Validação de estudos neurocomportamentais após exposição à agroquímicos no período perinatal de roedores.

A exposição materna de roedores a agroquímicos durante a fase reprodutiva pode levar a alterações no desenvolvimento deles. Consequentemente, a avaliação dos possíveis efeitos da exposição aos agroquímicos é importante de ser realizada em diferentes períodos de desenvolvimento, especialmente naqueles considerados críticos devido a possível influência no sistema nervoso. Para tanto, deve-se identificar bioindicadores que busquem estabelecer uma relação entre a exposição ocorrida e os efeitos na saúde, bem como observar a possível influência de fatores intercorrentes à avaliação experimental que possam ocasionar vieses nos resultados obtidos. A avaliação crítica dos indicadores e dos resultados decorrentes de seu uso exercem papel preponderante no aprimoramento da avaliação perinatal e na implementação de políticas que minimizem os possíveis riscos a que os organismos jovens estão expostos.

Test of the enemy release hypothesis: the native magpie moth prefers a native fireweed (Senecio pinnatifolius) to its introduced congener (S.Madagascariensis)

Abstract The enemy release hypothesis predicts that native herbivores will either prefer or cause more damage to native than introduced plant species. We tested this using preference and performance experiments in the laboratory and surveys of leaf damage caused by the magpie moth Nyctemera amica on a co-occuring native and introduced species of fireweed (Senecio) in eastern Australia. In the laboratory, ovipositing females and feeding larvae preferred the native S. pinnatifolius over the introduced S. madagascariensis. Larvae performed equally well on foliage of S. pinnatifolius and S. madagascariensis: pupal weights did not differ between insects reared on the two species, but growth rates were significantly faster on S. pinnatifolius. In the field, foliage damage was significantly greater on native S. pinnatifolius than introduced S. madagascariensis. These results support the enemy release hypothesis, and suggest that the failure of native consumers to switch to introduced species contributes to their invasive success. Both plant species experienced reduced, rather than increased, levels of herbivory when growing in mixed populations, as opposed to pure stands in the field; thus, there was no evidence that apparent competition occurred.

Can hybridization cause local extinction : the case for demographic swamping of the Australian native, Senecio pinnatifolius, by the invasive, S. madagascariensis?

The outcome of interspecific hybridization between native and invasive species depends on the relative frequencies of parental taxa and viability of hybrid progeny. We investigated individual and population level consequences of hybridization between the Australian native, Senecio pinnatifolius, and the exotic S. madagascariensis, with AFLP markers and used this information to simulate the expected outcome of hybridization.A high frequency (range 8.3-75.6 %) of hybrids was detected in open pollinated seeds of both species, but mature hybrids were absent from sympatric populations indicating that sympatric populations represent tension zones. A hybridization advantage was observed for S. madagascariensis,where significantly more progeny than expected were sired based on proportional representation of the two species in sympatric populations. Simulations indicated S. pinnatifolius could be replaced in sympatric populations if hybridization was density dependent.For this native-exotic pair, prezygotic isolating barriers are weak, but low hybrid viability maintains a strong postzygotic barrier to introgression. Due to asymmetric hybridization, S. pinnatifolius appears under threat from demographic swamping, and local extinction is possible where it occurs in sympatry with S. madagascariensis.

Cultural studies and the urgency of interdisciplinarity : sooner, not later, we're going to need a cultural science (Os Estudos Culturais e a urgência por interdisciplinaridade: cedo, e não tarde, vamos precisar de uma Ciência da Cultura)

Most of creativity in the digital world passes unnoticed by the industry practices and policies, and it isn't taken into account in the cultural and economic strategies of the creative industries. We should find ways to catalyze this creative production, showing how the user's contribution may contribute to social learning, cultural and economic advancement. To that effect, we must know what is an open creative system and how it works. Based on this diagnosis, the author that interdisciplinarity is urgent and there is also a need for a science of culture. What is at stake is a strategy of integrated development, as regards the upcoming innovation in its complex, productive and learning aspects.

Genomic evidence for the parallel evolution of coastal forms in the Senecio lautus complex

Instances of parallel ecotypic divergence where adaptation to similar conditions repeatedly cause similar phenotypic changes in closely related organisms are useful for studying the role of ecological selection in speciation. Here we used a combination of traditional and next generation genotyping techniques to test for the parallel divergence of plants from the Senecio lautus complex, a phenotypically variable groundsel that has adapted to disparate environments in the South Pacific. Phylogenetic analysis of a broad selection of Senecio species showed that members of the S. lautus complex form a distinct lineage that has diversified recently in Australasia. An inspection of thousands of polymorphisms in the genome of 27 natural populations from the S. lautus complex in Australia revealed a signal of strong genetic structure independent of habitat and phenotype. Additionally, genetic differentiation between populations was correlated with the geographical distance separating them, and the genetic diversity of populations strongly depended on geographical location. Importantly, coastal forms appeared in several independent phylogenetic clades, a pattern that is consistent with the parallel evolution of these forms. Analyses of the patterns of genomic differentiation between populations further revealed that adjacent populations displayed greater genomic heterogeneity than allopatric populations and are differentiated according to variation in soil composition. These results are consistent with a process of parallel ecotypic divergence in face of gene flow.

Test of the enemy release hypothesis: the native magpie moth prefers a native fireweed (Senecio pinnatifolius) to its introduced congener (S. madagascariensis).

The enemy release hypothesis predicts that native herbivores will either prefer or cause more damage to native than introduced plant species. We tested this using preference and performance experiments in the laboratory and surveys of leaf damage caused by the magpie moth Nyctemera amica on a co-occuring native and introduced species of fireweed (Senecio) in eastern Australia. In the laboratory, ovipositing females and feeding larvae preferred the native S. pinnatifolius over the introduced S. madagascariensis. Larvae performed equally well on foliage of S. pinnatifolius and S. madagascariensis: pupal weights did not differ between insects reared on the two species, but growth rates were significantly faster on S. pinnatifolius. In the field, foliage damage was significantly greater on native S. pinnatifolius than introduced S. madagascariensis. These results support the enemy release hypothesis, and suggest that the failure of native consumers to switch to introduced species contributes to their invasive success. Both plant species experienced reduced, rather than increased, levels of herbivory when growing in mixed populations, as opposed to pure stands in the field; thus, there was no evidence that apparent competition occurred.

Judicialização da política : estudos de casos

Analisa o fenômeno da judicializacão da política no Brasil, alargado após a Constituição de 1988. A Carta Magna trouxe instrumentos processuais que potencializaram a atuação do Poder Judiciário. O crescimento deste Poder é um ingrediente necessário aos checks and balances. Aborda o aspecto teórico, a doutrina da matéria interna corporis, quanto ao momento histórico, o caso José Dirceu e a CPI dos Bingos. A judicialização da política, em curso nos países de democracias maduras, está cada vez mais presente na moderna sociedade brasileira.

Região occidental de Matto Grosso : viagem e estudos sobre o Valle do Baixo Guaporé : da cidade de Matto Grosso ao Forte de Principe da Beira pelo Dr. Manoel Esperidião da Costa Marques, 1906. A seguir : Projectos de vias de communicação : exploração do Alto Guaporé e dos rios Jaurú, Aguapehy e Alegre : do mesmo autor, 1899

Apontamentos, notas e narrativas sobre o vale do Baixo Guaporé, com detalhes sobre riqueza, civilização, indústria, comércio, população, comunidades indígenas, usos e costumes.

Estudos de litteratura contemporanea : paginas de critica

É uma coletânea do autor, com estudos, inclusive, do seu tempo de estudante. Aborda a cultura literária do País, analisando figuras como: João Ribeiro, Melo Moraes Filho, Barbosa Rodrigues, Araripe Júnior, Machado de Assis, Luís Delfino, Tobias Barreto e Émile Zola.

Estudos do bem-commum e economia politica, ou, sciencia das leis naturaes e civis de animar e dirigir a geral industria, e promover a riqueza nacional, e prosperidade do estado

Entrada secundária de título : Sciencia das leis naturaes e civis de animar e dirigir a geral industria, e promover a riqueza nacional, e prosperidade do estado

Economia nacional e nacionalismo economico : 1ª serie : estudos sobre a situação economica do Brasil, o commercio dos seus productos no exterior e especialmente sobre o commercio do café paulista no oriente

Impresso em papel cuchê, ilustrado com vinhetas e letras capitulares ornamentadas.