Most of the world’s fish fauna is suffering from different types of human impacts and new conservation tools are required. The fish diet analysis is a tool that has been used to evaluate degradation processes of aquatic ...

Rivulidae comprises a family of fish largely distributed in Brazil that includes 201 species, of which 125 are considered endangered. This fact emphasizes the need for development of conservation strategies including studies ...

The aims of this work were to investigate the antibacterial effect of phenolic compound combinations and total polyphenols of Argentinean red wines varieties against Escherichia coli ATCC 35218 and Listeria monocytogenes ...

Studies of soft tissue, cells and original biomolecular constituents preserved in fossil vertebrates have increased greatly in recent years. Here we report preservation of ‘skin’ with chemical and molecular characterization ...

The present study investigates the δ 13C and δ 15N isotopic composition in frozen samples (control), samples in alcohol and in formaldehyde of Plagioscion squamosissimus and Hypophthalmus edentatus. From each individual ...

The construction and the operation conditions of a high vacuum glass-equipment for deodorizing sardine oil at laboratory scale is described. The equipment working at 120-degrees-C and at a pressure of 0.05-0.1 mmHg maintains ...

The aims of this study were to characterize an enterococci bacteriocinogenic strain and to evaluate its antimicrobial activity regarding its potential use for fish preservation. The bacterium, isolated from Odontesthes ...

In catchment areas, the streams are fundamental elements for the ecosystem, are rich in peculiar yet little known faunas of the high degree of endemism and threatened by uses and urban and rural occupations. One way to ...

Recent advances in molecular biology open the possibility to use formalin-preserved specimens stored in ichthyoplankton collections for population genetics studies. Nine DNA extraction techniques were tested on Engraulis ...