ABSTRACT Climatic conditions and microhabitat characteristics, such as the substrate type of vegetation, influence choice male anurans for calling sites that optimize their reproductive success. We evaluated structure selection vocalization 17 individuals Phyllomedusa distincta Lutz, 1950 25 Boana leptolineata (Braun & Braun, 1977), in a subtropical forest southern Brazil. measure height pe...

Tilapia cabrae Boulenger, 1899, a cichlid fish from coastal lowlands of the Republic of Congo (Africa), was examined for gill parasites. Four new species of the Monogenea were found, all belonging to Cichlidogyrus (Ancyrocephalidae): C. berradae sp. n., C. revesati sp. n., C. legendrei sp. n., and C. lemoallei sp. n. A possible relationship between the relative size of haptoral sclerites (i.e.,...

Abstract Urbanization is one of the most serious threats to stream ecosystems worldwide. It crucial understand its effects on organisms as a prerequisite for mitigation urban degradation. Our aim was investigate general urbanization in moderately urbanized landscape and assess relationship between local environmental variables biotic attributes macroinvertebrate assemblages. Multiple sites at l...