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Thesis (MS )--Montana State University--Bozeman, 2008. / Typescript. Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Mark L. Taper. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 60-68).

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Understanding spatial patterns in population demographics and the principal natal environments supporting riverine fish populations are important for fisheries management. Although the black basses are among the most popular groups of game fishes in North America, relatively little information exists regarding demographics and environmental history of spotted bass Micropterus punctulatus in riverine environments. Fin ray microchemistry was used to identify natal environment and age estimates from sectioned fin rays used to estimate growth and mortality rates for spotted bass in Smithland pool of the Ohio River and three tributaries. Spotted bass were collected from 2014-2016 in headwater reaches of tributaries using electrofishing, angling, and a seine net, while electrofishing was used exclusively in the Ohio River and lower tributary reaches. Spotted bass in the Ohio River generally lived longer and grew larger than conspecifics in tributaries, although mortality rates were not definitively different. Differences in water Sr:Ca and Ba:Ca among the Ohio River and tributaries were reflected in fin rays from age-0 and age-1 fish. Eighteen percent of spotted bass ≥ age-2 captured in the Ohio River originated in tributaries, whereas 15% captured in tributaries originated in the Ohio River. Although most fish remained in their natal environment, small tributaries can be a supplemental recruitment source for spotted bass populations and fisheries in large rivers. This study highlights the utility of fin rays for microchemical analysis and age estimation of spotted bass.

Orientador: Maria Rita Donalísio Cordeiro / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-25T18:23:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Nasser_JeanetteTrigo_D.pdf: 2786033 bytes, checksum: 23750912bc3968b79d7338c17041b9d5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: A Febre Maculosa Brasileira (FMB) é uma zoonose de caráter emergente, causada pela bactéria Rickettsia rickettsii do Grupo da Febre Maculosa (GFM), notificada principalmente na região Sudeste do Brasil, destacando-se pela sua alta letalidade. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo estudar o perfil epidemiológico e a distribuição espacial dos casos de FMB e características dos programas de controle municipais na Região Metropolitana de Campinas (19 municípios) no período de 1998 a 2012. Para este fim foram utilizadas informações sobre os casos notificados de FMB e os respectivos locais prováveis de infecção (LPI) obtidas na base de dados do Sistema de Informação sobre Agravos Notificáveis (SINAN), de fichas de investigação epidemiológicas disponibilizados pelo Grupo de Vigilância Epidemiológica (GVE) - Campinas e Superintendência de Controle de Endemias regional ¿ SUCEN - Campinas, relatórios oficiais complementados por informações de técnicos que participaram da investigação dos casos. Variáveis sócio-demográficas e epidemiológicas foram estudadas. Estes dados foram georreferenciados mediante a coleta de coordenadas geográficas com auxílio do Google Earth. Datum: WGS 84 Projeção: UTM. Foram identificadas áreas com maior concentração de casos (clusters) nos municípios da região por meio do estimador de densidade kernel. O município de Valinhos tem se destacado no período pela alta densidade de casos, daí a escolha por estudar seu padrão epidemiológico e a distribuição espacial de casos. Identificou-se uma tendência à urbanização da FMB, a presença frequente da capivara como hospedeiro primário no município e a constante proximidade dos LPIs à coleções hídricas. Foi descrita a atuação dos municípios da Região Metropolitana de Campinas e suas dificuldades no enfrentamento dessa enfermidade por meio da aplicação de um questionário durante a entrevista aos municípios e visita às equipes locais / Abstract: Brazilian Spotted Fever (BSF) is an emerging zoonosis caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii that belongs to the Spotted Fever Group (SFG), notified mainly in Southeast region, Brazil with a high rate of lethality. This paper aims on the study the epidemiological profile and the spatial distribution of BSF cases and the characteristics of the municipal control programs in the Metropolitan Region of Campinas (19 cities) in the period 1998-2012. For this purpose,,it was used reported cases information of BSF and its likely sites of infection obtained in the database of Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN) , epidemiological investigation files available by Epidemiological Surveillance Group - GVE Campinas and Superintendence of Control of regional endemics ¿ SUCEN ¿ Campinas and official reports complemented by technicians who participated in the investigation of cases. Social-demographic and epidemiological variables were studied. These data were geocoded by geografic coordinates with assistance of Google Earth. Datum: WGS 84 Projection: UTM. Areas with the highest concentration of cases (clusters) in municipalities in the region were identified by kernel density estimator. The municipality of Valinhos, starting from the last half of the period, has been highlighted by the density of cases. It was the rason to choose this municipalits to study its epidemiological pattern and the spatial distribution of cases. It was observed an urbanization trend of BSF, the frequent presence of capybara as primary host in the area and the constant proximity of likely sites of infections to water sources. It was described the control actions of the municipalities of the Metropolitan Region of Campinas and their difficulties in facing this disease by visiting the health services and applying of a questionnaire during interviews / Doutorado / Epidemiologia / Doutora em Saúde Coletiva

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