We introduce the work providing a synthetic description of the diversity and phyletic structure
of freshwater fish in the Neotropical Region, especially emphasizing that of Brazil. This is …

Publisher Summary This chapter emphasizes the ecological responses of fishes to spatial
and temporal variation in tropical stream habitats. It also discusses the steps to alleviate …

There is little information on the impacts of deforestation on the fish fauna in neotropical
streams, and on parameters influencing species diversity and community structure of fish …

In the present investigation we studied the feeding habits of the fishes associated with
aquatic macrophytes in the Rosana Reservoir, southeastern Brazil. Twenty fish species …

The aim of this study was to verify whether taxonomic and functional composition of stream
fishes vary under three different preservation conditions of riparian zone: preserved (PRE) …

The evolutionary radiations of Neotropical electric fishes (Gymnotiformes) provide unique
materials for studies on the evolution of specialized sensory systems and the diversification …

A fish survey in 35 stream reaches (from 1st to 3rd order) with physicochemical and habitat
assessment in the São José dos Dourados system, southeastern Brazil, was conducted …

This study was carried out to develop and apply a fish-based biotic integrity index to assess
lowland streams in a highly deforested region of the Upper Paraná River basin. Fifty-six first …

This study aimed to evaluate environmental influences on fish distribution and to assess the
extent to which concepts in river ecology accommodate levels of spatio-temporal …

We compared the fish assemblage structure from streams with different intensities of
physical habitat degradation and chemical water pollution by domestic sewage in …