Histopathological alterations in Astyanax bifasciatus (Teleostei: Characidae) correlated with land uses of surroundings of streams

ABSTRACT This study evaluated gills and liver of Astyanax bifasciatus as histological biomarkers for biomonitoring of streams along areas with different land uses. The fish were collected by electrofishing in six streams in the basin of the lower Iguaçu River. The objective was to correlate the pres...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jardel Nimet, João Paulo de Arruda Amorim, Rosilene Luciana Delariva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia 2018-03-01
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252018000100216&lng=en&tlng=en