Por los senderos de Galápagos

Bichos.- The forests at equatorial latitude keep wonderful secrets that only sharp and patient eyes can discover: thousands, millions of extravagant and sophisticated colors, shapes and textures abound, lurking, observing… living. With modesty they play the important role of being the backbone of life on Earth, the engine of ecosystems, the force that governs the world, reflecting a healthy environment; without them the world would simply collapse. They are living organisms, tireless workers, fellow travelers… we talk about Bichos.

RESUMO: Além de uma ideia filosófica, a expressão “direitos animais” designa um crescente movimento de justiça social, cujo programa revolucionário não se contenta com reformas no sistema atual, visando ao trato mais humanitário dos animais, mas busca a abolição desse sistema baseado na exploração institucionalizada deles. Esta tese teve por objetivo principal analisar as contribuições e deficiências da visão dos direitos animais de Tom Regan, tendo como hipótese de trabalho avaliar em que medida tal visão constitui uma argumentação adequada ao reconhecimento moral dos...

Metabolism and biotechnology; transduction of hormonal signals; hormonal regulation of gene expression, growth and development, and stress response: this book shows the current state of hormonal physiology in different chapters written by authors from universities and national research centres, and introduced by an article of T.H.D. Ho of Washington University

Issues discussed include: the state of fishery resources, and the situation and trends of fisheries in the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) region, increasing the contribution of small-scale capture fisheries to poverty alleviation and food security; and progress in the implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries.