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Fish are the vertebrates with the highest number of host-parasite associations, both with parasites from different phyla even from different kingdoms. It is estimated that only 6% of Brazilian fish species have been studied regarding their parasitic fauna and, therefore, the biodiversity of fish parasites is still incipient in Brazil. Among the main groups of fish parasites, ergasilids, m…
Estuarine environments are places of high productivity and diversity. The different profiles presented by these regions allow the fixation of many organisms, which will be exposed to the high chemical and physical variability present in the estuaries. In the surroundings of most Brazilian estuaries, many human groups have been established for many years, promoting the most diverse types o…
In Denmark and Brazil close 50% of the adult population suffers from medium or severe over-weight and welfare diseases are increasing, but Brazil also has 10 mio people suffering from malnutrition. A change in dietary habits to more protein-rich food might reduce these health issues. Fish are a valuable protein source, but provide also vital fatty acids and minerals. Fish in natural water…
Fish parasites have attracted the interest of ecologists of parasitism as a potential bioindicator of ecosystem integrity, due to a variety of ways in which they respond to anthropogenic pollution. In addition to parasites, biomarkers of exposure in fish have also become important tools in ecotoxicological studies. Recently studies of ecotoxicology and parasitology have integrated enviro…
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Parasites play important roles in the ecosystems they occupy, which contribute to the diversification and structuring of communities formed by their hosts. Due to this importance, understanding the process of the historical association between parasites and their hosts is fundamental, as this understanding is the basis for monitoring changes in the patterns of parasitic associations, espe…
Brazil has one of the richest freshwater fish faunas in the world. In proportion to the diversity of freshwater fish, the richness of parasites associated is also quite expressive in Brazil, however little of this richness has been explored to date. Metynnis lippincottianus (Cope, 1870) is a species native to the basins of northern South America and is being documented in the rivers of so…
Provided with a vast hydrographic system, Brazil stands out for the ichthyofaunistic freshwater diversity, which is also equivalent to the wide variety of fish parasites. These parasites however still need to be studied further due to their importance in the ecosystem, such as the stabilization of the food chain and regulation of the population of their hosts, also, as indicators of envir…
South America has the highest diversity of freshwater fishes in the world. Fishes of the order Siluriformes and cichlids of the genus Cichla (Cichlidae), besides their high economic and recreational value, represent an important fraction of these ecosystems, playing an essential ecological role for the maintenance of the local biological diversity. Likewise, the proteocephalidean cestodes…
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Animal diversification has intrigued evolutionary biologists over decades and is still a matter of intense debate. However, most of the discussions are related to free-living taxa. At the same time, life within other organisms, such as proteocephalid tapeworms (Eucestoda, Onchoproteocephalidea) that parasitize fish, has often been overlooked. Although proteocephalids represent the planet'…
Crustaceans inhabit a wide variety of habitats ranging from marine to terrestrial and exhibit different lifestyles from free-living to parasitism. In freshwater, the family of parasitic copepods Ergasilidae Burmeister, 1835 stands out as one of the most specious taxa with more than 270 species worldwide. Traditionally, taxonomic studies in Ergasilidae are based on morphological data as th…
Fish parasites are important study targets, especially due to their impact on host health and concerns about aquaculture worldwide. Myxozoans are some of the agents responsible for diseases in fish, which can cause significant economic losses, with high mortality rates. Myxozoans are a group of parasitic cnidarians that have a complex life cycle, including a vertebrate host, mainly fish, …
Biodiversity in freshwaters has been widely studied and it is evident that parasites form a fundamental part of this diversity. Fishes of the order Siluriformes, known as catfishes, have a worldwide distribution with more 2,800 species. Approximately 1,700 species, i.e. more than 60%, are found in America, mainly in the Neotropical region. More than 350 species of 31 genera of gill monoge…
Few studies report the biodiversity of fish parasites in natural populations in order to improve information about their geographical distribution, biology and spacial structure of the parasite community. The limited knowledge about the biological aspects, biogeographic patterns of distribution and high morphological variability of Loricariidae fishes are factors that make the studies on …
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| 2 / 2 | Ongoing research grants |
| 19 / 7 | Completed research grants |
| 3 / 3 | Ongoing scholarships in Brazil |
| 40 / 24 | Completed scholarships in Brazil |
| 2 / 2 | Ongoing scholarships abroad |
| 5 / 5 | Completed scholarships abroad |
| 71 / 43 | All research grants and scholarships |
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