Search Results - "Faria, B. D."

Trade-offs between growth, reproduction and defense in response to resource availability manipulations by Tuller, Juliana, Marquis, Robert J, Andrade, Samara M M, Monteiro, Angelo B, Faria, Lucas D B

“…The Brazilian Cerrado is one of the most endangered biomes in the world. We evaluated the sustainability of leaf harvest in one of the most important Cerrado…”
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Fluctuations in density of an outbreak species drive diversity cascades in food webs by Eveleigh, Eldon S, McCann, Kevin S, McCarthy, Peter C, Pollock, Steven J, Lucarotti, Christopher J, Morin, Benoit, McDougall, George A, Strongman, Douglas B, Huber, John T, Umbanhowar, James, Faria, Lucas D.B

“…Patterns in food-web structure have frequently been examined in static food webs, but few studies have attempted to delineate patterns that materialize in food…”
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Temporal diversity patterns of benthic insects in subterranean streams: a case study in Brazilian quartzite caves by Pellegrini, T. G., Faria, L. D. B., Ferreira, R. L.

“…The aim of this research was to investigate the diversity patterns of benthic insects and functional feeding groups by assessing the contribution of α and β…”
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Effect of the addition of β-mannanase on the performance, metabolizable energy, amino acid digestibility coefficients, and immune functions of broilers fed different nutritional levels by Ferreira, H. C., Hannas, M. I., Albino, L. F. T., Rostagno, H. S., Neme, R., Faria, B. D., Xavier, M. L., Rennó, L. N.

“…Three experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of β-mannanase (BM) supplementation on the performance, metabolizable energy, amino acid digestibility,…”
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Assessing the relationship between organic farming practices and microbiological characteristics of organic lettuce varieties (Lactuca sativa L.) grown in Sao Paulo, Brazil by Maffei, D.F., Moreira, D.A., Silva, M.B.R., Faria, D.B., Saldaña, E., Ishimura, I., Landgraf, M., Franco, B.D.G.M.

“…Aims This study aimed to gather information on farming practices employed in organic lettuce fields in Sao Paulo, Brazil and associate these practices with the…”
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Lead bioaccumulation in herbivorous insects and parasitoids reared on plants grown in lead-contaminated soil under field conditions by Morales-Silva, Tiago, Corrêa-Silva, Bruna, Faria, Lucas D. B.

“…We investigated the lead (Pb) bioaccumulation in herbivorous insects and parasitoids on kale plants (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) cultivated in soils…”
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Soil contamination with permissible levels of lead negatively affects the community of plant-associated insects: A case of study with kale by Morales-Silva, Tiago, Silva, Bruna C., Faria, Lucas D.B.

“…This study investigated whether lead (Pb), at concentrations allowed for soil, affects the community of insects that live in the aerial part of plants. We…”
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Using super-resolution generative adversarial network models and transfer learning to obtain high resolution digital periapical radiographs by Moran, Maira B.H., Faria, Marcelo D.B., Giraldi, Gilson A., Bastos, Luciana F., Conci, Aura

“…Periapical Radiographs are commonly used to detect several anomalies, like caries, periodontal, and periapical diseases. Even considering that digital imaging…”
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Insect sociality plays a major role in a highly complex flower-visiting network in the neotropical savanna by Pires, Epifânio P., Faria, Lucas D. B., Monteiro, Angelo B., Domingos, Daniel Q., Mansanares, Mariana E., Hermes, Marcel G.

“…Mutualistic networks between plants and their flower visitors provide information about the ecological dynamics and coevolutionary processes shaping species…”
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Social and functional inclusion of an undergraduate student with unilateral upper limb agenesis: a case study by Paulin, Ricardo F, Moura, Sandra H, Calvo, Dora, Soares, Maria C, Faria, Marcelo D B, Fischer, Ricardo G, Bastos, Luciana F, Moran, Maira B H

“…The inclusion of health professionals who have some type of disability brings benefits, such as the increase in empathy that facilitates the relationship with…”
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Human presence as a determinant of the occurrence of mammals in a high diversity protected area of Cerrado-Caatinga ecotone in Brazil by Pereira, Adriele A, Rosa, Clarissa, Faria, Lucas D B, Silva, Lucas G DA, Passamani, Marcelo

“…The Cerrado domain and its biodiversity has suffered several anthropogenic influences. Our objective was to evaluate the influence of biotic and anthropic…”
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Multitrophic interactions drive body size variations in seed‐feeding insects by Oliveira, Tamires C. T. de, Monteiro, Angelo B., Morales‐Silva, Tiago, Maia, Laís F., Faria, Lucas D. B.

“…1. The intensity of community interactions and the structure of food webs can be associated with an organism's body size. However, little is known about how…”
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Morphological Traits of Two Seed-Feeding Beetle Species and the Relationship to Resource Traits by Maia, L F, Tuller, J, Faria, L D B

“…Morphological traits are useful to investigate insect sex-related differences in body size and to reveal differences in resource use. It has been suggested…”
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Do community and food-web metrics temporally change in tropical systems? Responses from a four-trophic level food web by Maia, L. F., França, F. M., Nascimento, A. R., Faria, L. B. D.

“…Most research reports changes in biological communities and environmental stability by using community estimators (e.g. species richness and relative…”
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The effect size of aphid‐tending ants in an agricultural tri‐trophic system by Canedo‐Júnior, E. O., Santiago, G. S., Ribas, C. R., Zurlo, L. F., Cuissi, R. G., Souza, B., Faria, L. D. B., Rabello, A. M., Braga, D. de L., Silva, E.

“…Most studies regarding ant–aphid interactions focus only on the direct effects of ants on tended aphids and aphidophagous predators, or the indirect effects on…”
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The interplay among prey preference, nutrient enrichment and stability in an omnivory system by Faria, L D B, Costa, M I S

“…Food webs usually display an intricate mix of trophic interactions where multiple prey are common. In this context omnivory has been the subject of intensive…”
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Foraging behaviour by an intraguild predator blowfly, Chrysomya albiceps (Diptera: Calliphoridae) by FARIA, Lucas D. B, REIGADA, Carolina, TRINCA, Luzia A, GODOY, Wesley A. C

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The eco-evolutionary dynamics of a predator-prey system across an r/K continuum by Mendes, Pedro B., Faria, Lucas D.B.

“…•We show a method for the partitioning of the selection gradient in its r- and K-selection components.•K-selection replaces r-selection in crowded environments…”
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Troponin I elevation after pericardiocentesis for cardiac tamponade: a role for myocardial strain? by Nunes, J.Pedro L, Magalhães, Domingos, Dias, Paula, Faria, Duarte B

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Relation of myocardial salvage to size of myocardium at risk in dogs by Zalewski, Andrew, Goldberg, Sheldon, Faria, Duarte B., Krol, Richard, Maroko, Peter R.

“…Infarct size varies in untreated animals subjected to coronary artery occlusion at the same anatomic site. The relation between the hypoperfused zone and the…”
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