Brazilian Journal of Biology

Editorial note

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

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

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.

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

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

New cladoceran records from Lake Paranoá, Central Brazil

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Martins, I. A.; Jim, J.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fecundity and fertility of Macrobrachium amazonicum (Crustacea, Palaemonidae)

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

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.

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

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

Ichthyofauna from the Emas National Park region: composition and structure

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

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

A. Martins, I.; Jim, J.

Assessment of body surface temperature in cetaceans: an iterative approach

G. Silva, R.

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.

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

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

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

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

Salles, H. C.; 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)

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

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

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

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.

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.

Assessment of body surface temperature in cetaceans: an iterative approach

Silva, R. G.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Macroecological analyses support an overkill scenario for late Pleistocene extinctions

A. F. Diniz-Filho, J.

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)

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

Macroecological analyses support an overkill scenario for late Pleistocene extinctions

Diniz-Filho, J. A. F.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Fecundity and fertility of Macrobrachium amazonicum (Crustacea, Palaemonidae)

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

A Polyethylenetherephthalate (PET) device for sampling freshwater benthic macroinvertebrates

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

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.

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.

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.

Editorial note

New cladoceran records from Lake Paranoá, Central Brazil

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

Editorial note

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

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

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

Marazzo, A.; Valentin, J. L.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Editorial note

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.

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

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