Douglas Fernandes Rodrigues Alves

• Dr.
• PostDoc Position at Federal University of Uberlândia

Protected areas are crucial sanctuaries for biodiversity, strictly prohibiting the direct exploitation of natural resources and helping to maintain viable populations and communities. However, even species within these areas face challenges from climate changes. This study compared the present distribution of five woody species (Aspidosperma toment...

While diversity gradients are well-explored in macroecology, factors shaping species richness at broad scales remain debated. We investigated the species richness of the decapod family Lysmatidae across 4 spatial scales: realm, province, ecoregion, and local (2° × 2° grid cells). We tested 4 ecological hypotheses: physiological stress (PSH), resour...

Aim: We studied the niche evolution and diversification modes in transisthmian Alpheus shrimps by examining the interplay between environmental niche divergence and conservatism in allopatric sister species. In a broader perspective, the current study analysed the evolution of climatic niche and the role of the environment in species diversificatio...

Freshwater ecosystems are among the most important in the world and provide essential functions and services to humans. In this study, we examine the roles of environmental and historical factors in explaining contemporary patterns of species richness. We investigated spatial patterns of species richness of freshwater crabs by compiling geographic...

The evaluation of the effects of early starvation and feeding on survival and growth in the early stages of the life cycle of ornamental marine caridean shrimp species is fundamental to establish adequate feeding protocols in their culture. In this study, we determine the nutritional vulnerability in the early larval stages of ornamental shrimp Lys...

Here, we used distribution models to predict the size of the environmentally suitable area for shrimps of fishing interest that were impacted by the tailing plume from the collapse of the Fundão Dam, one of the largest ecological disasters ever to occur in Brazil. Species distribution models (SDMs) were generated for nine species of penaeid shrimp...

Brazil contains about 5% (~120 spp.) of the total known species of freshwater decapods. Information on the occurrence of freshwater decapod species in the state of Minas Gerais is dispersed and much of this remains unpublished. We hereby propose to present the first inventory of freshwater decapods from the state, based on data compiled from public...

Trypauchen vagina (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) is a goby that lives burrowed into the substrata feeding on small invertebrates. It is native to the Indo-pacific region, ranging from Kuwait to China. Recently, this fish has been reported outside the original range of distribution, being found in the Mediterranean Sea, and more recently in the northeast...

Individuals within a population may reproduce synchronously. This phenomenon can occur in response to endogenous and/or exogenous stimuli and to different selective pressures. The objective of this study was to investigate whether there is reproductive synchrony with the tidal cycle in populations of two species of sym-biotic estuarine shrimps (Alp...

The early larval stages of the shrimps Lysmata ankeri and L. bahia were described, illustrated, and compared among other Lysmata species, providing important information on post-embryonic development and insights into its evolutionary history. Ovigerous specimens of L. ankeri and L. bahia were sampled from southeastern and northeastern Brazilian co...

Was tested the viability of a rearing system for management of broodstock of crabs and the salinity and temperature effect in larval survival and duration of the larval stages of Stenorhynchus seticornis. We used a completely randomized 4 × 4 factorial experiment with 16 treatments and 3 replicates per treatment. Factor one was temperature with the...

A maioria das pessoas acredita que os camarões são animais que só habitam mares e oceanos, mas isso não é verdade. Um grupo de espécies conhecido no meio científi co como Macrobrachium é encontrado em diferentes cursos de água doce, como rios e lagoas, em praticamente todas as regiões do Brasil. Até recentemente, acreditava-se que a maior parte das...

The complete larval development of Amphithrax hemphilli was described, illustrated, and compared with that of the previously described larvae of the genus Mithrax sensu lato. Specimens of A. hemphilli were sampled from the northeastern Brazilian coast. The larval development of A. hemphilli consisted of two zoeal stages and one megalopa. Amphithrax...

Animal populations can present different mating tactics according to the number of mates males or females obtain. The limiting factors for copulation in symbiont crustaceans are the size, structural complexity, and density of refuge, in addition to predation risk outside their shelters. In this study, we aimed to investigate, comparatively, if the...

The morphology of the first zoeal stage of Pilumnus vinaceus is described and compared with the zoea I of Pilumnus all species in the literature. Two ovigerous females of P. vinaceus were maintained in the aquarium facilities until the larvae hatch. The larvae of each ovigerous female were dissected using a stereoscopic microscope. The zoea I of P....

Sylviocarcinus pictus is a South American freshwater crab recently recorded for the first time in the Caatinga biome. Our objective was to characterize the population and reproductive biology of S. pictus from the semi-arid northeastern region of Brazil and verify the influence of seasonal environmental changes in this population. The crabs were co...

This study represents an unprecedented effort to assess the diversity of rocky infralittoral decapods Brachyura and Anomura from the Marine State Park of Laje de Santos, a preserved and protected area located in the southeastern Brazilian coast. Sampling was carried out quarterly for 1 year, using the combination of artificial refuge substrate (...

The aim of this study was to confirm the type of protandry adopted by M. rhizophorae and to describe the size at which sex change occurs in order to test predictions of sex allocation theory. The reproductive output also was investigated, based on fecundity and embryo volume. Specimens were collected cohabiting burrows built by mud shrimps Upogebia...

The present study aims to describe the population structure of the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium brasiliense and to analyze whether it varies seasonally, with emphasis on abundance variation by demographic category, sex ratio, size, and morphotypes, in addition to analyzing the recruitment period and its relationship with rainfall. The collections...

The occurrence of symbiotic relationships, are common in nature, but still require more understanding of the mechanisms that facilitate these interactions. Observations in estuarine environments in the Western Atlantic have shown that burrows constructed by snapping shrimp Alpheus estuariensis are frequently co-occupied by another shrimp species, S...

Abstract The objective of this study is to report the first occurrences of three species from the genus Lysmata Risso, 1816 in an area of the Queimada Grande Island (QGI), a conservation unit on the southern coast of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. The specimens were sampled manually in August 2018 from a small rocky formation from the QGI region....

An integrative taxonomic approach was adopted to confirm that the shrimp Cinetorhynchus erythrostictus was introduced into the Western Atlantic Ocean and it is for sale in the marine aquarium trade in Brazil, misidentified as C. rigens, a representative of the Atlantic fauna. The MaxEnt modeling technique was used to infer ecological niche models f...

Our study investigates the genetic and phenotypic variability of two populations of shrimps of the Macrobrachium amazonicum complex from two rivers of the same hydrographic basin in southeastern Brazil. We tested the hypothesis that the two hololimnetic populations are composed of different species from M. amazonicum complex. We identified, sexed,...

The lifestyle of symbiotic species in the genus Synalpheus can vary from pair living to eusocial. A pair-living social system commonly implies the adoption of a monogamous mating system. In this study, we used the symbiotic shrimp Synalpheus brevicarpus in association with the sponge Dysidea sp. to test the hypothesis that heterosexual pairs of sym...

Considering the environmental impacts to rivers caused by the exploitation of water resources and the consequences of these impacts upon fauna, the objective of this study was to evaluate the population biology of the shrimp Atya scabra (Leach, 1816) in the final stretch of the major river of South America. This species was assessed as “Near Threat...

The goal of this investigation was to determine the growth rates, longevity and size at morphological sexual maturity for the crab Mithraculus forceps in its natural environment on the southeastern Brazilian coast. Crabs were collected monthly from February 2004 through January 2006 in the rocky sublittoral of Vitória Island on the coast of São Pa...

This study aimed to investigate the biodiversity of caridean shrimps inhabiting the consolidated sublittoral of two Brazilian biodiversity locals Laje de Santos and Vitória Island. We provide data about species composition, cumulative species curves and ecological indexes. Additionally, we compared different sampling techniques used for cryptic fau...

Considering the importance of establishing different approaches to the early detection of invasive species, the present study aimed to describe and illustrate the morphology of the early larval stages of the shrimp Lysmata lipkei, an invasive species in the Western Atlantic. Additionally, we did a morphological comparison and a review of the other...

The present study is a taxonomic revision of the species of the shrimp genus Lysmata Risso, 1816 from Brazil, based on literature records and specimens deposited mostly in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZUSP). (2018) is re-identified as L. intermedia, based on a re-analysis of their voucher specimens. On the other hand, a sing...

Lysmata vittata is considered an invasive shrimp in the Atlantic Ocean and some characteristics might have contributed to its invasive success, such as its larval nutritional vulnerability during the early stages of development. The objective of this study was to evaluate the early larval stages of the shrimp L. vittata . Ovigerous specimens were c...

We evaluated the taxonomic composition of decapod crustaceans from the continental shelf of the Brazilian state of Sergipe. The specimens were collected during two field campaigns that covered the entire shelf length, at depths of 5–30 m. In the first campaign (“Petro-UFS”), four samplings took place between 1999−2000. In the second one (“Penaeid”)...

The objective of this study was to evaluate aspects of the reproductive biology of Palaemon northropi, a shrimp of the northeastern Brazilian estuarine region. The specimens were sampled between July and November 2017, with a hand net, and were identified to species level and sexed. We measured the carapace length (CL) of males and females and the...

Several decapod crustaceans are invaders, but little is known about the biological characteristics that potentiate the success of these decapods in invaded ecosystems. Here, we evaluate and describe some aspects of the reproductive biology and development of Lysmata vittata, an invasive shrimp species in the Atlantic Ocean. In addition, we intend t...

Reproductive cycle of Lysmata vittata (Stimpson, 1860) under laboratory conditions. Time (in days) between broods (TBB) for each replicate in different reproductive cycle (1–2, and 2–3). (PDF)

Development of the ovarian portion of the gonad in Lysmata vittata (Stimpson, 1860). Legend: Minimum (Min), maximum (Max) and mean ± standard deviation (X ± DP) diameter size (μm) of primary and advanced oocytes in different stages of development of the gonad (developing, developed and spent). (PDF)

Reproductive cycle of Lysmata vittata (Stimpson, 1860) under laboratory conditions. Time (in days) for the development of the ovarian portion of the gonad (TDO) and time (in days) of embryonic development (TED) for each replicate in different reproductive cycle (1, 2, and 3). (PDF)

Embryonic development of Lysmata vittata (Stimpson, 1860). Volume and area of the egg, yolk area of the egg and percentage (%) of the area of the egg occupied of yolk per replicate in each period of the embryonic development. (PDF)

p>Camarões de lama da família Upogebiidae são organismos importantes de comunidades de substrato não consolidado, onde eles cavam tocas agindo como engenheiros ecossistêmicos. O presente estudo descreve alguns parâmetros da estrutura populacional e biologia reprodutiva do camarão de lama Upogebia omissa. A coleta dos indivíduos foi realizada no est...

An integrative approach was used, combining morphological and molecular analyses, to provide the first report of Lysma-ta lipkei and L. vittata in Sergipe State, Brazil, and confirm that both species are invasive of the Atlantic Ocean. Lysmata shrimps were sampled in the estuary region of the Vaza-Barris river, Sergipe State, northeastern Brazil, a...

The aim of this study was to investigate the relative growth and onset of morphological sexual maturity of the freshwater crab Sylviocarcinus pictus. Specimens were collected every month from October 2013 to September 2014, at night, on a stretch of the river Guaribas, Piauí, Brazil. Crabs were sexed and their carapace width (CW, independent variab...

The prawns Macrobrachium amazonicum and Macrobrachium jelskii, have been introduced in the southeastern Brazilian region. Thus, it becomes necessary knowing the reproductive aspects of these invasive species. This study aimed to analyze the relative growth and to estimate the morphological sexual maturity of the freshwater prawn species M. amazonic...

Reproductive output parameters (fecundity and egg volume) of Lysmata vittata were examined in a population in northeastern Brazil. Effect of maturation diets on the reproductive output of these shrimp under laboratory conditions was evaluated. Reproductive output was estimated for 25 shrimp collected in the wild. Another 45 pairs of shrimp were use...

The aim of the present study is to test the resource economic monopolization hypothesis and the hypothesis of monogamy using the shrimp Alpheus estuariensis as a model. The shrimps were collected in two areas in the Vaza-Barriz estuary, north-east Brazil, from August to November 2016. The average abundance of refuges was obtained through 30 random...

Knowledge of the critical points in larval stages is essential to evaluate the physiological state of the larvae in their natural environment. This study investigated the nutritional vulnerability index (NVI) of the first (ZI) and second (ZII) zoeal stages of Stenorhynchus seticornis. Zoeae were assigned to two experiments: (1) point of no return (...

Hermit crabs are common and abundant members of the intertidal community and in sublittoral bottoms, where they play a fundamental role in the trophic chain. This study aimed to determine the composition of the hermit crab fauna, to quantify the density in the natural environment, and to register shells use by main species from subtidal boulder fie...

In symbiotic crustaceans, host-use patterns vary broadly. Some species inhabit host individuals solitarily, other species live in heterosexual pairs, and even other species live in aggregations. This disparity in host-use patterns coupled with considerable differences in host ecology provide opportunities to explore how environmental conditions aff...

The mating systems of symbiotic crustaceans vary broadly, ranging from monogamy to polygamy to promiscuity. This disparity in mating systems coupled with wide differences in host ecology provides opportunities to study the effect of environmental conditions on the social behavior of marine organisms. In this study, we tested the prediction that sym...

This study describes the structure and temporal dynamics of brachyuran crab assemblages established in association with seaweed beds of two localities on the southeastern Brazilian coast. Collections were conducted each month over the course of 1 year from algal beds of Sargassum cymosum in a rocky intertidal zone on Grande (GR) and Domingas Dias (...

Mussel farms are one of the most important modalities of aquaculture and constitute almost 80% of the total bivalve production in Brazil, representing about 5% of the national production. Brachyuran crabs are common inhabitants of these environments and represent an important link in coastal marine food chains. The aim of this investigation is to d...

Background The genus Lysmata includes about 40 described species of which at least 12 species occur in the western Atlantic. The present study records the extension of the southern limit of distribution of two species of Lysmata to the coast of São Paulo. ResultsA total of 17 and two individual of Lysmata ankeri and Lysmata cf. intermedia were samp...

Information concerning the morphology of Dendrocephalus brasiliensis Pesta, 1921 is currently fragmented. This study reviewed the morphological structures described previously and new features (e.g., antenna-like structures and gonopod). We review the distribution of this species and also expand the geographic distribution of D. brasiliensis in the...

The morphology of the first zoeal stage of Domecia acanthophora (Desbonne, in Desbonne & Schramm, 1867) was described from laboratory-hatched material obtained from ovigerous females collected at Vitória Island on the southeastern Brazilian coast. We compared the larval morphology (zoea I) of fourteen species of the superfamily Trapezioidea, which...

The objective of this study is to report seven decapod crustacean species for the first time from Sergipe state, northeastern Brazil. The specimens were sampled from January 2012 to June 2015, on continental shelf and estuaries. Alpheus buckupi, Synalpheus ul, Lysmata bahia, L. cf. intermedia, Paguristes tortugae, Macrocoeloma laevigatum and Pilumn...

This study evaluated the starvation resistance of the shrimp, Neocaridina davidi during the first and the third juvenile stages (named here as JI and JIII) by means of the estimation of point-of-no-return (PNR50). Two experiments were conducted with increasing numbers of days without food and two controls (one with continuous feeding, CF; the other...

This contribution reviews the morphology and the main diagnostic characters of the peppermint shrimp Lysmata ankeri. Individuals were sampled by scuba divers from August 2008 to June 2013 on the subtidal rocky bottom at Couves Island, on the coast of São Paulo State, Brazil. In the laboratory, the individuals were analyzed morphologically, with emp...

The red mangrove crab, Goniopsis cruentata, influences the recruitment and composition of plant species in the mangrove ecosystem and it is an important fishery resource. Nevertheless, no current management and conservation plans are available for this species for the Brazilian coast. This investigation evaluated the population structure and reprod...

The genus Dendrocephalus Daday, 1908 consists of 17 described species. The morphology of the frontal appendage and the first pairs of thoracopods of males are the main characteristics used for species identification. The objectives of this study were to increase knowledge of the morphology of Dendrocephalus orientalis and to propose a new identific...

The structurally diverse rocky shores along the northern coast of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, support a varied fauna and provide refuges for many organisms. Some of these environments allow for extensive microhabitats, among them the sand reefs formed by the polychaete Phragmatopoma lapidosa, which occupy much of this area. The beauty of the la...

The first zoeal stages of ?Cataleptodius parvulus and Xanthodius denticulatus are described and compared with zoeae of other members of the subfamily Xanthinae. The larvae of ?C. parvulus and X. denticulatus differ mainly in: 1) spinulation of rostral and dorsal spines; 2) type of antenna; 3) setation of the basis of first maxilliped; and 4) type o...

The aim of this study is to evaluate the ecological distribution of brachyurans that inhabit the rocky subtidal of continental islands of the north coast of São Paulo State. Within this aim, four specific objectives were set: to evaluate the distribution of brachyurans in macroscale among sampling locations; to assess the ecological relevance of mi...

In order to better understand the ecology of the different growth phases of the stone crab, Menippe nodifrons, and provide information for conservation of the natural stocks, this study describes the utilization of different biogenic substrates by this species in the intertidal zone. Sampling was carried out by hand at Ubatuba, State of São Paulo,...

We report on the population dynamics and reproductive traits of an ornamental crustacean, the spotted porcelain crab Porcellana sayana. Reproductive biology was examined be - tween January 1998 and December 1999 at 3 different bays off Ubatuba, southeastern Brazil. The growth curves for males and females are described by the equations carapace widt...

The main goals of this investigation were to describe the community structure of anomuran and brachyuran crabs inhabiting reefs constituted by colonies of Schizoporella unicornis, and to provide a species importance ranking for this community. Collections were carried out on S. unicornis reefs at two-month intervals from May 2003 to May 2004, in th...

Biodiversity can be useful as an ecosystem indicator for conservation and monitoring, through continuous assessment of its main properties including stability, primary productivity, exploitation tolerance and even global environmental changes. The main purpose of this study was to provide a checklist of the crabs associated with subtidal rocky bott...

AIM: The population biology of the freshwater shrimp Macrobrachium jelskii was investigated here emphasizing the length-frequency distribution, sex ratio, reproductive period and juvenile recruitment. In addition, the abundance of individuals was correlated with the abiotic factors. METHODS: Samples were collected on a monthly basis from July 2005...

The geographical distribution of marine organisms, as a result of complex natural processes through geological time, has been changed, sometimes drastically, by species introductions. Instances of species introduction have been recorded worldwide, and the Brazilian coast is no exception. The present review provides an update of the geographical dis...

The population biology of Epialtus bituberculatus was compared between two different intertidal localities with differing levels of wave exposure. Sampling was conducted monthly between January and December, 2001 on seaweed banks of Sargassum cymosum in the intertidal zone of the rocky shores Grande (GR) (23°23′S–45°03′W) and Domingas Dias (DD) (23...

This study provides information on the community structure of brachyuran crabs associated with the green sponge, Amphimedon viridis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864, from a beach on the southeastern coast of Brazil. Monthly collections from May 2002 through August 2003 were carried out on the rocky bottoms off Itaguá Beach (23°27′07′′S 45°02′49′′W)....

The main purpose of this study was to provide an estimate for the onset of morphological sexual maturity in the freshwater crab Trichodactylus fluviatilis, from a population located in south-eastern Brazil, based on the relative growth relationships, as well as the characterization of “handedness”. Monthly collections were carried out at night, fro...

This study aimed to describe the species composition and abundance of the porcellanid crabs inhabiting the consolidated sublittoral off an island on the southeastern coast of Brazil. During a sampling program at Vitoria Island (23 degrees 44'S, 45 degrees 01'W), collections were carried out monthly from February 2004 through January 2006. The crabs...

This study reports range extensions of three species of crabs to the northern coast of the state of São Paulo. The species obtained were Inachoides forceps, Microphrys antillensis and Mithraculus sculptus. Recent new records of marine species in Brazilian waters illustrate the importance of continuous investigations on the biodiversity of subtidal...

Relative growth can be understood as a morphometric relationship of body parts with the body as a whole, described by a mathematic equation. This study provides information on the patterns of relative growth of Mithrax tortugae from Vitória Island, southeastern Brazilian coast (23°44′04″S 45°01′35″W). Crabs were obtained from monthly collections by...

Investigations of the distribution of marine organisms provide a better understanding of the patterns of distribution and dispersal of these animals. Extensions of the distributional limits of decapod crustaceans in Brazilian waters have been recorded steadily and gradually, but these limits still remain poorly understood. The present study provide...