O espaço urbano agrega uma imensa diversidade cultural, devido a sua dinamicidade. As inovações tecnológicas atreladas ao sistema capitalista se sobrepõem ao modo de vida. Dessa forma, a busca de maior lucratividade tende ...

Sarcocornia ambigua (Michx.) M.A. Alonso & M.B. Crespo is the most widely distributed species of the perennial genus of glasswort in South America, and it shows great biotechnological potential as a salt-water irrigated ...

Neste trabalho são estudadas a variação na fecundidade e a abundância de fêmeas do siri-azul Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 no estuário da Lagoa dos Patos, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Foram realizadas coletas junto à ...

The diets of 72 rhynchoteuthion paralarvae of Illex argentinus (Catellanos, 1960) (1.0-8.0 mm ML) and two other ommastrephid squids from southern Brazil (28°09'S- 34°20'S) were investigated by examination of their digestive ...

We investigated the diet, feeding strategy,size-related dietary shifts and prey preferences of South American Hoplias aff. malabaricus in an internationally recognized but poorly investigatedBiosphere Reserve in southern ...

Feeding ecology of green turtles was investigated between January 2005 and April 2008 at Arvoredo Reserve, Brazil (27°17′S, 48°18′W). Data were obtained through the performance of observational sessions, georeferenced counts, ...

This paper reports on two photo-identified humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) that were sighted in different years in the proximity of the South Orkney Islands, at the boundary between the Scotia and Weddell ...

The purpose of this paper is to present the first data concerning the diet of Aristaeopsis edwardsiana, an abundant deep-water predator off Southeastern and Southern Brazilian coast. The diet of A. edwardsiana is composed ...

We assessed the value of benthic macroinvertebrates to the diet of Farfantepenaeus paulensis juveniles in experimental pen-cages after three independent rearing periods of 20, 40 and 60 days each. For each time period we ...

We assessed the value of benthic macroinvertebrates to the diet of Farfantepenaeus paulensis juveniles in experimental pen-cages after three independent rearing periods of 20, 40 and 60 days each. For each time period we ...

Estudamos a dieta da corvina (Micropogonias furnieri) (Pisces) em distintos regimes de salinidade e tipos de fundo no estuário do Rio da Prata e nas águas costeiras adjacentes do Uruguai. Analisamos 258 conteúdos estomacais ...

The Atlantic spadefish Chaetodipterus faber is an excellent candidate for aquaculture development, but success will depend on the identification of proper feeds and feeding regimens for this species. Accordingly, we evaluated ...

The objective of this work was to evaluate the ideal feeding rate and frequency for juvenile pompano (Trachinotus marginatus). Two experiments were carried out in a completely randomized design, with three replicates ...

The feeding habits of Farfantepenaeus paulensis under pen culture in the Patos Lagoon estuary (Brazil) were studied. A total of 1074 shrimp had their stomach contents analyzed. Samples were taken bi-hourly over a 24 h ...

The diet and foraging strategy of juvenile Menticirrhus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Menticirrhus littoralis(Holbrook, 1847) were studied, testing the existence of trophic overlap between these species and within different ...

Feeding strategy and mouth morphology of ‘jundiá’ in costal lagoons of south of Rio Grande do Sul were studied. Gut contend of 189 individuals were collected from 2002 to 2004 and analysed according Amundsen. Fishes and ...

Mud deposits near sandy beaches, found throughout the world, are of scientific and societal interest as they form important natural sea defenses by efficiently damping storm waves. A multi-national field experiment to study ...

Extensive mud deposits superimposed on the predominantly sandy inner continental shelf adjacent tothe Patos Lagoon estuary, indicates that the Lagoon is a potential source of fine sediments to the coastal sedimentary system. ...

In the past half century, a number of studies have described the general composition of the mesozooplankton of Southampton Water, but little attention has been paid to the occurrence of parasitic and commensal species. In ...

First application of morphometrics in a study of variations in uncinial shape present within the Terebellidae (Polychaeta). Zoological Studies 45(1): 75-80. In this study, morphometric analyses of the uncinial shape were ...