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Carmo LF, Alves J, Dias IR, Sol M, DE Mira-Mendes CV, Santos L, Jnior MBS, Zocca C, Ferreira RB, Lacerda JVA. Third times a charm: reviewing the advertisement call of Gabohyla pauloalvini (Anura: Hylidae: Scinaxinae), an endemic species from Brazil Atlantic Forest. Zootaxa 2021; 5032:431-441. [PMID: 34811117 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5032.3.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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The Neotropical tribe Sphaenorhynchini is composed of 15 recognized species commonly named as lime treefrogs. Gabohyla pauloalvini occurs in Atlantic Forest lowlands through the states of Bahia and Esprito Santo, Brazil. Based on field observation, literature review, and evaluation of audio files, we conclude that previous bioacoustic descriptions were erroneously assigned to G. pauloalvini. Here, we describe for the first time the advertisement call of G. pauloalvini from two disjunct populations. In addition, we provide new distribution records and an updated map for this species. The advertisement call of G. pauloalvini is composed of 15 closely spaced notes, with duration of 0.0161.976 s, inter-note intervals of 0.3401.25 s, and an average dominant frequency (= fundamental frequency) of 4966.0 Hz. Harmonics are visible in the spectrogram. Three new populations of G. pauloalvini have been recorded and extended the distribution by 60 km south. Nevertheless, G. pauloalvini is still known only from few localities. We highlight the importance of depositing audio recordings and specimens in scientific collections to promote systematics and natural history studies.
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- Luiz Fernando Carmo
- Departamento de Vertebrados, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP 20940-040. Brazil. .
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- Projeto Bromeligenous, Instituto Marcos Daniel, Av. Eugnio Pachco de Queirs, s/n Jardim Camburi, 29090-160, Vitria, ES, Brasil.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Rodovia Jorge Amado, km 16, Ilhus, Bahia, Brazil. .
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Rodovia Jorge Amado, km 16, Ilhus, Bahia, Brazil..
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Rodovia Jorge Amado, km 16, Ilhus, Bahia, Brazil Graduate Program in Tropical Aquatic Systems, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Rodovia Jorge Amado, km 16, Ilhus, Bahia, Brazil.. .
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- Graduate Program in Zoology, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Rodovia Jorge Amado, km 16, Ilhus, Bahia, Brazil..
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- Graduate Program in Zoology, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Rodovia Jorge Amado, km 16, Ilhus, Bahia, Brazil..
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- Projeto Bromeligenous, Instituto Marcos Daniel, Av. Eugnio Pachco de Queirs, s/n Jardim Camburi, 29090-160, Vitria, ES, Brasil. Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlntica - INMA, 29650-000, Santa Teresa, ES, Brazil. .
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- Projeto Bromeligenous, Instituto Marcos Daniel, Av. Eugnio Pachco de Queirs, s/n Jardim Camburi, 29090-160, Vitria, ES, Brasil. Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlntica - INMA, 29650-000, Santa Teresa, ES, Brazil. Universidade Federal do Esprito Santo (UFES), Programa de Ps-Graduao em Biologia Animal, Vitria, 29075-910, ES, Brazil.
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- Projeto Bromeligenous, Instituto Marcos Daniel, Av. Eugnio Pachco de Queirs, s/n Jardim Camburi, 29090-160, Vitria, ES, Brasil. Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlntica - INMA, 29650-000, Santa Teresa, ES, Brazil. .
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Junqueira NB, Lima LH, Ferreira RB, Garcia DM, Furtado JM, Jorge R. Microperimetry differences in macular sensitivity threshold between first and second tested eyes. Arq Bras Oftalmol 2021; 84:203-208. [PMID: 33567023 DOI: 10.5935/0004-2749.20210034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To comparatively assess the macular sensitivity threshold of microperimetry and the fixation stability between the first (right) and second (left) tested eye of normal participants. METHODS Thirty healthy patients were randomly assigned to two groups. The participants underwent microperimetry in the fast mode and expert mode in groups I and II, respectively. Each participant underwent a single test and the right eye was tested first. RESULTS The mean macular sensitivity threshold (± standard deviation [SD]) was 24.5 ± 2.3 dB and 25.7 ± 1.1 dB in the first (right) and second (left) eyes of group I, respectively (p=0.0415) and 26.7 ± 4.5 dB and 27.3 ± 4.0 dB in the first (right) and second (left) eyes of group II, respectively (p=0.58). There was no statistically significant difference between eyes in either group (p=0.1512). Regarding fixation stability (evaluated in the microperimetry expert mode group), the mean ± SD percentage of fixation points within the 1-degree central macula (P1) was 87.9 ± 11.5% in the right eye and 93.8 ± 6.6% in the left eye. The paired t-test did not show a statistically significant difference between eyes (p=0.140). Mean ± SD P2 value was 95.5 ± 4.9% in the right eye and 98.5 ± 2.1% in the left eye. The analysis demonstrated an increase in the percentage of fixation points in the second tested eye compared with the first one (paired t-test= 2.364; p=0.034). There was a negative correlation between the macular sensitivity threshold of the right eye and the duration of the examination for both groups (microperimetry expert mode: r=-0.717; p=0.0026; microperimetry in the fast mode: r=-0.843; p<0.0001). CONCLUSION Mean macular sensitivity threshold was higher in the second tested eye in the microperimetry in the fast mode group and was similar in both eyes in the expert mode. Our data suggest that comprehension of the examination by the individual may impact the results of the microperimetry test.
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- Natacha B Junqueira
- Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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Santos MTT, Barata IM, Ferreira RB, Haddad CFB, Gridi-Papp M, de Carvalho TR. Complex acoustic signals in Crossodactylodes (Leptodactylidae, Paratelmatobiinae): a frog genus historically regarded as voiceless. BIOACOUSTICS 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/09524622.2021.1904443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Marcus Thadeu T. Santos
- Laboratório de Herpetologia, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Herpetologia, Departamento de Biodiversidade e Centro de Aquicultura (CAUNESP), Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA, USA
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- Laboratório de Herpetologia, Departamento de Biodiversidade e Centro de Aquicultura (CAUNESP), Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, Brazil
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA, USA
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Santos MTT, Magalhães RF, Ferreira RB, Vittorazzi SE, Dias IR, Leite FSF, Lourenço LB, Santos FR, Haddad CFB, Garcia PCA. Systematic Revision of the Rare Bromeligenous Genus Crossodactylodes Cochran 1938 (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Paratelmatobiinae). Herpetological Monographs 2020. [DOI: 10.1655/herpmonographs-d-19-00008.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Marcus Thadeu T. Santos
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Caixa Postal 199, 13506-900, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Zoologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Projeto Bromeligenous, Instituto Marcos Daniel, 29090-160, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, 78300-000, Tangará da Serra, MT, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, 45662-900, Ilhéus, BA, Brazil
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- Sagarana Lab, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Campus Florestal, 35690-000, Florestal, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Estrutural e Funcional, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-863, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Zoologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Caixa Postal 199, 13506-900, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Zoologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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Lourenço‐de‐Moraes R, Campos FS, Ferreira RB, Beard KH, Solé M, Llorente GA, Bastos RP. Functional traits explain amphibian distribution in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. J Biogeogr 2020; 47:275-287. [PMID: 32336868 PMCID: PMC7166796 DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Revised: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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AIM Species distributions are one of the most important ways to understand how communities interact through macroecological relationships. The functional abilities of a species, such as its plasticity in various environments, can determine its distribution, species richness and beta diversity patterns. In this study, we evaluate how functional traits influence the distribution of amphibians, and hypothesize which functional traits explain the current pattern of amphibian species composition. LOCATION Atlantic Forest, Brazil. TAXON Amphibia (Anura and Gymnophiona). METHODS Using potential distributions of Brazilian amphibians from Atlantic Forest based on their functional traits, we analysed the influence of biotic and abiotic factors on species richness, endemism (with permutation multivariate analysis) and beta diversity components (i.e. total, turnover and nestedness dissimilarities). RESULTS Environmental variables explained 59.5% of species richness, whereas functional traits explained 15.8% of species distribution (geographical species range) for Anuran and 88.8% for Gymnophiona. Body size had the strongest correlation with species distribution. Results showed that species with medium to large body size, and species that are adapted to living in open areas tended to disperse from west to east direction. Current forest changes directly affected beta diversity patterns (i.e. most species adapted to novel environments increase their ranges). Beta diversity partitioning between humid and dry forests showed decreased nestedness and increased turnover by increasing altitude in the south-eastern region of the Atlantic Forest. MAIN CONCLUSIONS Our study shows that functional traits directly influence the ability of the species to disperse. With the alterations of the natural environment, species more apt to these alterations have dispersed or increased their distribution, which consequently changes community structure. As a result, there are nested species distribution patterns and homogenization of amphibian species composition throughout the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
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- Ricardo Lourenço‐de‐Moraes
- Programa de Pós‐graduação em Ecologia e Monitoramento Ambiental (PPGEMA)Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB)Rio TintoPBBrazil
- Programa de Pós‐graduação em Ecologia de Ambientes Aquáticos Continentais (PEA)Universidade Estadual de MaringáMaringáPRBrazil
- Laboratório de Herpetologia e Comportamento AnimalUniversidade Federal de GoiásGoiâniaGOBrazil
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- Departament de Biologia EvolutivaEcologia i Ciències AmbientalsFacultat de BiologiaUniversitat de BarcelonaBarcelonaSpain
- NOVA Information Management School (NOVA IMS)Universidade Nova de LisboaLisboaPortugal
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- Laboratório de Ecologia da Herpetofauna NeotropicalUniversidade Vila VelhaVila VelhaESBrazil
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- Department of Wildland Resources and the Ecology CenterUtah State UniversityLoganUTUSA
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- Departamento de Ciências BiológicasUniversidade Estadual de Santa CruzIlhéusBABrazil
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- Departament de Biologia EvolutivaEcologia i Ciències AmbientalsFacultat de BiologiaUniversitat de BarcelonaBarcelonaSpain
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- Laboratório de Herpetologia e Comportamento AnimalUniversidade Federal de GoiásGoiâniaGOBrazil
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Ferreira RB, Mônico AT, Zocca CZ, Santos MTT, Lírio FC, Tonini JF, Sabagh LT, Cipriano RS, Waichert C, Crump ML, Beard KH, Toledo LF, Duca C. Uncovering the Natural History of the Bromeligenous Frog Crossodactylodes izecksohni (Leptodactylidae, Paratelmatobiinae). South American Journal of Herpetology 2019. [DOI: 10.2994/sajh-d-17-00092.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Rodrigo B. Ferreira
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia de Ecossistemas, Universidade Vila Velha. CEP 29102920, Vila Velha, ES, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia de Ecossistemas, Universidade Vila Velha. CEP 29102920, Vila Velha, ES, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia de Ecossistemas, Universidade Vila Velha. CEP 29102920, Vila Velha, ES, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista. CEP 13506900, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia de Ecossistemas, Universidade Vila Velha. CEP 29102920, Vila Velha, ES, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The George Washington University. 2029 G St NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA
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- Laboratório de Ecologia de Vertebrados, Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. CEP 20550013, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica. CEP 29650000, Santa Teresa, ES, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia de Ecossistemas, Universidade Vila Velha. CEP 29102920, Vila Velha, ES, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Utah State University. Logan, Utah, 84322, USA
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- Department of Wildland Resources and the Ecology Center, Utah State University. Logan, Utah, 84322, USA
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- Laboratório de História Natural de Anfíbios Brasileiros, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas. CEP 13083862, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia de Ecossistemas, Universidade Vila Velha. CEP 29102920, Vila Velha, ES, Brazil
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Ferreira RB, Lourenço-de-Moraes R, Zocca C, Duca C, Beard KH, Brodie ED. Antipredator mechanisms of post-metamorphic anurans: a global database and classification system. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s00265-019-2680-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Lourenço-de-Moraes R, Malagoli LR, Guerra V, Ferreira RB, Affonso IDP, Haddad CFB, Sawaya RJ, Bastos RP. Nesting patterns among Neotropical species assemblages: can reserves in urban areas be failing to protect anurans? Urban Ecosyst 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s11252-018-0767-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ferreira RB, Beard KH, Crump ML. Breeding Guild Determines Frog Distributions in Response to Edge Effects and Habitat Conversion in the Brazil's Atlantic Forest. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0156781. [PMID: 27272328 PMCID: PMC4896733 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2016] [Accepted: 05/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Understanding the response of species with differing life-history traits to habitat edges and habitat conversion helps predict their likelihood of persistence across changing landscape. In Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, we evaluated frog richness and abundance by breeding guild at four distances from the edge of a reserve: i) 200 m inside the forest, ii) 50 m inside the forest, iii) at the forest edge, and iv) 50 m inside three different converted habitats (coffee plantation, non-native Eucalyptus plantation, and abandoned pastures, hereafter matrix types). By sampling a dry and a wet season, we recorded 622 individual frogs representing 29 species, of which three were undescribed. Breeding guild (i.e. bromeliad, leaf-litter, and water-body breeders) was the most important variable explaining frog distributions in relation to edge effects and matrix types. Leaf-litter and bromeliad breeders decreased in richness and abundance from the forest interior toward the matrix habitats. Water-body breeders increased in richness toward the matrix and remained relatively stable in abundance across distances. Number of large trees (i.e. DBH > 15 cm) and bromeliads best explained frog richness and abundance across distances. Twenty species found in the interior of the forest were not found in any matrix habitat. Richness and abundance across breeding guilds were higher in the rainy season but frog distributions were similar across the four distances in the two seasons. Across matrix types, leaf-litter species primarily used Eucalyptus plantations, whereas water-body species primarily used coffee plantations. Bromeliad breeders were not found inside any matrix habitat. Our study highlights the importance of primary forest for bromeliad and leaf-litter breeders. We propose that water-body breeders use edge and matrix habitats to reach breeding habitats along the valleys. Including life-history characteristics, such as breeding guild, can improve predictions of frog distributions in response to edge effect and matrix types, and can guide more effective management and conservation actions.
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- Rodrigo B. Ferreira
- Department of Wildland Resources and the Ecology Center, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, United States of America
- Laboratório de Ecologia de Populações e Conservação, Universidade Vila Velha, Vila Velha, ES, Brazil
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- Department of Wildland Resources and the Ecology Center, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Biology and the Ecology Center, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, United States of America
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Ferreira RB, Faivovich J, Beard KH, Pombal JP. The First Bromeligenous Species of Dendropsophus (Anura: Hylidae) from Brazil's Atlantic Forest. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0142893. [PMID: 26650515 PMCID: PMC4674083 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2015] [Accepted: 10/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We describe a new treefrog species of Dendropsophus collected on rocky outcrops in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Ecologically, the new species can be distinguished from all known congeners by having a larval phase associated with rainwater accumulated in bromeliad phytotelms instead of temporary or lentic water bodies. Phylogenetic analysis based on molecular data confirms that the new species is a member of Dendropsophus; our analysis does not assign it to any recognized species group in the genus. Morphologically, based on comparison with the 96 known congeners, the new species is diagnosed by its small size, framed dorsal color pattern, and short webbing between toes IV-V. The advertisement call is composed of a moderate-pitched two-note call (~5 kHz). The territorial call contains more notes and pulses than the advertisement call. Field observations suggest that this new bromeligenous species uses a variety of bromeliad species to breed in, and may be both territorial and exhibit male parental care.
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- Rodrigo B. Ferreira
- Department of Wildland Resources and Ecology Center, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, United States of America
- Laboratório de Ecologia de Populações e Conservação, Universidade Vila Velha, Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- División Herpetología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”- CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Wildland Resources and Ecology Center, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, United States of America
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- Departamento de Vertebrados, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Mageski M, Ferreira RB, Jesus PR, Costa LCD, Roper JJ, Ferreira PD. The island rule in the Brazilian frog Phyllodytes luteolus (Anura: Hylidae): incipient gigantism? Zoologia (Curitiba) 2015. [DOI: 10.1590/s1984-46702015000500001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Lacerda JVA, Ferreira RB, De Souza GA, Da Silva HR, Feio RN. On the diagnosis and conservation of the poorly known bromeligenous Scinax arduous Peixoto, 2002 (Amphibia; Anura; Hylidae). Zootaxa 2015; 4021:401-17. [PMID: 26624138 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4021.3.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Since Scinax arduous description, many other populations belonging to the Scinax perpusillus group have been recorded for the States of Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil. Both in collections and publications most of these new specimens are identified as S. arduous, Scinax cf. arduous, Scinax cf. perpusillus, Scinax gr. perpusillus, S. perpusillus and S. v-signatus. Such state of affairs may be due to the lack of information on the original description of S. arduous. Only two individuals [the holotype (female) and the paratype (male)] were used in the original description and diagnosis, therefore, information on variation and distribution were not available. Furthermore, in S. arduous description, the section on coloration in life was based only on two juveniles raised in laboratory. Herein we redefine Scinax arduous based on 44 males and 17 females from the type locality, the Municipality of Santa Teresa, in the State of Espírito Santo. In addition, we provide information on its conservation status, distribution, natural history, vocalization, tadpoles, and detailed photographs of both adults and larvae.
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- João Victor A Lacerda
- Departamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil; unknown
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- Department of Wildland Resources and Ecology Center, Utah State University, 84322-5230, Logan, Utah, USA Laboratório de Ecologia de Populações e Conservação, Universidade Vila Velha, Vila Velha, ES, Brazil 29102-920; unknown
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- Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, 23980-000, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; unknown
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- Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, 23980-000, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; unknown
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- Departamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil; unknown
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Waichert C, Azevedo CO, Ferreira RB, Williams KA. Range extension of Plumarius brasiliensis Penteado-Dias and Scatolini, 2003 (Hymenoptera: Plumariidae) in Northeastern Brazil. cl 2013. [DOI: 10.15560/9.3.626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Plumarius brasiliensis is only known from the type locality, the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. We expand its distribution 1,193 km south of the type locality, in the states of Bahia and Ceará, Brazil. This species is possibly restricted to the dry areas of Northeastern Brazil.
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Ferreira RB, Beard KH, Peterson SL, Poessel SA, Callahan CM. Establishment of introduced reptiles increases with the presence and richness of native congeners. AMPHIBIA-REPTILIA 2012. [DOI: 10.1163/15685381-00002841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Darwin proposed two contradictory hypotheses to explain the influence of congeners on the outcomes of invasion: the naturalization hypothesis, which predicts a negative relationship between the presence of congeners and invasion success, and the pre-adaptation hypothesis, which predicts a positive relationship between the presence of congeners and invasion success. Studies testing these hypotheses have shown mixed support. We tested these hypotheses using the establishment success of non-native reptiles and congener presence/absence and richness across the globe. Our results demonstrated support for the pre-adaptation hypothesis. We found that globally, both on islands and continents, establishment success was higher in the presence than in the absence of congeners and that establishment success increased with increasing congener richness. At the life form level, establishment success was higher for lizards, marginally higher for snakes, and not different for turtles in the presence of congeners; data were insufficient to test the hypotheses for crocodiles. There was no relationship between establishment success and congener richness for any life form. We suggest that we found support for the pre-adaptation hypothesis because, at the scale of our analysis, native congeners represent environmental conditions appropriate for the species rather than competition for niche space. Our results imply that areas to target for early detection of non-native reptiles are those that host closely related species.
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- Rodrigo B. Ferreira
- Department of Wildland Resources and the Ecology Center, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, 84322-5230, USA
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- Department of Wildland Resources and the Ecology Center, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, 84322-5230, USA
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- Department of Wildland Resources and the Ecology Center, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, 84322-5230, USA
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- Department of Wildland Resources and the Ecology Center, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, 84322-5230, USA
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- Department of Wildland Resources and the Ecology Center, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, 84322-5230, USA
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Ferreira RB, Callahan CM, Poessel SA, Beard KH. Global assessment of establishment success for amphibian and reptile invaders. Wildl Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1071/wr12051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Context
According to the tens rule, 10% of introduced species establish themselves.
Aims
We tested this component of the tens rule for amphibians and reptiles globally, in Europe and North America, where data are presumably of good quality, and on islands versus continents. We also tested whether there was a taxonomic difference in establishment success between amphibians and reptiles.
Methods
We examined data comprising 206 successful and 165 failed introduction records for 161 species of amphibians to 55 locations, and 560 successful and 641 failed introduction records for 469 species of reptiles to 116 locations around the world.
Key results
Globally, establishment success was not different between amphibians (67%) and reptiles (62%). Both means were well above the 10% value predicted by the tens rule. In Europe and North America, establishment success was lower, although still higher than 10%. For reptiles, establishment success was higher on islands than on continents. Our results question the tens rule and do not show taxonomic differences in establishment success.
Implications
Similar to studies on other taxa (birds and mammals), we found that establishment success was generally above 40%. This suggests that we should focus management on reducing the number of herptile species introduced because both reptiles and amphibians have a high likelihood of establishing. As data collection on invasions continue, testing establishment success in light of other factors, including propagule pressure, climate matching and taxonomic classifications, may provide additional insight into which species are most likely to establish in particular areas.
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Ferreira RB, Coelli FC, Pereira WCA, Almeida RMVR. Optimizing patient flow in a large hospital surgical centre by means of discrete-event computer simulation models. J Eval Clin Pract 2008; 14:1031-7. [PMID: 19019096 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2007.00939.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study used the discrete-events computer simulation methodology to model a large hospital surgical centre (SC), in order to analyse the impact of increases in the number of post-anaesthetic beds (PABs), of changes in surgical room scheduling strategies and of increases in surgery numbers. METHODS The used inputs were: number of surgeries per day, type of surgical room scheduling, anaesthesia and surgery duration, surgical teams' specialty and number of PABs, and the main outputs were: number of surgeries per day, surgical rooms' use rate and blocking rate, surgical teams' use rate, patients' blocking rate, surgery delays (minutes) and the occurrence of postponed surgeries. Two basic strategies were implemented: in the first strategy, the number of PABs was increased under two assumptions: (a) following the scheduling plan actually used by the hospital (the 'rigid' scheduling - surgical rooms were previously assigned and assignments could not be changed) and (b) following a 'flexible' scheduling (surgical rooms, when available, could be freely used by any surgical team). In the second, the same analysis was performed, increasing the number of patients (up to the system 'feasible maximum') but fixing the number of PABs, in order to evaluate the impact of the number of patients over surgery delays. CONCLUSION It was observed that the introduction of a flexible scheduling/increase in PABs would lead to a significant improvement in the SC productivity.
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- Rodrigo B Ferreira
- The Luiz Alberto Coimbra Institute, Federal University Rio de Janeiro - COPPE/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Coelli FC, Ferreira RB, Almeida RMVR, Pereira WCA. Computer simulation and discrete-event models in the analysis of a mammography clinic patient flow. Comput Methods Programs Biomed 2007; 87:201-7. [PMID: 17606308 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2007.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2006] [Revised: 05/16/2007] [Accepted: 05/16/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This work develops a discrete-event computer simulation model for the analysis of a mammography clinic performance. MATERIAL AND METHODS Two mammography clinic computer simulation models were developed, based on an existing public sector clinic of the Brazilian Cancer Institute, located in Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil. Two clinics in a total of seven configurations (number of equipment units and working personnel) were studied. Models tried to simulate changes in patient arrival rates, number of equipment units, available personnel (technicians and physicians), equipment maintenance scheduling schemes and exam repeat rates. Model parameters were obtained by direct measurements and literature reviews. A commercially-available simulation software was used for model building. RESULTS The best patient scheduling (patient arrival rate) for the studied configurations had an average of 29 min for Clinic 1 (consisting of one mammography equipment, one to three technicians and one physician) and 21 min for Clinic 2 (two mammography equipment units, one to four technicians and one physician). The exam repeat rates and equipment maintenance scheduling simulations indicated that a large impact over patient waiting time would appear in the smaller capacity configurations. CONCLUSIONS Discrete-event simulation was a useful tool for defining optimal operating conditions for the studied clinics, indicating the most adequate capacity configurations and equipment maintenance schedules.
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- Fernando C Coelli
- Program of Biomedical Engineering, Luiz Alberto Coimbra Institute - Coppe, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Monteiro S, Piçarra-Pereira MA, Mesquita PR, Loureiro VB, Teixeira A, Ferreira RB. The wide diversity of structurally similar wine proteins. J Agric Food Chem 2001; 49:3999-4010. [PMID: 11513702 DOI: 10.1021/jf0013914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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In the present work, single grape variety wines, Moscatel and Arinto, were used. Analysis by denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of the wine proteins revealed the presence of only a few polypeptides ranging in molecular mass from 15 to 30 kDa. However, a more detailed examination of the whole protein fraction, by a combination of techniques, showed that these wines contain a very large number (many tens and, possibly, many more) of distinct polypeptides, exhibiting similar molecular masses but different electrical charges. The results obtained using highly specific antibodies and N-terminal sequencing indicate that there is structural similarity among most of the wine polypeptides. These observations can be explained by the existence of a common precursor to most or all of the wine proteins, which could generate all of the detected polypeptides by limited proteolysis. Comparison of the N-terminal sequences of the polypeptides isolated from Moscatel wine with proteins from other sources revealed a high degree of homology to pathogenesis-related proteins.
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- S Monteiro
- Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal
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The proteins from Lathyrus sativus Linn. (chickling vetch or grass pea) seeds were investigated. Protein constitutes approximately 20% of the seed dry weight, >60% of which is composed by globulins and 30% by albumins. A single, 24 kDa polypeptide comprises more than half of the protein present in the albumin fraction. The globulins may be fractionated into three main components, which were named alpha-lathyrin (the major globulin), beta-lathyrin, and gamma-lathyrin. alpha-Lathyrin, with a sedimentation coefficient of approximately 18S, is composed of three main types of unglycosylated subunits (50-66 kDa), each of which produce, upon reduction, a heavy and a light polypeptide chain, by analogy with 11S. beta-Lathyrin, with a sedimentation coefficient of 13S, is composed by a relatively large number of subunits (8-66 kDa). Two major polypeptides are glycosylated and exhibit structural similarity with beta-conglutin from Lupinus albus. One of these possesses an internal disulfide bond. gamma-Lathyrin, with a sedimentation coefficient of approximately 5S, contains two interacting, unglycosylated polypeptides, with no disulfide bonds: the major 24 kDa albumin and the heavier (20 kDa) polypeptide chain of La. sativus lectin.
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- M J Rosa
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Apartado 127, 2781-901 Oeiras, Portugal
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Freitas RL, Ferreira RB, Teixeira AR. Use of a single method in the extraction of the seed storage globulins from several legume species. Application to analyse structural comparisons within the major classes of globulins. Int J Food Sci Nutr 2000; 51:341-52. [PMID: 11103299 DOI: 10.1080/096374800426939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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In this study, a single, improved methodology was used to extract, fractionate and purify the 11S (legumin-type or related to the alpha-conglutin from Lupinus albus L.), 7S (vicilin-type or related to the beta-conglutin from L. albus) and 2S (related to the gamma-conglutin from L. albus) families of proteins from eight legume species: L. albus, Glycine max (L.) Merr., Pisum sativum L., Vicia faba L., Cicer arietinum L., Phaseolus vulgaris L., Lens culinaris Med. and Arachis hypogaea L. The sedimentation coefficients obtained varied from 1.9 to 8.1 for the gamma-conglutin-related proteins, from 5.1 to 10.5 for the beta-conglutin-related proteins and from 12.0 to 14.9 for the alpha-conglutin-related globulins. The gamma-conglutin-related proteins is the most heterogeneous group. Antibodies produced against each type of gamma-conglutin polypeptide chain recognize the other polypeptide chain as well as other polypeptides in the corresponding globulins from all species examined. The 7S globulins are typically composed of a large number of polypeptides, covering a wide range of molecular masses (10 to 70 kD). The presence of disulphide bonds is apparently absent and the occurrence of glycopolypeptides is not widespread. Finally, the 11S globulins are characteristically formed by a limited number of polypeptides that may be divided into a lighter group (20-25 kD) and a heavier group (35-50 kD). The presence of disulphide bonds is apparently widespread but the occurrence of glycopolypeptides seems to be relatively rare. Both the 7S family and the 11S globulins studied by immunoblotting exhibit a low level of structural similarity.
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- R L Freitas
- Departamento de Botânica e Engenharia Biológica, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Portugal
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The solubility characteristics and sedimentation behavior of total or individual globulins from legume seeds [Lupinus albus L., Pisum sativum L., and Glycine max (L.) Merr.] were investigated. The typical insolubility of globulins detected during their extraction seems to be due to the presence of a low molecular weight factor(s) in the seed extract. The solubility of the purified globulins decreases with increasing concentrations of calcium and/or magnesium, but not of other cations, showing minimum values at concentrations that vary with the particular globulin considered. Ultracentrifugation analyses revealed that the Ca(2+)- and/or Mg(2+)-induced insolubilization of the globulins involves the formation of high-order aggregates of molecules of the same or of different globulins. These macromolecular structures are dissociated under conditions of high ionic strength, suggesting the involvement of electrostatic interactions in the aggregation process. The degree of association relies heavily on the amount of Ca(2+) and/or Mg(2+) available, on the presence of chelating agents for these divalent cations, and on the ionic strength of the surrounding medium. The possible physiological significance of the findings is discussed.
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- R B Ferreira
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal.
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Ferreira RB, Davies DD. Conversion of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase to an acidic and catalytically inactive form by extracts of osmotically stressed Lemna minor fronds. Planta 1989; 179:448-455. [PMID: 24201768 DOI: 10.1007/bf00397584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/1989] [Accepted: 05/15/1989] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The fronds of Lemna minor L. respond to a number of stresses, and in particular to an osmotic stress, by producing an enzyme system which catalyzes the oxidation of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase (RuBPCase; EC 4.1.1.39) to an acidic and catalytically inactive form. During the first 24 h of osmotic stress the induced oxidase system does not seem to exert a significant in-vivo effect on RuBPCase, presumably because of compartmentation. Subsequently, the oxidase system gains access to the enzyme and converts it to the acid and catalytically inactive form and eventually the oxidase system declines in activity.A number of partially acidified forms of RuBPCase are formed during oxidation, and this process appears to be correlated with the disappearance of varying numbers of SH residues. The number of-SH residues in RuBPCase from Lemna has been estimated at 89. However, RuBPCase isolated from 24-h osmotically stressed fronds showed a reduction in the number of-SH residues per molecule from 89 to 54. It seems likely that the oxidation of-SH groups is causally related to the acidification of RuBPCase which occurs during osmotic stress.
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- R B Ferreira
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, NR4 7TJ, Norwich, UK
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Ferreira RB, Shaw NM. Effect of osmotic stress on protein turnover in Lemna minor fronds. Planta 1989; 179:456-465. [PMID: 24201769 DOI: 10.1007/bf00397585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/1989] [Accepted: 08/14/1989] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Evidence is presented that although many proteins from the fronds of Lemna minor L. undergo enhanced degradation during osmotic stress, ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase (RuBPCase) is not degraded. Instead RuBPCase is converted in a series of steps to a very high-molecular-weight form. The first step involves the induction of an oxidase system which after 24 h of stress converts RuBPCase to an acidic and catalytically inactive form. Subsequently, the oxidised RuBPCase protein is gradually polymerized to a number of very large aggregates (molecular weight of several million).The conversion of RuBPCase to a high-molecular-weight form appears to be correlated with (i) a reduction in the number of-SH residues and (ii) the susceptibility to in-vitro proteolysis. Indeed, the number of-SH groups per RuBPCase molecule decreases from 89 in the native enzyme to 54 and 22 in the oxidised and polymerized forms, respectively. On the other hand, the oxidised enzyme is more susceptible to in-vitro proteolysis than the native form. However, it is the polymerized form of RuBPCase which is particularly susceptible to in-vitro proteolysis.Western-blotting experiments and anti-ubiquitin antibodies were used to detect the presence of ubiquitin conjugates in extracts from osmotically stressed Lemna fronds. The possible involvement of ubiquitin in the formation of the aggregates is discussed.
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- R B Ferreira
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, NR4 7TJ, Norwich, UK
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Ferreira RB, Davies DD. Protein Degradation in Lemna with Particular Reference to Ribulose Bisphosphate Carboxylase: II. The Effect of Nutrient Starvation. Plant Physiol 1987; 83:878-83. [PMID: 16665355 PMCID: PMC1056466 DOI: 10.1104/pp.83.4.878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The concept of ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase as a storage protein is not supported in the case of Lemna minor, where the enzyme appears to be particularly stable under conditions of nitrogen starvation. Total nutrient starvation in light and in the dark induced the degradation of this enzyme, but not at an enhanced rate compared with other leaf proteins and, surprisingly, darkness inhibited the degradation of chlorophyll which occurs with total nutrient starvation in the light. The data suggest that Lemna is not programmed to senesce in response to nutrient starvation. Differences in the pattern of protein degradation, which occurred under the stress conditions employed, are not consistent with a simple model of protein degradation in which the degradative system is assumed to be located in the vacuole. The data is best explained by a dual system in which cytosolic proteins are degraded by a vacuolar/lysosomal system and chloroplast proteins are degraded within the chloroplast. Whatever the system of degradation, our data do not support the proposed correlation between the rate of protein degradation and either protein charge or size.
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- R B Ferreira
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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Ferreira RB, Davies DD. Protein degradation in lemna with particular reference to ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase: I. The effect of light and dark. Plant Physiol 1987; 83:869-77. [PMID: 16665354 PMCID: PMC1056465 DOI: 10.1104/pp.83.4.869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase from Lemna minor resembles the structure reported for the enzyme from other plants. When grown in the light, the enzyme appears to undergo little or no degradation, as measured by a double-isotope method. This situation is similar to that reported for wheat and barley, but is unlike that reported for maize, where the enzyme degrades at the same rate as total protein. Prolonged periods of darkness usually induce leaf senescence, characterized by the rapid degradation of chlorophyll and protein, with ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase undergoing preferential degradation. In L. minor there is selective protein degradation in the dark, but chlorophyll and ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase are stable when fronds are kept in the darkness for up to 8 days. It appears that Lemna is not programmed to senesce, or at least that darkness does not induce senescence in Lemna. Although there is no evidence for in vivo degradation or modification of ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase during prolonged periods of darkness, extracts from fronds which have been kept in the dark for periods in excess of 24 hours convert ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase to a more acidic form. The properties of the dark-induced system which acts on ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase, suggest that it may be a mixed function oxidase. The proposition that the selectivity of protein degradation is genetically determined, so that the rate at which a protein is degraded is determined by its charge or size, was tested for fronds grown in the light or maintained in the dark. There was no significant correlation between protein degradation and either charge or size, in light or dark.
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- R B Ferreira
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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Ferreira RB, Davies DD. Is protein degradation correlated with either the charge or size of Lemna proteins? Planta 1986; 169:278-288. [PMID: 24232562 DOI: 10.1007/bf00392326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/1986] [Accepted: 06/05/1986] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Evidence is presented that the organelles of Lemna minor do not degrade as functional units. The proteins of Lemna show wide differences in their rates of degradation and ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase (EC 4.1.1.39) has a particularly slow rate of degradation. Contrary to some earlier evidence, we found no correlation between the rate of soluble-protein degradation and either charge or size of proteins. We could find no correlation between protein degradation and subunit size in any of the organelles of Lemna.
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- R B Ferreira
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, NR4 7TJ, Norwich, UK
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