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Consulta: creatorFacets:"Sazima,Ivan" Registros recuperados: 37 Data/hora: 08/06/2017 22:43:11 The parakeet Brotogeris tirica feeds on and disperses the fruits of the palm Syagrus romanzoffiana in Southeastern Brazil Provedor de dados: 49 Autores: Sazima,Ivan. Small psittacids remain unrecorded as dispersal agents of palm fruits in Brazil. I record here the plain parakeet (Brotogeris tirica), an Atlantic forest endemic, feeding on and dispersing the fruits of the palm Syagrus romanzoffiana at Ubatuba, northern coast of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil. The birds removed the fruit and carried it away from the mother-tree in about 40% of the feeding records. While perched on trees and shrubs of the understorey, the parakeets removed and ingested most of the mesocarp, dropping the partly consumed fruit. As the parakeets damaged no the embryo and may feed at a distance from the mother-tree, they act as primary dispersal agents. This is the first substantiated record of a small Neotropical psittacid as a stomatochorous... Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Bird-plant symbiosis; Psittacidae; Arecaceae; Feeding behaviour; Synzoochory. Ano: 2008 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032008000100026 What coatis and mongooses have in common? Provedor de dados: 49 Autores: Sazima,Ivan. The coatis (Procyonidae) and some species of mongooses (Herpestidae) are diurnal, small to medium-sized carnivores that live in groups and feed opportunistically on small animals and fruits. A comparison of selected features is here presented for two coati species (Nasua narica and N. nasua) and the banded mongoose (Mungos mungo). The former two dwell in the Neotropical region, whereas the latter occurs in the Ethiopian realm. Both the coatis and the mongoose are apt to live near human settlements and capitalise on food refuse. Additionally, coatis and mongooses habituate to humans, and sometimes are a nuisance. These habits, plus their almost constant quest for food, lead these carnivores to meet other mammal types at feeders and garbage dumps and... Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Opportunistic behaviour; Cleaning symbiosis; Convergence; Procyonidae; Herpestidae. Ano: 2010 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032010000300040 Whalesuckers and a spinner dolphin bonded for weeks: does host fidelity pay off? Provedor de dados: 49 Autores: Silva-Jr,José Martins; Sazima,Ivan. The whalesucker Remora australis (Echeneidae) is an oceanic diskfish found attached to cetaceans only and its habits are therefore poorly known. At the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, off North-eastern Brazil, spinner dolphins Stenella longirostris (Delphinidae) regularly congregate in large groups in a shallow bay, which allows for underwater observations of their behaviour and their fish associates. In the course of a broader study of this elusive diskfish, we had the opportunity to made multiple records of two whalesucker couples (three of the fish naturally marked) attached to the same individual dolphin in two different years, over periods of 47 and 87 days respectively. In all the sightings the whalesucker individuals of a couple were recorded... Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Fish-cetacean association; Host attachment fidelity; Mate finding; Echeneidae; Delphinidae; Southwestern Atlantic. Ano: 2003 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032003000200012 Brazilian cleaner birds: update and brief reappraisal Provedor de dados: 49 Autores: Sazima,Ivan; Sazima,Cristina. Some bird species feed on external parasites, such as ticks and flies, on the body of mammals (hosts or clients). So called cleaner birds that occur in Brazil were reviewed recently, but gathering of significant new data indicates the need for an update and a brief reappraisal of such association. New records raise the number of known clients for some cleaning birds. The Southern Caracara (Caracara plancus) picks ticks on cattle, and the Black Caracara (Daptrius ater) picks ticks on capybaras. The Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) picks ticks, horseflies, arthropods and organic debris on capybaras, and tick-picking on capybaras by the Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis) is substantiated by photographs. The Cattle Tyrant (Machetornis rixosa) deftly catches... Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Cleaning symbiosis; Ardeidae; Falconidae; Jacanidae; Tyrannidae; Icteridae. Ano: 2010 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032010000100028 Free meals on long-distance cruisers: the vampire fish rides giant catfishes in the Amazon Provedor de dados: 49 Autores: Zuanon,Jansen; Sazima,Ivan. The trichomycterid catfishes known as candirus are renowned for their blood feeding, but information on their habits under natural conditions is very fragmentary and generally restricted to hosts or habitats. We recorded an undescribed species of the vandelliine genus Paracanthopoma riding the giant jau catfish, Zungaro zungaro (Pimelodidae), in the upper Amazon. The candirus were found on the host's caudal and pectoral fins, as well as the base of the dorsal fin, with their snouts buried up to the eyes in the tough skin of the catfish host. All of them had small amounts of partly digested blood in the distal part of the gut. Along the host's dorsal fin base we found a few additional tiny holes, most of them healed. We suggest that Paracanthopoma feeds on... Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Trichomycteridae; Paracanthopoma sp.; Candiru; Blood-feeding; Phoresis; Dispersal; Pimelodidade; Zungaro zungaro; Amazon. Ano: 2005 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032005000100012 Cleaner birds: an overview for the Neotropics Provedor de dados: 49 Autores: Sazima,Ivan; Sazima,Cristina. Several bird species feed on a variety of external parasites and epibionts, organic debris, dead and wounded tissue, clots and blood, and secretions from the body of other vertebrates (hosts or clients). We present an overview of so called cleaner birds from the Neotropics based on field records, literature, and photo survey. We found that 33 bird species in 16 families practice cleaning even if some of them do so very occasionally. The birds range from the Galápagos ground finch Geospiza fuliginosa to the widespread black vulture Coragyps atratus. Clients mostly are large herbivores such as capybaras, deer, and livestock, but also include medium-sized herbivores such as iguanas and tortoises, and carnivores such as boobies and seals - a few bird species... Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Cleaning symbiosis; Opportunistic birds; Association with vertebrates; Ectoparasite and tissue removal. Ano: 2010 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032010000400025 The association of the goatfish mulloidichthys martinicus with the grunt haemulon chrysargyreum: an example of protective mimicry Provedor de dados: 49 Autores: Krajewski,João Paulo; Bonaldo,Roberta Martini; Sazima,Cristina; Sazima,Ivan. A presumed example of protective mimicry between the yellow goatfish, Mulloidichthys martinicus (Mullidae) and the smallmouth grunt, Haemulon chrysargyreum (Haemulidae) is described from Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, NE Brazil. The goatfish and the grunt share a similar overall shape and colour pattern. We found that these two species regularly form mixed schools around reefs. Additionally, when chased small groups of yellow goatfish join schools of smallmouth grunts and behave like them. The colour and shape resemblances between the two species enable their mixed schooling, and enhance the protection against visually oriented predators for both of them. Thus, we suggest that the protective association herein reported for the goatfish and the grunt may... Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Protective mimicry; Social mimicry; Mixed schooling; Mulloidichthys martinicus; Haemulon chrysargyreum. Ano: 2004 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032004000200016 Little dragons prefer flowers to maidens: a lizard that laps nectar and pollinates trees Provedor de dados: 49 Autores: Sazima,Ivan; Sazima,Cristina; Sazima,Marlies. Lizards rarely visit and pollinate flowers, the few recent records being mostly restricted to island habitats. We report here on the Noronha skink (Euprepis atlanticus) seeking nectar in the flowers of the leguminous mulungu tree (Erythrina velutina) at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, off northeast Brazil. The mulungu tree blooms during the dry season, and each flower secretes copious and diluted nectar throughout the day. The Noronha skink climbs up to the inflorescences and laps the nectar accumulated in the flowers' base. While exploiting the flowers and crawling over the inflorescences, the body parts of the skink contact the anthers and stigmas and pollen adheres to the lizard's scales. The lizard visits inflorescences from the same and different... Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Euprepis atlanticus; Scincidae; Erythrina velutina; Fabaceae; Saurophily; Oceanic islands. Ano: 2005 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032005000100018 Fishing behaviour by Black Caracaras (Daptrius ater) in the Amazon Provedor de dados: 49 Autores: Olmos,Fabio; Sazima,Ivan. The Black Caracara is a widespread raptor in the Amazonian lowlands, mostly associated to riverine habitats. This bird is considered as a generalist scavenger that occasionally takes small prey and feeds on fruit. Here we report on Black Caracaras foraging on live small fish caught while moving upriver in the Rio Roosevelt rapids in the Amazonas state, northwestern Brazil. Fish were picked individually either with the bill or talons in a stretch of shallow water plenty of aquatic plants. This fishing behaviour seems unreported and adds another feeding mode to the already diversified portfolio of foraging strategies for the Caracarini. Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Raptorial birds Black Caracara; Daptrius ater fishing behaviour Characidae. Ano: 2009 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032009000300035 The Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango), an additional fisher among Caracarini falcons Provedor de dados: 49 Autores: Sazima,Ivan; Olmos,Fabio. The Caracarini falcons are among the most versatile birds of prey, and their variable diet includes fishes, which may be taken as carrion. However, fishing behaviour is described for two species. Here we describe the Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango) fishing at an estuary in Chile, Pacific coast of South America. The caracara flew and glided close to water surface, hovering on occasions. After such a hovering, the bird plunged and attempted to snatch a prey with its talons. If successful, the caracara carried the fish in its talons and landed on an adjacent beach where the prey was torn apart and eaten. The 'glide-hover' technique of the Chimango Caracara differs slightly from the fishing recorded for the closely related Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago... Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Birds of prey; Falconidae; Fishing behaviour; Foraging tactics; Milvago chimango; Chile. Ano: 2009 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032009000300036 Petiscos florais: pétalas de Acca sellowiana (Myrtaceae) como fonte alimentar para aves em área urbana no Sul do Brasil Provedor de dados: 49 Autores: Sazima,Ivan; Sazima,Marlies. A goiaba-serrana (Acca sellowiana, Myrtaceae) é uma das poucas espécies vegetais cujas pétalas são habitualmente usadas como alimento por aves nos Neotrópicos. Registramos aqui o consumo de pétalas desta mirtácea por nove espécies de aves Passeriformes, numa arvoreta isolada em área urbana de Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul. A maior freqüência de visitas foi registrada para espécies de Thraupidae, aves predominantemente frugívoras. As aves tomavam as pétalas entre as mandíbulas e arrancavam ou cortavam porções, deixando sinais característicos nas flores. Thraupis sayaca e Tangara preciosa foram registrados recolhendo porções de pétalas e levando-as entre as mandíbulas, a primeira espécie tendo sido duas vezes observada fornecendo pétalas a ninhegos. Devido ao... Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Recursos florais; Áreas urbanizadas; Passeriformes; Arborização urbana. Ano: 2007 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032007000200035 Hawksbill turtles visit moustached barbers: cleaning symbiosis between eretmochelys imbricata and the shrimp stenopus hispidus Provedor de dados: 49 Autores: Sazima,Ivan; Grossman,Alice; Sazima,Cristina. This seems to be the first record of cleaning symbiosis between marine turtles and shrimps. During their foraging on the reef flat, the turtles regularly visited and posed at the stations. The same stations were visited by a few species of reef fishes, which posed and were cleaned by the shrimps. We suggest that cleaning symbiosis between turtles and shrimps is widespread and went unrecognised due to the superficial resemblance between a resting turtle and a posing and cleaned one. Additionally, we submit a putative origin for the cleaning symbiosis between marine turtles and cleaner shrimps following a few simple behavioural steps. Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Marine turtle-cleaner shrimp association; Cleaning symbiosis; Origin of turtle-shrimp association; Reef environment; Equatorial West Atlantic. Ano: 2004 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032004000100011 Insect cornucopia: various bird types prey on the season's first giant cicadas in an urban park in southeastern Brazil Provedor de dados: 49 Autores: Sazima,Ivan. Some species of large cicadas (Hemiptera) emerge in huge numbers during particular periods, and thus become an abundant food source for several vertebrate species that dwell in the same areas. I record here a small assemblage of six bird species that preyed on the season's first giant cicadas (Quesada gigas) from early September to mid November 2007 in an urban park of Campinas, São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. The Plumbeous Kite (Ictinia plumbea) was the most ubiquitous cicada predator. It waited high on perches or patrolled on wing and hunted adult cicadas only. Three cuckoo species (Crotophaga ani, Guira guira, and Piaya cayana) foraged on cicadas both on vegetation and on the ground, the first one also taking nymphs that emerged from a pond bank. The... Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Aves; Ictinia plumbea; Cicada prey; Quesada gigas; Mass emergence; Seasonality; Abundant food source; Urban area. Ano: 2009 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032009000100027 Anting behaviour with millipedes by the dendrocolaptid bird Xiphocolaptes albicollis in southeastern Brazil Provedor de dados: 49 Autores: Sazima,Ivan. Several bird species practice anting. While anting a bird holds an ant or other arthropod that produces toxic or irritating secretions and rubs it on the plumage. Here I describe the White-collared Woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes albicollis) rubbing its body with millipedes of the orders Spirostreptida and Polydesmida while foraging among banana stumps or at bromeliad clumps in southeastern Brazil. On three occasions I recorded the bird holding a millipede in the bill and rubbing it against its chest, belly, and wings. From time to time the millipede was "chewed", and hammered against the substratum and then rubbed on the plumage again. After a while the millipede was ingested or dropped. Bromeliads harbour a rich fauna that includes mosquitoes, ticks, spiders,... Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Aves; Dendrocolaptidae; Anting behaviour; Foraging behaviour; Millipedes; Toxic secretion; "Xiphocolaptes albicollis". Ano: 2009 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032009000100024 Validated cleaner: the cuculid bird Crotophaga ani picks ticks and pecks at sores of capybaras in southeastern Brazil Provedor de dados: 49 Autores: Sazima,Ivan. Information on the role of smooth-billed anis (Crotophaga ani) as tick-pickers on mammals remains controversial. I record here these birds removing ticks and pecking at wounds of capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) in a small reserve at Campinas, São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. The birds inspected the mammalsÂ’ skin, both in places with and without hair. The hair was parted with bill movements, and ticks were removed by vigorous pulling. The birds also pecked at open or healing sores, from which they extracted small portions of blood clots and dead tissue. The capybaras appeared oblivious to the birdsÂ’ activity. Even in the case that the cleaning behaviour is restricted to some bird individuals and populations, or places and periods, this record validates... Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Bird-mammal symbiosis; Tick-removing; Cleaning behaviour; Hydrochoerus. Ano: 2008 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032008000100022 Playful birds: cormorants and herons play with objects and practice their skills Provedor de dados: 49 Autores: Sazima,Ivan. Play is a behaviour known mostly for mammals, although birds are recorded to play as well. Here I describe the play behaviour for two bird species, the Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) and the Green Heron (Butorides striata) in southeastern Brazil. Juvenile and adult cormorants were recorded to manipulate sticks, leaves, rootlets, and plant debris while on the ground. They also played with sticks, leaves, pods, and plant debris, as well as live or dead fish while in the water, repeatedly grabbing the object and submerging it. When the object was a fish, they tossed it in the air as well. Juvenile herons played with small pieces of wood, fruits, and other floating objects, which they picked up and tossed repeatedly in the water. The... Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Aves; Phalacrocorax brasilianus; Butorides striata; Play behaviour; Object and social play; Motor training. Ano: 2008 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032008000200025 Woody woodpecker enjoys soft drinks: the blond-crested woodpecker seeks nectar and pollinates canopy plants in south-eastern Brazil Provedor de dados: 49 Autores: Rocca,Márcia A.; Sazima,Marlies; Sazima,Ivan. Insects are the staple diet of woodpeckers, but some species also habitually feed on fruits. A few woodpecker species are recorded as flower visitors for nectar intake. We report here on the blond-crested woodpecker (Celeus flavescens) taking nectar from flowers of two canopy species, Spirotheca passifloroides (Bombacaceae) and Schwartzia brasiliensis (Marcgraviaceae), in the Atlantic forest of south-eastern Brazil. Spirotheca passifloroides blooms for three months in the austral winter, whereas S. brasiliensis blooms for two months in the summer. Flowers of both species produce large amounts of dilute nectar. Celeus flavescens visits several flowers per plant touching the anthers and stigmas with its head and throat, and thus acts as a pollen vector. We... Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Celeus flavescens; Picidae; Spirotheca passifloroides; Bombacaceae; Schwartzia brasiliensis; Marcgraviaceae; Ornithophily. Ano: 2006 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032006000200027 REEF FISH FORAGING ASSOCIATIONS AT MALPELO ISLAND, COLOMBIA (TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC) Provedor de dados: 50 Autores: Quimbayo,Juan P; Zapata,Fernando A; Floeter,Sergio R; Bessudo,Sandra; Sazima,Ivan. Varias especies de animales marinos establecen temporalmente asociaciones de caza interespecíficas, en las cuales especies oportunistas siguen a otras especies llamadas nucleares mientras estas buscan alimento pues disturban el substrato. Este tipo de comportamiento ha sido observado entre algunas especies de peces arrecifales en la isla Malpelo en el Pacífico colombiano. La morena Gymnothorax dovii y el jurel Caranx melampygus fueron identificados como especies nucleares mientras cazaban dentro del sitio conocido como El Arrecife. Estas especies fueron acompañadas por algunos meros Dermatolepis dermatolepis y Mycteroperca olfax, jurel Seriola rivoliana, pez corneta Aulostomus chinensis, la vieja Bodianus diplotaenia y en algunas ocasiones por el jurel... Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Asociación alimentaria; Nucleares-seguidores; Depredación; Colombia. Ano: 2014 URL: http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0122-97612014000100009 Associações de aves com insetos sociais: um sumário no Sudeste do Brasil Provedor de dados: 76 Autores: Sazima,Ivan; D'Angelo,Giulia B. RESUMO As aves podem se agregar a diversos tipos de insetos sociais (formigas, vespas, cupins). Estas associações podem ser agrupadas em três tipos, um deles relacionado a atividade alimentar e dois, a atividade reprodutiva: 1) forragear seguindo formigas de correição; 2) nidificar nas proximidades de colônias ativas de vespas e formigas; 3) nidificar em colônia ativas de cupins. Os três tipos de associação podem ser considerados como exemplos de comensalismo. Sumariamos aqui as associações de aves com insetos sociais que observamos no Sudeste do Brasil. Seguir formigas de correição foi habitual a raro para uma grande variedade de espécies, de Accipitridae a Tyrannidae. Nidificar nas proximidades de colônias ativas de vespas foi habitual para uma espécie... Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Forrageio; Formigas-correição; Nidificação; Colônias de vespas; Cupinzeiros. Ano: 2015 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212015000300333 Turtle riders: remoras on marine turtles in Southwest Atlantic Provedor de dados: 83 Autores: Sazima,Ivan; Grossman,Alice. An overview is presented for a poorly documented relationship between reef vertebrates in Southwest Atlantic: remoras (Echeneidae) associated with marine turtles. Two remora species (Echeneis naucrates and Remora remora) and four turtle species (Caretta caretta, Chelonia mydas, Eretmochelys imbricata, and Dermochelys coriacea) are here recorded in symbiotic associations in the SW Atlantic. Echeneis naucrates was recorded both on the coast and on oceanic islands, whereas R. remora was recorded only at oceanic islands and in the open sea. The remora-turtle association is usually regarded as an instance of phoresis (hitchhiking), albeit feeding by the fish is also involved in this symbiosis type. This association seems to be rare in SW Atlantic. Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Marine symbiosis; Remora; Echeneis; Phoresis; Feeding association; Mating opportunity. Ano: 2006 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252006000100014 The glassy sweepers' way: seeking a versatile wrasse to be cleaned Provedor de dados: 83 Autores: Sazima,Cristina; Krajewski,João Paulo; Bonaldo,Roberta Martini; Sazima,Ivan. Diurnal reef fishes compose the bulk of clients that seek cleaner fishes' services, but some nocturnal species that shelter at daytime also seek the cleaners. While doing so the nocturnal clients must leave their hiding places and thus they get exposed to potential diurnal predators. We report here on the cleaning interactions between a daytime cleaner wrasse (Thalassoma noronhanum) and a night time active client (Pempheris schomburgki) that usually remains sheltered at daytime. We recorded P. schomburgki leaving their shelter at daytime and heading towards T. noronhanum, whenever the cleaner swam by the shelter. Since T. noronhanum is able to tend temporary cleaning station near the safety of the shelters of its clients, P. schomburgki lessens a possible... Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Pempheris schomburgki; Thalassoma noronhanum; Cleaning symbiosis; Reef fishes; SW Atlantic. Ano: 2005 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252005000100008 A remarkable sand-dwelling fish assemblage from central Amazonia, with comments on the evolution of psammophily in South American freshwater fishes Provedor de dados: 83 Autores: Zuanon,Jansen; Bockmann,Flávio A.; Sazima,Ivan. We studied a specialised assemblage of sand-dwelling fish species from a streamlet in central Amazonia. The five sanddwelling species comprised 15.2 % of the total number in the streamlet (33 species). Two of the sand-dwellers are daytime foragers, Characidium cf. pteroides (Crenuchidae) and Stauroglanis gouldingi (Trichomycteridae), whereas three ones are night-time foragers, Gymnorhamphichthys rondoni (Rhamphichthyidae), "Imparfinis" pristos and Mastiglanis asopos (Heptapteridae). With the exception of C. cf. pteroides, the remainder species bury in the sand during their resting period. All five species bear a cryptic, sand-colour pattern, and some are translucent, traits which we regard as advantageous both for evasion from predators and for approaching... Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Forest streams; Fish diversity; Phylogeny; Feeding behaviour; Drift-trap net. Ano: 2006 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252006000100012 Species records, mistaken identifications, and their further use: the case of the diskfish Echeneis naucrates on a spinner dolphin Provedor de dados: 83 Autores: Sazima,Ivan. The single record of the sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates) attached to a spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) is based on a photograph taken at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, off northeast Brazil. A careful examination of this photograph demonstrates that the diskfish attached to the dolphin is the whalesucker (Remora australis), a species so far recorded on cetaceans only. Thus, the record of S. longirostris as a host for E. naucrates is here invalidated and the value of vouched records is reiterated. The exaggerated reliance even on refereed papers dealing with species records and checklists that lack or have dubious vouchers and their further use is commented upon. Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Remora-dolphin associations; Mistaken species record; Use of vouchers; Refereed papers. Ano: 2006 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252006000400010 Turtle cleaners: reef fishes foraging on epibionts of sea turtles in the tropical Southwestern Atlantic, with a summary of this association type Provedor de dados: 83 Autores: Sazima,Cristina; Grossman,Alice; Sazima,Ivan. In the present study we record several instances of reef fish species foraging on epibionts of sea turtles (cleaning symbiosis) at the oceanic islands of Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and near a shipwreck, both off the coast of Pernambuco State, northeast Brazil. Nine reef fish species and three turtle species involved in cleaning are herein recorded. Besides our records, a summary of the literature on this association type is presented. Postures adopted by turtles during the interaction are related to the habits of associated fishes. Feeding associations between fishes and turtles seem a localized, albeit common, phenomenon. Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Cleaning symbiosis; Foraging association; Cheloniidae; Tropical Western Atlantic. Ano: 2010 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252010000100023 Predictive factors of species composition of follower fishes in nuclear-follower feeding associations: a snapshot study Provedor de dados: 83 Autores: Teresa,Fabrício B.; Sazima,Cristina; Sazima,Ivan; Floeter,Sergio R. We tested whether habitat, identity, size of nuclear fishes, and intensity of bottom disturbance caused by their foraging can predict the composition of fish followers in nuclear-follower feeding associations. The study was carried out in a stream of the Serra da Bodoquena, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Southwestern Brazil. We performed underwater observational sessions (total 12 h) of such interspecific interactions to obtain data about the identity and abundance of the followers in the association, as well as the identity and size of the nuclear fish. We also evaluated whether different intensities of bottom disturbance due to the nuclear fish foraging and type of habitat may influence interactions. We recorded 38 episodes involving nuclear and follower... Tipo: Journal article Ano: 2014 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252014000400913 Wolf in a sheep's clothes: juvenile coney (Cephalopholis fulva) as an aggressive mimic of the brown chromis (Chromis multilineata) Provedor de dados: 83 Autores: Sazima,Ivan; Krajewski,João Paulo; Bonaldo,Roberta Martini; Sazima,Cristina. We found yellowish juvenile coneys (Cephalopholis fulva) at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, off Northeast Brazil, joining schools of similarly sized and coloured brown chromis (Chromis multilineata) when these latter closely approach the rocky reefs. Mingled within the mid-water hovering group of the plankton-feeding chromis, the piscivorous coney is able to approach unaware prey - an instance of aggressive mimicry. Three out of four coney individuals hunting under such disguise were successful in their attempts to prey on the otherwise wary rock-dwelling blenny (Malacoctenus species). This is the first instance of an epinepheline grouper mimicking a schooling and plankton-eating damselfish model in the West Atlantic. Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Mimicry; Hunting tactic; Epinepheline grouper; Plankton-feeding damselfish. Ano: 2005 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252005000200011 Fishes associated with spinner dolphins at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, tropical Western Atlantic: an update and overview Provedor de dados: 83 Autores: Sazima,Ivan; Sazima,Cristina; Silva-Jr,José Martins da. An update is presented for fish species associated with spinner dolphins at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, tropical Western Atlantic, providing a general view of their diversity. The associates are mostly reef-dwelling fishes that feed on the dolphin wastes. Twelve species are habitual or occasional plankton-eaters and two species are herbivores that occasionally forage on floating pieces of algae. One species is a strict carnivore, one species is a hitchhiker that forages on a variety of foods including parasites and dead tissue from the dolphins, and one species is a carnivore that joins the dolphin groups to forage on schools of small fishes or squids. We predict that the list of fish associated with spinner dolphins will expand mostly with addition... Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Fish-cetacean symbiosis; Foraging groups; Feeding modes; Plankton-eaters. Ano: 2006 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252006000400009 Fallen leaves on the water-bed: diurnal camouflage of three night active fish species in an Amazonian streamlet Provedor de dados: 83 Autores: Sazima,Ivan; Carvalho,Lucélia Nobre; Mendonça,Fernando Pereira; Zuanon,Jansen. Resemblance to dead leaves is a well known type of camouflage recorded for several small vertebrates that dwell in the leaf and root litter on the ground. We present here instances of such resemblance in three species of nocturnal fishes (Siluriformes and Gymnotiformes) that spend the daytime among submersed root-tangle with leaf litter in Amazonian streams. All three species are very difficult to spot visually, due both to their shape and colors which blend with the substrate, as well as to the heterogeneous nature of their cover. Two species were recorded to lie on their sides, which adds to their resemblance to dead leaves. When disturbed, one species may drift like a waterlogged leaf, whereas another moves upwards the root-tangle, exposing its fore... Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Crypsis; Leaf resemblance; Defence against predators; Siluriformes; Gymnotiformes. Ano: 2006 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252006000100013 A honeymoon in Brazil: the spawning behavior of an exotic reef fish in the western south Atlantic Provedor de dados: 83 Autores: Luiz,Osmar J; Sazima,Ivan; Waib,Luis F; Ferreira,Carlos Eduardo L. The reproductive strategies of surgeonfishes of the genus Acanthurus are well known for all Atlantic species except the Monrovia doctorfish, Acanthurus monroviae, an eastern Atlantic surgeonfish whose biology remains largely unknown. We provide here the first account on the spawning behavior of A. monroviae, an exotic fish on rocky reefs of southeastern Brazilian coast. Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Acanthurus monroviae; Acanthuridae; Reproduction; Laje de Santos; Rocky reef. Ano: 2010 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252010000200016 Stirring, charging, and picking: hunting tactics of potamotrygonid rays in the upper Paraná River Provedor de dados: 83 Autores: Garrone-Neto,Domingos; Sazima,Ivan. Hunting tactics of potamotrygonid freshwater rays remain unreported under natural conditions. Three main foraging tactics of Potamotrygon falkneri and P. motoro are described here based on underwater observations in the upper Paraná River. Both species displayed similar behaviors. The most common tactic was to undulate the disc margins close to, or on, the bottom and thus stirring the substrate and uncovering hidden preys. Another tactic was to charge upon prey concentrated in the shallows. The least common tactic was to pick out prey adhered to the substrate. The first tactic is widespread in several species of marine rays in the Dasyatidae, whereas the remainder (especially picking up prey on substrata above water surface) may be restricted to the... Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Potamotrygonidae; Potamotrygon falkneri; Potamotrygon motoro; Variable hunting tactics; Southwestern Brazil. Ano: 2009 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252009000100015 The more stirring the better: cichlid fishes associate with foraging potamotrygonid rays Provedor de dados: 83 Autores: Garrone-Neto,Domingos; Sazima,Ivan. One hunting tactic of freshwater rays (Potamotrygonidae), termed "undulate the disc and stir substrate", is here reported to attract cichlids at two sites in the upper Paraná River. The ray species involved in such association are Potamotrygon falkneri and P. motoro, whose activity attract four cichlid species, namely Crenicichla britskii, Satanoperca pappaterra, Cichla kelberi, and Geophagus proximus, the two latter non-native species to the study area. The cichlids approach a ray when it begins to stir the substrate and form sediment clouds, and remain close to the ray during this activity only. The association is here regarded as following behavior even if very transient. Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Cichlidae; Feeding association; Potamotrygonidae; Hunting tactics; Southeastern Brazil. Ano: 2009 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252009000300018 Trichomycterus maracaya, a new catfish from the upper rio Paraná, southeastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae), with notes on the T. brasiliensis species-complex Provedor de dados: 83 Autores: Bockmann,Flávio A.; Sazima,Ivan. Trichomycterus maracaya, a new species of Trichomycteridae, is described from a streamlet in the upper rio Paraná, Poços de Caldas, State of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. The following putative autapomorphies distinguishes T. maracaya from congeneric species: 1) row of lateral blotches not forming a stripe at any phase during ontogeny; 2) superficial layer of pigmentation of juveniles and large (presumably adults) specimens consisting solely of scattered chromatophores. Furthermore, the new species is characterized by a combination of yellow ground color in life and mottled pattern formed by small to medium-sized, brown, irregularly-coalescent, well-defined deeper-lying blotches, and more superficial dots on the body. Trichomycterus maracaya is... Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Pencil catfish; Ostariophysi; Endemic; Neotropics. Ano: 2004 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252004000200003 Does the association of young fishes with jellyfishes protect from predation?A report on a failure case due to damage to the jellyfish Provedor de dados: 83 Autores: Bonaldo,Roberta Martini; Krajewski,João Paulo; Sazima,Ivan. The fish-jellyfish association is regarded as a temporary symbiosis believed to protect the fishes from predators. Here we report on juvenile scads (Trachurus lathami) associated with the jellyfish Chrysaora lactea, opportunistically preyed on by the grouper Mycteroperca acutirostris while the medusa was being damaged. The predation instances occurred when a couple of the filefish Stephanolepis hispidus approached the jellyfish to nibble on its umbrella. The feeding of the filefish caused a momentary disturbance of the defensive association, perceived and capitalised on by the watchful grouper, an opportunistic and versatile hunter. Before and after the disturbance, the protection offered to the young fish by the jellyfish showed to be effective, which... Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Protective symbiosis; Fish-jellyfish association; Predation; Defence; SW Atlantic. Ano: 2004 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252004000200008 The almost invisible league: crypsis and association between minute fishes and shrimps as a possible defence against visually hunting predators Provedor de dados: 83 Autores: Carvalho,Lucélia Nobre; Zuanon,Jansen; Sazima,Ivan. Camouflage is one of the most widespread defence modes used by substrate-dwelling animals, whereas transparency is generally found in open-water organisms. Both these defence types are regarded as effective against visually guided predators. We present here three assemblages of similarly-sized freshwater fish and shrimp species which apparently rely on camouflage and transparency to evade some of their potential predators. In one of the associations, there is a transition from cryptic colours and translucency to transparency of the component species according to the position each of them occupies in the habitat. The likeness between the fishes and the shrimps is here regarded as a type of protective association similar to numerical or social mimicry.... Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Camouflage; Transparency; Defensive association; Mimicry; Freshwater fauna. Ano: 2006 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252006000200008 Uma nova espécie de Crossodactylus da Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais, Brasil (Amphibia, Leptodactylidae) Provedor de dados: 104 Autores: Caramaschi,Ulisses; Sazima,Ivan. Crossodactylus bokermanni, sp. n., is described from Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brasil. The new species is characterized by the small size (20-27 mm), slender build, long legs, narrow head, long and acuminate snout, rounded but fairly defined canthus rostralis, and small tympanum. Also, notes on its habits are made and its tadpole is described. Tipo: Journal article Ano: 1985 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-81751985000100005 New records and range extensions of reef fishes in the Western South Atlantic, with comments on reef fish distribution along the Brazilian coast Provedor de dados: 104 Autores: Moura,Rodrigo Leão de; Gasparini,João Luiz; Sazima,Ivan. New occurrences of 11 species of reef fishes are reported for the western South Atlantic, range extensions are recorded for additional 37 reef species along the Brazilian coast, and the distribution of reef ichthyofauna along the eastern coast of South America is commented upon. Tipo: Journal article Palavras-chave: Western South Atlantic; Brazilian ichthyofauna; Reef fishes; New records; Range extensions; Latitudinal trends. Ano: 1999 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-81751999000200017 Uma nova espécie de Thoropa da Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais, Brasil (Amphibia, Leptodactylidae) Provedor de dados: 104 Autores: Caramaschi,Ulisses; Sazima,Ivan. Thoropa megatympanum, sp. n., is described from the Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brasil. The new species is related to T. miliaris (Spix), from which it is readily distinguished by its smaller size, broader head, larger tympanum, shorter legs, and dorsal pattern mottled. The eggs and the tadpole are also described. Tipo: Journal article Ano: 1983 URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-81751983000300004