scholarly journals Infection patterns of Paradollfusnema amphisbaenia (Nematoda: Cosmocercidae) in a population of Amphisbaena wuchereri (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from Minas Gerais state, south-eastern Brazil, and its relations with host size, sex and fat body mass

2012 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Filogonio ◽  
G.M. Toledo ◽  
L.A. Anjos ◽  
B. Rajão ◽  
C.A.B. Galdino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Intestine ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Fat Body ◽  
Nematode Species ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Gastrointestinal Parasites ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Eastern Brazil ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Fat Body Mass

AbstractSpecimens (n= 41) of the amphisbaenid Amphisbaena wuchereri taken from a population in Minas Gerais state, south-eastern Brazil, were examined for gastrointestinal parasites. A single nematode species was found, Paradollfusnema amphisbaenia. This was a new host record for this nematode species. This parasite was encountered in the large intestine (prevalence of 100%), in the stomach (prevalence of 2%) and in the small intestine (prevalence of 7.3%). The intensity of infection ranged from 1 to 457 individual parasites per host and was positively correlated with body size of both male and female amphisbaenians. The discrepancy index (D) indicated that P. amphisbaenia tended to an even distribution in this host population. The nematode, which did not affect fat body mass, induced inflammatory infiltrations in the small intestine, indicating that the parasites might injure the host's organs.

scholarly journals Regionally extinct species rediscovered: the bush dog Speothos venaticus in Minas Gerais, south-eastern Brazil

Oryx ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilherme Braga Ferreira ◽  
Marcelo Juliano Rabelo Oliveira ◽  
Rogério Cunha de Paula ◽  
Flávio Henrique Guimarães Rodrigues ◽  
Érica Daniele Cunha Carmo
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
The State ◽  
South American ◽  
North West ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
The North ◽  
Eastern Brazil ◽  
Bush Dog ◽  
Speothos Venaticus

AbstractThe bush dog Speothos venaticus, a rare Near Threatened South American canid that lives in packs, was thought to be extinct in Minas Gerais state, south-eastern Brazil, until recently. Here, we report four recent records of the species in Minas Gerais, the first in the state since the description of the species in 1842. All records are from the Cerrado ecosystem in the north and north-west of the state; two are from animals found dead, one from footprints and another from a camera trap. Three of the records were inside or close (< 10 km) to strict protected areas, in a region recognized as the Protected Areas Mosaic Sertão Veredas–Peruaçu, where we expect any new records of the bush dog to be found. We discuss the low probability of detecting the bush dog and the main regional threats to the species, and emphasize the need to protect large and interconnected natural areas and keep them free of domestic dogs to avoid the extinction of the bush dog in Minas Gerais.

Evolution de la masse corporelle et de la masse relative de quelques organes au cours du cycle annuel chez les mâles matures de Vipera aspis

1994 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-133
Author(s):  
H. Saint Girons ◽  
R. Duguy
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass ◽  
Fat Body ◽  
Significant Decline ◽  
Sexual Cycle ◽  
Relative Mass ◽  
Rapid Decline ◽  
Slow Decline ◽  
Fat Bodies ◽  
Fat Body Mass ◽  
Vipera Aspis

AbstractThe relative mass of fat bodies of 103 adult male Vipera aspis from western France appeared to be correlated with fasting and feeding periods. There was a slow decline in mass during wintering and a rapid decline during the occurrence of spring mating; a minimum fat body mass was at the first molting time in May. This was the only time when there was a significant decline in the relative mass of the liver; vipers are noticeably emaciated during this period. Changes in relative kidney mass were correlated with the volume of the sexual segment of the kidneys, the minimum being in July. The relative mass of the testes was also linked with the sexual cycle; the minimum appeared to be in July and there was little variation between September and May.

scholarly journals Differences in Body Fat, Body Mass Index, and Physical Performance of Specific Field Tests in 10-to-12-Year-Old School-Aged Team Handball Players

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (24) ◽  
pp. 9022
Author(s):  
Souhail Hermassi ◽  
Maha Sellami ◽  
Georg Fieseler ◽  
El Ghali Bouhafs ◽  
Lawrence D. Hayes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Physical Performance ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Fat Body ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Anthropometric Parameter ◽  
Fat Body Mass ◽  
Medicine Ball

This study aimed to compare 10-to-12-year-old Qatari male athletes and assess body fat, body mass index, and physical fitness, as well as the difference of these measures between ages. Thirty-five youth handball players volunteered for the investigation and were divided into three groups: 12-year-old players (U12; n = 12), 11-year-old players (U11; n = 11), 10-year-old players (U10; n = 12). Anthropometry was assessed by body mass, body fat percentage (%BF), and body mass index (BMI). Measurements included the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1 (Yo-Yo IR1), jumping ability (squat and countermovement jumps (SJ and CMJ, respectively)), and sprint tests (10 and 15 m). The power of the upper extremity was measured by a 2-kg overhead medicine ball throw for distance. Except for %BF (p = 0.387) and BMI (p = 0.070), all anthropometric and demographic parameters were different between age groups. The largest differences were found for body mass (p = 0.007) and body height (p = 0.008). Regarding fitness parameters, only the medicine ball throw (p = 0.022) was different between age groups (U10 vs. U12: p = 0.009; U11 vs. U12: p = 0.048). There was no difference between groups for jumping (CMJ: p = 0.586; SJ: p = 0.377), sprinting (10 m: p = 0.211; 15 m: p = 0.194) and Yo-Yo IR1 (p = 0.228). Body fat was the anthropometric parameter with the strongest relationship with physical performance in that lower body fat was related to superior jumping performance and sprint performance. In conclusion, except for %BF and BMI, all anthropometric parameters were different between U10, U11, and U12 handball players. For physical parameters, jumping, sprinting, and endurance performance were not different between age groups. From a practical perspective, coaches can use these findings as reference for the evaluation of their school-aged handball players, as well as for establishing performance goals.

scholarly journals Features of somatotype and body weight component composition in patients with acne: boys and girls of Podillya region of Ukraine

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-100
Author(s):  
Igor Gunas ◽  
Olexandr Majewski ◽  
Irina Makarchuk
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Bone Mass ◽  
Muscle Mass ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Fat Body ◽  
Component Composition ◽  
Body Muscle ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Degrees Of Severity ◽  
Fat Body Mass

Abstract The article describes the differences in peculiarities of somatotype and body weight component composition in patients with acne, the study population being boys and girls of the Podillya region of Ukraine. In the study subjects, regardless of sex, body muscle mass, bone mass and the mesomorphic somatotype component of those with acne were significantly greater, while fat body mass indicators and the endomorphic somatotype component was smaller – in comparison to that of non-afflicted subjects of similar gender. Regarding the ectomorphic component of somatotype, between the surveyed groups of those with and without acne, whether male or female, no significant differences were revealed. For all indicators, whether the somatotype components or the component composition of body weight, between groups of boys or girls with different degrees of severity of acne, again no significant differences were established.

The tadpole of the hylodid frog Hylodes charadranaetes Heyer and Cocroft, 1986

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2680 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
PAULO NOGUEIRA COSTA ◽  
CARLA COSTA SIQUEIRA ◽  
DAVOR VRCIBRADIC ◽  
LUIZ NORBERTO WEBER ◽  
CARLOS FREDERICO D. ROCHA
Keyword(s):  
Rio Grande ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Riparian Forests ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Campos Rupestres ◽  
Eastern Brazil ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Species Groups

The genus Hylodes Fitzinger, 1826 is restricted to eastern Brazil, occurring from the states of Espírito Santo to Rio Grande do Sul (Lingnau et al. 2008, Frost 2010). Except for Hylodes otavioi, which inhabits riparian forests in rocky fields (“campos rupestres”) habitats within the Cerrado domain in Minas Gerais State (Sazima & Bokermann 1982), all other species in the genus are endemic to the Atlantic Rainforest domain (Lingnau et al. 2008). The genus currently comprises 24 species (Frost 2010) of small to medium-sized diurnal frogs that live associated to lotic streams in forests (e.g. Lingnau et al. 2008; Silva & Benmaman 2008). Heyer (1982) proposed four species groups for Hylodes, which are still recognized today (but see Haddad et al. 1996; Canedo & Pombal 2007): the glaber (formerly pulcher), lateristrigatus, mertensi, and nasus species groups. The Hylodes lateristrigatus species group is the most specious, being currently composed by 18 species: H. amnicola Pombal, Feio, and Haddad, 2002, H. babax Heyer, 1982, H. charadranaetes Heyer and Cocroft, 1986, H. fredi Canedo and Pombal, 2007, H. heyeri Haddad, Pombal, and Bastos, 1996, H. lateristrigatus (Baumann, 1912), H. magalhaesi (Bokermann, 1964), H. meridionalis (Mertens, 1927), H. ornatus (Bokermann, 1967), H. otavioi Sazima and Bokermann, 1983, H. perere Silva & Benmaman, 2008, H. perplicatus (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926), H. pipilans Canedo and Pombal, 2007, H. phyllodes Heyer and Cocroft, 1986, H. regius Gouvêa, 1979, H. sazimai Haddad and Pombal, 1995, H. uai Nascimento, Pombal, and Haddad, 2001, and H. vanzolinii Heyer, 1982 (Silva & Benmaman 2008; Frost 2010).

FAT BODY MASS IS CORRELATED WITH VENTRICULAR WALL THICKNESS IN HYPERTENSIVES

2004 ◽  
Vol 22 (Suppl. 2) ◽  
pp. S33
Author(s):  
B. Pannier ◽  
J. Raison ◽  
T. Kondo ◽  
J. Blacher ◽  
M. Safar
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass ◽  
Wall Thickness ◽  
Fat Body ◽  
Ventricular Wall ◽  
Ventricular Wall Thickness ◽  
Fat Body Mass
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