Genetic variation at seven red blood cell alloantigen, blood group loci and 10 biochemical genetic loci was examined in 102 Pantaneiro horses from the Pantanal region of Brazil and compared to that of other domestic horse breeds. Measures of both individual genic variation and populational genetic diversity within the Pantaneiro were near the average for domestic horse breeds. From the standpoint of genetic conservation there is no immediate concern for loss of variation within the Pantaneiro. Analysis of genetic relationship showed that the Pantaneiro was clearly of Iberian Peninsula descent and that it was most closely related to other Brazilian breeds.
Examinou-se a variação genética de 102 cavalos Pantaneiros da região do Pantanal, Brasil, usando sete locos de grupos sanguíneos e 10 locos genéticos bioquímicos. As medidas de variação genética individual e diversidade genética populacional dentro da população de cavalos Pantaneiros foram próximas da média encontrada para as raças de cavalos domésticos. Do ponto de vista de conservação genética, não há preocupação imediata com relação à perda de variação dentro da raça. Análises das relações genéticas mostraram claramente que o cavalo Pantaneiro descende de cavalos da península Ibérica e que ele é estreitamente relacionado com as demais raças brasileiras

-(Reproductive phenology of Maytenus ilicifolia (Celastraceae) in the Irati National Forest, Paraná, Brazil). The present study investigates the reproductive phenology of a natural population of Maytenus ilicifolia Mart. ex Reissek from the Mixed Ombrophylous Forest (Araucaria Forest). The phenological study was carried out from April 2003 to March 2005, on 78 adult trees. The intensity of phenological events was estimated based on the scale of Fournier. The population showed seasonal behavior. A significant correlation was observed between temperature, day length and flowering. Two floral types were identified, one pistillate and the other staminate, and together with the phenology patterns results a dioecious characteristic for the species is suggested.

Esta pesquisa objetivou comparar anatomicamente a madeira das variedades populares de bracatinga (Mimosa scabrella Bentham): bracatinga-branca, bracatinga-vermelha e bracatinga-argentina. Para a realização deste trabalho, foram coletadas árvores com idades entre 6 e 7 anos, provenientes de áreas pertencentes à Embrapa Florestas, localizadas no município de Colombo-PR, Brasil cujo material botânico coletado foi identificado e descrito. Foram obtidas amostras de madeira com casca para a caracterização. As análises evidenciaram que não há diferenças estatísticas entre os elementos anatômicos do lenho da bracatinga-branca e da bracatinga-vermelha, indicando que as diferenciações que tais plantas recebem por causa da a cor da madeira não estão presentes no aspecto anatômico. As duas variedades populares, também conhecidas como bracatinga-comum, diferiram estatisticamente entre si com relação à bracatinga-argentina, quanto ao diâmetro tangencial dos poros, quantidade de poros/mm2, comprimento dos elementos vasculares, diâmetro das células parênquimo-axiais, largura dos raios unisseriados e multisseriados. Os resultados podem ser considerados um importante auxílio na distinção das variedades populares de bracatinga-comum e bracatinga-argentina em variedades botânicas.

SummaryThe objective of this study was to establish a breeding season and to evaluate the reproductive performance of a horse herd of the Pantaneira breed from Nhumirim Ranch in the lowlands of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. During the period 1990/91, the stallion was kept year-round with 17 mares. In the following year (91/92) a breeding season of seven months (Sept. 91 to Mar. 92) was established, in which the stallion and 15 mares were used. In the first period (90/91), the concentration of births occurred from September to December of 1991. The percentage of pregnancy and parturition observed in 90/91 and 91/92 for the male:female proportions of 1:17 and 1:15 were: 82.3, 100 and 86.7, 100%, respectively. In the breeding season from Oct. 91 to Feb. 92 with male/female ratios of A-1:11, B-1:10 and C-1:10, it was observed that the percentage of pregnancy was 90.9, 100 and 100%, respectively, with 100% parturition in the 3 groups. Independently of the number of females used (A-1:10, B-1:08, C-1:12), the rate of pregnancy obtained from the breeding season from Oct. 92 to Feb. 93 was 100%.