The yellow-breasted capuchin, Cebus xanthosternos, is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN, due primarily to the loss of habitat and reduction of populations. The behavioral abilities of these monkeys, which are typical of the capuchins (lato sensu), allow them to occupy an ample diversity of the habitats found within the geographic range of the species, including mangrove. Despite being highly productiv...
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior; Callicebus is one of the most widespread and diverse genera of Neotropical primates (Infraorder Platyrrhini). Two species in the Northeast of Brazil are threatened with extinction, due primarily to habitat loss and fragmentation. Conservation of these species is hampered by the lack of reliable information on their geographic distributions, and the co...
Medicinal plants are an important source of treatment for many ailments, although little is known of the potential genotoxic effects of most species. In the present study, two species from diverse and medicinally important genera - Maytenus rigida Mart., Celastraceae, and Aristolochia birostris Ducht, Aristolochiaceae - were analyzed to identify potentially significant secondary metabolites and the possible eff...