Brazilian Journal of Biology

Vertical and temporal variation in phytoplankton assemblages correlated with environmental conditions in the Mundaú reservoir, semi-arid northeastern Brazil

LIRA, GAST; MOURA, AN; VILAR, MCP; CORDEIRO-ARAÚJO, MK; BITTENCOURT-OLIVEIRA, MC

Molecular markers for genetic diversity, gene flow and genetic population structure of freshwater mussel species

Choupina, AB; Martins, IM

Ocurrence of male morphotypes of Macrobrachium amazonicum (Caridea, Palaemonidae) in a population with an entirely freshwater life cycle

Pantaleão, JAF; Hirose, GL; Costa, RC

The predatory mite Phytoseiulus macropilis (Acari: Phytoseiidae) occurring on sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) plants in Diamantina, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Castro, BMC; Soares, MA; Andrade Júnior, VC; Fadini, MAM; Ferreira, JAM; Moraes, GJ

Erratum

Seasonal dynamics of Daphnia laevisBirge, 1878 ephippia in a tropical lake with a description of a new methodology for in situ evaluation

Brandão, LPM; Pujoni, DGF; Maia-Barbosa, PM

Evaluation of the potential of Pistia stratiotes L. (water lettuce) for bioindication and phytoremediation of aquatic environments contaminated with arsenic

Farnese, FS; Oliveira, JA; Lima, FS; Leão, GA; Gusman, GS; Silva, LC

Morphological indicators of initial reproductive commitment in Mustelus schmitti (Springer 1939) (Chondrichthyes, Triakidae): folliculogenesis and ovarian structure over the life cycle

Galíndez, EJ; Díaz Andrade, M; Estecondo, S

The orchid-bee fauna (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of a forest remnant in the southern portion of the Brazilian Amazon

Santos Júnior, JE; Ferrari, RR; Nemésio, A

Efficiency of small mammal trapping in an Atlantic Forest fragmented landscape: the effects of trap type and position, seasonality and habitat

Vieira, ALM; Pires, AS; Nunes-Freitas, AF; Oliveira, NM; Resende, AS; Campello, EFC

Differential habitat use by demographic groups of the redfinger rubble crab Eriphia gonagra (Fabricius, 1781)

Andrade, LS; Goés, JM; Fransozo, V; Alves, DFR; Teixeira, GM; Fransozo, A

Subsistence hunting of Cuniculus pacain the middle of the Solimões River, Amazonas, Brazil

Valsecchi, J; El Bizri, HR; Figueira, JEC

Reporting social behaviours of mixed-species troops formed by Callithrix jacchus and Callithrix penicillata (Primate, Callitrichidae)

Valença-Silva, G; Maciel, FG; Zaganini, RL; Lucindo, AS; Caramaschi, S; Paula, HMG. de

High consumption of primates by pumas and ocelots in a remnant of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Santos, JL; Paschoal, AMO; Massara, RL; Chiarello, AG

The recognition of Dendropsophus minusculus () (Hylidae, Dendropsophini) as a highly polymorphic, multi-domain distributed species

Zina, J; Silva, GR; Loebmann, D; Orrico, VGD

Evaluation of abundance indexes in open population studies: a comparison in populations of small mammals in southern Brazil

Graipel, ME; Hernández, MIM; Salvador, C

Vascular function in arteries of intertidal fish Girella laevifrons(Kyphosidae)

Moraga, FA; Urriola-Urriola, N

A morphological anomaly in Clausocalanus mastigophorus (Claus, 1863) (Copepoda, Calanoida) from St. Peter and St. Paul Archipelago

Melo, PAMC; Melo Júnior, M; Araújo, M; Neumann-Leitão, S

Carrion consumption by Dasyprocta leporina (RODENTIA: DASYPROCTIDAE) and a review of meat use by agoutis

Figueira, L; Zucaratto, R; Pires, AS; Cid, B; Fernandez, FAS

Life history of Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor, 1954) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) fed with castor bean (Ricinus communisL.) pollen in laboratory conditions

Marafeli, PP; Reis, PR; Silveira, EC. da; Souza-Pimentel, GC; Toledo, MA. de

First report of Dolichozele koebeleiViereck, 1911 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on larvae of Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in maize (Zea maysL.) under different cropping systems

Silva, RB; Cruz, I; Penteado-Dias, AM

Toxic concentrations of metronidazole to Microcystis protocystis

Magalhães, SMS; Brêtas, CM; Brêtas, JM; Pianetti, GA; Franco, MW; Barbosa, FAR

Recurrent blooms of Heterosigma akashiwo (Raphidophyceae) in the Piraquê Channel, Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, southeast Brazil

Branco, S; Menezes, M; Alves-de-Souza, C; Domingos, P; Schramm, MA; Proença, LAO

Beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera) associated with pig carcasses exposed in a Caatinga area, Northeastern Brazil

Santos, WE; Alves, ACF; Creão-Duarte, AJ

The importance of protozoan bacterivory in a subtropical environment (Lobo-Broa Reservoir, SP, Brazil)

Mansano, AS; Hisatugo, KF; Hayashi, LH; Regali-Seleghim, MH

Preferential prey selection by Desmodus rotundus (E. Geoffroy, 1810, Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) feeding on domestic herbivores in the municipality of São Pedro - SP

Mialhe, PJ

A note on the infection of Scomberomorus brasiliensis (Osteichthyes, Scombridae) by Kudoa sp. (Myxozoa: Multivalvulida)

Eiras, JC; Lima, JTAX; Cruz, CF; Saraiva, A

Histochemistry profile of the biceps brachii muscle fibres of capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella, Linnaeus, 1758)

Bortoluci, CHF; Simionato, LH; Rosa Junior, GM; Oliveira, JA; Lauris, JRP; Moraes, LHR; Rodrigues, AC; Andreo, JC

Effects of sciatic nerve transection on glucose uptake in the presence and absence of lactate in the frog dorsal root ganglia and spinal cord

Rigon, F; Horst, A; Kucharski, LC; Silva, RSM; Faccioni-Heuser, MC; Partata, WA

Insect herbivores associated with an evergreen tree Goniorrhachis marginata Taub. (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) in a tropical dry forest

Silva, JO; Neves, FS

Economic assessment of urban watersheds: developing mechanisms for environmental protection of the Feijão river, São Carlos - SP, Brazil

Machado, FH; Silva, LF; Dupas, FA; Mattedi, AP; Vergara, FE

The importance of remnant native vegetation of Amazonian submontane forest for the conservation of lizards

Silva, DJ; Santos-Filho, M; Canale, GR

Characterization of the microbial community in a lotic environment to assess the effect of pollution on nitrifying and potentially pathogenic bacteria

Medeiros, JD; Araújo, LX; Silva, VL. da; Diniz, CG; Cesar, DE; Del'Duca, A; Coelho, CM

Seasonality effect on the allelopathy of cerrado species

Gatti, AB; Takao, LK; Pereira, VC; Ferreira, AG; Lima, MIS; Gualtieri, SCJ

First record of the occurrence of Ceratium furcoides (Levander) Langhans (Dinophyceae) in the Upper Paraná River Floodplain (PR/MS), Brazil

Jati, S; Rodrigues, LC; Bortolini, JC; Paula, ACM; Moresco, GA; Reis, LM; Zanco, BF; Train, S

Disease resistance of pacu Piaractus mesopotamicus (Holmberg, 1887) fed with -glucan

Biller-Takahashi, JD; Takahashi, LS; Marzocchi-Machado, CM; Zanuzzo, FS; Urbinati, EC

Comparison between Oligoryzomys nigripes and O. flavescens by RAPD and genetic diversity in O. nigripes (Rodentia, Cricetidae)

Mossi, AJ; Coppini, VJ; Slaviero, LB; Kubiak, GB; Lerin, LA; Oliveira, JV; Cherem, JJ; Marinho JR,; Cansian, RL

EDITORIAL NOTE

Morphometry of Cornops aquaticum(Orthoptera: Acrididae: Leptysminae) in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso, Brazil

Silva, FRJ; Battirola, LD; Lhano, MG; Sousa, WO; Marques, MI

First report of jewel wasp Ampulex compressa (Fabricius, 1781) (Hymenoptera: Ampulicidae) in the Amazon Biome of Brazil

Pires, EM; Campos, AK; Pereira, MR; Nogueira, RM; Campos, LAO; Moreira, PSA; Soares, MA

Reproduction, development and habits of the large turkey louse Chelopistes meleagridis (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) under laboratory conditions

Maturano, R; Daemon, E

The effects of unrelated offspring whistle calls on capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

Dos Santos, E; Tokumaru, RS; Nogueira Filho, SLG; Nogueira, SSC

Response of frugivorous primates to changes in fruit supply in a northern Amazonian forest

Mourthé, I

Misinterpretation of slow science and academic productivism may obstruct science in developing countries

Thomaz, SM; Mormul, RP

Confirmation of sexual dimorphism in Hoplias aimara (Valenciennes, 1847) (Erythrinidae: Characiformes) proposed by local expertise in Amapá, Brazil

Gama, CS

Erratum

Chemical defense in the red seaweed Plocamium brasiliense: spatial variability and differential action on herbivores

Pereira, RC; Vasconcelos, MA

Sampling a biodiversity hotspot: the orchid-bee fauna (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of Tarapoto, northeastern Peru, the richest and most diverse site of the Neotropics

Nemésio, A; Rasmussen, C

Evidence for herbaceous seed dispersal by small-bodied fishes in a Pantanal seasonal wetland

Silveira, RML; Weiss, B

Diurnal sampling reveals significant variation in CO2 emission from a tropical productive lake

Reis, PCJ; Barbosa, FAR

Is the Centro de Endemismo Pernambuco a biodiversity hotspot for orchid bees?

Nemésio, A; Santos Junior, JE

Flowers visited by hummingbirds in the open habitats of the southeastern brazilian mountaintops: species composition and seasonality

Rodrigues, LC; Rodrigues, M

Misinterpretation of slow science and academic productivism may obstruct science in developing countries

Thomaz, SM; Mormul, RP

The coffee berry borer: the centenary of a biological invasion in Brazil

Infante, F; Pérez, J; Vega, FE

Three invasive species occurring in the diets of fishes in a Neotropical floodplain

Isaac, A; Fernandes, A; Ganassin, MJM; Hahn, NS

EDITORIAL NOTE

Site fidelity and movement of Chelonoidis carbonaria (Spix, 1824) (Testudinidae) in cocoa plantations in southeastern Brazil

Borini, JF; Petrucci, BB; Krohling, W; Rossi Júnior, JL; Santos, MRD; Ferreira Júnior, PD

Tests of chronic and acute toxicity of crude oil on larvae of Chironomus kiiensis Tokunaga (Diptera: Chironomidae)

Lacerda, ACF; Gusmão, GA; Hamada, N

An assessment of oceanic seabird abundance and distribution off the southern Brazilian coast using observations obtained during deep-water fishing operations

Branco, JO; Fracasso, HAA; Pérez, JAA; Rodrigues Filho, JL

Factors influencing the structure and spatial distribution of fishes in the headwater streams of the Jaú River in the Brazilian Amazon

Kemenes, A; Forsberg, BR

Molluscs associated with the macroalgae of the genus Gracilaria (Rhodophyta): importance of algal fronds as microhabitat in a hypersaline mangrove in Northeastern Brazil

Queiroz, RNM; Dias, TLP

Water level-dependent morphological plasticity in Sagittaria montevidensis Cham. and Schl. (Alismataceae).

Demetrio, GR; Barbosa, MEA; Coelho, FF

The role of melanism in oncillas on the temporal segregation of nocturnal activity

Graipel, ME; Oliveira-Santos, LGR; Goulart, FVB; Tortato, MA; Miller, PRM; Cáceres, NC

Erratum

The occurence of black spot disease in Astyanax aff. fasciatus(characiformes: characidae) in the Guaíba Lake basin, RS, Brazil

Flores-Lopes, F

EDITORIAL NOTE

Distribution of the Planktonic Shrimp Lucifer (Thompson, 1829) (Decapoda, Sergestoidea) off the Amazon

Melo, NFAC; Neumann-Leitão, S; Gusmão, LMO; Martins Neto, FE; Palheta, GDA

The insect gall collection of the Museu Nacional/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro: biome cerrado, rupestrian fields

Maia, VC; Rodrigues, AR; Ascendino, SHS; Boggi, M

Toxomerus duplicatus Wiedemann, 1830 (Diptera: Syrphidae) preying on Microtheca spp. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) larvae

Sturza, VS; Dequech, STB; Toebe, M; Silveira, TR; Cargnelutti Filho, A; Bolzan, A

Body size and clonality consequences for sexual reproduction in a perennial herb of Brazilian rupestrian grasslands

Demetrio, GR; Coelho, FF; Barbosa, MEA

Efeito de borda sobre a comunidade de lagartos em fragmentos de floresta semidecidual submontana ao sul da Amazônia

Silva, D J; Santos-Filho, M; Canale, G R

Florações recorrentes de Heterosigma akashiwo (Raphydophyceae) no Canal do Piraquê, Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, sudeste do Brasil

Branco, S; Menezes, M; Alves-de-Souza, C; Domingos, P; Schramm, M A; Proença, L A O

Eficiência da captura de pequenos mamíferos em uma paisagem fragmentada de Mata Atlântica: efeitos do tipo e posição das armadilhas, estação do ano e habitat

Vieira, A L M; Pires, A S; Nunes-Freitas, A F; Oliveira, N M; Resende, A S; Campello, E F C

Defesa química na macroalga marinha vermelha Plocamium brasiliense: variabilidade espacial e diferentes ações sobre herbívoros

Pereira, R C; Vasconcelos, M A

Avaliação de índices de abundância em estudos de populações abertas: uma comparação em populações de pequenos mamíferos do sul do Brasil

Graipel, M E; Hernández, M I M; Salvador, C

Caça de subsistência de Cuniculus paca no Médio Solimões, Amazonas, Brasil

Valsecchi, J; El Bizri, H R; Figueira, J E C

A importância da bacterivoria por protozoários em um ambiente subtropical (Reservatório do Lobo-Broa, SP, Brasil)

Mansano, A S; Hisatugo, K F; Hayashi, L H; Regali-Seleghim, M H

Seleção de presas preferenciais por Desmodus rotundus (E. Geoffroy, 1810, Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) alimentando-se de herbívoros domésticos no município de São Pedro - SP.

Mialhe, P J

Consumo de carniça por Dasyprocta leporina (RODENTIA: DASYPROCTIDAE) e uma revisão do uso de carne por cutias

Figueira, L; Zucaratto, R; Pires, A S; Cid, B; Fernandez, F A S

Evidência de dispersão de sementes de herbáceas por peixes de pequeno porte num campo inundável do Pantanal

Silveira, R M L; Weiss, B

Ocupação diferencial do habitat por grupos demográficos do caranguejo de dedos vermelhos Eriphia gonagra (Fabricius, 1781)

Andrade, L S; Goés, J M; Fransozo, V; Alves, D F R; Teixeira, G M; Fransozo, A

Comportamento social em grupos mistos de Callithrix jacchus e Callithrix penicillata (Primate, Callitrichidae)

Valença-Silva, G; Maciel, F G; Zaganini, R L; Lucindo, A S; Caramaschi, S; Paula, H M G de

Insetos herbívoros associados a uma árvore sempre verde Goniorrhachis marginata Taub. (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) em uma floresta tropical seca

Silva, J O; Neves, F S

Alto consumo de primatas por onças-pardas e jaguatiricas em um fragmento na Mata Atlântica no Brasil

Santos, J L; Paschoal, A M O; Massara, R L; Chiarello, A G

Dinâmica sazonal de efípios de Daphnia laevis Birge 1878 em um lago tropical com a descrição de uma nova metodologia para avaliação in situ

Brandão, L P M; Pujoni, D G F; Maia-Barbosa, P M

Coleópteros (Insecta, Coleoptera) associados a carcaças de suínos em Caatinga, Nordeste do Brasil

Santos, W E; Alves, A C F; Creão-Duarte, A J

Toxomerus duplicatus Wiedemann, 1830 (Diptera: Syrphidae) predando larvas de Microtheca spp. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Sturza, V S; Dequech, S T B; Toebe, M; Silveira, T R; Cargnelutti Filho, A; Bolzan, A

Flores visitadas por beija-flores em habitats abertos de montanhas do sudeste do Brasil: sazonalidade e composição de espécies

Rodrigues, L C; Rodrigues, M

Avaliação econômica de bacias hidrográficas: desenvolvendo mecanismos para proteção do ribeirão do Feijão, São Carlos - SP, Brasil

Machado, F H; Silva, L F; Dupas, F A; Mattedi, A P; Vergara, F E

Confirmação do dimorfismo sexual em Hoplias aimara (Valenciennes, 1847) (Erythrinidae: Characiformes) proposto por ribeirinhos no Amapá, Brasil

Gama, C S

História de vida de Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor, 1954) (Acari: Phytoseiidae), alimentado com pólen de mamoneira (Ricinus communis L) em condição de laboratório

Marafeli, P P; Reis, P R; Silveira, E C. da; Souza-Pimentel, G C; Toledo, M A de

Resistência à doença em pacu, Piaractus mesopotamicus (Holmberg, 1887), alimentados com B-glucana

Biller-Takahashi, J D; Takahashi, L S; Marzocchi-Machado, C M; Zanuzzo, F S; Urbinati, E C

Comparação entre Oligoryzomys nigripes e O. flavescens e diversidade genética em O. nigripes (Rodentia, Cricetidae) por RAPD

Mossi, A J; Coppini, V J; Slaviero, L B; Kubiak, G B; Lerin, L A; Oliveira, J V; Cherem, J J; Marinho, J R; Cansian, R L

Reprodução, desenvolvimento e hábitos de Chelopistes meleagridis (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) em laboratório

Maturano, R; Daemon, E

Resposta dos primatas frugívoros à variação na oferta de frutos em uma floresta do norte da Amazônia

Mourthé, I

A morphological anomaly in Clausocalanus mastigophorus (Claus, 1863) (Copepoda, Calanoida) from St. Peter and St. Paul Archipelago

Melo, P A M C; Melo Júnior, M; Araújo, M; Neumann-Leitão, S

Morfometria de Cornops aquaticum (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Leptysminae) no Pantanal de Mato Grosso, Brasil

Silva, F R J; Battirola, L D; Lhano, M G; Sousa, W O; Marques, M I

Função vascular nas artérias do peixe marinho Girella laevifrons (Kyphosidae)

Moraga, F A; Urriola-Urriola, N

Consequências do tamanho de corpo e da clonalidade para a reprodução sexuada de uma herbácea perene doa campos rupestres brasileiros

Demetrio, G R; Coelho, F F; Barbosa, M E A