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Population structure of Oncholaimus cobbi (Nematoda: Oncholaimidae) in a tropical tidal flat

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2003

A.M. Esteves ,
T.F. Maria  and
A.P. Wandeness
A.M. Esteves*
Affiliation:
Setor de Zoologia, Departamento de Biologia Animal e Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, Rua São Francisco Xavier 524, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20550-900, Brazil Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-590, Brazil
T.F. Maria
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-590, Brazil
A.P. Wandeness
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-590, Brazil
*
‡Corresponding author, e-mail: aesteves@biologia.ufrj.br
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Abstract

Oncholaimus cobbi was described from the Brazilian coast. The area studied, Coroa Grande, is located in Sepetiba Bay, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Sampling was carried out monthly, from May 1998 through April 1999. Most of the population was represented by adults, of which non-ovigerous females were the most abundant category. The species reached its highest population density during the warmest months, and the highest densities of males and ovigerous females were seen in February 1999.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 83 , Issue 5 , October 2003 , pp. 903 - 904
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2003

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