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Zooplankton associated with phytotelms and treefrogs in a neotropical forest by Morais Júnior, Cláudio S. de, Diniz, Leidiane P., Nascimento Filho, Silvano L. do, Brito, Maiara T. da Silva, Silva, Adilson de O., Moura, Geraldo J. B. de, Melo Júnior, Mauro de

“…ABSTRACT Assumptions about the distribution of zooplankton communities in various ecosystems are often limited by lack of data on dispersal mechanisms. Many…”
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The first occurrence of the order Mormonilloida (Copepoda) in the tropical Southwest Atlantic Ocean by Melo, Pedro Augusto M C, De Melo Júnior, Mauro, Araújo, Moacyr, Neumann-Leitão, Sigrid

“…This communication is the first report of the occurrence of the order Mormonilloida (Mormonilla phasma) in the tropical Southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Female…”
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Environmental filter drives the taxonomic and functional β-diversity of zooplankton in tropical shallow lakes by Diniz, Leidiane Pereira, Braghin, Louizi de Souza Magalhães, Pinheiro, Thays Sharllye Alves, Melo, Pedro Augusto Mendes de Castro, Bonecker, Claudia Costa, Melo Júnior, Mauro de

“…β-Diversity can be driven by different factors, and it is necessary to understand how the characteristics of communities contribute to biodiversity. We…”
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Can nearby eutrophic reservoirs sustain a differentiated biodiversity of planktonic microcrustaceans in a tropical semiarid basin? by Diniz, Leidiane P, Melo-Júnior, Mauro DE

“…This paper aims to compare alpha and beta diversities of planktonic microcrustaceans from three reservoirs located nearby in a tropical semiarid basin. Our…”
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Zooplankton community and copepod carcasses and non‐predatory mortality in six tropical estuarine systems (Northeast of Brazil) by Cruz, Maria Mylena Oliveira, Lira, Simone Maria de Albuquerque, Melo Júnior, Mauro

“…Copepod carcasses and non‐predatory mortality can occur due to natural senescence, disease, pollution, and physicochemical stress. Our objective is to evaluate…”
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Copepod distribution and production in a Mid-Atlantic Ridge archipelago by Melo, Pedro A M C, De Melo Júnior, Mauro, De Macêdo, Silvio J, Araujo, Moacyr, Neumann-Leitão, Sigrid

“…The Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago (SPSPA) are located close to the Equator in the Atlantic Ocean. The aim of this study was to assess the spatial…”
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Estuarine and oceanic influences on copepod abundance and production of a subtropical coastal area by Miyashita, Leonardo Kenji, de Melo Júnior, Mauro, Lopes, Rubens M.

“…We investigated the influence of nutrient-rich oceanic waters in comparison to the estuarine outflow from Santos Bay (SE Brazil) on copepod abundance and…”
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New records of two cladoceran species (Branchiopoda: Anomopoda) from Northeastern Brazil: the importance of studies in temporary ponds by Medeiros, Íttalo Luã Silva, dos Santos, Felipe Antonio, Cordeiro, Ralf Tarciso Silva, Melo Júnior, Mauro de

“…Abstract Temporary ponds are heterogeneous aquatic environments, in which hydrodynamics and richness of macrophytes may increase the diversity of zooplankton…”
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Non-predatory mortality of planktonic microcrustaceans (Cladocera and Copepoda) in neotropical semiarid reservoirs by Diniz, Leidiane P, FranÇa, Elton J, Bonecker, Claudia C, Marcolin, Catarina R, Melo JÚnior, Mauro DE

“…The accuracy of traditional methods to sample planktonic microcrustaceans depends on two assumptions: that organisms are alive during sampling and that all…”
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Morphological abnormalities in Acartia lilljeborgii Giesbrecht (1889) (Copepoda, Calanoida) in a tropical estuary under industrial development by Melo, Pedro A M DE Castro, Neumann-Leitão, Sigrid, Zanardi-Lamardo, Eliete, Flores-Montes, Manuel J, DE Melo Júnior, Mauro

“…Morphological abnormalities in crustaceans have been registered and several are attributed to pollution and others anthropogenic activities. This study reports…”
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Zooplankton From a Reef System Under the Influence of the Amazon River Plume by Neumann-Leitão, Sigrid, Melo, Pedro A M C, Schwamborn, Ralf, Diaz, Xiomara F G, Figueiredo, Lucas G P, Silva, Andrea P, Campelo, Renata P S, de Melo Júnior, Mauro, Melo, Nuno F A C, Costa, Alejandro E S F, Araújo, Moacyr, Veleda, Dóris R A, Moura, Rodrigo L, Thompson, Fabiano

“…At the mouth of the Amazon River, a widespread carbonate ecosystem exists below the river plume, generating a hard-bottom reef (∼9500 km ) that includes mainly…”
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Distribution of planktonic microcrustaceans (Cladocera and Copepoda) in lentic and lotic environments from the semiarid region in northeastern Brazil by Diniz, Leidiane P., Morais Júnior, Cláudio S. de, Medeiros, Ittalo L.S., Silva, Alef J. da, Araújo, Alan P., Silva, Tâmara A., Melo Júnior, Mauro de

“…Abstract The present study aimed to inventory the biodiversity of planktonic microcrustaceans (Cladocera and Copepoda) in 44 environments from the semiarid…”
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Fluxes of zooplankton biomass between a tidal estuary and the sea in Northeastern Brazil by Melo Júnior, Mauro de(Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Departamento de Oceanografia), Paranaguá, Maryse Nogueira(Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco Departamento de Biologia), Schwamborn, Ralf(Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Departamento de Zoologia), Leitão, Sigrid Neumann(Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Departamento de Oceanografia), Ekau, Werner(Center for Tropical Marine Ecology)

“…The objective of this study was to quantify the zooplankton biomass transport between the Santa Cruz Channel (SCC) at Catuama north inlet and the adjacent…”
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Multiple island effects shape oceanographic processes and zooplankton size spectra off an oceanic archipelago in the Tropical Atlantic by Lira, Simone M.A., Schwamborn, Ralf, Melo Júnior, Mauro de, Varona, Humberto L., Queiroz, Syumara, Veleda, Doris, Silva, Alef J., Neumann-Leitão, Sigrid, Araujo, Moacyr, Marcolin, Catarina R.

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A mata ripária influencia a composição e estrutura da comunidade zooplanctônica de poças temporárias? by Medeiros, Íttalo L. S., Santos, Felipe A. dos, El-Deir, Ana C. A., Melo Júnior, Mauro de

“…RESUMO Poças temporárias são importantes ampliadores da biodiversidade local, sobretudo em áreas florestadas estacionais. Alterações na cobertura vegetal ao…”
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Zoochory of zooplankton: seasonality and bird morphological diversity can influence metacommunity dynamics of temporary ponds by de Morais-Junior, Cláudio Simões, de Melo-Júnior, Mauro, Gonçalves-Souza, Thiago, de Lyra-Neves, Rachel Maria

“…Harsh and unstable aquatic environments present selective forces that influence environmental heterogeneity, dispersal capacity and specific life history…”
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Bird feet morphology drives the dispersal of rotifers and microcrustaceans in a Neotropical temporary pond by de Morais Junior, Cláudio Simões, Diniz, Leidiane Pereira, Sousa, Francisco Diogo Rocha, Gonçalves-Souza, Thiago, Elmoor-Loureiro, Lourdes Maria Abdu, de Melo Júnior, Mauro

“…The present study aimed to determine zooplankton diversity and composition through a laboratory simulation of dispersal by morphologically different birds’…”
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Connectivity Between Coastal and Oceanic Zooplankton From Rio Grande do Norte in the Tropical Western Atlantic by Neumann Leitão, Sigrid, Melo Junior, Mauro de, Porto Neto, Fernando de Figueiredo, Silva, Andréa Pinto, Diaz, Xiomara Franchesca Garcia, Silva, Tamara de Almeida e, Nascimento Vieira, Dilma Aguiar do, Figueiredo, Lucas Guedes Pereira, Costa, Alejandro Esteweson Santos Faustino da, Santana, Jana Ribeiro de, Campelo, Renata Polyana de Santana, Melo, Pedro Augusto Mendes de Castro, Pessoa, Valdylene Tavares, Lira, Simone Maria de Albuquerque, Schwamborn, Ralf

“…The zooplankton off the coast of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil was studied during four oceanographic campaigns from July 2002 to May 2004. A Bongo net (mesh…”
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Differentially expressed morphological characters depend on sex and ontogenetic stage in the crab Goniopsis cruentata (Crustacea: Grapsidae) by Lucas Nunes da Silva, de Melo Junior, Mauro, Renata Akemi Shinozaki-Mendes

“…The hypothesis of this study was that significant variations in the growth rates of Goniopsis cruentata are related to intersexual and age-related…”
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Description of a new species of the costata-group (Cladocera, Chydoridae, Aloninae) from Brazil by Sousa, Francisco Diogo R, Santos, Sandro, Güntzel, Adriana Maria, Diniz, Leidiane Pereira, De Melo Júnior, Mauro, Elmoor-Loureiro, Lourdes M A

“…The aim of this study is to describe a new species of the costata-group from Brazil. Alona margipluma sp. nov. shares morphological traits with A. costata…”
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