Effects of Glyphosate-Based Herbicide Sub-Lethal Concentrations on Fish Feeding Behavior

Autor: Marina Borges de Sá, Helton Carlos Delicio, Vanessa Seiko Sugihara, Bruno Bastos Gonçalves, Percilia Cardoso Giaquinto, Assaf Barki
Přispěvatelé: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Institute of Animal Science
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Scopus
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
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Popis: Made available in DSpace on 2018-12-11T17:31:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2017-01-01 Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Glyphosate-based herbicides are widely used in agricultural systems. Although the target organism are particularly plant organisms, there are numerous studies showing adverse effects in aquatic animals, such as inhibition of acetyl cholinesterase, effects on kidney, liver, and gill and stressors effects. This study analyzed the effects of commercial formulation of glyphosate on feeding behavior in Pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus). Fish were exposed to three glyphosate concentrations (0.2, 0.6, and 1.8 ppm) for 15 days. At concentrations of 0.2 and 0.6 ppm, food intake decreased on day 13 and then returned to normal on day 15. At the highest glyphosate-based herbicide concentration, 1.8 ppm, food consumption decreased dramatically and did not recover on day 15. This study showed that glyphosate-based herbicide at sub-lethal concentrations can affect feed intake in pacu and consequently inhibits its growth. Physiology Department Institute of Biosciences State University of Sao Paulo - UNESP Agricultural Research Organization Institute of Animal Science Physiology Department Institute of Biosciences State University of Sao Paulo - UNESP FAPESP: 2013/02430-2
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