From Highways to Biological Collections: Plastination of Wild Animals Victims of Roadkill in the Sooretama Biological Reserve, Brazil
Abstract Roadkill is one of the most direct impacts on fauna, leading to numerous direct and indirect impacts. Road-killed animals could serve as a resource for research and teaching purposes, but first, they need to have their tissues preserved by some technique. Plastination is one of the most mod...
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| author | Marcos Vinícius Freitas Silva Yuri Favalessa Monteiro Renan Pavesi Miranda Aureo Banhos dos Santos Ana Paula Santana Vasconcellos Bittencourt Moacir Carretta Júnior Fabíola Veloso Menezes Fernanda Vieira Botelho Delpupo Athelson Stefanon Bittencourt |
| author_facet | Marcos Vinícius Freitas Silva Yuri Favalessa Monteiro Renan Pavesi Miranda Aureo Banhos dos Santos Ana Paula Santana Vasconcellos Bittencourt Moacir Carretta Júnior Fabíola Veloso Menezes Fernanda Vieira Botelho Delpupo Athelson Stefanon Bittencourt |
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| description | Abstract Roadkill is one of the most direct impacts on fauna, leading to numerous direct and indirect impacts. Road-killed animals could serve as a resource for research and teaching purposes, but first, they need to have their tissues preserved by some technique. Plastination is one of the most modern techniques for the conservation of biological tissues, its principle is the replacement of body fluids by a curable polymer, resulting in a non-toxic, odorless, and manipulable material. So the main aim of this work was to compose a collection of plastinated roadkill victims from the Biological Reserve Sooretama region, adapting the standard protocol to the different taxa worked here (Avialae, Reptilia, Amphibia, and Mammalia). For this, 42 animals were used, previously frozen and stored in the Sooretama Biological Reserve and Vale Natural Reserve until they were sent for processing. Upon arriving at the Plastination laboratory at the Federal University of Espírito Santo, the animals underwent the 4 stages of plastination: fixation, dehydration, forced impregnation, and chemical cure; some adaptations were made to improve the final specimens. The results proved that the plastination of these animals is extremely viable in generating satisfactory results. Given the results obtained, it becomes clear how plastination can become an alternative to implement in the composition of biological collections using roadkill animals. The animals prepared in this work comprise an unprecedented collection available for different applications, such as exhibitions, practical classes, and research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-10a0aeb5eb884f33ae1d5b843637a79a2024-01-23T07:38:08ZengInstituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology1678-43242024-01-016710.1590/1678-4324-2024230044From Highways to Biological Collections: Plastination of Wild Animals Victims of Roadkill in the Sooretama Biological Reserve, BrazilMarcos Vinícius Freitas Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7941-2504Yuri Favalessa Monteirohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8521-5593Renan Pavesi Mirandahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2116-1757Aureo Banhos dos Santoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1513-5816Ana Paula Santana Vasconcellos Bittencourthttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8138-7053Moacir Carretta Júniorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5959-9105Fabíola Veloso Menezeshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3197-2139Fernanda Vieira Botelho Delpupohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0700-2290Athelson Stefanon Bittencourthttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1378-2577Abstract Roadkill is one of the most direct impacts on fauna, leading to numerous direct and indirect impacts. Road-killed animals could serve as a resource for research and teaching purposes, but first, they need to have their tissues preserved by some technique. Plastination is one of the most modern techniques for the conservation of biological tissues, its principle is the replacement of body fluids by a curable polymer, resulting in a non-toxic, odorless, and manipulable material. So the main aim of this work was to compose a collection of plastinated roadkill victims from the Biological Reserve Sooretama region, adapting the standard protocol to the different taxa worked here (Avialae, Reptilia, Amphibia, and Mammalia). For this, 42 animals were used, previously frozen and stored in the Sooretama Biological Reserve and Vale Natural Reserve until they were sent for processing. Upon arriving at the Plastination laboratory at the Federal University of Espírito Santo, the animals underwent the 4 stages of plastination: fixation, dehydration, forced impregnation, and chemical cure; some adaptations were made to improve the final specimens. The results proved that the plastination of these animals is extremely viable in generating satisfactory results. Given the results obtained, it becomes clear how plastination can become an alternative to implement in the composition of biological collections using roadkill animals. The animals prepared in this work comprise an unprecedented collection available for different applications, such as exhibitions, practical classes, and research.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132024000100403&lng=en&tlng=enPlastinationRoadkillConservationBiological collections |
| spellingShingle | Marcos Vinícius Freitas Silva Yuri Favalessa Monteiro Renan Pavesi Miranda Aureo Banhos dos Santos Ana Paula Santana Vasconcellos Bittencourt Moacir Carretta Júnior Fabíola Veloso Menezes Fernanda Vieira Botelho Delpupo Athelson Stefanon Bittencourt From Highways to Biological Collections: Plastination of Wild Animals Victims of Roadkill in the Sooretama Biological Reserve, Brazil Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology Plastination Roadkill Conservation Biological collections |
| title | From Highways to Biological Collections: Plastination of Wild Animals Victims of Roadkill in the Sooretama Biological Reserve, Brazil |
| title_full | From Highways to Biological Collections: Plastination of Wild Animals Victims of Roadkill in the Sooretama Biological Reserve, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | From Highways to Biological Collections: Plastination of Wild Animals Victims of Roadkill in the Sooretama Biological Reserve, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | From Highways to Biological Collections: Plastination of Wild Animals Victims of Roadkill in the Sooretama Biological Reserve, Brazil |
| title_short | From Highways to Biological Collections: Plastination of Wild Animals Victims of Roadkill in the Sooretama Biological Reserve, Brazil |
| title_sort | from highways to biological collections plastination of wild animals victims of roadkill in the sooretama biological reserve brazil |
| topic | Plastination Roadkill Conservation Biological collections |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132024000100403&lng=en&tlng=en |
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