Población de concha de abanico (Argopecten purpuratus) en el área de Chimbote. 27 noviembre a 08 diciembre 1996

Resultados del crucero de evaluación de concha de abanico, realizado en el área de Chimbote (9° a 9°21 ' S: Isla Santa, Bahía Samanco y Bahía Los Chimus), del 27 de noviembre al 08 de diciembre de 1996. Se efectuaron 144 estaciones biológicas distribuidas en cuatro estratos de profundidad y 47 estaciones oceanográficas. Las densidades y biomasas se calcularon con el método de muestreo estratificado al azar. Las tallas fluctuaron entre 5 y 102 mm de altura de la valva, moda 54 mm y media 51,9 mm. Los ejemplares de tallas comerciales (=65 mm) representaron el 16,3% de la población y el 32,4% de la biomasa; los juveniles o semillas (=25 mm), el 10,4% y 0,2% respectivamente. Predominaron individuos desovantes (52,9%) y madurantes (31,7%), con inmaduros (10,1%), desovados (4,8%) y en recuperación (0,5%). El mayor rendimiento para ejemplares de tallas comerciales fue encontrado en la Bahía de Samanco (índice 1:8:7) y para el total de ejemplares el índice fue de 1:8:6. La disponibilidad del recurso fue baja, con una densidad media de 0,225 ejemplares/m2 y una biomasa media de 0,007 kg/m2. La biomasa total se estimó en 18,9 t (±66,4%) y la población en 573.984 individuos (±46,9%). En toda el área de estudio se observó la presencia de Aguas Costeras Frías.

Herra Pääministeri J. W. Rangell (Helsinki 27.6.1942)

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Motor Vechicle Crash Fatalities for Week Ending, March 27, 2009

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President J. K. Paasikivi 27.11.1956 Härstädes

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Caste polymorphism of apterous line of the Neotropical termite Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky) (Isoptera, Termitidae)

Termite societies are structured by individuals that can be grouped into castes and instars. The development of these instars in most species occurs in irregular patterns and sometimes is distinguished subcastes in physical systems that originate polymorphic soldiers and workers. In this study, we characterized the morphological diversity of castes of apterous in Nasutitermes corniger. We collected four colonies of N. corniger, one every three months between May 2011 and February 2012. Individuals of the nest were separated into groups: larval stages, workers and presoldiers and soldiers. A morphometric analysis was performed on individuals from each group based on head width, metatibia, antenna, and thorax length. The data were submitted to discriminant analysis to confirm different morphological types inside these groups. The apterous line of N. corniger is composed of one first larval instar and two second larval instar. The workers caste has two lines of development with four instars in a larger line and three instars in a lower line. Two morphological types were identified in presoldiers and soldiers. The pattern of castes was similar to other species of the genus, in which bifurcation into two lines of workers, one smaller and one larger occurs after the first molt.

EPI Update, March 27, 2009

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Business Advantages, September 27, 2008

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Genetic structure of populations of Pissodes castaneus (De Geer) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) using amplified fragment length polymorphism

Genetic structure of populations of Pissodes castaneus (De Geer) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) using amplified fragment length polymorphism. The objective of this study was to determine the genetic structure of populations of Pissodes castaneus from different areas and on different species of Pinus using the PCR-AFLP technique. Twenty samples were analyzed, representing 19 populations from Brazil and one from Florence, Italy, which is the region of origin of P. castaneus. The four combinations of primers generated a total of 367 fragments of DNA, and 100% of polymorphic loci, indicating high degree of molecular polymorphism. The dendrogram did not reveal trends for grouping the populations in relation to origin. The low genetic similarity (0.11 between the most distant groups) and genetic distances of 0.13 and 0.44 for 10 out of the 20 samples may indicate several founding events or multiple introductions of heterogeneous strains into Brazil. The allelic fixation index (Fst) was 0.3851, considered high, and the number of migrants (Nm) was 0.3991, indicating low gene flow among populations. The highest genetic distances were between the population from Irani, SC and Cambará do Sul, RS and Bituruna, PR, indicating an independent founding event or a particular allelic fixation in the former location. The high genetic diversity among populations points out that the populations are genetically heterogeneous with a diverse gene pool in the surveyed areas, what makes them to respond differently to control measures.

Jordbrukare Arvo Moilanen 27.4.1970 Laukas

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