Astyanax guaricana (Ostariophysi: Characidae), a new species from the rio Cubatão drainage, Paraná State, Southern Brazil [PDF]
In this paper we describe a new species of Astyanax collected in the Atlantic Rainforest, in tributaries to the rio Cubatão, coastal basin of the Paraná State, Brazil. The new species presents a combination of characters that allows its allocation in the
Carlos A. M. Oliveira +2 more
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A phylogenomic perspective on the radiation of ray-finned fishes based upon targeted sequencing of ultraconserved elements [PDF]
Ray-finned fishes constitute the dominant radiation of vertebrates with over 30,000 species. Although molecular phylogenetics has begun to disentangle major evolutionary relationships within this vast section of the Tree of Life, there is no widely ...
Alfaro, Michael E. +3 more
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Female mating preferences in blind cave tetras Astyanax fasciatus (Characidae, Teleostei). [PDF]
The Mexican tetra Astyanax fasciatus has evolved a variety of more or less color- and eyeless cave populations. Here we examined the evolution of the female preference for large male body size within different populations of this species, either surface-
Plath, Martin +4 more
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The fishes of the family Characidae are among the main species of fresh water fishes in South America. In this work, some aspects of the population structure of two Astyanax species were assessed.
Alexandre Clistenes de Alcântara Santos +1 more
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Redescription of Astyanax erythropterus (Holmberg, 1891) (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae) from La Plata basin in Argentina [PDF]
Astyanax erythropterus (Holmberg, 1891) originally described on the basis of one juvenile, is redescribed herein based on juveniles and adults from the type-localiy.
Almirón, Adriana E. +4 more
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Astyanax fishes are among the most important food-web components of South America rivers. In the Iguaçu River basin, the Astyanax genus is represented mainly by endemic species.
Prioli Sônia M.A.P. +7 more
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Changes in fish populations in the Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande [PDF]
The Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande suffer from environmental degradation that has negatively impacted native fish populations and their distributions.
Edwards, Robert J., Garrett, Gary P.
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A new species of Astyanax belonging to the Astyanax scabripinnis complex is described from dos Touros River, tributary of the Pelotas River, Uruguay River basin. Astyanax taurorum sp. nov.
Carlos Alberto S. de Lucena +2 more
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Attitudes Towards Aeneas in Roman Asia Minor [PDF]
This paper won a first place writing flag award in the research category. Christopher Layden, writing for Adam Rabinowitz’s UGS 302 class, “Tales of the Trojan War”.Rabinowitz, AdamUndergraduate ...
Layden, Christopher
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New small-sized species of Astyanax (Characiformes: Characidae) from the upper rio Paraguai basin, Brazil, with discussion on its generic allocation [PDF]
A new species of Astyanax is described from the rio Salobra, tributary of rio Cuiabá, rio Paraguai basin. The new taxon can be distinguished from its congeners by having a well-defined dark midlateral stripe on body extending from the posterior margin of
Fernando C. P. Dagosta +1 more
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