Evaluating the Presence of Interspecific Hybrids Among Piaractus mesopotamicus, Piaractus brachypomus and Colossoma macropomum in the Upper Paraná River Using Genetic Markers
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DOI: 10.1002/aqc.4262
Abstract: Fish hybridization is common in aquaculture worldwide, including in Brazil, with cross‐breeding between species of the genera Piaractus and Colossoma taking the lead. However, little is known about the genetic damage caused by hybrids that… read more here.
Keywords: colossoma; paran river; piaractus; brachypomus ... See more keywords
The use of wood during prehispanic times in the Upper Paraná Delta revealed though analysis of ancient charcoal
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DOI: 10.1007/s00334-020-00777-z
Abstract: Woody plant resources are important to human societies today and were also in the past. Here we assess the woody plant resources available to peoples in Northeastern Argentina in the pre-Hispanic period and assess how… read more here.
Keywords: site; wood; paran delta; upper paran ... See more keywords
Trophic ecology and metabolism of two species of nonnative freshwater stingray (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae)
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DOI: 10.1007/s10750-020-04283-1
Abstract: The stingrays Potamotrygon amandae and Potamotrygon falkneri are nonnative species established in the Upper Paraná basin. Although they are widely distributed, few studies on their diets or respective metabolic responses exist. Therefore, the aim was… read more here.
Keywords: ecology metabolism; upper paran; trophic ecology; two species ... See more keywords
Molecular characterization of Serrasalmidae hybrid in the upper Paraná River floodplain using molecular markers
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DOI: 10.1111/jfb.70101
Abstract: Abstract This study reports the molecular identification of a tambacu—a hybrid of Colossoma macropomum and Piaractus mesopotamicus—in the floodplain of the upper Paraná River using molecular markers. The PCR‐GEL method, based on the analysis of… read more here.
Keywords: paran river; using molecular; upper paran; molecular markers ... See more keywords
Linking rivers, mixing faunas: How artificial connectivity between the Middle and Upper Paraná River basins shapes fish diversity in a tributary of the Itaipu Reservoir, Brazil.
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DOI: 10.1111/jfb.70249
Abstract: This work aimed to investigate the distribution and occurrence of fish species along the São Francisco Falso Braço Norte (SFFBN) River basin, a tributary of the Middle Paraná River basin now artificially connected to the… read more here.
Keywords: paran river; paran; river basin; upper paran ... See more keywords
Range extension of Bunocephalus larai Ihering, 1930, Banjo Catfish (Siluriformes, Aspredinidae), in the Ivaí river basin, Upper Paraná River, Brazil
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DOI: 10.15560/20.6.1343
Abstract: We report the occurrence of Bunocephalus larai in the Ivaí river basin, and expand the geo‑ graphic distribution of this species to southern latitudes of the Upper Paraná river basin. Four individuals were captured through… read more here.
Keywords: river basin; iva river; upper paran; bunocephalus larai ... See more keywords
Molecular characterization of the invasive aquatic macrophyte Hydrilla verticillata (Hydrocharitaceae) in Brazil.
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DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765201920180494
Abstract: Invasive populations of macrophytes are widely distributed and have been successfully introduced and established in freshwater habitats. Hydrilla verticillata was first recorded in 2005 in the Upper Paraná River floodplain and in 2007 at the… read more here.
Keywords: upper paran; paran river; hydrilla verticillata;
Hydropower Development and Fishways: A Need for Connectivity in Rivers of the Upper Paraná Basin
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DOI: 10.3390/su11133749
Abstract: South American rivers have become intensely affected by the construction of hydroelectric dams that block the river’s connectivity for migratory fish species. In order to mitigate the problems caused by dams and to reestablish connections… read more here.
Keywords: hydropower; basin; river; connectivity ... See more keywords