Responses of aquatic insect functional diversity to landscape changes in Atlantic forest

The Atlantic Forest domain, one of the 25 world's hotspots for biodiversity, has experienced dramatic changes in its landscape. While the loss of species diversity is well documented, functional diversity has not received the same amount of attention. In this study, we evaluated functional diversity of insects in streams utilizing three indices: functional diversity (FD), functional dispersion (FDis), and functional divergence (FDiv), seeking to understand the roles of three predictor sets in explaining functional patterns: (1) bioclimatic and landscape variables; (2) spatial variables; and (3) local environmental variables. We determined the amount of variation in different measures of functional diversity that was explained by each predictor set and their interplays using variation partitioning. Our study showed that variation in functional diversity is better explained by a set of variables linked to different scales dependent on spatial structures, indicating the importance of landscape and mainly environmental variables in the functional organization of aquatic insect communities, and that the relative importance of predictor sets depends on the indices considered. Variation in FD was better explained by the interplay among the three predictor sets and by local environmental variables, whereas variation in FDis was better explained by spatial variables and by the interplay between environmental and spatial variables. Variation in FDiv was not significantly explained by any predictors. Our study adds more evidence on the harmful effects caused by landscape changes on biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest, suggesting that these effects also influence the functional organization of stream insect communities. © 2013 The Author(s) Journal compilation © 2013 by The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation.

Mating preferences and consequences of choosing sibling or non-sibling mates by females of the predator Podisus nigrispinus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Aquatic Exercise is as Effective as dry Land Training to Blood Pressure Reduction in Postmenopausal Hypertensive Women

Background and Purpose: The evidence of the benefits from regular physical activity to hypertensives is based on dry land training studies. Therefore, the aim of this study is to compare the effect of aquatic exercise with dry land training on hypertensive women. Methods: This is a randomized controlled study with 52 post-menopausal hypertensive women. The patients were randomly allocated in three groups: water aerobic training group (n=19), dry land aerobic training group (n=19) and a non-intervention control group (n=14). The training protocol was performed by 12weeks. Results: There were no differences among the three groups concerning basal blood pressure (BP) and biochemical variables. In water group, there was a statistically significant reduction of systolic BP from 136±16mmHg at zero week to 124±18mm Hg at 11th week and 124±15mmHg at 12th week. In dry land training group, there was a statistically significant reduction of systolic BP from 138±15mmHg at zero week to 125±10mmHg at 7th week, 127±10mmHg at 10th week and 126±9mmHg at 12th week. The control group presented no change in any of the assessed variables. No changes were carried out in any antihypertensive medications during study. Discussion: This is a randomized controlled study that demonstrates the antihypertensive efficacy of aerobic aquatic exercise. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Distribuição espacial e plano de amostragem sequencial para Euschistus heros (Fabricius, 1794) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) na cultura da soja convencional e transgênica

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Infestação e danos de Dichelops melacanthus (Dallas, 1851) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) em híbridos transgênicos e convencionais de milho, submetidos ao controle químico

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Entomologia Agrícola) - FCAV

Análise citogenética molecular em túbulos seminíferos de triatomíneos (Triatominae, Heteroptera)

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Estudo comparativo das características citogenéticas e moleculares de Triatoma maculata e Triatoma pseudomaculata (Triatominae, Heteroptera)

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Estudo citogenético comparativo entre Triatoma maculata e triatoma pseudomaculata (Triatominae, Heteroptera)

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Espermatogênese e comportamento nucleolar em espécies da família pentatomidae (Heteroptera) de importância econômica

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Estudo morfológico dos testículos com ênfase na análise da espermatogênese e ultraestrutura de espécies aquáticas de Heteroptera

Pós-graduação em Genética - IBILCE

Estudo citogenético e imunocitoquímico em Triatomíneos (Heteroptera, Reduviidae)

Pós-graduação em Genética - IBILCE

Seleção de isolados de fungos entomopatogênicos para o controle de Leptopharsa heveae Drake & Poor (Hemíptera: Heteroptera, Tingidae)

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Análise da espermatogênese e do comportamento nucleolar em espécies das famílias Alydidae, Coreidae, Pentatomidae e Reduviidae (Heteroptera)

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Relacionamento filogenético de espécies pertencentes às famílias Coreidae e Pentatomidae (Heteroptera) a partir dos genes mitocondriais COI, 16S e nuclear 18S

Pós-graduação em Genética - IBILCE

Doença de chagas e biologia de triatomíneos (Heteroptera, Triatominae), com ênfase aos aspectos da espermatogênese

Pós-graduação em Genética - IBILCE