The peppermint Mentha piperita essential oil in the died of tambaqui Colossoma macropomum promotes immunostimulating action, allowing the maintenance of the health of cultivated fish even in stressful conditions Juvenile tambaqui Colossoma macropomum used in the evaluation of health condition in the experiment with peppermint essential oil The management of Read more…
Nonoemulsions produced with essential oils from two native tree species showed efficacy against parasites of Colossoma macropomum, an Amazonian fish widely cultivated The use of oils with antiparasitic properties is advantageous, but as the oils are not soluble in water the use of nanostructures may be a viable solution. Copaifera Read more…
Seed dispersal in the Amazonian rivers can be estimated using hydrodynamic models. Seed dispersal plumes of andiroba (Carapa guianensis), a typical species of the várzea forests, during dispersal experiments in the Maracá River. After the releasing of seeds at previously defined sites, their course was monitored. This process was also Read more…
The Yellow-spotted River Turtle (tracajá) did not evolve to avoid man-threatened nesting sites. The study was conducted by a Master’s student (Andressa Valerio) and two researchers (Dr. Fernanda Michalski and Dr. Darren Norris) of the Post-Graduation Program in Tropical Biodiversity (PPGBio), and also of the PPG in Ecology of Federal Read more…