ABSTRACT. Population ecology of Aegla franciscana (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura) from São Francisco de Paula, RS, Brazil. The aim of this research was to characterize population aspects of Aegla franciscana Buckup & Rossi, 1977, where the sizefrequency distribution, sex ratio, recruitment, reproductive period (frequency of ovigerous females) and fecundity were evaluated. The samples were performed seasonally (February, June, August and October 2003) at river Rolante, Rio dos Sinos basin, São Francisco de Paula city, RS. The animals were collected with nets, measured and returned to the stream. A total of 1,322 individuals was obtained, among which 567 males, 579 females and 176 unsexed animals. The animals were bracketed in size classes for cephalothorax length (CL), and bimodal distribution was observed. Male sizes ranged from 3.86 mm to 22.09 mm and females from 4.06 mm to 22.48 mm. The males showed a larger median size (10.36 mm) than females (9.89 mm). The sex ratio obtained was close to 1:1 (x 2 = 0.03; p>0.05). Sex ratio in the size classes showed an anomalous pattern, with a higher frequency of females in the intermediate size classes and males in the superior classes. This may be related to a greater energy requirement for reproduction in females, thus delaying growth. The highest recruitment pulse occurred in summer and autumn as a consequence of high reproductive activity during winter. Ovigerous females produced 123.3 ± 47.8 eggs (mean ± standard deviation). A correlation between cephalothorax length of ovigerous females and number of eggs (r = 0.81) was observed. KEYWORDS.Sex ratio, reproductive period, recruitment, fecundity.Laboratório de Carcinologia, Depto de Zoologia, PPG Biologia Animal, UFRGS, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, prédio 43435, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil (raoni_goncalves@yahoo.com.br) Buckup & Rossi, 1977 que ocorre em corpos d'água do planalto sul-rio-grandense, onde foram analisados a distribuição de freqüência em classes de tamanho, a proporção sexual, o período reprodutivo através da freqüência de fêmeas ovígeras, o recrutamento e a fecundidade da espécie. As amostragens foram realizadas sazonalmente, no arroio Rolante, município de São Francisco de Paula, RS. Os eglídeos foram coletados com puçás, medidos e devolvidos ao arroio. Foram amostrados 1.322 exemplares, sendo 567 machos, 579 fêmeas e 176 animais com sexo indefinido. Machos e fêmeas foram agrupados em classes de comprimento do cefalotórax (CC), onde foi observada distribuição bimodal. A amplitude do comprimento do cefalotórax dos machos variou de 3,86 mm a 22,09 mm e o das fêmeas de 4,06 mm a 22,48 mm, sendo que os machos apresentaram tamanho mediano (10,36 mm) superior ao das fêmeas (9,89 mm). A proporção sexual foi de 1:1 (x 2 = 0,03; p>0,05). Na análise da proporção sexual, por classes de tamanho, observou-se que os machos são mais freqüentes nas classes superiores e as fêmeas nas classes intermediárias. O primeiro registro do surgimento de juvenis na população ocorreu no verão e de fêmeas ovígeras no outono, e...
Abstract Sokolowicz, C.C., López-Greco, L.S., Gonçalves, R.S. and Bond-Buckup, G. 2007. The gonads of Aegla platensis Schmitt (Decapoda, Anomura, Aeglidae): a macroscopic and histological perspective. -Acta Zoologica (Stockholm) 88 : 71-79The aim of this study is to characterize the gonads of Aegla platensis , relating aspects of colour and size of ovaries, testes and vasa deferentia (VD) to histological observations. The ovaries are H-shaped, extending from behind the stomach and ending at the 1st or 2nd abdominal somite. The male has a pair of testes from which the VD issue and extend over the pereon. For males and females, macroscopic categories of gonad development are defined. Stages of the male gonad are defined as types 1, 2 and 3. Type 1 includes the less developed gonads, and type 3 includes extremely developed testes and completely differentiated VD. The ovaries are classified into four stages according to their colour: I (white), II ( yellow), III (orange) and IV (red), beginning with the least developed gonads. The number and size of oogonia and oocytes depend on the stage of the ovary and coincide with the different degrees of development as indicated by ovary colour. In males, the presence or absence of spermatozoa in the testes and VD is determined only for the more developed gonads. Neither spermathecae (female) nor spermatophores (male) were found. The lack of spermatophore in the present species is a rare characteristic among the anomurans.
Adenoviruses are among the most promising viral markers of fecal contamination. They are frequently found in the water, sediment and soil of regions impacted by human activity. Studies of the bioaccumulation of enteric viruses in shrimp are scarce. The cities located in the northern coast of the lake systems in Southern Brazil have high urbanization and intensive farming rates, and poor sewage collection and treatment. One hundred (n = 100) Farfantepenaeus paulensis pink-shrimp specimens and 48 water samples were collected from coastal lagoons between June 2012 and May 2013. Water samples were concentrated and the shrimp, mashed. After DNA extraction, samples were analyzed by real time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) in order to detect and quantify viral genomes. Thirty-five percent of shrimp samples were positive for contamination, predominantly by avian adenoviruses. A total of 91.7% of water samples contained adenoviruses DNA, with the human form being the most frequent. Our results provided evidence of significant bioaccumulation of adenoviruses in shrimp, showing the extent of the impact of fecal pollution on aquatic ecosystems.
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