Diopatra neapolitana Delle Chiaje, 1841 (Annelida, Onuphidae) is an important economic natural resource in Ria de Aveiro (northwestern coast of Portugal) and throughout Europe. The species is intensively harvested for use as fresh bait. However, there is only limited knowledge about its life cycle derived from a previous study in Mediterranean Sea. Reproduction and development patterns are known to vary biogeog...
The human ear is a complex biomechanical system and is divided into three parts: outer, middle and inner ear. The middle ear is formed by ossicles (malleus, incus and stapes), ligaments, muscles and tendons, which transfers sound vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear, linking with mastoid and Eustachian tube. In this work, a finite element modelling of the tympano-ossicular system of the middle ear was d...
Dezoito novilhos de diferentes raças, com idade de 18-24 meses foram submetidos a remoção do ligamento apical para ocasionar desvio de pênis. Decorridos 60 dias os animais foram colocados em presença de fêmeas em estro, sendo verificado desvio ventral e lateral direito do pênis, com incapacitade de cópula. Os animais foram submetidos ao transplante autólgo de um segmento da cartilagem do pavilhão auricular, sob...
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