Brazilian Journal of Biology

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Reproductive aspects of marine cladocerans Penilia avirostris and Pseudevadne tergestina (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) in the outer part of Guanabara Bay, Brazil

Marazzo, A.; L. Valentin, J.

Effects of irradiance on non-structural carbohydrates, growth, and hypoglycemic activity of Rhynchelytrum repens (Willd.) C.E. Hubb. (Poaceae)

Souza, A.; C. C. F. F. De Paula, A.; C. L. Figueiredo-Ribeiro, R.

Charophytes as a nutrient and energy reservoir in a tropical coastal lagoon impacted by humans (RJ, Brazil)

Palma-Silva, C.; F. Albertoni, E.; A. Esteves, F.

Metazoan parasites of Brazilian menhaden Brevoortia aurea (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) (Osteichthyes: Clupeidae) from the coastal zone of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

E. R. Tavares, L.; L. Luque, J.; J. A. Bicudo, A.

Reproduction of species of the genus Cichla in a reservoir in Southeastern Brazil

M. Gomiero, L.; M. S. Braga, F.

Macroecological analyses support an overkill scenario for late Pleistocene extinctions

A. F. Diniz-Filho, J.

Populational genetic structure of free-living maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus) determined by proteic markers

S. R. De Mattos, P.; A. Del Lama, M.; H. Toppa, R.; R. Arno Rudi Schwantes, A.

Histological and histochemical characterization of the secretory cells of Choeradoplana iheringi Graff, 1899 (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Terricola)

A. de Souza, S.; M. Leal-Zanchet, A.

Fecundity and fertility of Macrobrachium amazonicum (Crustacea, Palaemonidae)

R. da Silva, R.; M. S. Sampaio, C.; A. Santos, J.

Cannibalism as the main feeding behaviour of tucunares introduced in Southeast Brazil

M. Gomiero, L.; M. S. Braga, F.

Spatial distribution and interaction of four species of the catfish genus Hypostomus Lacépède with bottom of Rio São Francisco, Canindé do São Francisco, Sergipe, Brazil (Pisces, Loricariidae, Hypostominae)

C. Garavello, J.; P. Garavello, J.

Fish diversity along spatial gradients in the Itaipu Reservoir, Paraná, Brazil

F. Oliveira, E.; Goulart, E.; V. Minte-Vera, C.

A molecular method for a qualitative analysis of potentially coding sequences of DNA

L. Christoffersen, M.; E. Araújo, M.; A. M. Moreira, M.

The larval midgut of Anticarsia gemmatalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): light and electron microscopy studies of the epithelial cells

M. Levy, S.; M. F. Falleiros, A.; A. Gregório, E.; R. Arrebola, N.; A. Toledo, L.

A Polyethylenetherephthalate (PET) device for sampling freshwater benthic macroinvertebrates

Volkmer-Ribeiro, C.; L. Guadagnin, D.; De Rosa-Barbosa, R.; M. Silva, M.; Drügg-Hahn, S.; L. Lopes-Pitoni, V.; A. de O. Gastal, H.; P. Barros, M.; V. Demaman, L.

Assessment of body surface temperature in cetaceans: an iterative approach

G. Silva, R.

Co-infestation of gills by different parasite groups in the mullet, Mugil platanus Günther, 1880 (Osteichthyes, Mugilidae): effects on relative condition factor

J. T. Ranzani-Paiva, M.; T. Silva-Souza, A.

Palm harvesting affects seed predation of Euterpe edulis, a threatened palm of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

A. Pizo, M.; M. Vieira, E.

Metabolic effects of exercise in the golden fish Salminus maxillosus "dourado" (Valenciennes, 1849)

Moraes, G.; V. Choudhuri, J.; H. S. Souza, R.; S. Neto, C.

Fish diversity of floodplain lakes on the lower stretch of the Solimões River

K. Siqueira-Souza, F.; E. C. Freitas, C.

Occurrence and ultrastructural characterization of "nuage" during oogenesis and early spermatogenesis of Piaractus mesopotamicus Holmberg, 1887 (Teleostei)

C. Abdalla, F.; Cruz-Landim, C.

Nymphal development and feeding preference of Podisus maculiventris (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) on eggs of Ephestia kuehniella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) parasitised or not by Trichogramma brassicae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)

N. Oliveira, H.; De Clercq, P.; C. Zanuncio, J.; Pratissoli, D.; P. Pedruzzi, E.

Parasitoids of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) collected on tomato plants in Lavras, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

H. Marchiori, C.; G. Silva, C.; P. Lobo, A.

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Community ecology of the metazoan parasites of Atlantic Moonfish, Selene setapinnis (Osteichthyes: Carangidae) from the coastal zone of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

S. Cordeiro, A.; L. Luque, J.

Advertisement call of Hyla jimi and Hyla elianeae (Anura, Hylidae) in the Botucatu Region, São Paulo, Brazil

A. Martins, I.; Jim, J.

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Oxygen uptake during mineralization of humic substances from Infernão Lagoon (São Paulo, Brazil)

B. Cunha-Santino, M.; Bianchini JR., I.

Cytogenetics of the Brazilian whiptail lizard Cnemidophorus littoralis (Teiidae) from a restinga area (Barra de Maricá) in Southeastern Brazil

Peccinini-Seale, D.; F. D. Rocha, C.; M. B. Almeida, T.; F. B. Araújo, A.; A. De Sena, M.

Ciliate protists from Cabiúnas Lagoon (Restinga de Jurubatiba, Macaé, Rio de Janeiro) with emphasis on water quality indicator species and description of Oxytricha marcili sp. n

S. Paiva, T.; D. Silva-Neto, I.

Pattern of elevational distribution and richness of non volant mammals in Itatiaia National Park and its surroundings, in Southeastern Brazil

Geise, L.; G. Pereira, L.; E. P. Bossi, D.; G. Bergallo, H.

Land cover and conservation state of a region in the Southern limit of the Atlantic Forest (river Maquiné basin, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

G. Becker, F.; V. Irgang, G.; Hasenack, H.; S. Vilella, F.; F. Verani, N.

Body size and flight distance in stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Meliponini): inference of flight range and possible ecological implications

D. Araújo, E.; Costa, M.; Chaud-Netto, J.; G. Fowler, H.

Insect galls from Serra de São José (Tiradentes, MG, Brazil)

C. Maia, V.; W. Fernandes, G.

Effect of the juvenile hormone on the development of the mandibular gland in workers' pupae of Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

C. Salles, H.; Cruz-Landim, C.

Functional groups of forest succession as dissipative structures: an applied study

M. Souza, G.; V. Ribeiro, R.; G. Santos, M.; L. Ribeiro, H.; F. Oliveira, R.

Ultramorphology and histochemistry of fat body cells from last Instar larval of the Pachycondyla (=Neoponera) villosa (Fabricius) (Formicidae: Ponerinae)

J. Zara, F.; H. Caetano, F.

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Ichthyofauna from the Emas National Park region: composition and structure

Benedito-Cecilio, E.; V. Minte-Vera, C.; H. Zawadzki, C.; S. Pavanelli, C.; H. G. Rodrigues, F.; F. Gimenes, M.

Community ecology of metazoan parasites of the later juvenile common snook Centropomus undecimalis (Osteichthyes: Centropomidae) from the coastal zone of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

E. R. Tavares, L.; L. Luque, J.

New Records of Orasema xanthopus (Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae) and Solenopsis daguerrei (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Brazil

A. Pesqueto, M.; M. Penteado-Dias, A.

New cladoceran records from Lake Paranoá, Central Brazil

M. A. Elmoor-Loureiro, L.; Mendonça-Galvão, L.; Padovesi-Fonseca, C.

Changes in gut gross morphology of traíra, Hoplias malabaricus (Teleostei, Erythrinidae) during long-term starvation and after refeeding

S. Rios, F.; L. Kalinin, A.; N. Fernandes, M.; T. Rantin, F.