Branchial histopathological study of Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii (Castelnau, 1855) in the Guajará bay, Belém, Pará State, Brazil = Estudo histopatológico da brânquia de Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii na baía do Guajará, Belém, Estado do Pará, Brasil

This work analyzes the morphological alterations in Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii gills and evaluates whether this species can be considered an environmental monitoring biomarker of Guajará Bay. Sampling was carried out in four areas around Belém, Brazil, in four annual periods: dry/wet season, wet s...

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Main Authors: Caroline da Silva Montes, Maria Auxiliadora Pantoja Ferreira, Simone do Socorro Damasceno Santos, Esther Iris Christina Freifrau Von Ledebur, Rossineide Martins da Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2010-01-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences
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Online Access:http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/4800/4800