Ecotoxicological evaluation of electrochemical oxidation for the treatment of sanitary landfill leachates - Annabel Fernandes; Manuel Ramiro Pastorinho; Ana Catarina Sousa; Wilson Silva; Rodrigo Silva; Maria João Nunes; Ana Sofia Rodrigues; Maria José Pacheco; Lurdes Ciríaco; Ana Lopes (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

ATLANTIC ‐ PRIMATES : a dataset of communities and occurrences of primates in the Atlantic Forests of South America - Laurence Culot; Lucas Augusto Pereira; Ilaria Agostini; Marco Antônio Barreto de Almeida; Rafael Souza Cruz Alves; Izar Aximoff; Alex Bager; María Celia Baldovino; Thiago Ribas Bella; Júlio César Bicca‐Marques; Caryne Braga; Carlos Rodrigo Brocardo; et al. (Ecology, 2019)
Primates play an important role in ecosystem functioning and offer critical insights into human evolution, biology, behavior, and emerging infectious diseases. There are 26 primate species in the Atlantic Forests of South America, 19 of them endemic. We compiled a dataset of 5,472 georeferenced locations of 26 native and 1 introduced primate species, as hybrids in the genera Callithrix and Alouatta . The dataset includes 700 primate communities, 8,121 single species occurrences and 714 estimates of primate population sizes, covering most natural forest types of the tropical and subtropical Atlantic Forest of Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina and some other biomes. On average, primate communities of the Atlantic Forest harbor 2 ± 1 species (range = 1–6). However, about 40% of primate communities contain only one species. Alouatta guariba (N = 2,188 records) and Sapajus nigritus (N = 1,127) were the species with the most records. Callicebus barbarabrownae (N = 35), Leontopithecus caissara (N = 38), and Sapajus libidinosus (N = 41) were the species with the least records. Recorded primate densities varied from 0.004 individuals/km 2 ( Alouatta guariba at Fragmento do Bugre, Paraná, Brazil) to 400 individuals/km 2 ( Alouatta caraya in Santiago, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil). Our dataset reflects disparity between the numerous primate census conducted in the Atlantic Forest, in contrast to the scarcity of estimates of population sizes and densities. With these data, researchers can develop different macroecological and regional level studies, focusing on communities, populations, species co‐occurrence and distribution patterns. Moreover, the data can also be used to assess the consequences of fragmentation, defaunation, and disease outbreaks on different ecological processes, such as trophic cascades, species invasion or extinction, and community dynamics. There are no copyright restrictions. Please cite this Data Paper when the data are used in publications. We also request that researchers and teachers inform us of how they are using the data.

Biotransformation of (-)-cubebin by Aspergillus spp. into (-)-hinokinin and (-)-parabenzlactone, and their evaluation against oral pathogenic bacteria - Caroline Arruda; Daniele de Souza Eugênio; Monique Rodrigues Moreira; Guilherme Venâncio Símaro; Jairo Kenupp Bastos; Carlos Henrique Gomes Martins; Márcio Luís Andrade Silva; Rodrigo Cássio Sola Veneziani; Paula Bruzadelle Vieira; Sérgio R. Ambrósio (Natural Product Research, 2018)

Unusual Intestinal Involvement by Paracoccidioidomycosis Diagnosed After Oral Manifestation - Rodrigo Neves-Silva; Patrícia Maria Fernandes; Alan Roger Santos-Silva; Pablo Agustin Vargas; Ricardo de Souza Cavalcante; Marcio Ajudarte Lopes (Mycopathologia, 2018)

Comparative evaluation of DNA extraction kit, matrix sample and qPCR assays for bovine babesiosis monitoring - Cintia Hiromi Okino; Rodrigo Giglioti; Pamella Cristini Silva; Henrique Nunes de Oliveira; Márcia Cristina de Sena Oliveira (Molecular Biology Reports, 2018)

Beneficial Effects of the Calcium Channel Blocker CTK 01512-2 in a Mouse Model of Multiple Sclerosis - Rodrigo B. M. Silva; Samuel Greggio; Gianina T. Venturin; Jaderson C. da Costa; Marcus V. Gomez; Maria M. Campos (Molecular Neurobiology, 2018)

Transferability of nuclear microsatellite markers to the atmospheric bromeliads Tillandsia recurvata and T. aeranthos (Bromeliaceae) - Cleber Juliano Neves Chaves; Felipe Aoki-Gonçalves; Bárbara Simões Santos Leal; Davi Rodrigo Rossatto; Clarisse Palma-Silva (Brazilian Journal of Botany, 2018)

Analysis of potential contamination factors in musculoskeletal tissues - Guilherme G. Naves; André F. Silva; Uri Antebi; Priscila C. Cristovam; Emerson K. Honda; Rodrigo P. Guimarães (Cell and Tissue Banking, 2018)

Fungicides in red wines produced in South America - Thais de Souza Vargas; Nathacha de Andrade Salustriano; Bruna Klein; Wanderson Romão; Samantha Ribeiro Campos da Silva; Roger Wagner; Rodrigo Scherer (Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 2018)

Spectral trend of vegetation with rainfall in events of El Niño-Southern Oscillation for Atlantic Forest biome, Brazil - Thais Cristina de Oliveira Souza; Rafael Coll Delgado; Iris Cristiane Magistrali; Gilsonley Lopes dos Santos; Daniel Costa de Carvalho; Paulo Eduardo Teodoro; Carlos Antônio da Silva Júnior; Rodrigo Hotzz Caúla (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2018)

Multiple-trait BLUP: a suitable strategy for genetic selection of Eucalyptus - Rodrigo Silva Alves; João Romero do Amaral Santos de Carvalho Rocha; Paulo Eduardo Teodoro; Marcos Deon Vilela de Resende; Eduardo Pinheiro Henriques; Lidiane Aparecida Silva; Pedro Crescêncio Souza Carneiro; Leonardo Lopes Bhering (Tree Genetics & Genomes, 2018)

Mineralization of humic acids (HAs) by a solar photo-Fenton reaction mediated by ferrioxalate complexes: commercial HAs vs extracted from leachates - Ana P. F. Santos; Bianca M. Souza; Tânia F. C. V. Silva; Rodrigo P. Cavalcante; Silvio C. Oliveira; Amílcar Machulek; Rui A. R. Boaventura; Vítor J. P. Vilar (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Ozone and volatile organic compounds in the metropolitan area of Lima-Callao, Peru - José S. Silva; Jhojan P. Rojas; Magdalena Norabuena; Rodrigo J. Seguel (Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2018)

Priority caves for biodiversity conservation in a key karst area of Brazil: comparing the applicability of cave conservation indices - Lucas Mendes Rabelo; Marconi Souza-Silva; Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira (Biodiversity and Conservation, 2018)

Jaguar movement database: a GPS‐based movement dataset of an apex predator in the Neotropics - Ronaldo G. Morato; Jeffrey J. Thompson; Agustin Paviolo; Jesus A. de La Torre; Fernando Lima; Roy T. McBride; Rogerio C. Paula; Laury Cullen; Leandro Silveira; Daniel L. Z. Kantek; Emiliano E. Ramalho; Louise Maranhão; et al. (Ecology, 2018)
The field of movement ecology has rapidly grown during the last decade, with important advancements in tracking devices and analytical tools that have provided unprecedented insights into where, when, and why species move across a landscape. Although there has been an increasing emphasis on making animal movement data publicly available, there has also been a conspicuous dearth in the availability of such data on large carnivores. Globally, large predators are of conservation concern. However, due to their secretive behavior and low densities, obtaining movement data on apex predators is expensive and logistically challenging. Consequently, the relatively small sample sizes typical of large carnivore movement studies may limit insights into the ecology and behavior of these elusive predators. The aim of this initiative is to make available to the conservation‐scientific community a dataset of 134,690 locations of jaguars ( Panthera onca ) collected from 117 individuals (54 males and 63 females) tracked by GPS technology. Individual jaguars were monitored in five different range countries representing a large portion of the species’ distribution. This dataset may be used to answer a variety of ecological questions including but not limited to: improved models of connectivity from local to continental scales; the use of natural or human‐modified landscapes by jaguars; movement behavior of jaguars in regions not represented in this dataset; intraspecific interactions; and predator‐prey interactions. In making our dataset publicly available, we hope to motivate other research groups to do the same in the near future. Specifically, we aim to help inform a better understanding of jaguar movement ecology with applications towards effective decision making and maximizing long‐term conservation efforts for this ecologically important species. There are no costs, copyright, or proprietary restrictions associated with this data set. When using this data set, please cite this article to recognize the effort involved in gathering and collating the data and the willingness of the authors to make it publicly available.

Features of the relationship between Tomato severe rugose begomovirus and Bemisa tabaci MEAM1 reveal that the virus is acquired during a probe lasting only one minute - Rodrigo Solci Toloy; Tatiana Mituti; Debora Maria Sansini Freitas; Nathalie Kristine Prado Maluta; Talita Nicola Zocca Silva; João Roberto Spotti Lopes; Alberto Fereres; Jorge Alberto Marques Rezende (European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2018)

The importance of considering genetic diversity in shark and ray conservation policies - Rodrigo Rodrigues Domingues; Alexandre Wagner Silva Hilsdorf; Otto Bismarck Fazzano Gadig (Conservation Genetics, 2018)

Methionine and/or Methionine Sulfoxide Alter Ectoenzymes Activities in Lymphocytes and Inflammatory Parameters in Serum from Young Rats: Acute and Chronic Effects - Mayara Sandrielly Pereira Soares; Marcelo Zanusso Costa; Tatiane Morgana da Silva; Marta Gazal; Carlus Augustu Tavares do Couto; Gabriela Nogueira Debom; Rodrigo Rodrigues; Juliana Hofstätter Azambuja; Emerson André Casali; Cesar Eduardo Jacintho Moritz; Marta Frescura Duarte; Elizandra Braganhol; et al. (Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2018)

Influence of Sugarcane Straw on Aminocyclopyrachlor Leaching in a Green-Cane Harvesting System - Gustavo Soares da Silva; André Felipe Moreira Silva; Kassio Ferreira Mendes; Rodrigo Floriano Pimpinato; Valdemar Luiz Tornisielo (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2018)

Heme oxygenase-1/biliverdin/carbon monoxide pathway downregulates hypernociception in rats by a mechanism dependent on cGMP/ATP-sensitive K+ channels - Hellíada Vasconcelos Chaves; Danielle Rocha do Val; Kátia Alves Ribeiro; Jonas Cavalcante Lemos; Ricardo Basto Souza; Francisco Isaac Fernandes Gomes; Rodrigo Maranguape Silva da Cunha; Vicente de Paulo Teixeira Pinto; Gerardo Cristino Filho; Marcellus Henrique Loiola Ponte de Souza; Mirna Marques Bezerra; Gerly Anne de Castro Brito (Inflammation Research, 2018)

Deltamethrin-induced nuclear erythrocyte alteration and damage to the gills and liver of Colossoma macropomum - Fernanda dos Santos Cunha; Natalino da Costa Sousa; Rudã Fernandes Brandão Santos; Juliana Oliveira Meneses; Márcia Valéria Silva do Couto; Fabrício Tavares Cunha de Almeida; José Guedes de Sena Filho; Paulo César Falanghe Carneiro; Alexandre Nizio Maria; Rodrigo Yudi Fujimoto (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Hydrophysical Quality of an Oxisol Under a No-tillage System with Alternative Crops to Renew a Sugarcane Field - Eber Augusto Ferreira Do Prado; Antonio Carlos Tadeu Vitorino; Rodrigo Arroyo Garcia; Cesar Jose da Silva (Sugar Tech, 2018)

Handling culture medium composition for optimizing plant cell suspension culture in shake flasks - Tiago Fidemann; Gabriela Aparecida de Araujo Pereira; Tárik Reis Heluy; Rodrigo Boccoli Gallego; Mônica Rosa Bertão; Regildo Márcio Gonçalves da Silva; Eutimio Gustavo Fernández Núñez (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2018)

Lead facilitates foci formation in a Balb/c-3T3 two-step cell transformation model: role of Ape1 function - Pablo Hernández-Franco; Martín Silva; Rodrigo Franco; Mahara Valverde; Emilio Rojas (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

High responsiveness in de novo shoot organogenesis induction of Passiflora cristalina (Passifloraceae), a wild Amazonian passion fruit species - Rodrigo Brito de Faria; Ilio Fealho de Carvalho; Ana Aparecida Bandini Rossi; Elyabe Monteiro de Matos; Diego Ismael Rocha; Daniela Lopes Paim Pinto; Wagner Campos Otoni; Maurecilne Lemes da Silva (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant, 2018)

The semi-synthetic molecule [4″,5″] dihydro-obovatin isolated from Tephrosia Toxicaria pers reduces zymosan-induced temporomandibular joint inflammatory hypernociception in rats - Danielle Rocha do Val; Hellíada Vasconcelos Chaves; Francisco Isaac Fernandes Gomes; Rodrigo da Silva Santos; Antonio Mateus Gomes Pereira; Igor Iuco Castro da Silva; Vicente de Paulo Teixeira Pinto; Lissiana Magna Vasconcelos Aguiar; Norma Maria Barros Benevides; Francisca Renata Lopes da Silva; Jair Mafezoli; Jackson Nunes e Vasconcelos; et al. (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2018)

In search of a meaningful classification for Amazonian marmosets: Should dwarf marmosets be considered Mico congenerics? - Felipe E. Silva; Rodrigo Costa‐Araújo; Jean P. Boubli; Marcelo I. Santana; Caetano L. B. Franco; Fabrício Bertuol; Hermano Nunes; José de Souza Silva‐Júnior; Izeni Farias; Tomas Hrbek (Zoologica Scripta, 2018)
The criteria to classify the diversity of Neotropical Primates have recently taken the discussion boards due to the reappraisal on the phylogenetic relationship of some groups. Such controversial and arbitrary decisions, however, can hamper conservation actions in as much as it becomes difficult to prioritise and set meaningful targets. It is the case for dwarf marmosets from central Amazonia. Today, the classification of dwarf marmosets in Mico or Callibella genus has not been satisfactorily settled. Aiming to contribute to the taxonomic and conservation assessment of dwarf marmosets, we conducted new data collection during 3‐year fieldwork in the Aripuanã River, where the species was discovered. We present the first phylogenomic analysis of the evolutionary relationships between marmosets, new data from mitochondrial DNA and morphology, as well new records to clarify geographic distribution. With this new evidence, we support dwarf marmosets as the genus Callibella . We further discuss the implications for the conservation of this marmoset.

Anti-inflammatory and antialgic actions of a nanoemulsion of Rosmarinus officinalis L. essential oil and a molecular docking study of its major chemical constituents - Raphaelle Sousa Borges; Emerson Silva Lima; Hady Keita; Irlon Maciel Ferreira; Caio Pinho Fernandes; Rodrigo Alves Soares Cruz; Jonatas Lobato Duarte; Josué Velázquez-Moyado; Brenda Lorena Sánchez Ortiz; Andrés Navarrete Castro; Jaderson Vieira Ferreira; Lorane Izabel da Silva Hage-Melim; et al. (Inflammopharmacology, 2018)

Clove oil induces anaesthesia and blunts muscle contraction power in three Amazon fish species - Rodrigo Yudi Fujimoto; Débora Martins Pereira; Jessica Cristina Souza Silva; Laís Cássia Araújo de Oliveira; Luis Antonio Kioshi Aoki Inoue; Moisés Hamoy; Vanessa Jóia de Mello; Marcelo Ferreira Torres; Luis André Luz Barbas (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2018)

Erratum to: Dietary ascorbic acid influences the intestinal morphology and hematology of hybrid sorubim catfish (Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum × P. corruscans) - Robson Andrade Rodrigues; Cleujosí da Silva Nunes; Leticia Emiliani Fantini; Rodrigo Yutaka Dichoff Kasai; Carlos Antonio Lopes Oliveira; Hamilton Hisano; Cristiane Meldau de Campos (Aquaculture International, 2018)

Dietary ascorbic acid influences the intestinal morphology and hematology of hybrid sorubim catfish (Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum × P. corruscans) - Robson Andrade Rodrigues; Cleujosí da Silva Nunes; Leticia Emiliani Fantini; Rodrigo Yutaka Dichoff Kasai; Carlos Antonio Lopes Oliveira; Hamilton Hisano; Cristiane Meldau de Campos (Aquaculture International, 2018)

Optimization of Curcuma Oil/Quinine-Loaded Nanocapsules for Malaria Treatment - Graziela Scheuer Gomes; Tamara Ramos Maciel; Eduarda Martini Piegas; Luana Roberta Michels; Letícia Marques Colomé; Rodrigo José Freddo; Daiana Silva de Ávila; Andre Gundel; Sandra Elisa Haas (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2018)

ATLANTIC MAMMAL TRAITS : a data set of morphological traits of mammals in the Atlantic Forest of South America - Fernando Gonçalves; Ricardo S. Bovendorp; Gabrielle Beca; Carolina Bello; Raul Costa‐Pereira; Renata L. Muylaert; Raisa R. Rodarte; Nacho Villar; Rafael Souza; Maurício E. Graipel; Jorge J. Cherem; Deborah Faria; et al. (Ecology, 2018)
Measures of traits are the basis of functional biological diversity. Numerous works consider mean species‐level measures of traits while ignoring individual variance within species. However, there is a large amount of variation within species and it is increasingly apparent that it is important to consider trait variation not only between species, but also within species. Mammals are an interesting group for investigating trait‐based approaches because they play diverse and important ecological functions (e.g., pollination, seed dispersal, predation, grazing) that are correlated with functional traits. Here we compile a data set comprising morphological and life history information of 279 mammal species from 39,850 individuals of 388 populations ranging from −5.83 to −29.75 decimal degrees of latitude and −34.82 to −56.73 decimal degrees of longitude in the Atlantic forest of South America. We present trait information from 16,840 individuals of 181 species of non‐volant mammals (Rodentia, Didelphimorphia, Carnivora, Primates, Cingulata, Artiodactyla, Pilosa, Lagomorpha, Perissodactyla) and from 23,010 individuals of 98 species of volant mammals (Chiroptera). The traits reported include body mass, age, sex, reproductive stage, as well as the geographic coordinates of sampling for all taxa. Moreover, we gathered information on forearm length for bats and body length and tail length for rodents and marsupials. No copyright restrictions are associated with the use of this data set. Please cite this data paper when the data are used in publications. We also request that researchers and teachers inform us of how they are using the data.

Assessment of sexual maturity in captive Amazonian manatees ( Trichechus inunguis ) - Rodrigo S. Amaral; Vera M. F. Da Silva; Stella Maris lazzarini; José Anselmo D'affonsêca Neto; Daniella Ribeiro; Fernando C. W. Rosas (Marine Mammal Science, 2018)

Distribution patterns and population structure of the blue shark ( Prionace glauca ) in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans - Rui Coelho; Jaime Mejuto; Andrés Domingo; Kotaro Yokawa; Kwang‐Ming Liu; Enric Cortés; Evgeny V. Romanov; Charlene da Silva; Fábio Hazin; Freddy Arocha; Aldrin Masawbi Mwilima; Pascal Bach; et al. (Fish and Fisheries, 2018)
The blue shark ( Prionace glauca ) is the most frequently captured shark in pelagic oceanic fisheries, especially pelagic longlines targeting swordfish and/or tunas. As part of cooperative scientific efforts for fisheries and biological data collection, information from fishery observers, scientific projects and surveys, and from recreational fisheries from several nations in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans was compiled. Data sets included information on location, size and sex, in a total of 478,220 blue shark records collected between 1966 and 2014. Sizes ranged from 36 to 394 cm fork length. Considerable variability was observed in the size distribution by region and season in both oceans. Larger blue sharks tend to occur in equatorial and tropical regions, and smaller specimens in higher latitudes in temperate waters. Differences in sex ratios were also detected spatially and seasonally. Nursery areas in the Atlantic seem to occur in the temperate south‐east off South Africa and Namibia, in the south‐west off southern Brazil and Uruguay, and in the north‐east off the Iberian Peninsula and the Azores. Parturition may occur in the tropical north‐east off West Africa. In the Indian Ocean, nursery areas also seem to occur in temperate waters, especially in the south‐west Indian Ocean off South Africa, and in the south‐east off south‐western Australia. The distributional patterns presented in this study provide a better understanding of how blue sharks segregate by size and sex, spatially and temporally, and improve the scientific advice to help adopt more informed and efficient management and conservation measures for this cosmopolitan species.

Evaluation of antibacterial activity of the bark and leaf extracts of Brosimum gaudichaudii Trécul against multidrug resistant strains - Joelma da Costa Borges; Michele Cezimbra Perim; Rodrigo Orlandini de Castro; Thiago Antônio de Sousa Araújo; Tadeu José da Silva Peixoto Sobrinho; Ana Carolina Oliveira da Silva; Sandra Maria Botelho Mariano; Solange Cristina Carreiro; Maria Cristina da Silva Pranchevicius (Natural Product Research, 2017)

Fibroblast contributes for osteoblastic phenotype in a MAPK-ERK and sonic hedgehog signaling-independent manner - Celio J. da Costa Fernandes; Augusto Santana do Nascimento; Rodrigo A. da Silva; Willian F. Zambuzzi (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2017)

Erratum to: Anatomical specificity of the brain in the modulation of Neuroglobin and Cytoglobin genes after chronic bisphenol a exposure - Rodrigo Rodrigues da Conceição; Janaina Sena de Souza; Kelen Carneiro de Oliveira; Rui Monteiro de Barros Maciel; Marco Aurélio Romano; Renata Marino Romano; Magnus Régios Dias da Silva; Maria Izabel Chiamolera; Gisele Giannocco (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2017)

Anatomical specificity of the brain in the modulation of Neuroglobin and Cytoglobin genes after chronic bisphenol a exposure - Rodrigo Rodrigues da Conceição; Janaina Sena de Souza; Kelen Carneiro de Oliveira; Rui Monteiro de Barros Maciel; Marco Aurélio Romano; Renata Marino Romano; Magnus Régios Dias da Silva; Maria Izabel Chiamolera; Gisele Giannocco (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2017)

Correction to: Geochemical characterization of fluoride in water, table salt, active sediment, rock and soil samples, and its possible relationship with the prevalence of enamel fluorosis in children in four municipalities of the department of Huila (Colombia) - Stefania Martignon; Mario Omar Opazo-Gutiérrez; Möritz Velásquez-Riaño; Iván Rodrigo Orjuela-Osorio; Viviana Avila; Esperanza Angeles Martinez-Mier; María Clara González-Carrera; Jaime Alberto Ruiz-Carrizosa; Blanca Cecilia Silva-Hermida (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2017)

Effect of commercial probiotics (Bacillus subtilis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on growth performance, body composition, hematology parameters, and disease resistance against Streptococcus agalactiae in tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) - Alison Eduardo Melo da Paixão; Jéssica Cerqueira dos Santos; Mariana Sampaio Pinto; Denise Soledade Peixoto Pereira; Carlos Eduardo Crispim de Oliveira Ramos; Robson Bahia Cerqueira; Rodrigo Diana Navarro; Rodrigo Fortes da Silva (Aquaculture International, 2017)

Effluents from Anaerobic Digestion of Organic Wastes: Treatment by Chemical and Electrochemical Processes - Annabel Fernandes; Tatiana Jesus; Rodrigo Silva; Maria José Pacheco; Lurdes Ciríaco; Ana Lopes (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2017)

Erratum to: Availability of fertiliser sulphate and elemental sulphur to canola in two consecutive crops - Fien Degryse; Babasola Ajiboye; Roslyn Baird; Rodrigo C. da Silva; Mike J. McLaughlin (Plant and Soil, 2017)

ATLANTIC ‐ CAMTRAPS : a dataset of medium and large terrestrial mammal communities in the Atlantic Forest of South America - Fernando Lima; Gabrielle Beca; Renata L. Muylaert; Clinton N. Jenkins; Miriam L. L. Perilli; Ana Maria O. Paschoal; Rodrigo L. Massara; Adriano P. Paglia; Adriano G. Chiarello; Maurício E. Graipel; Jorge J. Cherem; André L. Regolin; et al. (Ecology, 2017)
Our understanding of mammal ecology has always been hindered by the difficulties of observing species in closed tropical forests. Camera trapping has become a major advance for monitoring terrestrial mammals in biodiversity rich ecosystems. Here we compiled one of the largest datasets of inventories of terrestrial mammal communities for the Neotropical region based on camera trapping studies. The dataset comprises 170 surveys of medium to large terrestrial mammals using camera traps conducted in 144 areas by 74 studies, covering six vegetation types of tropical and subtropical Atlantic Forest of South America (Brazil and Argentina), and present data on species composition and richness. The complete dataset comprises 53,438 independent records of 83 species of mammals, includes 10 species of marsupials, 15 rodents, 20 carnivores, eight ungulates and six armadillos. Species richness averaged 13 species (±6.07 SD ) per site. Only six species occurred in more than 50% of the sites: the domestic dog Canis familiaris , crab‐eating fox Cerdocyon thous , tayra Eira barbara , south American coati Nasua nasua , crab‐eating raccoon Procyon cancrivorus and the nine‐banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus . The information contained in this dataset can be used to understand macroecological patterns of biodiversity, community, and population structure, but also to evaluate the ecological consequences of fragmentation, defaunation, and trophic interactions.

Implementing genomic selection in sour passion fruit population - Alexandre Pio Viana; Fernando Higino de Lima e Silva; Leonardo Siqueira Glória; Rodrigo Moreira Ribeiro; Willian Krause; Marcela Santana Bastos Boechat (Euphytica, 2017)

Downregulation of histone methyltransferase EHMT2 in CD4+ T-cells may protect HTLV-1-infected individuals against HAM/TSP development - Camila Schoueri Colaço; Adriano Reis de Matos; Martha Silva Estrêla; Maurício Cristiano Rocha-Júnior; Kátia Kaori Otaguiri; Evandra Strazza Rodrigues; Osvaldo Massaiti Takayanagui; Dimas Tadeu Covas; Simone Kashima; Fabio Pittella Silva; Rodrigo Haddad (Archives of Virology, 2017)

Automatic detection of P- and S-wave arrival times: new strategies based on the modified fractal method and basic matching pursuit - Rodrigo Chi-Durán; Diana Comte; Marcos Díaz; Jorge F. Silva (Journal of Seismology, 2017)

Synthesis of a Goethite Pigment by Selective Precipitation of Iron from Acidic Coal Mine Drainage - Rodrigo de Almeida Silva; Jean Carlo Salomé dos Santos Menezes; Fabrício Abella Lopes; Ana Paula Kirchheim; Ivo Andre Homrich Schneider (Mine Water and the Environment, 2017)

Population structure, genetic relatedness and linkage disequilibrium blocks in cultivars of tropical soybean (Glycine max) - Rodrigo Iván Contreras-Soto; Marcelo Berwanger de Oliveira; Danielle Costenaro-da-Silva; Carlos Alberto Scapim; Ivan Schuster (Euphytica, 2017)

Mice exposure to tannery effluents changes their olfactory capacity, and their response to predators and to the inhibitory avoidance test - Bruna de Oliveira Mendes; Letícia Martins Rabelo; Bianca Costa e Silva; Joyce Moreira de Souza; André Luis da Silva Castro; Anderson Rodrigo da Silva; Aline Sueli de Lima Rodrigues; Guilherme Malafaia (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2017)

Intense drought and flooding events in the Rio Negro and relation with the tropical Pacific and Atlantic variability modes - Rita Valéria Andreoli; Simone Nazaré Rodriguez da Silva; Rodrigo Augusto Ferreira de Souza; Mary Toshie Kayano; Sâmia Regina Garcia; Vinícius Buscioli Capistrano; Elisa Armijos (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2017)

Deltamethrin as inductor agent of precocious ovarian degeneration in Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l. (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks - Maria Izabel Camargo-Mathias; Natalia Rubio Claret Pereira; Camila da Silva Reis; Cristiane Regina de Almeida; Douglas Rodrigo dos Santos Mendes; Giselle Bezerra de Araújo; Lays Postali; Tober Figueroa; Allan Roberto Fernandes Ferreira; Juan Parente Santos; Patrícia Rosa de Oliveira (Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2017)

Geochemical characterization of fluoride in water, table salt, active sediment, rock and soil samples, and its possible relationship with the prevalence of enamel fluorosis in children in four municipalities of the department of Huila (Colombia) - Stefania Martignon; Mario Omar Opazo-Gutiérrez; Möritz Velásquez-Riaño; Iván Rodrigo Orjuela-Osorio; Viviana Avila; Esperanza Angeles Martinez-Mier; María Clara González-Carrera; Jaime Alberto Ruiz-Carrizosa; Blanca Cecilia Silva-Hermida (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2017)

Factors influencing the food transition in riverine communities in the Brazilian Amazon - Rodrigo de Jesus Silva; Maria Elisa de Paula Eduardo Garavello; Gabriela Bielefeld Nardoto; Edmar Antônio Mazzi; Luiz Antônio Martinelli (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2017)

Leaf phenology and morphofunctional variation in Myrcia amazonica DC. (Myrtaceae) in gallery forest and “campo rupestre” vegetation in the Chapada Diamantina, Brazil - Aline Cristina da Silva Moraes; Angela Pierre Vitória; Davi Rodrigo Rossatto; Lia d’Afonsêca Pedreira de Miranda; Ligia Silveira Funch (Brazilian Journal of Botany, 2017)

Phosphorus and potassium cycling in a long-term no-till integrated soybean-beef cattle production system under different grazing intensities insubtropics - Joice Mari Assmann; Amanda Posselt Martins; Ibanor Anghinoni; Luiz Gustavo de Oliveira Denardin; Gabriela de Holanda Nichel; Sérgio Ely V. G. de Andrade Costa; Rodrigo André Pereira e Silva; Fabrício Balerini; Paulo César de Faccio Carvalho; Alan Joseph Franzluebbers (Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 2017)

Association between sleep quality and pain in the cervical region and scapular waist in adolescent athletes - Muana Hiandra Pereira dos Passos; Hítalo A. Silva; Ana C. R. Pitangui; Valéria M. A. Oliveira; Gabriel Cordeiro Gomes; Rodrigo C. Araújo (Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 2017)

Cytotoxic effects of the cardenolide convallatoxin and its Na,K-ATPase regulation - Naira Fernanda Zanchett Schneider; Izabella Thais Silva; Lara Persich; Annelise de Carvalho; Sayonarah C. Rocha; Lucas Marostica; Ana Carolina Pacheco Ramos; Alex G. Taranto; Rodrigo M. Pádua; Wolfgang Kreis; Leandro A. Barbosa; Fernão C. Braga; et al. (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2017)

Labeling of adipose-derived stem cells with quantum dots provides stable and long-term fluorescent signal for ex vivo cell tracking - Clautina R. M. Costa; Matheus L. T. Feitosa; Dayseanny O. Bezerra; Yulla K. P. Carvalho; Rodrigo F. G. Olivindo; Pablo B. Fernando; Gustavo C. Silva; Mirna L. G. Silva; Carlos E. Ambrósio; Airton M. Conde Júnior; Napoleão M. Argolo Neto; Laís M. Costa Silva; et al. (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2017)

The Sweet Passion Fruit (Passiflora alata) Crop: Genetic and Phenotypic Parameter Estimates and QTL Mapping for Fruit Traits - Guilherme da Silva Pereira; Larissa Di Cassia Laperuta; Endson Santana Nunes; Lourdes Chavarría; Maria Marta Pastina; Rodrigo Gazaffi; Isaías Olívio Geraldi; Antonio Augusto Franco Garcia; Maria Lucia Carneiro Vieira (Tropical Plant Biology, 2017)

Caffeine Reverts Memory But Not Mood Impairment in a Depression-Prone Mouse Strain with Up-Regulated Adenosine A2A Receptor in Hippocampal Glutamate Synapses - Nuno J. Machado; Ana Patrícia Simões; Henrique B. Silva; Ana Paula Ardais; Manuella P. Kaster; Pedro Garção; Diana I. Rodrigues; Daniela Pochmann; Ana Isabel Santos; Inês M. Araújo; Lisiane O. Porciúncula; Ângelo R. Tomé; et al. (Molecular Neurobiology, 2017)

Synthesis of piplartine analogs and preliminary findings on structure–antimicrobial activity relationship - Antonio Maciel Fregnan; Guilherme Andrade Brancaglion; Alexandre Francisco Cerqueira Galvão; Cinara Oliveira D’Sousa Costa; Diogo Rodrigo Magalhães Moreira; Milena Botelho Pereira Soares; Daniel Pereira Bezerra; Naiara Chaves Silva; Stella Maria de Souza Morais; Josidel Conceição Oliver; Amanda Latercia Tranches Dias; Luiz Felipe Leomil Coelho; et al. (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2017)

A simple method to induce hypoxia-induced vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) expression in T24 human bladder cancer cells - Jonas Magno Santos Cesário; Rodrigo Barbosa Oliveira Brito; Camila Soares Malta; Chrisna Souza Silva; Yves Silva Teles Matos; Tânia Cristina Macedo Kunz; Jessica Julioti Urbano; Luis Vicente Franco Oliveira; Maria Aparecida Dalboni; Humberto Dellê (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2017)

Partitioning controls on Amazon forest photosynthesis between environmental and biotic factors at hourly to interannual timescales - Jin Wu; Kaiyu Guan; Matthew Hayek; Natalia Restrepo‐Coupe; Kenia T. Wiedemann; Xiangtao Xu; Richard Wehr; Bradley O. Christoffersen; Guofang Miao; Rodrigo da Silva; Alessandro C. de Araujo; Raimundo C. Oliviera; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2017)
Gross ecosystem productivity ( GEP ) in tropical forests varies both with the environment and with biotic changes in photosynthetic infrastructure, but our understanding of the relative effects of these factors across timescales is limited. Here, we used a statistical model to partition the variability of seven years of eddy covariance‐derived GEP in a central Amazon evergreen forest into two main causes: variation in environmental drivers (solar radiation, diffuse light fraction, and vapor pressure deficit) that interact with model parameters that govern photosynthesis and biotic variation in canopy photosynthetic light‐use efficiency associated with changes in the parameters themselves. Our fitted model was able to explain most of the variability in GEP at hourly ( R 2 = 0.77) to interannual ( R 2 = 0.80) timescales. At hourly timescales, we found that 75% of observed GEP variability could be attributed to environmental variability. When aggregating GEP to the longer timescales (daily, monthly, and yearly), however, environmental variation explained progressively less GEP variability: At monthly timescales, it explained only 3%, much less than biotic variation in canopy photosynthetic light‐use efficiency, which accounted for 63%. These results challenge modeling approaches that assume GEP is primarily controlled by the environment at both short and long timescales. Our approach distinguishing biotic from environmental variability can help to resolve debates about environmental limitations to tropical forest photosynthesis. For example, we found that biotically regulated canopy photosynthetic light‐use efficiency (associated with leaf phenology) increased with sunlight during dry seasons (consistent with light but not water limitation of canopy development) but that realized GEP was nonetheless lower relative to its potential efficiency during dry than wet seasons (consistent with water limitation of photosynthesis in given assemblages of leaves). This work highlights the importance of accounting for differential regulation of GEP at different timescales and of identifying the underlying feedbacks and adaptive mechanisms.

Elevated CO2 improves growth, modifies anatomy, and modulates essential oil qualitative production and gene expression in Lippia alba (Verbenaceae) - Diego Silva Batista; Kamila Motta de Castro; Andréa Dias Koehler; Brenda Neves Porto; Anderson Rodrigo da Silva; Vinicius Carius de Souza; Maria Luisa Teixeira; Maria das Graças Cardoso; Marcelo de Oliveira Santos; Lyderson Facio Viccini; Wagner Campos Otoni (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2017)

Adsorption of Ni(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II) on Ca(NO3)2-Neutralised Red Mud - Beatriz Cestaro Pichinelli; Mariana Scicia Gabriel da Silva; Fabiano Tomazini da Conceição; Amauri Antonio Menegário; Maria Lucia Pereira Antunes; Guillermo Rafael Beltran Navarro; Rodrigo Braga Moruzzi (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2017)

Dissolution rate and agronomic effectiveness of struvite fertilizers – effect of soil pH, granulation and base excess - Fien Degryse; Roslyn Baird; Rodrigo C. da Silva; Mike J. McLaughlin (Plant and Soil, 2017)

Inbred mice strain shows neurobehavioral changes when exposed to tannery effluent - Joyce Moreira de Souza; Wellington Alves Mizael da Silva; Bruna de Oliveira Mendes; Abraão Tiago Batista Guimarães; Aline Sueli de Lima Rodrigues; Mateus Flores Montalvão; Dieferson da Costa Estrela; Anderson Rodrigo da Silva; Guilherme Malafaia (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2017)

Differential tolerance to water deficit in two açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) plant materials - Walter Vellasco Duarte Silvestre; Priscilla Andrade Silva; Lenilson Ferreira Palheta; Cândido Ferreira de Oliveira Neto; Rodrigo Otávio Rodrigues de Melo Souza; Reginaldo Alves Festucci-Buselli; Hugo Alves Pinheiro (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2017)

Anxiety and memory deficits induced by tannery effluent in C57BL/6J female mice - Abraão Tiago Batista Guimarães; Raissa de Oliveira Ferreira; Joyce Moreira de Souza; Wellington Alves Mizael da Silva; Anderson Rodrigo da Silva; Aline Sueli de LimaRodrigues; Daniela de Melo e Silva; Renata Mazaro e Costa; André Luis da Silva Castro; Guilherme Malafaia (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016)

Flood-related leptospirosis outbreaks in Brazil: perspectives for a joint monitoring by health services and disaster monitoring centers - Luciana de Resende Londe; Rodrigo Silva da Conceição; Tiago Bernardes; Mariane Carvalho de Assis Dias (Natural Hazards, 2016)

Copy number variations and genome-wide associations reveal putative genes and metabolic pathways involved with the feed conversion ratio in beef cattle - Miguel Henrique de Almeida Santana; Gerson Antônio Oliveira Junior; Aline Silva Mello Cesar; Mateus Castelani Freua; Rodrigo da Costa Gomes; Saulo da Luz e Silva; Paulo Roberto Leme; Heidge Fukumasu; Minos Esperândio Carvalho; Ricardo Vieira Ventura; Luiz Lehmann Coutinho; Haja N. Kadarmideen; et al. (Journal of Applied Genetics, 2016)

Depression, Cytokine, and Cytokine by Treatment Interactions Modulate Gene Expression in Antipsychotic Naïve First Episode Psychosis - Cristiano Noto; Vanessa Kiyomi Ota; Marcos Leite Santoro; Eduardo Sauerbronn Gouvea; Patricia Natalia Silva; Leticia Maria Spindola; Quirino Cordeiro; Rodrigo Affonseca Bressan; Ary Gadelha; Elisa Brietzke; Sintia Iole Belangero; Michael Maes (Molecular Neurobiology, 2016)

Behavioral profile assessment in offspring of Swiss mice treated during pregnancy and lactation with caffeine - Roberto Laureano-Melo; Anderson Luiz Bezerra da Silveira; Fernando de Azevedo Cruz Seara; Rodrigo Rodrigues da Conceição; Cláudio da Silva-Almeida; Bruno Guimarães Marinho; Fábio Fagundes da Rocha; Luís Carlos Reis; Wellington da Silva Côrtes (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2016)

Analysis and Classification of Natural Rock Textures based on New Transform-based Features - Rodrigo Lobos; Jorge F. Silva; Julián M. Ortiz; Gonzalo Díaz; Alvaro Egaña (Mathematical Geosciences, 2016)

A multi-environment trials diallel analysis provides insights on the inheritance of fumonisin contamination resistance in tropical maize - José Maria Villela Pádua; Kaio Olímpio Das Graças Dias; Maria Marta Pastina; João Cândido de Souza; Valéria Aparecida Vieira Queiroz; Rodrigo Veras da Costa; Maria Beatriz Pereira da Silva; Carlos Alexandre Gomes Ribeiro; Claudia Teixeira Guimarães; Salvador Alejandro Gezan; Lauro José Moreira Guimarães (Euphytica, 2016)

Bioavailability assessment of toxic metals using the technique “acid-volatile sulfide (AVS)-simultaneously extracted metals (SEM)” in marine sediments collected in Todos os Santos Bay, Brazil - Jucelino B. Silva; Rodrigo A . Nascimento; Sergio T. de Oliva; Olívia M.C. de Oliveira; Sergio L.C. Ferreira (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2016)

Increased cocaine-induced conditioned place preference during periadolescence in maternally separated male BALB/c mice: the role of cortical BDNF, microRNA-212, and MeCP2 - Thiago Wendt Viola; Luis Eduardo Wearick-Silva; Lucas Araújo De Azeredo; Anderson Centeno-Silva; Conor Murphy; Paul Marshall; Xiang Li; Nicolas Singewald; Frederico Garcia; Timothy W. Bredy; Rodrigo Grassi-Oliveira (Psychopharmacology, 2016)

Multitaxon activity profiling reveals differential microbial response to reduced seawater pH and oil pollution - Francisco J. R. C. Coelho; Daniel F. R. Cleary; Rodrigo Costa; Marina Ferreira; Ana R. M. Polónia; Artur M. S. Silva; Mário M. Q. Simões; Vanessa Oliveira; Newton C. M. Gomes (Molecular Ecology, 2016)
There is growing concern that predicted changes to global ocean chemistry will interact with anthropogenic pollution to significantly alter marine microbial composition and function. However, knowledge of the compounding effects of climate change stressors and anthropogenic pollution is limited. Here, we used 16S and 18S rRNA ( cDNA )‐based activity profiling to investigate the differential responses of selected microbial taxa to ocean acidification and oil hydrocarbon contamination under controlled laboratory conditions. Our results revealed that a lower relative abundance of sulphate‐reducing bacteria ( Desulfosarcina / Desulfococcus clade) due to an adverse effect of seawater acidification and oil hydrocarbon contamination (reduced pH –oil treatment) may be coupled to changes in sediment archaeal communities. In particular, we observed a pronounced compositional shift and marked reduction in the prevalence of otherwise abundant operational taxonomic units ( OTU s) belonging to the archaeal Marine Benthic Group B and Marine Hydrothermal Vent Group ( MHVG ) in the reduced pH –oil treatment. Conversely, the abundance of several putative hydrocarbonoclastic fungal OTU s was higher in the reduced pH –oil treatment. Sediment hydrocarbon profiling, furthermore, revealed higher concentrations of several alkanes in the reduced pH –oil treatment, corroborating the functional implications of the structural changes to microbial community composition. Collectively, our results advance the understanding of the response of a complex microbial community to the interaction between reduced pH and anthropogenic pollution. In future acidified marine environments, oil hydrocarbon contamination may alter the typical mixotrophic and k‐/r‐strategist composition of surface sediment microbiomes towards a more heterotrophic state with lower doubling rates, thereby impairing the ability of the ecosystem to recover from acute oil contamination events.

Biological and molecular characterization of a highly divergent johnsongrass mosaic virus isolate from Pennisetum purpureum - Karina N. Silva; Fernando L. Melo; Anelise F. Orílio; Tatsuya Nagata; Marilia S. Silva; Celso D. Fernandes; Rodrigo R. Fragoso; Suelen N. Dessaune; Renato O. Resende (Archives of Virology, 2016)

Light quality affects in vitro growth and essential oil profile in Lippia alba (Verbenaceae) - Diego Silva Batista; Kamila Motta de Castro; Anderson Rodrigo da Silva; Maria Luisa Teixeira; Thaís Aparecida Sales; Luana Isac Soares; Maria das Graças Cardoso; Marcelo de Oliveira Santos; Lyderson Facio Viccini; Wagner Campos Otoni (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant, 2016)

Prey capture behavior in three Neotropical armored harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones) - Thaiany M. Costa; Norton F. S. Silva; Rodrigo H. Willemart (Journal of Ethology, 2016)

Effects of treatment with the anti-parasitic drug diminazene aceturate on antioxidant enzymes in rat liver and kidney - Matheus D. Baldissera; Ricardo A. Gonçalves; Michele R. Sagrillo; Thirssa H. Grando; Camila S. Ritter; Fabielly S. Grotto; Gerson F. Brum; Sônia C. A. da Luz; Sergio O. Silveira; Viviane P. Fausto; Aline A. Boligon; Rodrigo A. Vaucher; et al. (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2016)

Dietary self-selection in fish: a new approach to studying fish nutrition and feeding behavior - Rodrigo Fortes da Silva; Alexandre Kitagawa; Francisco Javier Sánchez Vázquez (Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 2016)

High dose of formaldehyde exposure during pregnancy increases neutrophils lung influx evoked by ovalbumin in the offspring - Marília Maiellaro; Rodrigo Silva Macedo; Eduardo Mendes; Wothan Tavares-de-Lima; Caroline Marcantonio Ferreira; Adriana Lino-dos-Santos-Franco (Inflammation Research, 2016)

Genetic background of novel sequence types of CTX-M-8- and CTX-M-15-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae from public wastewater treatment plants in São Paulo, Brazil - Milena Dropa; Nilton Lincopan; Livia C. Balsalobre; Danielle E. Oliveira; Rodrigo A. Moura; Miriam Rodriguez Fernandes; Quézia Moura da Silva; Glavur R. Matté; Maria I. Z. Sato; Maria H. Matté (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016)

Microsatellite records for volume 8, issue 1 - Maria Cristina Arias; Stéphane Aulagnier; Erin F. Baerwald; Robert M. R. Barclay; Jacqueline Silva Batista; Rochelle R. Beasley; Rodrigo A. Bezerra; Frédéric Blanc; Eli S. Bridge; Maria Teresa Cabria; Lívia Izabela Caputo; Jie Chen; et al. (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2016)

Recombinant human deoxyribonuclease attenuates oxidative stress in a model of eosinophilic pulmonary response in mice - Aline Andrea da Cunha; Nailê Karine Nuñez; Rodrigo Godinho de Souza; Mauro Henrique Moraes Vargas; Josiane Silva Silveira; Géssica Luana Antunes; Felipe Schmitz; Angela Terezinha de Souza Wyse; Marcus Herbert Jones; Paulo Márcio Pitrez (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2016)

Availability of fertiliser sulphate and elemental sulphur to canola in two consecutive crops - Fien Degryse; Babasola Ajiboye; Roslyn Baird; Rodrigo C. da Silva; Mike J. McLaughlin (Plant and Soil, 2016)

Role of P2X7 Receptor in an Animal Model of Mania Induced by D-Amphetamine - Carolina Gubert; Gabriel Rodrigo Fries; Bianca Pfaffenseller; Pâmela Ferrari; Robson Coutinho-Silva; Fernanda Bueno Morrone; Flávio Kapczinski; Ana Maria Oliveira Battastini (Molecular Neurobiology, 2016)

Infrared thermography as a tool to evaluate body surface temperature and its relationship with feed efficiency in Bos indicus cattle in tropical conditions - Luciane Silva Martello; Saulo da Luz e Silva; Rodrigo da Costa Gomes; Rosana Ruegger Pereira da Silva Corte; Paulo Roberto Leme (International Journal of Biometeorology, 2016)

The impact of nutritional and environmental stressors on the immune response, oxidative stress and energy use of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). - Magnoni Leonardo; Novais Sara; Silva Carla; Lemos Marco; Ozorio Rodrigo; Geurden Inge; Leguen Isabelle; Prunet Patrick; Eding Ep; Schrama Johan (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2016)

Wood density, but not leaf hydraulic architecture, is associated with drought tolerance in clones of Coffea canephora - Paulo E. Menezes-Silva; Paulo C. Cavatte; Samuel C. V. Martins; Josimar V. Reis; Lucas F. Pereira; Rodrigo T. Ávila; Andréa L. Almeida; Marília C. Ventrella; Fábio M. DaMatta (Trees, 2015)

Bioenergy and Biodiversity: Key Lessons from the Pan American Region - Keith L. Kline; Fernanda Silva Martinelli; Audrey L. Mayer; Rodrigo Medeiros; Camila Ortolan F. Oliveira; Gerd Sparovek; Arnaldo Walter; Lisa A. Venier (Environmental Management, 2015)

Microbial and sponge loops modify fish production in phase‐shifting coral reefs - Cynthia B. Silveira; Arthur W. Silva‐Lima; Ronaldo B. Francini‐Filho; Jomar S.M. Marques; Marcelo G. Almeida; Cristiane C. Thompson; Carlos E. Rezende; Rodolfo Paranhos; Rodrigo L. Moura; Paulo S. Salomon; Fabiano L. Thompson (Environmental Microbiology, 2015)
Summary Shifts from coral to algae dominance of corals reefs have been correlated to fish biomass loss and increased microbial metabolism. Here we investigated reef benthic and planktonic primary production, benthic dissolved organic carbon ( DOC ) release and bacterial growth efficiency in the A brolhos B ank, S outh A tlantic. Benthic DOC release rates are higher while water column bacterial growth efficiency is lower at impacted reefs. A trophic model based on the benthic and planktonic primary production was able to predict the observed relative fish biomass in healthy reefs. In contrast, in impacted reefs, the observed omnivorous fish biomass is higher, while that of the herbivorous/coralivorous fish is lower than predicted by the primary production‐based model. Incorporating recycling of benthic‐derived carbon in the model through microbial and sponge loops explains the difference and predicts the relative fish biomass in both reef types. Increased benthic carbon release rates and bacterial carbon metabolism, but decreased bacterial growth efficiency could lead to carbon losses through respiration and account for the uncoupling of benthic and fish production in phase‐shifting reefs. Carbon recycling by microbial and sponge loops seems to promote an increase of small‐bodied fish productivity in phase‐shifting coral reefs.

Physiological Changes Associated with Antioxidant Enzymes in Response to Sugarcane Tolerance to Water Deficit and Rehydration - Claudiana Moura dos Santos; Marcelo de Almeida Silva; Giuseppina Pace Pereira Lima; Fernanda Pacheco de Almeida Prado Bortolheiro; Marcela Cristina Brunelli; Lucas Almeida de Holanda; Rodrigo Oliver (Sugar Tech, 2015)

Environmental Degradation in a Eutrophic Shallow Lake is not Simply Due to Abundance of Non-native Cyprinus carpio - Juan P. Ramírez-Herrejón; Norman Mercado-Silva; Eduardo F. Balart; Rodrigo Moncayo-Estrada; Valentín Mar-Silva; Javier Caraveo-Patiño (Environmental Management, 2015)

Optimization of biomass production of Chlorella vulgaris grown in desalination concentrate - Ângelo Paggi Matos; Weruska Brasileiro Ferreira; Regina Coeli de Oliveira Torres; Luiz Rodrigo Ito Morioka; Maria Helena Machado Canella; Jefferson Rotta; Tiago da Silva; Elisa Helena Siegel Moecke; Ernani Sebastião Sant’Anna (Journal of Applied Phycology, 2015)

Exploring the sheep rumen microbiome for carbohydrate-active enzymes - Lucas Dantas Lopes; André Oliveira de Souza Lima; Rodrigo Gouvêa Taketani; Phillip Darias; Lília Raquel Fé da Silva; Emiliana Manesco Romagnoli; Helder Louvandini; Adibe Luiz Abdalla; Rodrigo Mendes (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2015)

Synchronous Oral Paracoccidioidomycosis and Pulmonary Tuberculosis in an Immunocompetent Patient - Ana Carolina Amorim Pellicioli; Rodrigo Neves-Silva; Alan Roger Santos-Silva; Pablo Agustin Vargas; Márcio Ajudarte Lopes (Mycopathologia, 2015)

The breast cancer immunophenotype of TP53-p.R337H carriers is different from that observed among other pathogenic TP53 mutation carriers - Mariana Fitarelli-Kiehl; Juliana Giacomazzi; Patricia Santos-Silva; Marcia Silveira Graudenz; Edenir Inez Palmero; Rodrigo Augusto Depieri Michelli; Maria Isabel Achatz; Cynthia Aparecida Bueno de Toledo Osório; Victor Evangelista de Faria Ferraz; Clarissa Gondim Picanço; Patricia Ashton-Prolla (Familial Cancer, 2015)

Unraveling the interactive effects of climate change and oil contamination on laboratory‐simulated estuarine benthic communities - Francisco J. R. C. Coelho; Daniel F. R. Cleary; Rui J. M. Rocha; Ricardo Calado; José M. Castanheira; Sílvia M. Rocha; Artur M. S. Silva; Mário M. Q. Simões; Vanessa Oliveira; Ana I. Lillebø; Adelaide Almeida; Ângela Cunha; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2015)
There is growing concern that modifications to the global environment such as ocean acidification and increased ultraviolet radiation may interact with anthropogenic pollutants to adversely affect the future marine environment. Despite this, little is known about the nature of the potential risks posed by such interactions. Here, we performed a multifactorial microcosm experiment to assess the impact of ocean acidification, ultraviolet B (UV‐B) radiation and oil hydrocarbon contamination on sediment chemistry, the microbial community (composition and function) and biochemical marker response of selected indicator species. We found that increased ocean acidification and oil contamination in the absence of UV‐B will significantly alter bacterial composition by, among other things, greatly reducing the relative abundance of Desulfobacterales , known to be important oil hydrocarbon degraders. Along with changes in bacterial composition, we identified concomitant shifts in the composition of oil hydrocarbons in the sediment and an increase in oxidative stress effects on our indicator species. Interestingly, our study identifies UV‐B as a critical component in the interaction between these factors, as its presence alleviates harmful effects caused by the combination of reduced pH and oil pollution. The model system used here shows that the interactive effect of reduced pH and oil contamination can adversely affect the structure and functioning of sediment benthic communities, with the potential to exacerbate the toxicity of oil hydrocarbons in marine ecosystems.

Early abstinence of crack-cocaine is effective to attenuate oxidative stress and to improve antioxidant defences - Aline Zaparte; Thiago W. Viola; Rodrigo Grassi-Oliveira; Maurilio da Silva Morrone; José C. Moreira; Moisés E. Bauer (Psychopharmacology, 2015)

Microbiological functioning, diversity, and structure of bacterial communities in ultramafic soils from a tropical savanna - Marco Pessoa-Filho; Cristine Chaves Barreto; Fábio Bueno dos Reis Junior; Rodrigo Rocha Fragoso; Flávio Silva Costa; Ieda de Carvalho Mendes; Leide Rovênia Miranda de Andrade (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2015)

Over-expression of muscle glycogen synthase in human diabetic nephropathy - Rodrigo Gatica; Romina Bertinat; Pamela Silva; Pamela Kairath; Felipe Slebe; Fabián Pardo; María J. Ramírez; Juan C. Slebe; José M. Campistol; Francisco Nualart; Carme Caelles; Alejandro J. Yáñez (Histochemistry and Cell Biology, 2015)

Microbial community diversity and physical–chemical features of the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean - Nelson Alves Junior; Pedro Milet Meirelles; Eidy de Oliveira Santos; Bas Dutilh; Genivaldo G. Z. Silva; Rodolfo Paranhos; Anderson S. Cabral; Carlos Rezende; Tetsuya Iida; Rodrigo L. de Moura; Ricardo Henrique Kruger; Renato C. Pereira; et al. (Archives of Microbiology, 2015)

Cave Conservation Priority Index to Adopt a Rapid Protection Strategy: A Case Study in Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest - Marconi Souza Silva; Rogério Parentoni Martins; Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira (Environmental Management, 2015)

Intake, performance, and efficiency of nutrient utilization in Saanen goat kids fed diets containing calcium salts of fatty acids - Ana Paula Silva Possamai; Claudete Regina Alcalde; Rodrigo de Souza; Ludmila Couto Gomes; Francisco de Assis Fonseca de Macedo; Elias Nunes Martins (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2015)

Molecular characterization of infectious laryngotracheitis virus in naturally infected egg layer chickens in a multi-age flock in Brazil - Rodrigo de Macedo Couto; Ingred Sales Preis; Juliana Fortes Vilarinho Braga; Bruno S. A. F. Brasil; Marcela Gonçalves Drummond; Nelson Rodrigo da Silva Martins; Roselene Ecco (Archives of Virology, 2015)

Differential Effects of Fluoride During Osteoblasts Mineralization in C57BL/6J and C3H/HeJ Inbred Strains of Mice - Sandra S. Matsuda; Thelma L. Silva; Marília A. Buzalaf; Antonio C Rodrigues; Rodrigo Cardoso de Oliveira (Biological Trace Element Research, 2014)

Reproductive performance of striped mealybug Ferrisia virgata Cockerell (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on water-stressed cotton plants subjected to nitrogen fertilization - Martin D. Oliveira; Paulo R. R. Barbosa; Christian S. A. Silva-Torres; Rodrigo R. Silva; Eduardo M. Barros; Jorge B. Torres (Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 2014)

Reference genes for RT-qPCR studies in Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis identified through analysis of RNA-seq data - Daiane M. Carvalho; Pablo H. de Sá; Thiago L. P. Castro; Rodrigo D. Carvalho; Anne Pinto; Danilo J. P. Gil; Priscilla Bagano; Bruno Bastos; Lilia F. M. Costa; Roberto Meyer; Artur Silva; Vasco Azevedo; et al. (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2014)

Primers for the amplification of the MHC IIβ chain exon 2 in the Atlantic goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara) - Gláucia C. Silva-Oliveira; Anete B. C. Silva; Fabian Blanchard; Zélia Nunes; Rodrigo A. Torres; Iracilda Sampaio; Marcelo Vallinoto (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2014)

Growth inhibitory effects of the Diruthenium-Ibuprofen compound, [Ru2Cl(Ibp)4], in human glioma cells in vitro and in the rat C6 orthotopic glioma in vivo - Marcel Benadiba; Iguatinã de M. Costa; Rodrigo L. S. R. Santos; Fernanda Oliveira Serachi; Denise de Oliveira Silva; Alison Colquhoun (JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 2014)

Insights into the mechanisms underlying the antiproliferative potential of a Co(II) coordination compound bearing 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione: DNA and protein interaction studies - Daniel V. Luís; Joana Silva; Ana Isabel Tomaz; Rodrigo F. M. de Almeida; Miguel Larguinho; Pedro V. Baptista; Luísa M. D. R. S. Martins; Telma F. S. Silva; Pedro M. Borralho; Cecília M. P. Rodrigues; António S. Rodrigues; Armando J. L. Pombeiro; et al. (JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 2014)

Catalase Inhibition Affects Glyoxylate Cycle Enzyme Expression and Cellular Redox Control during the Functional Transition of Sunflower and Safflower Seedlings - Taffarel Melo Torres; Ivanice Bezerra da Silva; Érika Cristina Pinheiro de Castro; Elizeu Antunes dos Santos; Rodrigo Maranguape Silva da Cunha; João Paulo Matos Santos Lima (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2014)

Influence of tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) on the cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus - Rafael Pazinato; Vanderlei Klauck; Andreia Volpato; Alexandre A. Tonin; Roberto C. Santos; Márcia E. de Souza; Rodrigo A. Vaucher; Renata Raffin; Patrícia Gomes; Candice C. Felippi; Lenita M. Stefani; Aleksandro S. Da Silva (Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2014)

A Single Neurotoxic Dose of Methamphetamine Induces a Long-Lasting Depressive-Like Behaviour in Mice - Carlos D. Silva; Ana F. Neves; Ana I. Dias; Hugo J. Freitas; Sheena M. Mendes; Inês Pita; Sofia D. Viana; Paulo A. de Oliveira; Rodrigo A. Cunha; Carlos A. Fontes Ribeiro; Rui D. Prediger; Frederico C. Pereira (Neurotoxicity Research, 2014)

Cerrado vegetation and global change: the role of functional types, resource availability and disturbance in regulating plant community responses to rising CO2 levels and climate warming - Augusto Cesar Franco; Davi Rodrigo Rossatto; Lucas de Carvalho Ramos Silva; Cristiane da Silva Ferreira (Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology, 2014)

Heavy-Metal Content and Oxidative Damage in Hypsiboas faber: The Impact of Coal-Mining Pollutants on Amphibians - Jairo José Zocche; Luciano Acordi da Silva; Adriani Paganini Damiani; Rodrigo Ávila Mendonça; Poliana Bernardo Peres; Carla Eliete Iochims dos Santos; Rafaela Debastiani; Johnny Ferraz Dias; Vanessa Moraes de Andrade; Ricardo Aurino Pinho (Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2014)

Metabolic regulation in meagre, Argyrosomus regius (Asso, 1801): Study of gene-diet interactions on lipid metabolism - Silva-Brito Francisca; Fonseca Sthelio; Peixoto Maria João; Domingues Andreia; Damasceno-Oliveira Alfredo; Gonçalves José; Castro Filipe F.; Cunha Isabel; Ozorio Rodrigo O. (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2014)

Antioxidant capacity of meagre (Argyrossomus regius) fed different lipid content and source, with and without selenium - Fonseca Sthelio; Magalhães Fernando; Gravato Carlos; Soares Amadeu M.V.; Gonçalves José F.; Peixoto Maria João; Domingues Andreia; Da Silva José Humberto; Gonçalves Giovani; Ozório Rodrigo O. (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2014)

Dietary Content and Type of Lipids and Selenium Supplement on Fatty Acid Profile in Meagre (Argyrosomus regius) - Simões Tiago; Fonseca Sthelio; Granada Luana; Augusto Ana; Ozorio Rodrigo; Gonçalves José; Silva José; Lemos Marco (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2014)

Effects of dietary fish oil replacement by vegetable oil on the digestive enzymes activity and intestinal morphology in Meagre, Argyrosomus regius (Asso, 1801) - Magalhães Fernando; Fonseca Sthelio; Pereira Luís; Ribeiro Laura; Santos Marta; Gonçalves José; Green Kanokwan; Peixoto Maria João; Domingues Andreia; Da Silva José Humberto; Ozorio Rodrigo O. (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2014)

Effect of climatic variables and vine crops on the epigeic ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Campanha region, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - João Luis Osório Rosado; Michel Gonçalves de Gonçalves; William Dröse; Eduardo José Ely e Silva; Rodrigo Ferreira Krüger; Alci Enimar Loeck (Journal of Insect Conservation, 2013)

Amoebas as mimivirus bunkers: increased resistance to UV light, heat and chemical biocides when viruses are carried by amoeba hosts - Paulo V. M. Boratto; Fábio P. Dornas; Kétyllen R. Andrade; Rodrigo Rodrigues; Felipe Peixoto; Lorena C. F. Silva; Bernard La Scola; Adriana Oliveira Costa; Gabriel Magno Freitas de Almeida; Erna G. Kroon; Jônatas S. Abrahão (Archives of Virology, 2013)

Seasonal variation in leaf traits between congeneric savanna and forest trees in Central Brazil: implications for forest expansion into savanna - Davi Rodrigo Rossatto; William Arthur Hoffmann; Lucas de Carvalho Ramos Silva; Mundayatan Haridasan; Leonel S. L. Sternberg; Augusto César Franco (Trees, 2013)

Effects of β-alanine administration on selected parameters of oxidative stress and phosphoryltransfer network in cerebral cortex and cerebellum of rats - Tanise Gemelli; Rodrigo Binkowski de Andrade; Denise Bertin Rojas; Nariélle Ferner Bonorino; Priscila Nicolao Mazzola; Lucas Silva Tortorelli; Cláudia Funchal; Carlos Severo Dutra Filho; Clovis Milton Duval Wannmacher (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2013)

Plant-derived essential oils affecting settlement and oviposition of Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) biotype B on tomato - Edson L. L. Baldin; Antônio E. M. Crotti; Kamila A. L. Wakabayashi; José P. G. F. Silva; Gabriela P. Aguiar; Efrain S. Souza; Rodrigo C. S. Veneziani; Milton Groppo (Journal of Pest Science, 2013)

Streptomyces araujoniae sp. nov.: an actinomycete isolated from a potato tubercle - Leonardo José da Silva; Rodrigo Gouvêa Taketani; Itamar Soares de Melo; Michael Goodfellow; Tiago Domingues Zucchi (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2013)

Ixodid fauna and zoonotic agents in ticks from dogs: first report of Rickettsia rickettsii in Rhipicephalus sanguineus in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, mid-western Brazil - Robson Ferreira Cavalcante de Almeida; Marcos Valério Garcia; Rodrigo Casquero Cunha; Jaqueline Matias; Elaine Araújo e Silva; Maria de Fatima Cepa Matos; Renato Andreotti (Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2013)

Time-dependent modulation of AMPA receptor phosphorylation and mRNA expression of NMDA receptors and glial glutamate transporters in the rat hippocampus and cerebral cortex in a pilocarpine model of epilepsy - Mark William Lopes; Flávia Mahatma Schneider Soares; Nelson de Mello; Jean Costa Nunes; Aurilene Gomes Cajado; Daniel de Brito; Fabiano Mendes de Cordova; Rodrigo Maranguape Silva da Cunha; Roger Walz; Rodrigo Bainy Leal (Experimental Brain Research, 2013)

Catabolism of amino acids in livers from cafeteria-fed rats - Cristiane Vizioli de Castro Ghizoni; Fabiana Rodrigues Silva Gasparin; Antonio Sueiti Maeda Júnior; Fernando Olinto Carreño; Rodrigo Polimeni Constantin; Adelar Bracht; Emy Luiza Ishii Iwamoto; Jorgete Constantin (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2013)

Synchronous Oral Paracoccidioidomycosis and Esophageal Carcinoma - Paulo Victor Alves Tubino; Bruno Jose de Queiroz Sarmento; Vitorino Modesto dos Santos; Estevão Ribeiro Borges; Lucas Evangelista Correia da Silva; Rodrigo de Souza Lima (Mycopathologia, 2012)

Evaluation of the Influence of Natural and Antrhopogenic Processes on Water Quality in Karstic Region - Maria Lúcia Calijuri; Eduardo de Aguiar do Couto; Aníbal da Fonseca Santiago; Rodrigo de Arruda Camargo; Marcos D. F. M. e Silva (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2012)

Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration in açaí palm (Euterpe oleracea) - Jonny Everson Scherwinski-Pereira; Rodrigo da Silva Guedes; Ricardo Alexandre da Silva; Paulo César Poeta Fermino; Zanderluce Gomes Luis; Elínea de Oliveira Freitas (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2012)

Spatial and temporal variation of the ichthyoplankton in a subtropical river in Brazil - David Augusto Reynalte-Tataje; Angelo Antônio Agostinho; Andrea Bialetzki; Samara Hermes-Silva; Rodrigo Fernandes; Evoy Zaniboni-Filho (Environmental Biology of Fishes, 2012)

Monitoring Rhodosporidium toruloides NCYC 921 batch fermentations growing under carbon and nitrogen limitation by flow cytometry - Raoni Andrade; Rodrigo Leal; José Roseiro; Alberto Reis; Teresa Lopes da Silva (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2012)

Kanagawa-Negative, tdh- and trh-Positive Vibrio parahaemolyticus Isolated from Fresh Oysters Marketed in Fortaleza, Brazil - Regine H. S. F. Vieira; Renata A. Costa; Francisca G. R. Menezes; Giselle C. Silva; Grace N. D. Theophilo; Dália P. Rodrigues; Rodrigo Maggioni (Current Microbiology, 2011)

Thermal welding of biological tissues derived from porcine aorta for manufacturing bioprosthetic cardiac valves - Rubem L. P. Figueiredo; Maria Sylvia Silva Dantas; Rodrigo L. Oréfice (Biotechnology Letters, 2011)

Cave lithology determining the structure of the invertebrate communities in the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest - Marconi Souza Silva; Rogério Parentoni Martins; Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira (Biodiversity and Conservation, 2011)

GH overexpression causes muscle hypertrophy independent from local IGF-I in a zebrafish transgenic model - Rafael Y. Kuradomi; Márcio A. Figueiredo; Carlos F. C. Lanes; Carlos E. da Rosa; Daniela V. Almeida; Rodrigo Maggioni; Maeli D. P. Silva; Luis F. Marins (Transgenic Research, 2011)

Growth of Euterpe edulis Mart. (Arecaceae) under forest and agroforestry in southern Brazil - Rodrigo Favreto; Ricardo Silva Pereira Mello; Luís Rios de Moura Baptista (Agroforestry Systems, 2010)

Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration in oil palm using the thin cell layer technique - Jonny E. Scherwinski-Pereira; Rodrigo S. da Guedes; Paulo César P. Fermino; Tatiane L. Silva; Frederico Henrique S. Costa (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant, 2010)

Higher dopamine transporter density in Parkinson’s disease patients with depression - Andre C. Felicio; Tais S. Moriyama; Clecio Godeiro-Junior; Ming C. Shih; Marcelo Q. Hoexter; Vanderci Borges; Sonia M. A. Silva; Edson Amaro-Junior; Luiz A. F. Andrade; Henrique B. Ferraz; Rodrigo A. Bressan (Psychopharmacology, 2010)

Effects of metformin on glucose metabolism of perfused rat livers - Francielli Maria de Souza Silva; Mário Henrique Rocha Alves da Silva; Adelar Bracht; Gabrielle Jacklin Eller; Rodrigo Polimeni Constantin; Nair Seiko Yamamoto (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2010)

Luminescence in Colorless, Transparent, Thermally Stable Thin Films of Eu3+ and Tb3+ β-diketonates in Hybrid Inorganic–Organic Zinc-based Sol–Gel Matrix - Renata Figueredo Martins; Rodrigo Ferreira Silva; Rogéria Rocha Gonçalves; Osvaldo Antonio Serra (Journal of Fluorescence, 2010)

Culturable endophytic filamentous fungi from leaves of transgenic imidazolinone-tolerant sugarcane and its non-transgenic isolines - Rodrigo Makowiecky Stuart; Aline Silva Romão; Aline Aparecida Pizzirani-Kleiner; João Lúcio Azevedo; Welington Luiz Araújo (Archives of Microbiology, 2010)

A ‘coastal-hazard GIS’ for Sri Lanka - Jean-François Desprats; Manuel Garcin; Nishanta Attanayake; Rodrigo Pedreros; Cheer Siriwardana; Mélanie Fontaine; Starin Fernando; Udaya De Silva (Journal of Coastal Conservation, 2010)

Heart failure increases atrogin-1 and MuRF1 gene expression in skeletal muscle with fiber type-specific atrophy - Robson Francisco Carvalho; Eduardo Paulino Castan; Cesar Augusto Coelho; Francis Silva Lopes; Fernanda Losi Alves Almeida; Aline Michelin; Rodrigo Wagner Alves de Souza; João Pessoa Araújo; Antonio Carlos Cicogna; Maeli Dal Pai-Silva (Journal of Molecular Histology, 2010)

Play behaviour in nonhuman animals and the animal welfare issue - Ana Flora Sarti Oliveira; André Oliveira Rossi; Luana Finocchiaro Romualdo Silva; Michele Correa Lau; Rodrigo Egydio Barreto (Journal of Ethology, 2010)

Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of antileishmanial activity of copper(II) with fluorinated α-hydroxycarboxylate ligands - Rodrigo da Silva Maffei; Jenicer K. U. Yokoyama-Yasunaka; Danilo Ciccone Miguel; Silvia Reni Bortolin Uliana; Breno Pannia Espósito (BioMetals, 2009)

Selection of a Clostridium perfringens type D epsilon toxin producer via dot-blot test - Luciana A. Gonçalves; Zélia I. P. Lobato; Rodrigo O. S. Silva; Felipe M. Salvarani; Prhiscylla S. Pires; Ronnie A. Assis; Francisco C. F. Lobato (Archives of Microbiology, 2009)

Identification and Characterization of Wolbachia in Solenopsis saevissima Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Southeastern Brazil - Rodrigo Fernando de Souza; João Daivison Silva Ramalho; Maria Santina de Castro Morini; José Luiz Caldas Wolff; Ronaldo Carvalho Araújo; Douglas Mascara (Current Microbiology, 2009)

Molecular mapping of two loci that confer resistance to Asian rust in soybean - Danielle C. G. Silva; Naoki Yamanaka; Rodrigo L. Brogin; Carlos A. A. Arias; Alexandre L. Nepomuceno; Antônio O. Di Mauro; Selma S. Pereira; Livia M. Nogueira; André L. L. Passianotto; Ricardo V. Abdelnoor (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2008)

Aerobic exercise affects C57BL/6 murine intestinal contractile function - Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira; Rodrigo Luiz Vancini; Silvia Saiuli Miki Ihara; Antonio Carlos da Silva; Jeannine Aboulafia; Viviane Louise Andree Nouailhetas (European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2008)

Guarana (Paullinia cupana var. sorbilis), an anciently consumed stimulant from the Amazon rain forest: the seeded-fruit transcriptome - Paula C. S. Ângelo; Carlos G. Nunes-Silva; Marcelo M. Brígido; Juliana S. N. Azevedo; Enedina N. Assunção; Alexandra R. B. Sousa; Fernando J. B. Patrício; Mailson M. Rego; Jean C. C. Peixoto; Waldesse P. Oliveira; Danival V. Freitas; Elionor R. P. Almeida; et al. (Plant Cell Reports, 2008)

Hepatic morphological alterations, glycogen content and cytochrome P450 activities in rats treated chronically with Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) - Christiane Aparecida Badin Tarsitano; Valdemar A. Paffaro; José Rodrigo Pauli; Gustavo Henrique da Silva; Mario J. Saad; Ione Salgado; Maria Alice da Cruz-Höfling; Stephen Hyslop (Cell and Tissue Research, 2007)

Purification and characterization of polygalacturonase produced by thermophilic Thermoascus aurantiacus CBMAI-756 in submerged fermentation - Eduardo Silva Martins; Denis Silva; Roberto da Silva; Rodrigo S. R. Leite; Eleni Gomes (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2007)

Purification and characterization of polygalacturonase produced by thermophilic Thermoascus aurantiacus CBMAI-756 in submerged fermentation - Eduardo Silva Martins; Denis Silva; Rodrigo S. R. Leite; Eleni Gomes (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2007)

Macroecological correlates and spatial patterns of anuran description dates in the Brazilian Cerrado - José Alexandre F. Diniz‐Filho; Rogério Pereira Bastos; Thiago F. L. V. B. Rangel; Luis M. Bini; Priscilla Carvalho; Rodrigo J. Silva (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2005)
Aim To quantify the relationship between the description dates of anuran species in the Brazilian Cerrado and some macroecological traits, and to verify the spatial patterns of average description dates and their correlation with human occupation and biodiversity knowledge. Location Brazilian Cerrado (South America). Methods The average date of description of 131 species of anurans found in 181 cells overlaying the Brazilian Cerrado was recorded. Description date was regressed across species on body size and geographical range size. Phylogenetic effects that could bias the significance tests of the multiple regression model of description dates on macroecological traits were taken into account using a phylogenetic subtraction method in which families and genera were classificatory factors in a nested two‐way analysis of variance ( anova ) model. We also conducted a spatial analysis of the average description date that was estimated for each cell. This cell‐based metric was regressed on human population size, the year of foundation of the municipalities and the number of inventories undertaken in each cell. The influence of spatial autocorrelation patterns was taken into account by using the geographically effective number of degrees of freedom. Results The number of new species being discovered in the Brazilian Cerrado has been increasing, especially over the last 50 years. Cross‐species analyses indicated that description dates were negatively correlated with body size and geographical range size, taking phylogenetic effects into account. Even after controlling for the spatial structures in all variables, average description date was positively correlated with human population in geographical space, but because of multicolinearity structure in the data, it was not possible to quantify the independent influence of human population and number of inventories on description date. Conclusions As found in previous papers, large‐bodied and widely distributed species are likely to be described first. Species yet to be discovered are probably small‐bodied and with narrow distributions, more restricted to the Cerrado biome. Also, the explicit spatial approach showed that the average description date is spatially correlated with total human population and biodiversity knowledge in the Cerrado region. Our findings suggest that incorporating human population density into the reserve design algorithms, which has usually been done to avoid or minimize conservation conflicts, may also produce good results because this will preserve many places where most of the non‐described species will probably be found in the future.

Ticks (Acari: Ixodida) on wild carnivores in Brazil - Marcelo B. Labruna; Rodrigo S. P. Jorge; Dênis A. Sana; Anah Tereza A. Jácomo; Cyntia K. Kashivakura; Mariana M. Furtado; Claudia Ferro; Samuel A. Perez; Leandro Silveira; Tarcísio S. Santos JR; Samuel R. Marques; Ronaldo G. Morato; et al. (Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2005)

Inferring nocturnal surface fluxes from vertical profiles of scalars in an Amazon pasture - Otávio C. Acevedo; Osvaldo L. L. Moraes; Rodrigo Da Silva; David R. Fitzjarrald; Ricardo K. Sakai; Ralf M. Staebler; Matthew J. Czikowsky (Global Change Biology, 2004)
Ecosystem carbon budgets depend on there being good representative surface flux observations for all land use types during the entire diurnal cycle. In calm conditions that often occur at night, especially in areas of small roughness (such as pastures), ecosystem respiration rate is poorly measured using the eddy covariance (EC) technique. Nocturnal vertical profiles of temperature, humidity and winds were observed using tethered balloon soundings in a pasture in the eastern Amazon during two campaigns in 2001. The site is characterized by very weak winds at night, so that there is insufficient turbulence for the EC technique to determine fluxes accurately. To compensate, the time evolution of the profiles is used to determine surface fluxes at early morning and these are compared with those observed by EC at a nearby micrometeorological tower. The nocturnal boundary layer thickness h is determined as the height to which the surface fluxes must converge so that energy budget closure is achieved. The estimated values range from 30 m, around 22:00 hours LST, to more than 100 m just before dawn. These are in good agreement with the observed thickness of a frequently observed fog layer during the middle of the night. During the early portion of the night, when the accumulation layer is shallow, there is appreciable decrease of dCO 2 /d t with height. On calm nights, CO 2 accumulation rate is larger near the surface than at higher levels. On windier nights, this accumulation rate is vertically uniform. Hence, extrapolation of tower profiles for estimating fluxes must be done carefully. Although uncertainties remain large, an alternate approach to the EC method is described for measuring nighttime surface CO 2 fluxes under stable atmospheric conditions.

Land‐use change effects on local energy, water, and carbon balances in an Amazonian agricultural field - Ricardo K. Sakai; David R. Fitzjarrald; Osvaldo L.L. Moraes; Ralf M. Staebler; Otávio C. Acevedo; Matthew J. Czikowsky; Rodrigo da Silva; Eleazar Brait; Valdelirio Miranda (Global Change Biology, 2004)
To study how changing agricultural practices in the eastern Amazon affect carbon, heat and water exchanges, a 20 m tower was installed in a field in August 2000. Measurements include turbulent fluxes (momentum, heat, water vapor, and CO 2 ) using the eddy covariance (EC) approach, soil heat flux, wind, and scalar profiles ( T , q , and CO 2 ), soil moisture content, terrestrial, total solar radiation, and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR, 400–700 nm). At the beginning of the measurements, in September 2000, the field was a pasture. On November 2001, the pasture was burned, plowed, and planted in upland (nonirrigated) rice. Calm nights were the norm in this site. Anomalously low values of net ecosystem exchange (NEE) were found using the EC method, even when the common criterion u * −1 was used to identify and exclude poor performance nights. We observed more plausible values of NEE using criterion u * −1 , indicating that the criterion must be revised downward for flow over surfaces smoother than forests. However, even using the lower threshold, u * was lower than this limit for 82% of nights, and this led to nocturnal respiration underestimates. We compensate for this difficulty by estimating the respiration rate using the nocturnal boundary layer budget method. Land‐use change from pasture to rice cultivation strongly affected both diurnal rates of turbulent exchange but also the pattern of seasonal variation. Seasonal wet and dry season differences in vegetation state were clearly detected in the albedo and PAR‐albedo. These reflectivity changes were accompanied by modified net radiative flux, turbulent heat flux and evaporation rates. The highest evaporation rate was observed during the rice crop, when the field had total evaporation approximately half the precipitation input, less than that of the surrounding forest. Effects of the land‐cover changes were also detected in the carbon budget. For the pasture, the maximum CO 2 uptake occurred in May, appreciably delayed from the start of the rainy season. After the field was plowed and the soil was exposed and there was efflux of CO 2 to the atmosphere day and night for an extended period. Highest values of carbon uptake occurred during the rice plantation. Although the upland rice took up carbon at double the rate of the pasture that it replaced, the field was left fallow for much of the year, during the dry season.

Coarse woody debris in undisturbed and logged forests in the eastern Brazilian Amazon - Michael Keller; Michael Palace; Gregory P. Asner; Rodrigo Pereira; José Natalino M. Silva (Global Change Biology, 2004)
Coarse woody debris (CWD) is an important component of the carbon cycle in tropical forests. We measured the volume and density of fallen CWD at two sites, Cauaxi and Tapajós in the Eastern Amazon. At both sites we studied undisturbed forests (UFs) and logged forests 1 year after harvest. Conventional logging (CL) and reduced impact logging (RIL) were used for management on areas where the geometric volumes of logs harvested was about 25–30 m 3 ha −1 . Density for five classes of fallen CWD for large material (>10 cm diameter) ranged from 0.71 to 0.28 Mg m −3 depending upon the degree of decomposition. Density of wood within large fallen logs varied with position relative to the ground and with distance from the center of the log. Densities for materials with diameters from 2 to 5 and 5 to 10 cm were 0.36 and 0.45 Mg m −3 , respectively. The average mass (±SE) of fallen CWD at Cauaxi was 55.2 (4.7), 74.7 (0.6), and 107.8 (10.5) Mg ha −1 for duplicate UF, RIL, and CL sites, respectively. At Tapajós, the average mass of fallen CWD was 50.7 (1.1) Mg ha −1 for UF and 76.2 (10.2) Mg ha −1 for RIL for duplicate sites compared with 282 Mg ha −1 for live aboveground biomass. Small‐ and medium‐sized material ( 2 emission given the high rates of decay in moist tropical forests.

A novel strain of Streptomyces malaysiensis isolated from Brazilian soil produces high endo-β-1,4-xylanase titres - Rodrigo Pires do Nascimento; Susana Marques; Luís Alves; Francisco Gírio; Maria Teresa Amaral-Collaço; Doralice Rodrigues Sacramento; Elba Pinto da Silva Bon; Rosalie Reed Rodrigues Coelho (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2003)

Evaluating Completeness of Species Lists for Conservation and Macroecology: a Case Study of Mexican Land Birds - Hector Gomez De Silva; Rodrigo A. Medellin (Conservation Biology, 2001)

Evaluating Completeness of Species Lists for Conservation and Macroecology: a Case Study of Mexican Land Birds - Héctor Gómez De Silva; Rodrigo A. Medellín (Conservation Biology, 2001)
Studies of species diversity, macroecology, and conservation are usually based on lists of species, but lists found in the scientific literature vary in completeness. The use of such data sets can produce misleading results, making it necessary to test species lists for completeness before undertaking an analysis. Species‐richness estimators are useful for judging the completeness of species lists but have limitations. To add rigor to studies based on species lists, we propose that species lists should test for “ omnipresent” taxa—species, genera, and families that occur throughout the region concerned—and for a minimum number of species and families. As a case study, we compared species assemblages in diverse habitats in Mexico and found that seven families and two genera of land birds are omnipresent in mainland Mexico (excluding treeless areas) and that the most depauperate assemblage known contains 35 species from 21 families. We concluded that a list of land birds from Mexico that lacks any of these omnipresent taxa or that contains fewer than 35 species or 21 families is incomplete. Similar analyses can be done for other taxa and other parts of the world. Tests for omnipresent taxa and for a minimum number of species and families can be used in combination with other existing criteria, such as species‐richness functions, to better evaluate the completeness of species lists. Realistic results may be produced in macroecological and conservation studies only if they are based on reasonably complete species lists.

Genotypic and Phenotypic Evidence of Different Drug-Resistance Mutation Patterns between B and Non-B Subtype Isolates of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 found in Brazilian Patients Failing HAART - Elena Caride; Kurt Hertogs; Brendan Larder; Pascale Dehertogh; Rodrigo Brindeiro; Elizabeth Machado; Carlos A.M. De Sá; Walter A. Eyer-Silva; Fernando Samuel Sion; Luiz F.C. Passioni; Jaqueline A. Menezes; Alexandre R. Calazans; et al. (Virus Genes, 2001)

Biodiversity under rocks: the role of microhabitats in structuring invertebrate communities in Brazilian outcrops - Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira; Marconi Souz Silva (Biodiversity and Conservation, 2001)