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Ethology Meeting - We were there!

Category: Education | Date: Nov 19 2009 | By: Blue-fronted Amazon

Between Nov 12th and 15th, I participated on the XXVII Annual Ethology Meeting and I Latin-American Symposium of Ethology (http://www.xxviieae.com.br/), at Bonito - Mato Grosso do Sul. The theme of the meeting was “Animal evolution and behavior” and many well known scientists from all over Brazil and also from other countries were present. Dr. Neiva Guedes (Instituto Arara Azul - http://www.projetoararaazul.org.br/) presented her results and gave a talk to the attendees. I presented two posters: 1) ‘Parental behavior of repopulated Blue-fronted Amazon’, with the collaboration of the biologist Alessandra Mara Sá Firmino, and 2) ‘Reproductive behavior of Blue-fronted Amazon monitored by a in nest microcamera’ with the collaboration of the undergraduates Verónica Ramirez Martinez (UFMS) e Thyago Sabino Morais (UCDB).

Poster about parental behavior.

Poster about reproductive behavior.

These studies had the financial support of the Bird Park (Parque das Aves) - Foz Tropicana (http://www.parquedasaves.com.br/) and Caiman Ecological Refuge (http://www.caiman.com.br/), besides the operational support of the Fazenda San Francisco Agro Ecotourism Tours and Lodje (http://www.fazendasanfrancisco.tur.br/).

Many people were very interested in the results of our Project, including students and professionals from other states. The event was a success and I congratulate the event coordinator Dr. José Sabino, from UNIDERP/Anhanguera (http://www.uniderp.br/), for this great event!

Presenting the results, and posing in front of the posters with my son Rafael. ^Images:^{João Augusto.}

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The 15th Anniversary of Fundacao Neotropica do Brasil

Category: Education, Partners, Support, Team | Date: Aug 12 2008 | By: Blue-fronted Amazon

On 1993, a group of friends, concerned about the conservation of natural resources, gathered to create a non-governmental organization called Fundacao Netropica do Brasil. During these 15 year of work, Neotropica promoted and practiced nature conservation at Mato Grosso do Sul state through countless projects. There were many challenges, conquests and results (http://www.fundacaoneotropica.org.br/). The Blue Fronted Amazon Parrot Project is among the many ongoing projects. We are glad to be part of this story! Our sincere thanks to the team members, council, partners, collaborators, patrons, and encouragers for the success thus far!!!

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The Project at the XXVII Brazilian Congress of Zoology

Category: Education | Date: Mar 03 2008 | By: admin

Between February 17th and 21st, the externs Veronica and Thayane, which are biology college students, participate at the XXVII Brazilian Congress of Zoology at Curitiba, PR – Brazil. The subject ‘Zoology in the next 30 years’ promoted a huge and polemic debate about the future ways of this area. The event congregated 4,500 people, including professional zoologists and students from Brazil and abroad.

Veronica presented a poster entitled ‘Associated arthopods at the Blue-fronted Amazon Parrot’s (Amazona aestiva) nest at Pantanal’. This study had the participation of another extern (Lelis) and was oriented by Dr. Gustavo Graciolli, a professor at the Biological Sciences Department, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul.

This study revealed the presence of adult acari and insects at the Blue-fronted Amazon Parrot’s nests. The most frequent group were adult Coleoptera (46,7%), Dermestidae larvae (20%), adult Formicidae (26,7%) and Calliphoridae (Diptera) larvae (26,7%).
Other groups found with less frequency (<20%) were Acari, Blattodea, Stratyomiidae, Muscidae (Diptera), and Mordellidae (Coleoptera). The high prevalence of the order Coleoptera was expected, once this is the biggest order of insect, with more that 250,000 known species.