Jennifer Thayane Melo de Andrade

Federal University of Minas Gerais | UFMG · Departamento de Zoologia

Pumping systems, especially those used in the water supply sector and in industrial and hydroelectric facilities, are commonly infested by the golden mussel. This causes an increase in maintenance operations (e.g., system shutdowns for cleaning) that can generate an increased energy cost. The geographical expansion of the golden mussel in Latin Ame...

The complexity of dams, especially hydroelectric plants, increasingly requires a multidisciplinary approach in the search for solutions to the problems that occur in this environment. Limnoperna fortunei Laboratory (LELf) is a research laboratory committed to study to this invasive bivalve, also known as the golden mussel, which involves different...

This work evaluates the tolerance of adult Limnoperna fortunei to aerial exposure at different temperatures. The aim was to contribute knowledge about factors, such as the mussel’s capacity for survival out of water over long periods, allowing the invasion of new environments after terrestrial transport. The analysis of the results revealed that th...

Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker 1857) is a freshwater mussel with physiological tolerance to different environmental conditions, which may explain its success as an invasive species. The role of abiotic factors in its establishment, abundance and projections of risk of further spread into several areas has been studied. These mussels may respond to mul...

Successful animal rearing under laboratory conditions for commercial processes or laboratory experiments is a complex chain that includes several stressors (e.g., sampling and transport) and incurs, as a consequence, the reduction of natural animal conditions, economic losses and inconsistent and unreliable biological results. Since the invasion of...

p>The success of Limnoperna fortunei as an invasive species is related to its physiological plasticity that allows them to endure adverse environmental conditions. Starvation tolerance is considered to be an important trait associated with bivalve invasiveness. In natural ecosystems, food resources can vary during the year, exposing mussels to vari...

Brazilian mangroves have ecological and economic importance, with molluscs, crustaceans and polychaetes being diverse and common faunal groups. The present study characterizes the macrofauna associated with logs from two mangrove forests in Pará State, northern Brazil, sampled in September, January and April, between 2008 and 2010, at three differe...