Fruits as unusual food items of the carnivorous bat Chrotopterus auritus (Mammalia, Phyllostomidae) from southeastern Brazil

We record here the occurrence of seeds of several plant species in feces found inside the day roost of Chrotoperus auritus, at the Estação Experimental de Itirapina, State of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil, in July 2001. The roost was used by only one adult female, non pregnant, during about a month. In the feces, fur of rodent (Muridae), bone fragments, fragments of Scarabaeidae and other beetles and insects, leaves (not determined) and many seeds of Piperaceae (Piper sp.), Urticaceae (Cecropia sp.) and Solanaceae (Solanum spp. and Cestrum sp.) were found. In the gut content, insect fragments, fur of rodent (Muridae) and plant remains were found. It was discussed why this carnivorous bat would be consuming plant items.

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Vascular plant species of the Carlos Botelho State Park, state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil — RETRACTED

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10.15560/6.1.074 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 074

Author(s):

Renato A. Ferreira de Lima ◽

Vinícius Antonio de Oliveira Dittrich ◽

Vinícius Castro de Souza ◽

Alexandre Salino ◽

Tiago Böer Breier ◽

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Keyword(s):

Plant Species ◽

Vascular Plant ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

São Paulo ◽

Check List ◽

Vascular Plant Species

Retracted — Check List 6(1): 74-115

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A new species of Promenaea (Cymbidieae; Epidendroideae; Orchidaceae) from Southeastern Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.203.2.11 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 203 (2) ◽

pp. 205 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Felipe Fajardo Barberena ◽

Fábio de Barros

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Plant Species ◽

Iucn Red List ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Red List ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Endangered Plant ◽

São Paulo ◽

Paulo State ◽

A New Species

During studies toward a new monograph of Promenaea, a new species was discovered in Southeastern Brazil. Promenaea viridiflora is found in the Atlantic Forest, where it is restricted to São Paulo state. The color of the flower, apex of sepals and petals and callus lip are diagnostic characters that distinguish it from P. stapelioides, the morphologically closest species. Nevertheless, Promenaea viridiflora is phylogenetically closer to P. xanthina than P. stapelioides. Although Promenaea viridiflora has been grown successfully in the greenhouse at the Núcleo de Pesquisa Orquidário do Estado in the Instituto de Botânica (IBt—São Paulo, Brazil), it has not been recollected for over 25 years. According to the criteria of the IUCN Red List of endangered plant species, P. viridiflora is assessed as “Critically Endangered”.

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Floral biology and breeding system of three Ipomoea weeds

Planta Daninha ◽

10.1590/s0100-83582007000100004 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 35-42 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

R.C.S. Maimoni-Rodella ◽

Y.A.N.P. Yanagizawa

Keyword(s):

Cluster Analysis ◽

Plant Species ◽

Breeding System ◽

Similarity Index ◽

Floral Biology ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

São Paulo ◽

Floral Visitor ◽

Floral Visitors

The floral biology of three weeds, Ipomoea cairica, I. grandifolia and I. nil (Convolvulaceae), was studied in Botucatu and Jaboticabal, São Paulo, in southeastern Brazil. The three species are melittophilous, with a varied set of floral visitors, but with some overlapping. Cluster analysis using Jacquard similarity index indicated a greater similarity among different plant species in the same locality than among the populations at different places, in relation to floral visitor sets. The promiscuous and opportunistic features of the flowers were shown, with such type of adaptation to pollination being advantageous to weeds since pollinator availability is unpredictable at ruderal environments.

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Feeding habits of the ichthyofauna in a protected area in the State of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/s1676-06032008000100004 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 41-47 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Leandro Muller Gomiero ◽

Francisco Manoel de Souza Braga

Keyword(s):

Protected Area ◽

Fish Community ◽

Feeding Habits ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

The State ◽

Trophic Relationships ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

São Paulo ◽

Human Pressure ◽

Food Items

The trophic relationships of a fish community were studied in two basins subjected to a strong human pressure in the interior of the State of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. A total of 211 stomachs of 14 species were analyzed. Diets varied greatly, with the occurrence of piscivory, benthophagy, insectivory, herbivory, and illiophagy. Food items were described for each species and a great amount of insects was registered. Allochthonous and autochthonous food items showed different importance degrees according to the species analyzed. Stomach fullness was high in spring and summer in both basins; these areas were used as reproduction and foraging sites for the studied species.

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Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea Latreille, 1802: new continent record and distribution extension in Brazil

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10.15560/6.2.217 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 217 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Mariana Juventina Magrini ◽

Paula Beatriz Araujo ◽

Marcio Uehara-Prado

Keyword(s):

Rio Grande ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

The State ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Pitfall Traps ◽

São Paulo ◽

Undescribed Species ◽

Rio Grande Do Sul ◽

Serra Do Mar ◽

First Time

Terrestrial Isopods were sampled in four protected Atlantic Forest areas located in Serra do Mar, state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. A total of 2,217 individuals of six species (Atlantoscia sp., Benthana werneri, Pseudodiploexochus tabularis, Pudeoniscus obscurus, Styloniscus spinosus and Trichorhina sp.) were captured in pitfall traps. The exotic species S. spinosus is recorded for the first time for the Americas. Another introduced species, P. tabularis, previously recorded only from the state of Rio Grande do Sul, had its geographic distribution extended to the state of São Paulo. The most abundant isopods in this study belong to an undescribed species of Atlantoscia.

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A new species of the highland frog genus Holoaden (Amphibia, Strabomantidae) from cloud forests of southeastern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3599.2.4 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 3599 (2) ◽

pp. 178-188 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

ITAMAR A. MARTINS ◽

HUSSAM ZAHER

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Body Size ◽

High Altitude ◽

Ventral Surface ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

São Paulo ◽

Cloud Forests ◽

Serra Do Mar ◽

A New Species

A new species of the genus Holoaden is described from the Atlantic forest of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, being restricted to primary or slightly disturbed high altitude cloud forests along the northeastern portion of the Serra do Mar. The typelocality is determined as Estação Ecológica de Bananal, in the Municipality of Bananal, State of São Paulo, Brazil. The new species is characterized by its moderate body size (female 42.6–44.2 mm SVL; male 37.2–38.5 mm SVL) with long and slender limbs, a head wider than long, a highly glandular dorsum, covered by well developed macroglands that extend to the internasal region, thigh and tibia, and an intense dark brown dorsal coloration and dark grey ventral surface.

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Phylogenetic, taxonomical and functional diversity and the structure of anurans communities in coastal plains of São Paulo state, southeastern Brazil

10.47749/t/unicamp.2014.936763 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Thiago Augusto Pires

Keyword(s):

Functional Diversity ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

São Paulo ◽

Coastal Plains ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State

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Human disease in ribeira valley, brazil caused by caraparu, a group c arbovirus - Report of a case

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo ◽

10.1590/s0036-46651987000200009 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

pp. 112-116 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Lygia Busch Iversson ◽

Amélia P. A. Travassos da Rosa ◽

Terezinha Lisieux M. Coimbra ◽

Ivani Bisordi Ferreira ◽

Elza da Silva Nassar

Keyword(s):

Human Disease ◽

Laboratory Data ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Antigenic Relationship ◽

São Paulo ◽

Antigenic Difference ◽

Serological Tests ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State

The clinical and laboratory data of a disease in a resident of Ribeira Valley, São Paulo State, southeastern Brazil, caused by an agent close or identical to Caraparu, a Group C arbovirus, was described. Although there is evidence of an intensive circulation of several arboviruses in the area, no diagnosis of human disease by these agents has been made, except the encephalitis cases caused by Rocio virus during an epidemic in 1975-1977. An antigenic difference between Caraparu strains isolated in São Paulo and in Pará States and a close antigenic relationship between Caraparu strain from São Paulo and Bruconha virus were suggested by the serological tests.

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Body mass index percentiles in adolescents of the city of São Paulo, Brazil, and their comparison with international parameters

Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia & Metabologia ◽

10.1590/s0004-27302010000300008 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 54 (3) ◽

pp. 295-302 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Maria Aparecida Zanetti Passos ◽

Isa de Pádua Cintra ◽

Lúcia Maria Branco ◽

Helymar da Costa Machado ◽

Mauro Fisberg

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Reference Data ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Female Adolescents ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

São Paulo ◽

Gender And Age ◽

Study Results ◽

The City

OBJECTIVE: To describe the percentile distribution of body mass index (BMI) in school adolescents, by gender and age, comparing them with international parameters. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The study included 8,020 adolescents aged 10-15 years from 43 schools in the city of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. BMI values of the study sample were distributed in percentiles and compared to international parameters (CDC, Must and cols. and Cole and cols.). RESULTS: Both male and female adolescents aged 10 to 14 years showed BMI cut-offs over the international parameters, especially in the P50-P85 percentile range. At the age of 15, the observed values were very similar to reference data; however, BMI values in the 95th percentile were much higher than international parameters. CONCLUSIONS: The study results show how important it is to use adequate BMI values for Brazilian adolescents aged 10-15 since international parameters may not reflect the actual nutritional status of this group.

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