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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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A Dinâmica Populacional do Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) na reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá (RDSM), Amazônia / Pirarucu (Arapaima Gigas) Population Dynamics of Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve (MRSD),Amazonian

Coutinho, Eliane dos Santos de Souza 28 November 2008 (has links)
Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-04T18:51:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 tese Eliane Coutinho.pdf: 2566919 bytes, checksum: 6cf0fc650b3992a20e2109fea4e81a82 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-11-28 / Pirarucu ( Arapaima gigas) has been one of the most important economic resources among all the fish species of the Brazilian Amazon for more than three centuries. The introduction of modern technologies of exploitation brought serious threats to the preservation of this species. Adequate management strategies have to be urgently introduced in order to prevent extinction. The aim of this work is to present a mathematical model for the pirarucu population dynamics considering the species peculiarities and the different fishing rates to supply subsides for its conservation. In order to differentiate its respective role in breeding, the population is divided into two groups: female and male. The parameters introduced in this paper are derived from limited but reliable field data collected at the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve (MSDR) in the Brazilian Amazonian Region. Complementary parameters are estimated from biological considerations and commonsense. / O Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas ) tem sido dos mais importante recursos econômicos entre todas as espécies de peixe da Amazônia Brasileira por mais de três séculos. A introdução de tecnologias modernas de exploração trouxe graves ameaças à preservação desta espécie. Estratégias de manejos adequados devem ser urgentemente introduzidas, a fim de evitar extinção. O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar um modelo matemático para a dinâmica populacional do pirarucu considerando peculiaridades da espécie e as diferentes taxas de pesca de modo a fornecer subsídios para a sua conservação. A fim de diferenciar seus respectivos papéis na reprodução, a população está dividida em dois grupos: machos e fêmeas. Os parâmetros assumidos no presente trabalho são parcialmente derivados de dados de campo limitados, mas seguros da Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável de Mamirauá na região Amazônica Brasileira . Alguns outros parâmetros são estimados a partir de considerações biológicas.
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Etude des impacts toxiques des contaminants chimiques du Bassin d'Arcachon sur l'huitre cultivée Crassostrea gigas : Approche in-situ et expérimentale / Study of the Arcachon Bay’s chemical contaminants’ toxic impact on the cupped oyster Crassostrea gigas : in situ and experimental approach

Bijoux, Hugues 19 February 2014 (has links)
Le bassin d’Arcachon est une lagune semi-fermée qui concentre de forts enjeux économiques grâce à la pratique de l’ostréiculture. Cette activité est affectée depuis une trentaine d’années par des phénomènes de mortalités estivales, et plus récemment par des surmortalités du naissain. Ces travaux se sont intéressés au rôle des polluants majeurs du bassin d’Arcachon dans ce contexte de crise en étudiant leurs effets sur la biologie de Crassostrea gigas. Une approche in situ a d’abord été adoptée afin d’identifier les contaminants les plus présents dans le milieu naturel. Des opérations de transplantation d’huîtres et des prélèvements de sédiments ont permis de quantifier divers contaminants et d’associer leur présence à des réponses biologiques. Les polluants ainsi identifiés ont ensuite été employés en conditions contrôlées au laboratoire. Trois expérimentations ont été réalisées : la première concerne l’étude des voies de contamination par le tributylétain ; la seconde concerne les effets des pesticides et du cuivre ; la troisième concerne l’effet des HAP sur des huîtres diploïdes et triploïdes. Nos résultats indiquent que les organismes transplantés au coeur de la lagune sont plus exposés aux polluants, en lien avec les caractéristiques hydrodynamiques du système. La plupart des paramètres biologiques étudiés sur le terrain ont par ailleurs montré une saisonnalité liée aux processus de gamétogenèse. Au laboratoire, la plupart des contaminants testés ont induit une réponse adaptative chez les huîtres exposées. Notre étude souligne l’importance de coupler approche de terrain et approche expérimentale pour comprendre le fonctionnement des écosystèmes côtiers. / The Arcachon Bay is a semi-enclosed lagoon and represents the core of strong economic stakes through the practice of oyster-farming. This activity has been affected for around thirty years by summer mortality events, and more recently by abnormally high death rates of juveniles. This work focused on the role of the Arcachon Bay’s main contaminants in this crisis, by studying their effects on the cupped oyster’s biology. Firstly, an in situ approach was adopted in order to identify the major pollutants of the bay: caged oysters were transplanted and sediments were sampled. The presence of contaminants in the samples was associated to biological responses. Secondly, the contaminants identified in situ were used in controlled conditions at the laboratory. Three experimentations were performed; the first dealt with the contamination pathways of tributyltin; the second focused on the biological effects of pesticides and copper; the third concerned the effects of PAH towards diploid and triploid oysters. Our results indicate that the inner stations present higher accumulation of metals and PAH, in accordance with the hydrodynamic features of the bay. The bioindicators used in situ exhibited seasonal trends related to the oysters’ gametogenesis. In the laboratory, most of the contaminants used at environmental levels induced an adaptive response of the exposed oysters. Our study highlights the importance of coupling in situ and laboratory approaches in order to understand the functioning of coastal ecosystems.
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Revisão do Ramo Gondwânico da família Mawsoniidae (Sarcopterygii: Actinistia: Coelacanthiformes) / Review of Gondwana Branch of the Mawsoniidae family (Sarcopterygii: Actinistia: Coelacanthiformes)

Léo Galvão Carnier Fragoso 05 May 2014 (has links)
Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro / Representados aualmente por apenas duas espécies: Latimeria chalumnae e L. menadoensis, os celacantos (Infraordem Actinistia) já foi muito mais numeroso, prolífico desde os tempos de seu surgimento no Devoniano Inferior. Dentro de Actinistia a família Mawsoniidae se destaca por abranger as maiores espécies do grupo, algumas atingindo até três metros de comprimento. A entrada de Mawsoniidae no continente Gondwana se deu durante o Jurássico superior, período o qual é atribuído a espécie Parnaibaia maranhoensis da bacia do Parnaíba (Maranhão). No cretáceo a família se ramificou em dois outros gêneros Mawsonia (com conhecidas ocorrências brasileiras e africanas) e Axelrodichthys (gênero brasileiro com alguns indícios de presença na África). Este trabalho teve por objetivo realizar uma redescrição e comparação de seis espécies do ramo gondwânico da família Mawsoniidae: Parnaibaia maranhoensis, Axelrodichthys araripensis, Mawsonia gigas, M. minor, M. lavocati e M. brasiliensis. Os espécimes estão depositados em oito instituições: três nacionais e cinco internacionais. Após uma criteriosa descrição anatômica dos exemplares caracteres foram selecionados para a realização de uma análise filogenética restrita ao grupo. Os resultados das observações anatômicas revelaram diversas estruturas ainda não descritas na literatura, incluindo o primeiro elemento medial do esqueleto apendicular de Mawsoniidae a ser observado, além de diversas diferenças e afinidades entre as seis espécies. P. maranhoensis apresentou um conjunto de caracteres plesiomórfico que foram interpretados como sendo o resultado de um evento de neotenia, algo inédito na literatura de celacantos. Todas as espécies do gênero Mawsonia apresentaram características diagnósticas que validam sua separação em espécies distintas. A análise filogenética resultou em duas árvores igualmente parcimoniosas. Ambas concordam com a posição de Parnaibaia na base do grupo. Mas diferem com relação à posição de A. araripensis e as espécies do gênero Mawsonia. Conclui-se que Parnaibaia é o gênero mais plesiomórfico do grupo, estando na base do ramo gondwânico da família. Axelrodichthys representa a ligação deste com as demais espécies do gênero. / Represented at the present with only two species: Latimeria chalumnae and Latimeria medadoensis, the coelacanth (Infraorder: Actinistia) were once a very numerous and prolific group since their dawn in the Lower Devonian. Amongst the Actinistia, the family Mawsoniidae stands out for harboring the biggest species in the group, some reaching three meters in length. The entry of the Mawsoniidae family on the Gondwana continent happened during Upper Jurassic, period attributed to the species Parnaibaia maranhoensis from the Parnaíba basin (Maranhão). During the Cretaceous, the family branched into two distinct genus: Mawsonia (known from Brazil and Africa) and Axelrodichthys (a Brazilian genus with unconfirmed African occurrences). The goal of this work was to make a redescription and comparison of six species of the Gondwana branch of the Mawsoniidae family: Parnaibaia maranhoensis, Axelrodichthys araripensis, Mawsonia gigas, M. minor, M. lavocati e M. brasiliensis. The specimens are located in eight institutions: three nationals and five internationals. After a thorough anatomical description of the specimens, characters were selected for a phylogenetic analysis, restricted to the group. The results of the anatomical observations revealed several structures not described in previous literature, including the first medial element of the appendicular skeleton of the Mawsoniidae family ever to be observed, aside from differences and affinities between the six species. P. maranhoensis presented a set of plesiomorfic characters that were interpreted as being the result of a neotenic event, something not yet described in the specialized literature. Every species of the genus Mawsonia showed diagnostic characters that validate their respective status as a distinctive species. The phylogenetic analysis resulted in two trees equally parsimonious. Both agreed with the position of Parnaibaia, at the base of the group. However, differ in relation to the position of Axelrodichthys as a genus separate from Mawsonia. It is concluded that Parnaibaia is the most plesiomorfic genus of the group being at the base of the Gondwana branch of the family. Axelrodichthys represents the link of Parnaibaia and the other species of the group.
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Revisão do Ramo Gondwânico da família Mawsoniidae (Sarcopterygii: Actinistia: Coelacanthiformes) / Review of Gondwana Branch of the Mawsoniidae family (Sarcopterygii: Actinistia: Coelacanthiformes)

Léo Galvão Carnier Fragoso 05 May 2014 (has links)
Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro / Representados aualmente por apenas duas espécies: Latimeria chalumnae e L. menadoensis, os celacantos (Infraordem Actinistia) já foi muito mais numeroso, prolífico desde os tempos de seu surgimento no Devoniano Inferior. Dentro de Actinistia a família Mawsoniidae se destaca por abranger as maiores espécies do grupo, algumas atingindo até três metros de comprimento. A entrada de Mawsoniidae no continente Gondwana se deu durante o Jurássico superior, período o qual é atribuído a espécie Parnaibaia maranhoensis da bacia do Parnaíba (Maranhão). No cretáceo a família se ramificou em dois outros gêneros Mawsonia (com conhecidas ocorrências brasileiras e africanas) e Axelrodichthys (gênero brasileiro com alguns indícios de presença na África). Este trabalho teve por objetivo realizar uma redescrição e comparação de seis espécies do ramo gondwânico da família Mawsoniidae: Parnaibaia maranhoensis, Axelrodichthys araripensis, Mawsonia gigas, M. minor, M. lavocati e M. brasiliensis. Os espécimes estão depositados em oito instituições: três nacionais e cinco internacionais. Após uma criteriosa descrição anatômica dos exemplares caracteres foram selecionados para a realização de uma análise filogenética restrita ao grupo. Os resultados das observações anatômicas revelaram diversas estruturas ainda não descritas na literatura, incluindo o primeiro elemento medial do esqueleto apendicular de Mawsoniidae a ser observado, além de diversas diferenças e afinidades entre as seis espécies. P. maranhoensis apresentou um conjunto de caracteres plesiomórfico que foram interpretados como sendo o resultado de um evento de neotenia, algo inédito na literatura de celacantos. Todas as espécies do gênero Mawsonia apresentaram características diagnósticas que validam sua separação em espécies distintas. A análise filogenética resultou em duas árvores igualmente parcimoniosas. Ambas concordam com a posição de Parnaibaia na base do grupo. Mas diferem com relação à posição de A. araripensis e as espécies do gênero Mawsonia. Conclui-se que Parnaibaia é o gênero mais plesiomórfico do grupo, estando na base do ramo gondwânico da família. Axelrodichthys representa a ligação deste com as demais espécies do gênero. / Represented at the present with only two species: Latimeria chalumnae and Latimeria medadoensis, the coelacanth (Infraorder: Actinistia) were once a very numerous and prolific group since their dawn in the Lower Devonian. Amongst the Actinistia, the family Mawsoniidae stands out for harboring the biggest species in the group, some reaching three meters in length. The entry of the Mawsoniidae family on the Gondwana continent happened during Upper Jurassic, period attributed to the species Parnaibaia maranhoensis from the Parnaíba basin (Maranhão). During the Cretaceous, the family branched into two distinct genus: Mawsonia (known from Brazil and Africa) and Axelrodichthys (a Brazilian genus with unconfirmed African occurrences). The goal of this work was to make a redescription and comparison of six species of the Gondwana branch of the Mawsoniidae family: Parnaibaia maranhoensis, Axelrodichthys araripensis, Mawsonia gigas, M. minor, M. lavocati e M. brasiliensis. The specimens are located in eight institutions: three nationals and five internationals. After a thorough anatomical description of the specimens, characters were selected for a phylogenetic analysis, restricted to the group. The results of the anatomical observations revealed several structures not described in previous literature, including the first medial element of the appendicular skeleton of the Mawsoniidae family ever to be observed, aside from differences and affinities between the six species. P. maranhoensis presented a set of plesiomorfic characters that were interpreted as being the result of a neotenic event, something not yet described in the specialized literature. Every species of the genus Mawsonia showed diagnostic characters that validate their respective status as a distinctive species. The phylogenetic analysis resulted in two trees equally parsimonious. Both agreed with the position of Parnaibaia, at the base of the group. However, differ in relation to the position of Axelrodichthys as a genus separate from Mawsonia. It is concluded that Parnaibaia is the most plesiomorfic genus of the group being at the base of the Gondwana branch of the family. Axelrodichthys represents the link of Parnaibaia and the other species of the group.
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Vibrio tubiashii en France : description d’isolats pathogènes affectant des mollusques et étude de leurs mécanismes de virulence / Vibrio tubiashii in France : description of pathogenic isolates affecting molluscs and study of their virulence mechanisms

Mersni-Achour, Rachida 20 May 2014 (has links)
L’ostréiculture constitue l'une des principales composantes de l’aquaculture. Cependant, ce secteur est confronté à des épisodes de mortalités anormales survenant aussi bien en écloseries que dans le milieu naturel, affectant les huîtres diploïdes et triploïdes et à différents stades de leur vie. Pendant les épisodes de mortalité des mollusques bivalves en France, des bactéries, initialement classées dans le groupe de V. harveyi, ont été régulièrement isolées à coté des virus de type herpès, V. splendidus ou de V. aestuarianus. Afin d'affiner l’affiliation taxonomique de ces isolats, une caractérisation génotypique et phénotypique a été réalisée. Les isolats bactériens, initialement classés dans le groupe de V. harveyi, se sont révélés génétiquement plus proches de souches du groupe V. tubiashii, reconnues comme agents pathogènes affectant larves et juvéniles de mollusques aux Etats-Unis et en Angleterre. Des outils de diagnostic ont été élaborés pour évaluer la propagation de cette espèce lors des périodes de mortalité depuis 2007, supportant cette première description de V. tubiashii en France. La virulence des isolats et la toxicité de leurs produits extracellulaires (ECPs) ont été confirmés par infections expérimentales sur des larves et des juvéniles de C. gigas. Les essais in vitro ont révélé la capacité des ECPs de V. tubiashii à perturber des fonctions immunitaires hémocytaires probablement via la dégradation de certaines protéines structurales. Finalement, des analyses protéomiques et transcriptomiques ont révélé la conjonction de multiples facteurs de virulence, y compris les métalloprotéases dans la virulence des souches françaises de V. tubiashii. / The oyster farming constitutes one of the major components of the global aquaculture. However, this sector is facing abnormal mortalities outbreaks that affect diploid and triploid oyster at their different life stages, in the hatcheries and in the field. During bivalve molluscs mortality events in France, bacteria initially classified into Harveyi group, were regularly isolated along with herpes virus, V. splendidus or V. aestuarianus. In order to fine tune the taxonomic affiliation of those isolates, a genotypic and phenotypic approach was used. The bacterial isolates, initially misclassified into the Harveyi clade, were shown to be genetically closed to V. tubiashii strains already recognized as the main causative agents of larvae and juvenile mollusc mortalities in America and in England. A diagnostic tool was developed to evaluate its spread in mortality events since 2007, supporting this first description of V. tubiashii in France. Moreover, the virulence of isolates and the toxicity of their extracellular products (ECPs) were confirmed on C. gigas larvae and juveniles by experimental infections. Using in vitro assays, French V. tubiashii ECPs revealed their ability to alter some hemocytes immune defense probably through the degradation of matrix structural proteins. Finally, proteomic and transcriptomic analyses revealed the conjunction of multiples virulence factors including metalloproteases in the virulence of the French V. tubiashii strains.
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Relations entre la structure des lipides membranaires de mitochondries et l'activité d'enzymes associées chez l'huître creuse Crassostrea gigas / Relations between membrane lipid structures and enzyme activities in mitochondria of oyster Crassostrea gigas

Dudognon, Tony 31 January 2013 (has links)
Tout d’abord considérés comme simples composants d’une barrière imperméable, il a été démontré que les lipides membranaires auraient en fait un rôle biologique bien plus important, pouvant modifier l’environnement des enzymes membranaires et moduler l’activité de ces dernières. Dans la thèse présentée ici, ces relations ont été étudiées dans les mitochondries de l’huître creuse Crassostrea gigas. Les bivalves subissent d’importants changements environnementaux et l’adaptation à ces changements peut passer par un remodelage des membranes, ce qui fait de ces animaux des modèles intéressants pour les études des relations entre la structure des membranes et les activités d’enzymes associées. Des huîtres ont été nourries en écloserie avec deux régimes d’algues monospécifiques, T-Iso et Chaetoceros gracilis, et un mélange équilibré de ces deux algues. Malgré d’importantes modifications de composition en acides gras induites par les différents régimes alimentaires, une grande stabilité des processus membranaires mitochondriaux a été observée. D’un autre côté, la comparaison entre des huîtres élevées en écloserie et des huîtres élevées dans leur milieu naturel a révélé d’importantes modifications de capacités mitochondriales, qui pourraient être liées à une modulation des classes de phospholipides et de leur insaturation. Ces différences ne peuvent pas s’expliquer par une influence des cycles tidaux dans la mesure où, malgré un changement de production d’ATP, l’activité des mitochondries a été montrée comme étant similaire chez les huîtres collectées en émersion et en immersion. L’homéostasie mitochondriale observée dans cette étude pourrait être un moyen pour les huîtres de faire face aux variations biotiques (disponibilité en nourriture) et abiotiques (disponibilité en oxygène) de l’environnement naturel de C. gigas, et de maintenir leurs fonctions physiologiques malgré ces variations. / First considered as simple components of an impermeable barrier, it has been shown that membrane lipids would have a more important biological role. These lipids could modify the environment of membrane enzymes and modulate their activity. In this thesis, these relationships have been studied in mitochondria of the oyster Crassostrea gigas. Bivalves undergo major environmental changes and adaptation to these changes may require a membrane remodelling, which makes these animals interesting models to study the relationship between membrane structure and membrane processes. In this study oysters were fed in hatchery with two monospecific algal diets, T-Iso and Chaetoceros gracilis, and an equilibrated mix of both algae. Despite significant changes in fatty acid composition induced by these diets, mitochondrial capacities remained stable. On the other hand, the comparison between hatchery-reared oysters and oysters reared in their natural environment revealed significant changes in mitochondrial capacity, which could be related to modulation of phospholipid class composition and unsaturation. These differences can not be explained by the influence of tidal cycles. Indeed, despite a change in ATP production, mitochondrial activity was shown to be similar in oysters collected during emersion and immersion.Mitochondrial homeostasis observed in this study could be a way for oysters to cope with biotic (food availability) and abiotic (oxygen availability) variations in the natural environment of C. gigas, and to maintain their physiological functions despite these variations.
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Esteróides gonadais e metabolismo lipídico ao longo do ciclo reprodutivo de Arapaima gigas (SCHINZ, 1822) em ambiente natural / Gonad steroids and lipid metabolism along the reproductive cycle of Arapaima gigas (SCHINZ, 1822) in natural environmet

Amaral, Juliane Suzuki 10 September 2009 (has links)
O presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar possíveis alterações fisiológicas associadas à reprodução em machos e fêmeas de Arapaima gigas (pirarucu) em seu ambiente natural. O pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) é uma espécie de respiração aérea que pertence ao mais primitivo grupo dos teleósteos, que habita as águas do rio Amazonas. Os objetivos principais foram caracterizar o perfil plasmático dos esteróides gonadais plasmáticos (17β-Estradiol, Testosterona, 11ceto-Testosterona (11ceto-T) e 17α -hidroxiprogesterona (17α -OHP)); concentrações de lipídios e proteínas teciduais (gônadas, fígado, músculo branco, vermelho e ventrecha), e o perfil de ácidos graxos ao longo do ciclo reprodutivo de machos e fêmeas coletados em seu ambiente natural localizado na Ilha Mexiana no estado do Pará/Brasil. As coletas foram realizadas em Setembro/2007; Janeiro/2008; Julho/2008 e Setembro/2008 e foram determinados quatro estádios de maturação gonadal para as fêmeas: Repouso, Maturação, Maduro e Regressão. No presente estudo foram observados ainda animais imaturos. Os machos foram classificados em relação à quantidade de espermatozóides presente nos túbulos seminíferos, sendo que os animais que apresentavam poucos espermatozóides no lúmen são referidos como grupo 1 e os animais que apresentavam muitos espermatozóides no lúmen como grupo 2. As análises histológicas realizadas nas gônadas permitem concluir que o pirarucu possui ovário do tipo gymno-ovariano com desenvolvimento oocitário assincrônico e a estrutura testicular de A. gigas é do tipo não cística. As análises metabólicas em fêmeas mostraram que a ventrecha é o tecido de maior concentração de lipídios, seguido do músculo vermelho e branco, evidenciando que, dentre os diferentes tipos musculares, a ventrecha é a região preferencial de armazenamento de lipídios. As concentrações lipídicas teciduais , demonstraram um aumento no acúmulo gonadal e hepático à medida que o ciclo reprodutivo avança, alcançando a concentração máxima na fase madura. Já as proteínas hepáticas e gonadais não apresentaram diferença significativa entre os estádios reprodutivos. Nos machos, os lipídios e as proteínas não apresentaram diferença estatística significativa entre os grupos em nenhum tecido analisado. Os PUFAs (ácidos graxos polinsaturados) n3 na fração polar ovariana foram maiores na fase madura em relação às demais fases reprodutivas, inclusive no animal imaturo, sendo que essa alta porcentagem reflete na importância desses ácidos graxos no ovo, que serão utilizados para o futuro desenvolvimento da larva. De uma forma geral, foi observada uma característica de maior porcentagem de PUFAs n6 (fração polar) e PUFAs n3 (fração neutra) do tecido hepático em animais imaturos quando comparados às fêmeas adultas. Nos machos, os ácidos graxos monoinsaturados foram maiores no grupo 2 no músculo branco e ventrecha, devido à necessidade de um maior aporte energético na musculatura para o comportamento reprodutivo. Os resultados das análises plasmáticas dos esteróides gonadais mostraram que o perfil de 17β-Estradiol em fêmeas apresentou-se alto nas fases iniciais do ciclo reprodutivo, decaindo na fase madura e regressão, provavelmente devido ao feedback negativo. Os animais imaturos apresentaram as maiores concentrações plasmáticas de 17β-Estradiol e 17α-OHP em relação aos adultos, já que esses hormônios estimulam o desenvolvimento de características secundárias, desenvolvimento neural, crescimento e maturação sexual nos animais imaturos, em machos e fêmeas. Foram observadas altas concentrações de 17α -OHP nos machos em ambos os grupos sugerindo a disponibilidade desse hormônio para a conversão de 17α,20β-DHP, que atua na motilidade dos espermatozóides, já que ambos os grupos apresentam espermatozóides no lúmen. As concentrações de testosterona excedem à de 11ceto-T em machos, sugerindo que essa espécie esteja utilizando outros andrógenos e não somente a 11ceto-T para a reprodução. O acompanhamento destes animais no ambiente natural evidencia que não é possível utilizar características secundárias como coloração da escama como indicativo do sexo, porém a sexagem é possível de se realizar utilizando a razão entre os hormônios plasmáticos 11ceto-T e 17β-Estradiol. / The aim of the present study was to investigate the possible physiological alterations related with reproduction in males and females of Arapaima gigas (pirarucu) in their natural environment. Pirarucu is an obligatory aerial respiration species belonging to a very ancient group of teleosts and inhabits Amazonian river. The main goals of this study were to describe the plasmatic gonad steroids profile (17β-Estradiol, Testosterone, 11keto-Testosterone (11keto-T) and 17α- hidroxyprogesterone (17α-OHP)), lipids and proteins concentrations of the main storage tissues (gonads, white muscle, red muscle and ventrecha), and fatty acid profile along the reproductive cycle of males and females collected in their natural environment at Ilha Mexiana (Pará/ Brazil). The animals were caught from the wild in September/2007, January/2008, July/2008 and September/2008 and four stages of gonad development were determined: Rest, Maturation, Mature and Regression. Immature animals were also observed. Males were classified according to spermatozoid amount inside the seminiferous tubes, and the animals having a few spermatozoids were referred as group1 and those having many spermatozoids were referred as group 2. Microscopic analyses allowed concluding that pirarucu has gymno-ovary type with assynchronic oocyte development and testis has non-cystic structure. The metabolic analyses in females showed that the tissue presenting the highest lipids concentration was the ventrecha, followed by the red and white muscle, suggesting that ventrecha is the preferred lipids storage among different muscles. Lipids concentrations increased in ovaries and liver along the reproductive cycle, getting the highest value at mature stage. Liver and gonads protein did not show any difference among the reproductive stages. Lipids and proteins in males did not present any difference between the groups of any analyzed tissue. In polar lipids ovary fraction, PUFA (polyunsaturated fatty acids) n3 were higher at mature stage, compared with the other stages of the reproductive cycle and immature animals, and these high amounts reflect the importance of those fatty acids, that will be used in the larval development. In general, the immature animals showed the highest percentage of PUFA n6 (polar fraction) and PUFA n3 (neutral fraction) in the liver when compared with adults females. Monounsaturated fatty acids in males in group 2 were higher in white muscle and ventrecha, because those muscles have an intense energetic demand for reproductive behavior. 17β-Estradiol was higher in females, at initial stages of the reproductive cycle, decreasing at mature and regression stages, probably due to a negative feedback. Immature animals showed the highest concentrations of 17β-Estradiol and 17α-OHP, probably because these steroids stimulate sexual secondary features, neural development, growth and sexual maturity in those animals. 17α-OHP concentrations were higher in both male groups, suggesting its availability for 17α, 20β-DHP conversion, an important steroid on spermatozoid motility. Testosterone concentrations in males exceed 11ceto-T, suggesting that other androgens were more effective and not just 11ceto-T, for reproduction. On this environment, features like scales coloration as secondary feature were not suggested to distinguish the sex of those animals, but it is possible when using 11ceto-T and 17β- Estradiol plasma ratio.
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Avaliação da suplementação alimentar com bactéria probiótica no crescimento e sanidade de Arapaima gigas em sistema de recirculação de água

GABBAY, Marcela Iris 29 March 2012 (has links)
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Transcriptional profiling of shell calcification in bivalves

Yarra, Tejaswi January 2018 (has links)
Mollusc shells are unique adaptations that serve to protect the organisms that make them, and are a defining feature of the phylum. However the molecular underpinnings of shell forming processes are still largely unexplored. To further understand mollusc shell formation, I studied three bivalve species in this project: the blue mussel Mytilus edulis, the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas, and the king scallop Pecten maximus. While previous analyses of the shell proteomes showed species specificity, transcriptomes of the mantle tissues revealed more commonalities. To reconcile these differences, I studied differential gene expression in shell damage-repair experiments and during the formation of the first larval shell, to produce a comprehensive overview of shell formation processes. Expression data showed large biological variability between individuals, requiring matched-pair experimental designs to detect differential gene expression during shell repair. Loci differentially expressed during shell repair and in the larvae encoded shell matrix proteins, transmembrane transporters, and novel transcripts. A large number of shell matrix proteins, encoded in differentially expressed loci, were common in all three species during shell formation, indicating that shell forming proteins between different species may be more common than previously thought. Differential expression of transmembrane transporters during shell repair indicated that the animals may be regulating bicarbonate ions during shell formation. Finally, the experiments revealed novel transcripts, with unknown annotations to public datasets, that may putatively be involved in shell formation.
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Crescimento e produção de pirarucu, Arapaima gigas, sob diferentes densidades de estocagem em associação com búfalas leiteiras

IMBIRIBA, Emir Palmeira 10 1900 (has links)
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