Cichlid fishes are hypothesized to encompass several independent adaptive radiations that
display increased diversification rates and impressive ecological heterogeneity. Here, I …

Quantifying the contributions of carbon sources that support food webs in large rivers is an
important and growing field of ecological research with implications for future management …

Macroalgal blooms are increasing on the Belize Barrier Reef (BBR) as scleractinian coral
cover declines. Although some have attributed this to reduced grazing, the role of land …

Stable isotope analysis (SIA) of carbon (δ 13 C) and nitrogen (δ 15 N) was used to analyse
the macrobenthic food web dynamics in the Gulf of Gaeta (Tyrrhenian sea, Central Italy) …

Few studies have addressed how the diversity of basal resources change with stream
regulation and the potential consequences on river biota. We sampled invertebrates above …

Land use change threatens the ecological integrity of tropical rivers and streams; however,
few studies have simultaneously analyzed the taxonomic and functional responses of …

Innovations can facilitate bursts of diversification by increasing access to novel resources
and the attainment of novel functional designs. Pharyngognathy, exhibited by highly diverse …

Despite divergent evolutionary histories, Neotropical cichlids (Cichlidae) and Nearctic
sunfishes (Centrarchidae) appear to have similar functional morphotypes and occupy similar …

Instream barriers can constrain dispersal of nonnative fishes, creating opportunities to test
their impact on native communities above and below these barriers. Deposition of sediments …

The effects of riparian forest removal on a neotropical stream fish assemblage were
assessed in the Mata Atlântica. Fish assemblage structure and fish feeding patterns were …