Factores que incrementan el peso interdialisis de pacientes sometidos a hemodiálisis / Factors that increase the interdialisis weight of patients undergoing hemodialysis

Los pacientes con insuficiencia renal crónica se realizan hemodiálisis 3 veces a la semana. Una de las principales situaciones que se da, es la ganancia de peso o sobrecarga hídrica entre una diálisis y otra, ocasionando una serie de complicaciones que ponen en riesgo la vida del paciente. Objetivo: Determinar los factores que incrementan el peso interdialisis de pacientes sometidos a hemodiálisis. Método: El diseño de la investigación que se empleó fue cuantitativo, de tipo no experimental, transversal y descriptivo. La muestra estuvo representada por 14 pacientes adultos con enfermedad renal crónica. El análisis de los resultados se realizó a través del programa de IBM SPSS Statistcs versión 22. Resultados: A pesar de que el centro de diálisis tiene un programa de educación continua con temas de alimentación orientada hacia los pacientes, estos no siguen las recomendaciones ingiriendo líquidos a libre demanda provocando sobre peso al realizarse las hemodiálisis generalmente ocasionando dificultad en su tratamiento de hemodiálisis Conclusión: Los conocimientos de autocuidado que posee cada paciente, que presenta una enfermedad crónica como la insuficiencia renal, son esenciales porque pueden evitar las repetidas hospitalizaciones(AU)

Patients with chronic renal failure are performed hemodialysis 3 times a week. One of the main situations that occurs is the weight gain or water overload between one dialysis and another, causing a series of complications that put the patient's life at risk. Objective: To determine the factors that increase the interdialisis weight of patients undergoing hemodialysis. Method: The research design was quantitative, non-experimental, transversal and descriptive. And14 adult patients with chronic kidney disease represented the sample. The analysis of the results was carried out through the IBM SPSS Statistcs version 22 program. Even though the dialysis center has a continuous education program with patient-oriented feeding issues, they do not follow the recommendations, and ingest liquids on free demand, causing overweight at hemodialysis usually causing difficulty in hemodialysis treatment. Conclusion: The self-care knowledge that each patient has, which represents a chronic disease such as kidney failure, are essential because can avoid repeated hospitalizations(AU)

Root growth and carbohydrate partitioning in cotton subjected to shading in the initial phase / Crescimento radicular e partição de carboidratos em algodoeiro submetido ao sombreamento na fase inicial

ABSTRACT: Cotton cultivation in Brazil tends to occur mostly in the rainy season, and at the time of developing the crop there are often prolonged periods of low solar radiation. The objective of this work was to evaluate the root development of cotton cultivars subjected to shading in the initial phase. The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse, using rhizotrons. The experimental design was a 2x2 factorial in randomized blocks with five replications. The treatments were composed of cotton cultivars TMG 1WS (early) and TMG 8WS (late) and luminosity conditions: non-shaded and shaded (50% reduction of luminosity). There were no interactions between the factors "shading" and "cultivars" for any parameter evaluated. Shading reduced total and lateral root growth from the 21 days after emergence (DAE) and the main root at 24DAE. Shading caused reductions in length (60%), surface (65%), mean diameter (15%), root volume (69%), root dry matter mass (83%) and shoot (64%), as well as decreasing the content (36%) and the accumulation of carbohydrates in the shoot (73%). Shading at early cotton development reduces the shoot carbohydrates production, affecting dry matter accumulation and root growth, and this response is independent of the cultivar.

RESUMO: O cultivo do algodoeiro no Brasil está concentrado no período chuvoso, e no momento do estabelecimento da lavoura frequentemente há períodos prolongados de baixa radiação solar. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o desenvolvimento radicular de cultivares de algodoeiro submetidos ao sombreamento na fase inicial da cultura. O experimento foi realizado em ambiente controlado, em rizotrons. O delineamento experimental foi um fatorial 2x2 em blocos ao acaso com cinco repetições. Os tratamentos foram as cultivares de algodão TMG 11WS (precoce) e TMG 81WS (tardia) e as condições de sombra: sem sombra e com sombra (50% de redução da luminosidade). Não houve interação entre os fatores "sombra" e "cultivares estudadas" para nenhum parâmetro avaliado. A sombra reduziu o crescimento radicular total e das raízes laterais a partir dos 21 dias de emergência (DAE) e da raiz principal aos 24DAE. O sombreamento reduziu o comprimento (60%), a superfície (65%), o diâmetro médio (15%), o comprimento por volume (60%), o volume radicular (69%), a massa de matéria de seca da raiz (83%) e da parte aérea (64%), o teor (36%) e o acúmulo de carboidratos na parte aérea (73%). Em conclusão, o sombreamento na fase inicial de desenvolvimento do algodoeiro reduz a produção de carboidratos da parte aérea, afetando o acúmulo de matéria seca e o crescimento radicular, sendo que essa resposta independe da cultivar.

Modelos de regresión para estimar el peso seco de órganos y área del limbo del duraznero, variedad jarillo / Regression models for the estimation of the dry weights of organs and the limbo area of the peach variety jarillo

Los métodos no destructivos y confiables para estimar el área del limbo y el peso seco de los órganos de durazno de la variedad Jarillo están limitados para el investigador. Por el contrario, en este estudio, se desarrollaron unos modelos estadísticos para estimar el área y el peso seco del limbo, de frutos y de ramas de la variedad Jarillo, para ser utilizados, como herramientas, para facilitar la recolección de datos. El estudio, se realizó en las montañas de Pamplona, noroeste de Colombia. Se seleccionaron 240 hojas, de 2,5 meses; 240 frutos, de 3,5 y 7 meses y 240 ramas, de 9 meses de edad, para desarrollar los modelos. Los resultados del análisis de regresión indicaron que varios modelos son adecuados para estimar el área del limbo y el peso seco de los órganos de durazno de la variedad Jarillo. Los datos observados y estimados se compararon estableciendo la relación, mediante una regresión lineal simple, para la rama y el limbo. La relación para el fruto fue de tipo cuadrático. El número de yemas, de volumen, de longitud y el diámetro basal/medio de las ramas mixtas, el peso seco del fruto, el muestreo, el diámetro longitudinal del fruto, la altitud, la longitud del limbo, el peso seco del limbo, el producto de la longitud por el ancho del limbo, el ancho del limbo, el peso seco del limbo, están involucrados en la estimación del área del limbo y el peso seco de los órganos de Prunus persica (L.), variedad Jarillo.

Non-destructive, rapid and reliable methods for estimating the area of limb and dry weight of peach organs for the Jarillo variety are limited. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to produce a statistical model to estimate the area and dry weight of limb fruit and branches of this specific variety that can be used as a tool to facilitate data collection. The study was performed in the mountains of Pamplona, Northwest of Colombia. Two Hundred and forty leaves (240) from 2.5 months old limb, 240 fruits of 3.5 and 7 months old fruits and 240 branches of 9 months old branches were selected and used to develop the model. Results of the regression analysis indicated that several models were suitable to estimate the area limb and the dry weight. The observed and estimated data were compared by establishing the relationship by means of a simple linear regression for the branch and limb. The relation for the fruit was quadratic type. The number of buds, volume of branches, length of mixed branches and basal/mean diameter, dry weight of fruit, sampling, longitudinal diameter of the fruit, altitude, length of limb, dry weight of limb, the product of the length by the width of the limb, width of the limb, should be considered in the estimation of the area limb and dry weight of the peach organs of P. persica (L.) Jarillo variety.

A macroscopic classification of the embryonic development of the one-sided livebearer Jenynsia multidentata (Teleostei: Anablepidae)

This study proposes eight stages according to the main discernible changes recorded throughout the embryonic development of Jenynsia multidentata. The development of morphological embryo structures, pigmentation, and changes in tissues connecting mother and embryo were included in the stage characterization. From the fertilized egg (Stage 1), an embryo reaches the intermediary stages when presenting yolk syncytial layer (Stage 2), initial pigmentation of the outer layers of the retina and dorsal region of the head (Stage 3), and the sprouting of the caudal (Stage 4), dorsal and anal fins (Stage 5). During the later stages, the ovarian folds enter the gills, and the body pigmentation becomes more intense (Stage 6), the body becomes elongated (Stage 7), and there is a greater intensity in body pigmentation and increased muscle mass (Stage 8). The dry weight of the batches varied between 0.6 ± 0.3 mg (Stage 3) to 54.6 ± 19.7 mg (Stage 8), but the dry weight of the maternal-embryonic connecting tissues remained almost constant. After controlling the effect of those reproductive tissues, the gain in dry weight of the batches throughout development increased exponentially from Stage 6, reflecting the increase in size and weight of the embryos due to matrotrophy.(AU)

Este estudio propone una clasificación constituida por ocho etapas, establecidas con base en los principales cambios macroscópicos registrados a lo largo del desarrollo embrionario de Jenynsia multidentata. El desarrollo de estructuras embrionarias, los patrones de pigmentación y los cambios en los tejidos de conexión entre la madre y el embrión fueron incluidos en la caracterización de cada etapa. Inicia con el huevo fertilizado (Etapa 1), siguiendo con etapas intermedias del embrión en las cuales es visible la capa sincitial del vitelo (Etapa 2), la pigmentación inicial de las capas externas de la retina y el dorso de la cabeza (Etapa 3), y la aparición de las aletas caudal (Etapa 4), dorsal y anal (Etapa 5). En las etapas posteriores, los pliegues del tejido ovárico se introducen por las branquias y se intensifica la pigmentación corporal (Etapa 6), el cuerpo se extiende (Etapa 7) y hay un marcado aumento en la pigmentación corporal y masa muscular (Etapa 8). El peso seco de los lotes varió entre 0,6 ± 0,3 mg (Etapa 3) y 54,6 ± 19,7 mg (Etapa 8); sin embargo, el peso seco del tejido que conecta a la madre con el embrión se mantuvo prácticamente constante. Después de controlar el efecto del peso seco de estos tejidos, la ganancia de peso seco de los lotes de embriones a lo largo del desarrollo aumentó de forma exponencial a partir de la Etapa 6, evidenciándose en el aumento en tamaño y peso de los embriones debido a la matrotrofia.(AU)

Biomasa de Cornops aquaticum (Orthoptera: Acrididae) en humedales del nordeste de Argentina / Biomass of Cornops aquaticum (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in wetlands of Northeast Argentina

The estimation of biomass in insect populations is a key factor to quantify the available resources and energy fluxes in ecosystems food webs. Cornops aquaticum is a common herbivore in Eichhornia plants in wetlands of Northeast Argentina. We aimed to analyse its biomass variation, related to the different grasshopper age categories populations in two host-plants: Eichhornia azurea and Eichhornia crassipes. For this, standard samplings of C. aquaticum populations were carried out with an entomological net of 70cm diameter in two wetlands with E. azurea and E. crassipes, in Corrientes and Chaco Provinces; besides, dry weight was also obtained (directly and indirectly), and a regression model to indirectly estimate the biomass from a linear dimension measure (hind femur length) is proposed. A total of 2 307 individuals were collected and separated in different age categories; their abundance and linear dimension data were obtained. The model proposed was lnDM=lna+b*lnH (where DM=dry mass, a and b are constants and H=hind femur length) (R²=0.97). The population biomass variations of C. aquaticum were due to the relative abundance of each age category and the grasshopper individual dry weight. No significant differences were found between populations biomasses obtained by direct and indirect methods in E. azurea and E. crassipes floating meadows. This model made easier the C. aquaticum biomass calculation for both individuals and the population, and accelerated the processing of high number of samples. Finally, high biomass values of populations and individual age category (especially in adults) emphasize the importance of C. aquaticum as a consumer and a resource for predators on Eichhornia floating meadows food webs. Rev. Biol. Trop. 63 (1): 127-138. Epub 2015 March 01.

La estimación de la biomasa en las poblaciones de insectos, es un factor clave para cuantificar los recursos disponibles y los flujos de energía en las redes tróficas de los ecosistemas. Cornops aquaticum es un herbívoro común en las plantas de Eichhornia en los humedales del nordeste de Argentina. Nuestro objetivo fue analizar la variación de su biomasa en relación a las distintas categorías de edades de la población de este acridio, en dos plantas huésped: Eichhornia azurea y Eichhornia crassipes. Para ello, se realizaron muestreos estándar de las poblaciones de C. aquaticum con una red entomológica de 70cm de diámetro, en dos humedales con E. azurea y E. crassipes en las provincias de Corrientes y Chaco; además, se obtuvo el peso seco de los individuos (de manera directa e indirecta) y, se propuso un modelo de regresión para estimar la biomasa de C. aquaticum de manera indirecta a partir de una medida de dimensión lineal (longitud del fémur posterior). Un total de 2 307 individuos fueron recolectados y separados en distintas categorías de edades; se obtuvo su abundancia y distintas medidas de dimensión lineal. El modelo propuesto fue lnPS=lna+b*lnH (donde PS=peso seco, a y b son constantes y H=longitud del fémur posterior) (R²=0.97). Las variaciones en la biomasa de las poblaciones de C. aquaticum se debieron a la abundancia relativa de cada categoría de edad y al peso seco individual de estos acridios. No hubo diferencias significativas entre la biomasa de las poblaciones de C. aquaticum obtenida por los métodos directo e indirecto en las praderas flotantes de E. azurea y E. crassipes. Este modelo facilita el cálculo de la biomasa individual y poblacional de C. aquaticum y acelera el procesamiento de un gran número de muestras. Finalmente, los valores altos de biomasa poblacional e individual de las categorías de edades (especialmente en adultos) enfatizan la importancia de C. aquaticum como consumidor y como recurso para los depredadores en las redes alimenticias de las praderas flotantes de Eichhornia.

Cultivo de cepas de levaduras de suelo trumao en ®vinaza¼ / Cultivation of yeast strains of the trumao soil in ®vinasse¼

30 cepas de levaduras aisladas desde un suelo trumao (Hapludans) usado como pradera en rotación, se cultivaron individualmente (100 µl = a 102 ufc delevaduras/mL) en matraces con 50 mL de ®vinaza¼, estos fueron incubados en un agitador orbital a 150 rpm, 23 °C por 5 días, luego de la incubación el contenido de cada matraz se centrifugo a 3.500 rpm por 20 min., a los pellet obtenidos se les determino: el peso seco (PS); fosforo total (FT) por digestión ácida y posterior lectura a 400 nm; proteínas totales (PT) por colorimetría Biuret a 595 nm y lípidos totales (LT) mediante el método colorimétrico de la sulfo-fosfo vainillina a 520 nm. Las 30 cepas de levaduras crecieron en la vinaza. El mayor PS lo registro la cepa 25 (331 g de levadura L-1 de ®vinaza¼). FT lo registro la cepa 28 (4,8 mg g-1 de levadura seca). PT lo registro la cepa 24 (25,90 mg g-1 de levadura seca) y LT lo registro la cepa 18 (287,4 mg g-1 de levadura seca).

Thirty strains of yeast isolated from a volcanic ash soil (Hapludans), used as pasture rotation, were individually cultured (100 µl = 102 cfu of yeast cells mL-1) in flasks with 50 mL of ®vinasse¼, these were incubated at 23 °C for 5 day, after incubation the contents of each flask was centrifuged at 3500 rpm for 20 min, the pellet obtained was determined: dry weight (DW); total phosphorus (FT) by acid digestion and later reading at 400 nm; total protein (TP) by Biuret at 595 nm and total lipid (TL) by the colorimetric method of the sulfo-phospho-vanillin at 520 nm. The Thirty strains of yeast grown on vinasse. The best DW, was determined for strain 25 (331 g yeast L-1 ®vinasse¼). FT was determined for strain 28 (4,8 mg g-1 dry yeast). TP was determined for strain 24 (25, 90 mg g-1 dry yeast) and TL was determined for strain18 (287, 4 mg g-1 dry yeast).

Length-weight relationships and biomass of the main microcrustacean species of two large tropical reservoirs in Brazil / Regressoes peso-comprimento e biomassa das principais especies de microcrustaceos de dois grandes reservatorios tropicais no Brasil

Length-weight equations were determined for the main microcrustacean species of Três Marias and Furnas reservoirs (state of Minas Gerais, Brazil), and evaluated the fluctuations of their biomass. We examined the following species: Thermocyclops minutus, Bosminopsis deitersi, Bosmina hagmanni, Ceriodaphnia cornuta, and Moina minuta (Três Marias Reservoir), and Notodiaptomus henseni, Daphnia ambigua, Ceriodaphnia silvestrii, Diaphanosoma spinulosum, D. fluviatile, and Bosmina freyi (Furnas Reservoir). Dry weight was obtained in a microbalance for each size class (Cladocera) or developmental stage (Copepoda). Microcrustacean mean biomass varied from 5.76 mg DW.m−3 and 20.36 mg DW.m−3 (Furnas Reservoir) and from 3.75 mg DW.m−3 and 18.14 mg DW.m−3 (Três Marias Reservoir). Significant differences (p < 0.000) between seasons were registered with higher biomass during the rainy seasons. Thermocyclops minutus was the most important species in Três Marias, whereas in Furnas, N. henseni contributed in equal proportion. In Furnas, the higher cladoceran biomass was explained by the contribution of larger-sized species, such as D. ambigua, C. silvestrii, D. spinulosum, and D. fluviatile. Even though both reservoirs are considered oligotrophic, there were significant differences in the estimated microcrustacean biomass, which reinforces the importance of this parameter for the description of the real contribution of each species in the community.

Equações peso-comprimento foram determinadas para as principais espécies de microcrustáceos dos reservatórios de Três Marias e Furnas (Minas Gerais, Brasil), assim como a flutuação de sua biomassa. Foram consideradas as espécies mais abundantes: Thermocyclops minutus, Bosminopsis deitersi, Bosmina hagmanni, Ceriodaphnia cornuta, e Moina minuta (Reservatório de Três Marias) e Notodiaptomus henseni, Daphnia ambigua, Ceriodaphnia silvestrii, Diaphanosoma spinulosum, D. fluviatile e Bosmina freyi (Reservatório de Furnas). O peso seco foi obtido em microbalança para cada classe de tamanho no caso dos Cladocera ou para cada estágio do desenvolvimento no caso dos Copepoda. Valores médios de biomassa dos microcrustáceos variaram de 5,76 mg PS.m−3 a 20,36 mg PS.m−3 (Reservatório de Furnas) e de 3,75 mg PS.m−3 a 18,14 mg PS.m−3 (Reservatório de Três Marias), durante os períodos de seca e chuva, respectivamente. Diferenças significativas (p < 0.000) foram registradas entre os períodos com maior biomassa durante os períodos de chuva. Thermocyclops minutus foi a espécie mais importante em Três Marias, enquanto em Furnas, N. henseni contribuiu em igual quantidade para a biomassa. Em Furnas, a maior biomassa de Cladocera foi observada devido a espécies de maior tamanho corporal como D. ambigua, C. silvestrii, D. spinulosum, e D. fluviatile. Mesmo ambos os reservatórios considerados oligotróficos, há diferenças significativas na biomassa de microcrustáceos, que reforçam a importância deste parâmetro para determinar a real contribuição de cada espécie na comunidade.

Desiccation and recovery of periphyton biomass and density in a subtropical lentic ecosystem / Dessecamento e recuperação da biomassa e densidade do perifíton em ecossistema lêntico subtropical

This study assessed the desiccation effects on biomass and algal density of periphyton in a subtropical lentic ecosystem. This experiment was conducted with only one in situ experimental desiccation event for 15 hours in a mature periphytic community. The periphyton after desiccation was distinct in density and biomass estimators (dry weight and chlorophyll a ) when compared to the control periphyton. After the tenth day of desiccation, the community presented similar values for biomass estimators when compared to the control periphyton. The density and biomass estimators of the periphyton community was affected by the desiccation event and required about ten days to recover to pre-disturbance conditions.

Este estudo avaliou os efeitos do dessecamento sobre a biomassa e a densidade algal do perifíton em ecossistema lêntico subtropical. Neste experimento foi realizado um evento in situ de 15h de emersão sobre a comunidade perifítica em estágio maduro de desenvolvimento. O perifíton sujeito ao dessecamento foi distinto na densidade e nos estimadores de biomassa (peso seco e clorofila) em relação ao perifíton controle. Após do décimo dia de dessecamento, a comunidade apresentou valores similares dos estimadores de biomassa quando comparado com o perifíton controle. A densidade e os estimadores de biomassa da comunidade perifítica foram afetadas pelo evento de dessecamento e requereu dez dias para retornar as condições de pré-distúrbio.

Estado de hidratación de pacientes en hemodiálisis: método clínico vs método de la vena cava inferior / Hydration state of hemodialysis patients: clinical method versus vena cava inferior method

Antecedentes: La sobrehidratación crónica contribuye a la mortalidad cardiovascular en hemodiálisis. Objetivo: Dilucidar el dilema método clínico vs. método de la vena cava inferior en la definición del estado de hidratación de pacientes en hemodiálisis. Métodos: Se analizó la relación entre la diferencia relativa del diámetro de la vena cava inferior, en espiración prediálisis y posdiálisis, y los porcentajes de reducción del peso corporal, de la tensión arterial sistólica y diastólica. Se evaluó la sensibilidad y la especificidad del método clínico según método de la vena cava inferior. Resultados: El diámetro de vena cava inferior en espiración disminuyó con la remoción del agua corporal. La sensibilidad del método clínico, según método de vena cava inferior, fue de 57,1 para un IC al 95 por ciento entre 46,0 y 68,3; y una especificidad de 86,1 para un IC al 95 por ciento entre 78,0 y 94,0. Conclusiones: El método clínico es, según el método de la vena cava inferior, más específico que sensible

Backgrounds: The overhydration chronic is a cardiovascular mortality in hemodialysis. Objective: To elucidate the dilemma related to the clinical method versus the vena cava inferior method to define the hydration state in hemodialysis patient. Methods: The relation between the relative difference in the vena cava inferior diameter in predialysis and postdialysis exhalation and the percentages of body weight reduction, of the systolic and diastolic blood pressure. The sensitivity and specificity of clinical method was assessed according to the vena cava inferior method. Results: The vena cava inferior method decreased with reduction on body fluid. The clinical method sensitivity according to vena cava inferior method was of 57.1 for a 95 percent CI between 46.0 and 68.3 and a specificity of 86.1 for a 95 percent CI between 78.0 and 94.0. Conclusions: The clinical method is according the vena cava inferior method one more specific than sensitive

Estado hídrico de pacientes en hemodiálisis periódica a partir de la clínica y de la bioimpedancia eléctrica / Hydration status of hemodyalisis patients by using clinic and electric bioimpedance

La bioimpedancia eléctrica es una técnica no invasiva que permite analizar la composición corporal de pacientes en hemodiálisis. Se estudiaron 15 pacientes estables en hemodiálisis después de tratamiento hemodialítico durante 1 año (5 mujeres y 10 hombres con más de 6 meses en tratamiento) para determinar el estado hídrico mediante bioimpedancia. Se realizaron 3 mediciones en el año. Se aplicó una corriente de 200 µA para una frecuencia única de 50 kHz. Se calculó el volumen extracelular, el intracelular y el volumen total de agua. Se compararon los resultados con la fórmula de Watson y el "peso seco" obtenido por "estimación clínica" con el peso poshemodiálisis. La morbilidad intradialítica fue considerada durante el tiempo de estudio. Se encontró gran estabilidad de los resultados obtenidos por bioimpedancia eléctrica durante el estudio. El volumen total de agua fue sobreestimado por la fórmula de Watson. El peso poshemodiálisis y el obtenido por "estimación clínica" fueron muy cercanos. Existió disminución gradual de la morbilidad intradialítica durante el año de estudio.

Electric bioimpedance is a non-invasive technique to analyze the body composition of hemodialysis patients. A total of 15 patients after hemodialysis treatment were studied over a year (5 women and 10 men with more than 6 months of treatment) to determine the hydration status by bioimpedance. During this year three measurements were performed. A 200 µA was applied to a single frequency of 50 kHz. The extracellular, the intracellular volume as well as the total volume of water were estimated. Results were compared with the Watson's formula and the "dry weight" post-hemodialysis. Intra-dialysis morbidity was considered during the study time. We found a great stability of results achieved by electric bioimpedance during the study. Water total volume was overrated by Watson's formula. Post-hemodialysis weight and that achieved by "clinical estimation" were very close. There was a gradual decrease of intra-dialysis morbidity during the study year.

Size and dry weight of main zooplankton species in Bariri reservoir (SP, Brazil)

In order to generate a database for secondary production studies in the São Paulo State (Brazil) reservoirs, the size and dry weight of 13 zooplankton species from Bariri reservoir (middle Tietê River) were determined. Diameter and dry weight of eggs from some cladoceran and copepod species were also determined. Sizes varied from 108.6 mm (Keratella tropica) to 2488.6 µm (females of Argyrodiaptomus azevedoi), while dry weights varied between 0.025 µg (K. tropica) and 51.250 µg (females of A. azevedoi). Egg diameters varied between 75.0 µm (Mesocyclops ogunnus) and 171.8 µm (Ceriodaphnia silvestrii), while egg dry-weights varied between 0.074 µg (Acanthocyclops robustus) and 0.865 µg (Bosmina hagmanni). Size and dry weight distribution of the zooplanktonic organisms was not linear in the Bariri reservoir.

Com a finalidade de gerar uma base de dados para o estudo da produção secundária nos reservatórios do Estado de São Paulo, foram determinados o comprimento e o peso seco de indivíduos de 13 espécies do zooplâncton do reservatório Bariri (médio rio Tietê). Também foram determinados o diâmetro e o peso seco dos ovos de algumas espécies de cladóceros e copépodos. Os comprimentos variaram entre 108,6 µm (Keratella tropica) e 2488,6 µm (fêmeas de Argyrodiaptomus azevedoi), e os valores de pesos secos variaram entre 0,025 µg (K. tropica) e 51,250 µg (fêmeas de A. azevedoi). Os diâmetros dos ovos variaram entre 75,0 µm (Mesocyclops ogunnus) e 171,8 µm (Ceriodaphnia silvestrii) e os pesos secos variaram entre 0,074 µg (Acanthocyclops robustus) e 0,865 µg (Bosmina hagmanni). A distribuição do comprimento e do peso seco dos organismos não foi do tipo linear no reservatório Bariri.