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1. Echinorhynchus gomesi Machado Filho, 1948 infecting the Patinga hybrid (♀ Piaractus mesopotamicus × ♂ Piaractus brachypomus) in fish farms in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Author:
Elida Jeronimo Gouveia; Lidiany Doreto Cavalcanti; Márcia Regina Russo
Source:
Aquaculture research 2020 v.51 no.12 pp. 5118-5124
ISSN:
1355-557X
Subject:
Echinorhynchus; Piaractus brachypomus; Piaractus mesopotamicus; commercialization; females; fish; fish farms; fish production; hybrids; intestines; males; parasites; tanks; water quality; Brazil
Abstract:
... The fish farms state of Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil) have been facing commercialization problems of the Patinga (Piaractus mesopotamicus (Holmberg, 1887) × Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier, 1818)) due to hight acanthocephalans infection. The aim of this study was to identify the acanthocephalan species that infect this hybrid and assess the influence of management practices on the intensity of the par ...
DOI:
10.1111/are.14850

2. Passion flower hybrids and their use in the ornamental plant market: perspectives for sustainable development with emphasis on Brazil

Author:
Abreu, Priscilla Patrocínio; Souza, Margarete Magalhães; Santos, Eileen Azevedo; Pires, Marcel Viana; Pires, Mônica Moura; de Almeida, Alex-Alan Furtado
Source:
Euphytica 2009 v.166 no.3 pp. 307-315
ISSN:
0014-2336
Subject:
Passiflora; ornamental plants; plant breeding; hybrids; interspecific hybridization; plant genetic resources; floriculture; ornamental value; wild relatives; commercialization; sustainable agriculture; Brazil
Abstract:
... The Passiflora L. (Passifloraceae) genus consists of about 500 species widely distributed throughout tropical and subtropical regions, commonly known as the passion flower. The passion flowers are considered ornamental plants because of the exotic beauty of their flowers and variant foliage. Since their introduction to the Old World, around 1625, seventeenth century, they have been used to decorat ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10681-008-9835-x

3. Tradition and trade: culture and exploitation of avian fauna by a rural community surrounding protected areas in the south of Bahia’s State, Northeastern Brazil

Author:
Antonio Iderval Sodré Neto; Ricardo Evangelista Fraga; Alexandre Schiavetti
Source:
Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2022 v.18 no.1 pp. 12
ISSN:
1746-4269
Subject:
avifauna; commercialization; conservation areas; fearfulness; hybrids; income; monitoring; national parks; qualitative analysis; rural communities; trade; traditional medicine; wildlife; Brazil
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Illegal capture and trade of wild birds are some of the most present types of wildlife trade in Brazil, and are often associated with cultural and socioenvironmental aspects. Those habits are particularly present in rural communities, where bird trade can be a source of income in dire economic situations and bird-keeping is a cultural trait passed down from generations. METHODS: We con ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13002-022-00515-x