1. Foreword for the special issue Fish Research in Latin America: Biodiversity, and Basic and Applied Physiology

   • Ana T. M. Viveiros

   OriginalPaper 06 August 2008 Pages: 1 - 1

2. Immunocytochemical identification of adenohypophyseal cells in the pirarucu (Arapaima gigas), an Amazonian basal teleost

   • M. I. Borella
   • R. Venturieri
   • J. M. Mancera

   OriginalPaper 29 August 2008 Pages: 3 - 16

   

3. A review of spawning induction, larviculture, and juvenile rearing of the fat snook, Centropomus parallelus

   • V. R. Cerqueira
   • M. Y. Tsuzuki

   OriginalPaper 08 July 2008 Pages: 17 - 28

4. Fishes of southern South America: a story driven by temperature

   • V. E. Cussac
   • D. A. Fernández
   • H. L. López

   OriginalPaper 16 April 2008 Pages: 29 - 42

   

5. Fish muscle: the exceptional case of notothenioids

   • Daniel A. Fernández
   • Jorge Calvo

   OriginalPaper 02 November 2008 Pages: 43 - 52

   

6. Patterns of commercial fish landings in the Loreto region (Peruvian Amazon) between 1984 and 2006

   • Aurea Garcia
   • Salvador Tello
   • Fabrice Duponchelle

   OriginalPaper 22 April 2008 Pages: 53 - 67

   

7. Nutrition and feeding research in the spotted rose snapper (Lutjanus guttatus) and bullseye puffer (Sphoeroides annulatus), new species for marine aquaculture

   • Armando García-Ortega

   OriginalPaper 10 May 2008 Pages: 69 - 80

   

8. Genetics of neotropical fish: from chromosomes to populations

   • C. Oliveira
   • F. Foresti
   • A. W. S. Hilsdorf

   OriginalPaper 06 August 2008 Pages: 81 - 100

9. Effects of light and temperature conditions on the expression of GnRH and GtH genes and levels of plasma steroids in Odontesthes bonariensis females

   • L. A. Miranda
   • C. A. Strüssmann
   • G. M. Somoza

   OriginalPaper 27 May 2008 Pages: 101 - 108

   

10. Patterns of oocyte development in natural habitat and captive Salminus hilarii Valenciennes, 1850 (Teleostei: Characidae)

    • R. M. Honji
    • A. M. Narcizo
    • R. G. Moreira

    OriginalPaper 10 June 2008 Pages: 109 - 123

    

11. Gender determination in the Paiche or Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) using plasma vitellogenin, 17β-estradiol, and 11-ketotestosterone levels

    • F. Chu-Koo
    • R. Dugué
    • J. Nuñez

    OriginalPaper 23 April 2008 Pages: 125 - 136

    

12. Sperm quality and cryopreservation of Brazilian freshwater fish species: a review

    • A. T. M. Viveiros
    • H. P. Godinho

    OriginalPaper 17 June 2008 Pages: 137 - 150

13. Water pH and Prochilodus lineatus larvae survival

    • E. Zaniboni-Filho
    • A. P. O. Nuñer
    • R. L. Serafini

    OriginalPaper 07 June 2008 Pages: 151 - 155

    

14. mRNA expression of GnRH variants and receptors in the brain, pituitary and ovaries of pejerrey (Odontesthes bonariensis) in relation to the reproductive status

    • L. G. Guilgur
    • C. A. Strüssmann
    • G. M. Somoza

    OriginalPaper 17 April 2008 Pages: 157 - 166

    

15. Towards a universal scale to assess sexual maturation and related life history traits in oviparous teleost fishes

    • Jesús Núñez
    • Fabrice Duponchelle

    OriginalPaper 31 July 2008 Pages: 167 - 180

    

16. Energy density of sub-Antarctic fishes from the Beagle Channel

    • D. A. Fernández
    • M. E. Lattuca
    • J. Calvo

    OriginalPaper 30 May 2008 Pages: 181 - 188

    

17. Reproductive biology of freshwater fishes from the Venezuelan floodplains

    • H. Y. Guerrero
    • E. Cardillo
    • D. Marcano

    ReviewPaper 24 August 2008 Pages: 189 - 196

    

18. An overview of functional and stereological evaluation of spermatogenesis and germ cell transplantation in fish

    • R. H. Nóbrega
    • S. R. Batlouni
    • L. R. França

    OriginalPaper 22 August 2008 Pages: 197 - 206

    

19. Cell junctions in fish seminiferous epithelium

    • S. R. Batlouni
    • R. H. Nóbrega
    • L. R. França

    OriginalPaper 21 September 2008 Pages: 207 - 217

    

20. Leukocyte response and phagocytic activity in Nile tilapia experimentally infected with Enterococcus sp.

    • Maurício L. Martins
    • Felipe N. Vieira
    • Gilberto Pereira Jr

    OriginalPaper 07 September 2008 Pages: 219 - 222