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| Freitas,Matheus O.; Abilhoa,Vinicius; Spach,Henry L.; Minte-Vera,Carolina V.; Francini-Filho,Ronaldo B.; Kaufman,Les; Moura,Rodrigo L.. |
| ABSTRACT Red and black groupers are large-bodied opportunistic ambush predators commonly found in Southwestern Atlantic tropical reefs. We investigated the diet of both species in order to detail ontogenetic, spatial and temporal trends, and to assess the extent of overlap in resource use between these two sympatric predators on the Abrolhos Bank, Brazil. Decapods and fishes were the main food items of Epinephelus morio while fishes were the main prey of Mycteroperca bonaci. Both diets were significantly influenced by body size and habitat, but only smaller individuals of E. morio feed almost exclusively on crustaceans. While the two groupers rely on many of the same prey types, coexistence may be facilitated by E. morio feeding more heavily on... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Abrolhos Bank; Diet; Epinephelus morio; Feeding overlap; Mycteroperca bonaci. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252017000200206 |
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| Romão,Silvia; Donatti,Lucélia; Freitas,Matheus O.; Teixeira,Josiane; Kusma,Josiana. |
| This study aimed to assess the influence of the environment on fish health. Samples of Hoplias malabaricus and Geophagus brasiliensis, were collected from three different environments: area I was urban and areas II and III were rural. Analyses of red blood cell count, microhematocrit, hemoglobin concentration, white blood cell count and differential white cell count in blood smear were carried out. Mean corpuscular volume and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration were calculated. To analyze morphological alterations, gills, liver, kidney and gonads were submitted to routine histological processing. Individuals collected from area III had slightly lower blood indices than collected from area I . Severe kidney changes, degeneration of and crystallization... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Fish; Bioindicators; Biomarkers; Morphological alterations; Hematology. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132006000400012 |
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