Amazon floodplain fish communities: habitat connectivity and conservation in a rapidly deteriorating environment

LE Hurd, RGC Sousa, FK Siqueira-Souza… - Biological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Amazon River Basin contains the world's highest fish species diversity, with a
hydrologic cycle that creates a patchy distribution of floodplain lakes at low water and affords …

Genetic structure and diversity of migratory freshwater fish in a fragmented Neotropical river system

DG Ferreira, L Souza-Shibatta, OA Shibatta… - Reviews in Fish Biology …, 2017 - Springer
Over the past few decades, South American Rivers, including the Paraná River system, have
been intensely impacted by dam constructions. To mitigate adverse impacts, fish passages …

Gomesin inhibits melanoma growth by manipulating key signaling cascades that control cell death and proliferation

MP Ikonomopoulou, MA Fernandez-Rojo, SS Pineda… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Consistent with their diverse pharmacology, peptides derived from venomous animals have
been developed as drugs to treat disorders as diverse as hypertension, diabetes and …

Damming shapes genetic patterns and may affect the persistence of freshwater fish populations

CB Machado, A Braga‐Silva, PD Freitas… - Freshwater …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
River damming threatens freshwater biodiversity worldwide by isolating populations,
reducing both gene flow and genetic variation, and affecting the ability of a given population …

The effects of simulated hydropower turbine rapid decompression on two Neotropical fish species

JR Kerr, ALF Castro, NO Melo, JA Daniels… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Barotrauma is a major cause of injury and mortality of fish as they pass through hydropower
turbines. Current understanding of hydropower related barotrauma is biased towards …

Assessing Genetic Diversity for a Pre-Breeding Program in Piaractus mesopotamicus by SNPs and SSRs

VA Mastrochirico-Filho, F Del Pazo, ME Hata… - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
The pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) is a Neotropical fish with remarkable productive
performance for aquaculture. Knowledge of genetic resources in Neotropical fish is essential …

Population structure of a neotropical migratory fish: contrasting perspectives from genetics and otolith microchemistry

SM Collins, N Bickford, PB McIntyre… - Transactions of the …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Develo** conservation strategies for migratory fishes requires an understanding of
connectivity among populations. Neotropical rivers contain diverse and economically …

Genetic diversity and structure of the commercially important native fish pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) from cultured and wild fish populations: relevance for …

F del Pazo, S Sánchez, V Posner, AA Sciara… - Aquaculture …, 2021 - Springer
Pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) is one of the most important Neotropical freshwater fish
species produced by aquaculture in South America. This study is the first attempt to inquire …

Comparative biogeography reveals differences in population genetic structure of five species of stream fishes

M Husemann, JW Ray, RS King… - Biological Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The distribution of genetic variation in Texas stream fishes has been shaped by a complex
mix of historical and anthropogenic factors. Although Texas was not glaciated during the …

SNP discovery from liver transcriptome in the fish Piaractus mesopotamicus

VA Mastrochirico-Filho, ME Hata, LS Sato… - Conservation genetics …, 2016 - Springer
Pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) is a Neotropical freshwater fish threatened by overfishing,
and one of the species of highest commercial value for aquaculture. Genetic variability …