Brazilian Journal of Biology

Intra and inter populational genetic variability in Maytenus ilicifolia Mart. ex Reiss. 1861, through RAPD markers

Mossi, AJ.; Cansian, RL.; Leontiev-Orlov, O.; Zanin, EM.; Oliveira, CH.; Cechet, ML.; Carvalho, AZ.; Echeverrigaray, S.

Structural chromosome polymorphism in a Pimelodus maculatus La Cepède, 1803 population (Siluriformes, Pimelodidae) from the Paranapanema River basin, PR, Brazil

Mazzuchelli, J.; Swarça, AC.; Dias, AL.

Radular ultrastructure of South American Ampullariidae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia)

Martín, SM; Negrete, LHL

Editorial note

Comparative cytogenetic study in Muscidae flies

Parise-Maltempi, PP.; Avancini, RMP.

Population analysis of Scomberomorus cavalla (Cuvier, 1829) (Perciformes, Scombridae) from the Northern and Northeastern coast of Brazil

Santa Brígida, EL.; Cunha, DB.; Rego, PS.; Sampaio, I.; Schneider, H.; Vallinoto, M.

Mitochondrial DNA corroborates the species distinctiveness of the Planalto (Thamnophilus pelzelni Hellmayr, 1924) and the Sooretama (T. ambiguus Swainson, 1825) Slaty-antshrikes (Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae)

Lacerda, DR.; Marini, MA.; Santos, FR.

Genetic diversity within and between broodstocks of the white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) (Decapoda, Penaeidae) and its implication for the gene pool conservation

Freitas, PD.; Calgaro, MR.; Galetti Jr., PM.

Genetic diversity of two Brazilian populations of the Pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus, Linnaeus 1758)

Rodrigues, FP.; Garcia, JF.; Ramos, PRR.; Bortolozzi, J.; Duarte, JMB.

Genetic evidence of population structuring in the neotropical freshwater fish Brycon hilarii (Valenciennes, 1850)

Sanches, A; Galetti Jr, PM.

Population structuring of the endemic black-cheeked gnateater, Conopophaga melanops melanops (Vieillot, 1818) (Aves, Conopophagidae), in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Lunardi, VO.; Francisco, MR.; Galetti Jr., PM.

Editorial note

The conservation status of the tuco-tucos, genus Ctenomys (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae), in southern Brazil

Fernandes, FA.; Fernández-Stolz, GP.; Lopes, CM.; Freitas, TRO.

Occurrence of B chromosomes in Cyphocharax modestus (Fernández-Yépez, 1948) and Steindachnerina insculpta (Fernández-Yépez, 1948)(Characiformes, Curimatidae) from the Tibagi River basin (Paraná State, Brazil)

Gravena, W.; Teribele, R.; Giuliano-Caetano, L.; Dias, AL.

Chromosome polymorphism and complements in populations of Girardia species (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Paludicola) from southern Brazil

Benya, E.; Leal-Zanchet, AM.; Santos, WH.; Hauser, J.; Erdtmann, B.

Genetic diversity and evidence of recent demographic expansion in waterbird populations from the Brazilian Pantanal

Lopes, IF.; Miño, CI.; Del Lama, SN.

Fecundity of Uca uruguayensis and Chasmagnathus granulatus (Decapoda, Brachyura) from the "Refugio de Vida Silvestre" Bahía Samborombón, Argentina

César, II.; Armendáriz, LC.; Becerra, RV.

Effects of rainfall on water quality in six sequentially disposed fishponds with continuous water flow

Sipaúba-Tavares, LH.; Guariglia, CST.; Braga, FMS.

Observation on the Occurrence of Uca victoriana von Hagen (Decapoda, Brachyura, Ocypodidae) on the Coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Bedê, LM; Oshiro, LMY; Melo, GAS

Identification of pumas (Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771)) through faeces: a comparison between morphological and molecular methods

Miotto, RA.; Ciocheti, G.; Rodrigues, FP.; Galetti Jr., PM.

Genetic variability of Conopophaga lineata (Conopophagidae) (Wied-Neuwied, 1831) in Atlantic Forest fragments

Dantas, GPM.; Santos, FR.; Marini, MA.

First occurrence of the Asian Clam Corbicula fluminae (Bivalvia: Corbiculidae) in the Paranoá Lake, Brasília, Br

Rodrigues, JCA; Pires-Junior, OR; Coutinho, MF; Martins-Silva, MJ

Genetic diversity of the Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis Olfers, 1818) in Southern and Southeastern Brazil

Trinca, CS.; Waldemarin, HF.; Eizirik, E.

Identifying management units in non-endangered species: the example of the sloth Bradypus variegatus Schinz, 1825

Moraes-Barros, N.; Miyaki, CY.; Morgante, JS.

Editorial note

M. Galetti Jr, Pedro

Conservation strategies for Arapaima gigas (Schinz, 1822) and the Amazonian várzea ecosystem

Hrbek, T.; Crossa, M.; Farias, IP.

Genetic diversity of three ornamental reef fishes (Families Pomacanthidae and Chaetodontidae) from the Brazilian coast

Affonso, PRAM.; Galetti Jr., PM.

Dietary tissue cadmium accumulation in an amazonian teleost (Tambaqui, Colossoma macropomum Cuvier, 1818)

Matsuo, AYO.; Val, AL.

Evolutionary cytogenetics of the Hoplias lacerdae, Miranda Ribeiro, 1908 group: a particular pathway concerning the other Erythrinidae fish

Morelli, S.; Vicari, MR.; Bertollo, LAC.

Genetic variability in three Amazon parrot species

Lopes, IF.; Del Lama, MA.; Del Lama, SN.

Relationship between invertebrate fauna and bromeliad size

Araújo, VA.; Melo, SK.; Araújo, APA.; Gomes, MLM.; Carneiro, MAA.

Conservation genetics of the giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis (Zimmerman, 1780)) (Carnivora, Mustelidae)

Garcia, DM.; Marmontel, M.; Rosas, FW.; Santos, FR.

Spatial and temporal variations of Cocconeis placentula var. euglypta (Ehrenb.) 1854 Grunow, 1884 in drift and periphyton

Gari, E. N; Corigliano, M. C

From a water resource to a point pollution source: the daily journey of a coastal urban stream

Rörig, L. R; Tundisi, J. G; Schettini, C. A. F; Pereira-Filho, J; Menezes, J. T; Almeida, T. C. M; Urban, S. R; Radetski, C. M; Sperb, R. C; Stramosk, C. A; Macedo, R. S; Castro-Silva, M. A; Perez, J. A. A

Habitat associations of small mammals in southern Brazil and use of regurgitated pellets of birds of prey for inventorying a local fauna

Scheibler, D. R; Christoff, A. U

Bird attributes, plant characteristics, and seed dispersal of Pera glabrata (Schott, 1858), (Euphorbiaceae) in a disturbed cerrado area

Francisco, M. R; Lunardi, V. O; Galetti, M

Ant communities (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in an urban ecosystem near the Atlantic Rainforest

Kamura, C. M; Morini, M. S .C; Figueiredo, C. J; Bueno, O. C; Campos-Farinha, A. E. C

Spatial and temporal distribution of fishing resources exploited by the Manaus fishing fleet, Amazonas, Brazil

Batista, V. S; Petrere Júnior, M

An ecological economics approach to estimate the value of a fragmented wetland in Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul state)

Carvalho, A. R

Dial organic carbon fluctuations in a mangrove tidal creek in Sepetiba bay, Southeast Brazil

Rezende, C. E; Lacerda, L. D; Ovalle, A. R. C; Silva, L. F. F

Sampler collection gadget for epilithic diatoms

Salomoni, S. E; Torgan, L. C; Rocha, O

Size structure and fertility in an Eriocnema fulva Naudin (Melastomataceae) population in Southeastern Brazil

Andrade, P. M; Santos, F. A. M; Martins, F. R

Patterns of investment of the reproductive strategy of two stream-dwelling Characidae

Mazzoni, R; Iglesias-Rios, R

Agonistic and reproductive behaviors in males of red hybrid tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) x O. mossambicus (Peters, 1852) (Osteichthyes: Cichlidae)

Medeiros, A. P. T; Chellappa, S; Yamamoto, M. E

Reproduction, development and growth of Akodon lindberghi (Hershkovitz, 1990) (Rodentia, Muridae, Sigmodontinae) raised in captivity

De Conto, V; Cerqueira, R

Pollination and breeding system of Couepia uiti (Mart. and Zucc.) Benth (Chrysobalanaceae) in the Pantanal da Nhecolândia

Paulino-Neto, H. F

Gonadossomatic relation and reproductive strategy of Brycon opalinus (Cuvier, 1819) in the Serra do Mar State Park - Núcleo Santa Virgínia, Atlantic Forest, Brazil

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

Immunocytochemical study of the distribuition of endocrine cells in the pancreas of the Brazilian sparrow species Zonotrichia Capensis Subtorquata (Swaison, 1837)

Nascimento, A. A; Sales, A; Cardoso, T. R. D; Pinheiro, N. L; Mendes, R. M. M

Feeding of Oligosarcus hepsetus (Cuvier, 1829) (Characiformes) in the Serra do Mar State Park - Santa Virgínia Unit, São Paulo, Brazil

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

First record of parasitism in the mangrove oyster Crassostrea rhizophorae (Bivalvia: Ostreidae) at Jaguaribe River estuary - Ceará, Brazil

Sabry, R. C; Gesteira, T. C. V; Boehs, G

Prevalence and intensity of pentastomid infection in two species of snakes from northeastern Brazil

Almeida, W. O; Vasconcellos, A; Lopes, S. G; Freire, E. M. X

Seminavis atlantica Garcia, a new psammic diatom (Bacillariophyceae) from southern Brazilian sandy beaches

Garcia, M

Effect of L-5-Hydroxytryptophan on drinking behavior in Coturnix japonica (Temminck and Schlegel, 1849) (Galliformes: Aves): involvement of renin-angiotensin system

Cedraz-Mercez, P. L; Almeida, A. C; Thomaz, C. M; Costa-e-Sousa, R. H; Olivares, E. L; Côrtes, W. S; Medeiros, M. A; Reis, L. C

Directional changes in plant assemblages along an altitudinal gradient in northeast Brazil

Santos, B. A; Barbosa, D. C. A; Tabarelli, M

On the distribution of Dunhenvedia odontoplax Sars, 1901 in freshwaters of São Paulo State, Brazil

Santos-Wisniewski, M. J; Rocha, O; Matsumura-Tundisi, T

Record of Rhabdostyla chironomi Kahl, 1933 (Ciliophora, Peritrichia) Epibiont on Chironomidae larvae (Diptera, Chironomidae) in a lotic sytem in Brazil

Dias, R. J. P; Cabral, A. F; Stephan, N. N. C; Martins, R. T; Silva-Neto, I. D; Alves, R. G; D'Agosto, M

Nutritive value of three organisms from mangrove ecosystem: Ucides cordatus (Linnaeus, 1763), Mytella sp. (Soot-Ryen, 1955) and Crassostrea rhizophorae (Guilding, 1828)

Carvalho, A. F. U; Farias, D. F; Barroso, C. X; Sombra, C. M. L; Silvino, A. S; Menezes, M. O. T; Soares, M. O; Fernandes, D. A. O; Gouveia, S. T

First record of the occurrence of Ceratium furcoides (Levander) Langhans 1925, an invasive species in the hydroelectricity power plant Furnas Reservoir, MG, Brazil

Santos-Wisniewski, M. J; Silva, L. C; Leone., I. C; Laudares-Silva, R; Rocha, O

Climate monitoring before and during limnological studies: a needed integration

Tundisi, J. G; Matsumura-Tundisi, T; Abe, D. S

First record of Paradentalium infractum (Odhner, 1931) (Mollusca, Scaphopoda, Dentaliidae) from the east coast of Venezuela

Caetano, C. H. S; Garcia, N; Lodeiros, C. J. M

Antisymmetry in female strobili of Pinus taeda

Pie, M. R; Tschá, M. K; Marteleto, F. M

A new report of Metacleobis fulvipes (Rower) (Solifugae, Mummuciidae) in central Brazil

Rodrigues, J. C. A; Pires-Júnior, O. R; Morales, R. A. V; Motta, P. C