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Three decades of research on Iberian wild Carnivora: trends, highlights, and fu...
Rosalino, Luís Miguel; Matias, Gonçalo; Carvalho, João; Álvares, Francisco; Azevedo, Alexandre; Bandeira, Victor; Fernandes, C; Ferreras, PabloMammalian carnivores (Carnivora) are crucial components of landscapes, because of both their top-down effects on lower trophic level species and their sensitivity to bottom-up processes, such as limited food resources (e.g. due to climate instability). To understand their functional role in Iberian ecosystems more clearly, and to define effective plans for their management and conservation, it is crucial to sum...
Understanding the human–reptile bond : an exploratory mixed-methods study
Azevedo, Alexandre; Guimarães, Leonor; Ferraz, Joel; Whiting, Martin; Magalhães-Sant'Ana, ManuelOwning reptiles (e.g., chelonians, lizards, and snakes) poses a great deal of challenges in terms of welfare and care, as well as conservation and environmental concerns. However, despite the large scale of the reptile trade, little is known about the motives for acquiring and keeping these animals. This research provides the first empirical investigation on the motives for owning reptiles as pets in Portugal a...
Pet reptiles : are we meeting their needs?
Azevedo, Alexandre; Guimarães, Leonor; Ferraz, Joel; Whiting, Martin; Magalhães-Sant'Ana, ManuelABSTRACT - The ability to meet the needs of each species in captivity is at the heart of the ethical debate on the acceptability of keeping reptiles and other animals as pets. Little is known about the ability of reptile owners to understand their pets’ behavior and to meet their welfare requirements. In this study, we surveyed pet reptile owners in Portugal (N = 220) to assess their behavioral knowledge and th...
Population dynamics of shrimp Pleoticus muelleri in an upwelling region and new...
Sancinetti, Gustavo S. [UNESP]; Castilho, Antônio L. [UNESP]; Wolf, Milena R. [UNESP]; Costa, Rogério C. [UNESP]; Azevedo, AlexandreMade available in DSpace on 2020-12-12T01:43:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2019-12-01; The population dynamics of shrimp Pleoticus muelleri was used as a model to verify if the trend of continuous reproduction periodicity, shorter body size and longevity, and early sexual maturity found in tropical regions is corroborated in upwelling regions. Shrimps were sampled in a region under the in...
Sex and season explain spleen weight variation in the Egyptian mongoose
Bandeira, Victor; Virgós, Emilio; Azevedo, Alexandre; Carvalho, João; Cunha, Mónica V.; Fonseca, CarlosThe Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon Linnaeus, 1758) is a medium-sized carnivore that experienced remarkable geographic expansion over the last 3 decades in the Iberian Peninsula. In this study, we investigated the association of species-related and abiotic factors with spleen weight (as a proxy for immunocompetence) in the species. We assessed the relationship of body condition, sex, age, season, and env...
How marine upwelling influences the distribution of Artemesia longinaris (Decap...
Sancinetti, Gustavo S. [UNESP]; Azevedo, Alexandre; Castilho, Antonio L. [UNESP]; Fransozo, Adilson [UNESP]; Costa, Rogério Caetano da [UNESP]Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-18T15:56:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2014-05-01Bitstream added on 2015-03-18T16:28:23Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 WOS000339547100005.pdf: 1559565 bytes, checksum: f733543b098e69d8613487838659613a (MD5); Upwelling events can occur in most of the oceans altering the water physical, chemical and sediment conditions and consequently the species communities dw...
Biodiversity, distribution and abundance of shrimps Penaeoidea and Caridea comm...
Silva, Evelyn Raposo Da; Sancinetti, Gustavo Sérgio [UNESP]; Fransozo, Adilson [UNESP]; Azevedo, Alexandre; Costa, Rogério Caetano da [UNESP]Made available in DSpace on 2015-02-02T12:39:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2014-07-01Bitstream added on 2015-02-02T13:08:22Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 S0104-64972014000100001.pdf: 2576376 bytes, checksum: 6ed76128dad5383ae92f8ae5885c1b9e (MD5); Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP); Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq); Coordenação de A...
Partial cDNA sequence analysis of myosin Va from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus my...
Rancura, Katia Gisele Oliveira; Martins, Cesar; Montano, Michelli Rivero; Carvalho, Robson Francisco; Azevedo, AlexandreMade available in DSpace on 2013-08-12T18:24:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2008-01-01; Made available in DSpace on 2013-09-30T18:39:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2008-01-01; Submitted by Vitor Silverio Rodrigues (vitorsrodrigues@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2014-05-20T13:52:22Z No. of bitstreams: 0; Made available in DSpace on 2014-05-20T13:52:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams:...
Diretrizes brasileiras para o tratamento da narcolepsia
Alóe, Flávio; Alves, Rosana Cardoso; Araújo, John Fontenele; Azevedo, Alexandre; Bacelar, Andrea; Bezerra, Márcio; Bittencourt, Lia Rita AzeredoEste artigo relata as conclusões da reunião de consenso com médicos especialistas sobre diagnóstico de narcolepsia baseada na revisão dos artigos sobre narcolepsia listados no Medline entre 1980 e 2010. A narcolepsia é uma doença crônica de início entre a primeira e segunda décadas de vida do indivíduo. Os sintomas essenciais são cataplexia e sonolência excessiva. A cataplexia é definida como episódios súbitos,...