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Dial behavioral responses of Metamysidopsis elongata atlantica (Crustacea, Mysida) to gradients of salinity and temperature
Gama, Andréa Mara da Silva; Calazans, Danilo Koetz de; Fontoura, Nelson Ferreira (2011)Metamysidopsis atlantica elongata (Bascescu, 1968) is a common mysid in the surf zone of sandy beaches from the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, where it is frequently recorded forming dense aggregations. Trough laboratory ... -
Fish and aquatic habitat conservation in South America: a continental overview with emphasis on Neotropical systems
Barletta, Mario; Jaureguizar, Andrés Javier; Baigun, Claudio; Fontoura, Nelson Ferreira; Agostinho, Angelo Antonio; Almeida-Val, Vera Maria Fonseca de; Val, Adalberto Luis; Torres, Rodrigo Augusto; Jimenez-Segura, Luz Fernanda; Giarrizo, Tommaso; Fabré, Nidia Noemi; Batista, Vandick da Silva; Lasso, Carlos; Taphorn, Donald Charles; Costa, Monica Ferreira da; Chaves, Paulo de Tarso da Cunha; Vieira Sobrinho, João Paes; Corrêa, Marco Fábio Maia (2010)Fish conservation in South America is a pressing issue. The biodiversity of fishes, just as with all other groups of plants and animals, is far from fully known. Continuing habitat loss may result in biodiversity losses ... -
Statistical model of variable allometric growth: otolith growth in Micropogonias furnieri (Actinopterygii, Sciaenidae)
Bervian, Giovana; Fontoura, Nelson Ferreira; Haimovici, Manuel (2006)The main objective of this study was to develop a statistical model for accurate estimates of relative growth. The method was based on identifying patterns of the residuals obtained from the Huxley’s allometric equation. ...