-3765202520241023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Figures are essential to convey the main results of scientific articles. Different biomedical research fields have different methodologies and therefore different forms of data representation. To understand whether there are distinct patterns of data representation, we analyzed how results are displayed in scientific publications from six fields: Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Clinical Sciences, Oncology and Carcinogenesis, Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Zoology. Our results show that Graphics were the most frequent type of representation, followed by Schemes and diagrams. Microscopy was the third most used type of image in most fields, except in Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, where Molecules and chemical reactions were the third most frequent. Interestingly, each research field has a characteristic pattern of image. We further classified the image types in primary or secondary data, according to the level of human interference in its construction. Each field has a particular proportion of primary and secondary images. We also analyzed the frequency of words and observed a remarkable vocabulary difference between fields. The most frequent word of each field nicely correlates with the unique type of figures used. Specific fields might gain more visibility for their data by using diverse approaches in image representation.</p>","PeriodicalId":7776,"journal":{"name":"Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias","volume":"97 1","pages":"e20241023"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143655920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Probing of MEP1A gene to identify biomarkers associated with post-partum anestrus in buffalo.","authors":"Fatima Muccee","doi":"10.1590/0001-3765202520230419","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0001-3765202520230419","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Post parturition period during which female animal does not exhibit estrus behavior and is unable to get successfully fertilized and conceive is known as post-partum anestrus. It causes buffalo reproduction failure, restricts the full exploitation of buffalo for milk and meat and down turning of the national economy of agricultural countries. Post-partum anestrus is one of the most ignored factors influenced by farm environmental conditions and genetic complement of animal. In the present study, we have tried to get an insight into genetic predisposition of anestrus by characterization of MEPA1 gene which decreases serum Igf-1 concentration during port partum stage. Sequences of MEPA1 gene retrieved from Ensembl database were analyzed by EXPASY, GeneMANIA, SIFT, I-Mutant, PROTPARAM, CELLO2GO, HOPE server, PHYRE2, SOPMA and SOSUI. SNPs reported in cases 19-23 were found to alter localization of protein. SNPs documented in cases 3, 4, 10, 14, 16, 19 and 23 affected topology. Variants in cases 4, 8-10 and 15 changed 3D structure. Hence, SNPs rs470711084, rs464074496, rs109405018, rs473528825, rs470711084, rs519229329, rs474419241, rs464074496, rs517701562, rs467425367, rs451973288, rs462968442, rs133043096, rs433804044, rs4442522640, rs464074496, rs444252640, rs443365364 and rs443365364 might assist in selection of animals with least susceptibility for post-partum anestrus at the time of selective breeding.</p>","PeriodicalId":7776,"journal":{"name":"Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias","volume":"97 1","pages":"e20230419"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143655914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
André M Alves, João Carlos G Borges, Larissa M Figueiredo, Pedro D Lima, Rodolfo F Alves, Victor Fernando S Lima, Marcus Vinicius A Batista
{"title":"Survey and ecology of nematofauna in stranded sea turtles on the northeastern coast of Brazil.","authors":"André M Alves, João Carlos G Borges, Larissa M Figueiredo, Pedro D Lima, Rodolfo F Alves, Victor Fernando S Lima, Marcus Vinicius A Batista","doi":"10.1590/0001-3765202520240671","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0001-3765202520240671","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study aimed to investigate the nematode parasite fauna in 66 stranded sea turtles on the northeastern coast of Brazil between 2010 and 2019. The parasite samples were stored at the Fundação Mamíferos Aquáticos (FMA), which collaborated on this research. The survey covered four species: Chelonia mydas, Lepidochelys olivacea, Caretta caretta, and Eretmochelys imbricata. Six species of nematode parasites were identified. C. caretta showed the highest diversity of nematode species, with Cucullanus carettae being the dominant species. In L. olivacea, Tonaudia freitasi was the dominant species, while in C. mydas and E. imbricata, the dominant species were Kathlania leptura and Sulcascaris sulcata, respectively. Statistical analyses indicated that there was no significant correlation between the size of the turtles' carapaces and the intensity or abundance of parasites in L. olivacea, according to Spearman correlation coefficients. Additionally, the study presents novel data: the first record of C. carettae and A. carettae in Brazil, Contracaecum sp. larvae in sea turtles, and new occurrences of K. leptura, T. freitasi, and S. sulcata. This survey contributes to the monitoring and understanding of the helminth fauna affecting sea turtles on the northeast coast of Brazil.</p>","PeriodicalId":7776,"journal":{"name":"Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias","volume":"97 1","pages":"e20240671"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143655921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gilmara Luíza F DE Oliveira, Lorena R Castro, Rafaela Inês S L Azar, Dênia A Saúde, Wander J Jeremias
{"title":"Termite cellulases: potential target for screening of natural termiticides.","authors":"Gilmara Luíza F DE Oliveira, Lorena R Castro, Rafaela Inês S L Azar, Dênia A Saúde, Wander J Jeremias","doi":"10.1590/0001-3765202520240780","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0001-3765202520240780","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Among the methods tested for termite eradication, termiticides derived from plants are particularly noteworthy. These termiticides represent an effective strategy for insect management, causing minimal environmental harm and posing less risk to human health than widely used chemical controls. The present study aims to obtain crude protein extracts from termites and to characterize their cellulolytic activities for their use in the bioprospecting of natural termiticides. Adult individuals were collected in wood fragments, identified, selected, and sectioned to obtain two protein extracts: one sample contains the entire exoskeleton. The other contains only the abdominal portion of the termites. The extract obtained exclusively from the termite abdomen (ABE) presented the highest concentration of proteins (670 mg/mL) compared to the crude extract of whole termites (EWT) (495 mg/mL) and the extract of the fungus Trichoderma viride isolated from termites (TvE) (397 mg/mL). All extracts showed enzymatic activities of total cellulase, endoglucanase, and exoglucanase. However, TvE showed the highest activities for all kinds of enzymes. Although the cellulolytic activities of the crude termite extracts were relatively low, they were measurable and stable. This stability permits their use in screening potential natural termiticides.</p>","PeriodicalId":7776,"journal":{"name":"Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias","volume":"97 1","pages":"e20240780"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143655922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carla Simone A G Sarmento, Odair L Lemos, Elisangela F Boffo, Sylvana N Matsumoto, Ingrid Thalia P DE Castro, Yasmin A Alvarenga
{"title":"Relations between sensory quality and spectral indices in brazilian arabica coffees.","authors":"Carla Simone A G Sarmento, Odair L Lemos, Elisangela F Boffo, Sylvana N Matsumoto, Ingrid Thalia P DE Castro, Yasmin A Alvarenga","doi":"10.1590/0001-3765202520240921","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0001-3765202520240921","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article describes an investigation using spectral indices to characterize coffee production of Brazil, regarding beverage quality and possible correlations with the growing environment. The study evaluated 50 arabica coffee samples, 16 of which were natural process, and 34 were pulped coffes. These samples were originated from growing areas located in different altitude ranges and regions of the municipality, with similar planting spacing and predominance of Catuai cultivars. The samples were subjected to sensory analysis, which revealed that 58% of the samples were classified as specialty coffees: 3 natural, and 26 pulped coffes. Multiple correspondence analysis showed that average spectral indices, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), enhanced vegetation index (EVI), and photochemical reflectance index (PRI), derived from images of the multispectral instrument (MSI), were not associated with the quality parameters of the coffee beverage. In contrast, the plant senescence reflectance index (PSRI) proved to be the relevant factor in the quality of the drink. In summary, the analysis of the relationship between the indices demonstrated that the NDVI, which measures the vegetative vigor of plants, showed an inverse correlation with the PSRI. Additionally, the principal component analysis suggested that samples collected from drier areas differed significantly from other geographic regions.</p>","PeriodicalId":7776,"journal":{"name":"Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias","volume":"97 1","pages":"e20240921"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143655917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
José Welton G DE Sousa, Julia M Falkenberg, Vitória Maria M DE Lima, Igor E Winkeler, Telton Pedro A Ramos, Silvia Yasmin Lustosa-Costa, Rosemberg F Menezes, Ana Carolina F Lacerda
{"title":"Revealing the first records of endoparasitic interactions in the non-native fish Moenkhausia costae within a reservoir in Northeastern Brazil.","authors":"José Welton G DE Sousa, Julia M Falkenberg, Vitória Maria M DE Lima, Igor E Winkeler, Telton Pedro A Ramos, Silvia Yasmin Lustosa-Costa, Rosemberg F Menezes, Ana Carolina F Lacerda","doi":"10.1590/0001-3765202520240651","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0001-3765202520240651","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Parasites are an important part of ecosystems, but are frequently ignored in studies on major anthropogenic impacts on aquatic environments. Biological invasions are responsible for biodiversity loss, and are one of the possible consequences of water transfer projects. In addition, there is a possibility that the non-native species brings, at least in part, its parasite fauna to the invaded area, or acquire new parasites in the new environment. Here, we investigated the endoparasites of a non-native fish species that was recently recorded in the upper Paraíba River basin, Northeastern Brazil, after a major water transfer project. Fifty specimens of Moenkhausia costae were collected from the Poções reservoir, Monteiro municipality, Paraíba State. Forty-two hosts were parasitized (84%), and 179 parasite specimens were collected. The endoparasite community was composed of six species of nematodes. There was no significant correlation between parasitism and the size of the hosts, nor the host's condition factor. Although the size of parasitized and non-parasitized fish did not differ, the relative condition factor was significantly higher for parasitized fish. Future studies should investigate which parasites were introduced with M. costae, and which ones were part of the invaded environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":7776,"journal":{"name":"Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias","volume":"97 1","pages":"e20240651"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143655919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jhon Jairo López-Rojas, David A Villegas, Harley Junior P Prieto, Karol Estefany Garcia-Grandez, Oniel Jeremias Aguirre-Gil
{"title":"New report of Cerambycidae beetles captured using synthetic pheromones in Alto Mayo, Peru: Filling gap.","authors":"Jhon Jairo López-Rojas, David A Villegas, Harley Junior P Prieto, Karol Estefany Garcia-Grandez, Oniel Jeremias Aguirre-Gil","doi":"10.1590/0001-3765202520240874","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0001-3765202520240874","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report the capture of several new species of longhorn beetles from Peruvian fauna using synthetic pheromones, syn-2,3-hexanediol, fuscumol, and fuscumol acetate. A total of seven species of longhorn beetles from the subfamily Lamiinae were captured. These longhorn beetles were distributed into the following tribes and species: Acanthocinini (Hylettus spilotus, Leptostylus sp., Nealcidion emeritum, and Paroecus charpentierae), Acanthoderini (Oreodera bituberculata), Colobotheini (Colobothea osculatii), and Compsosomatini (Aerenea brunnea). All specimens were captured in traps baited with fuscumol, either alone or in blend. Our findings suggest that blends of pheromones containing fuscumol are crucial for monitoring potential invasive species in new agricultural and forestry environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":7776,"journal":{"name":"Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias","volume":"97 1","pages":"e20240874"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143655911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}