Luiz Rocha's Publications

Publications

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28. Bowen, B. W., A. Muss, L. A. Rocha, and W. S. Grant. 2006. Shallow mtDNA coalescence in Atlantic pygmy angelfishes (genus Centropyge) indicates a recent invasion from the Indian Ocean. Journal of Heredity 97(1): 1-12.

27. Rocha, L. A., D. R. Robertson, C. R. Rocha, J. L. Van Tassel, M. T. Craig, and B. W. Bowen. 2005. Recent invasion of the tropical Atlantic by an Indo-Pacific coral reef fish. Molecular Ecology 14:3921-3928.

26. Rocha, L. A., Robertson, D. R., Roman, Joe and B. W. Bowen. 2005. Ecological Speciation in Tropical Reef Fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B: Biological Sciences 272: 573-579.

25. Feitoza, B. M., Rosa, R. S. and L. A. Rocha. 2005. Ecology and zoogeography of deep reef fishes in northeastern Brazil. Bulletin of Marine Science 76(3): 725-742.

24. Rocha, L. A. 2004. Mitochondrial DNA and color pattern variation in three western Atlantic Halichoeres (Labridae), with the revalidation of two species. Copeia 2004: 770-782.

23. Guimaraes, R. Z. P., J. L. Gasparini and L. A. Rocha. A new cleaner goby of the genus Elacatinus (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Trindade Island, off Brazil. Zootaxa 770: 1-8.

22. Rocha, L. A. In press. Family Acanthuridae. In: Carpenter, K.E. ed. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. The Living Marine Resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy.

21. Rocha, L. A. In press. Family Cirrhitidae. In: Carpenter, K.E. ed. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. The Living Marine Resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy.

20. Rocha, L. A. 2003. Ecology, the Amazon barrier, and speciation in western Atlantic Halichoeres (Labridae). PhD Dissertation, University of Florida.

19. Rocha, L. A. 2003. Patterns of distribution and processes of speciation in Brazilian reef fishes. Journal of Biogeography 30(8):1161-1171.

18. Feitoza, B. M., L. A. Rocha, O. J. Luiz-Junior, S. R. Floeter & Gasparini, J. L. 2003. Reef fishes of St. Pauls Rocks: new records and notes on biology and zoogeography. aqua, Journal of Ichthyology 7(2): 61-82.

17. Ramos, R. T. C., C. R. Rocha and L. A. Rocha. 2003. New species of Emblemaria (Teleostei: Chaenopsidae) from Northern Brazil. Copeia 2003(1): 95-98.

16. Rocha, L. A., A. L. Bass, D. R. Robertson and B. W. Bowen. 2002. Adult habitat preferences, larval dispersal and the comparative phylogeography of three Atlantic Acanthurus (Teleostei: Acanthuridae). Molecular Ecology 11(2): 243-252.

15. Feit oza, B. M., T. L. Dias, L. A. Rocha and J. L. Gasparini. 2002. First record of cleaning activity in the slippery dick, Halichoeres bivittatus (Perciformes: Labridae), off northeastern Brazil. aqua, Journal of Ichthyology 5(2): 73-76.

14. Rocha, L. A. 2002. Brazilian Reef Fishes. In: Humann, P. (ed) Reef Fish Identification. 3rd Edition. New World Publications. pp. 464-481.

13. Rocha, L. A. and R. S. Rosa. 2001. Halichoeres brasiliensis (Bloch, 1791), a valid wrasse species (Teleostei: Labridae) from Brazil, with notes on the Caribbean species Halichoeres radiatus (Linnaeus, 1758). aqua, Journal of Ichthyology 4(4): 161-166.

12. Rocha, L. A. and I. L. Rosa. 2001. Baseline assessment of reef fish assemblages of Parcel Manuel Luiz Marine State Park, Maranhao, north-east Brazil. Journal of Fish Biology 58: 985-998.

11. Bowen, B. W., A. L. Bass, L. A. Rocha, W. S. Grant and D. R. Robertson. 2001. Phylogeography of the trumpetfish (Aulostomus): Ring species complex on a global scale? Evolution 55(5): 1029-1039.

10. Floeter, S. R., R. Z. P. Guimares, L. A. Rocha, C. E. L. Ferreira, C. A. Rangel & J. L. Gasparini. 2001. Geographic variation in reef-fish assemblages along the Brazilian coast. Global Ecology and Biogeography 10(4): 423-432.

9. Rocha, L. A., Guimaraes, R. Z. and J. L. Gasparini. 2001. Redescription of the Brazilian wrasse Thalassoma noronhanum (Boulenger, 1890) (Teleostei: Labridae). aqua, Journal of Ichthyology 4(3): 105-108.

8. Gasparini, J. L., Rocha, L. A. and S. R. Floeter. 2001. A new Ptereleotris (TELEOSTEI: MICRODESMIDAE) from the Brazilian coast. aqua, Journal of Ichthyology 4(3): 109-114.

7. Guimaraes, R. Z., Gasparini, J. L., Ferreira, C. E., Rocha, L. A., Floeter, S. R., Rangel, C. A. and Nunan, G. W. 2001. Peixes recifais brasileiros: riqueza desconhecida e ameacada. Ciencia Hoje 28(168): 16-23.

6. Floeter, S. R., J. L. Gasparini, L. A. Rocha, C. E. L. Ferreira, C. A. Rangel, B. M. Feitoza, and G. W. Nunan. 2001. Brazilian reef fish fauna: checklist and remarks. BioBase Project: http://www.biobase.org/BCF/Index.html

5. Rocha, L. A., I. L. Rosa and B. M. Feitoza. 2000. Sponge dwelling fishes of northeastern Brazil. Environmental Biology of Fishes 59(4): 453-458.

4. Rocha, L. A. 2000. Aggressive behavior of male Spanish hogfish (Bodianus rufus), in northeastern Brazil. Coral Reefs 19(2): 184.

3. Rocha, L. A. and I. L. Rosa. 1999. New Species of Haemulon (TELEOSTEI: HAEMULIDAE) from Northeastern Brazilian Coast. COPEIA 1999, 447-452.

2. Rocha, L. A., Rosa, I. L. & R. S. Rosa. 1998. Peixes recifais da costa da Paraba, Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 15, 553-566.

1. Rosa, R. S.; Rosa, I. L. & L. A. Rocha. 1997. Diversidade da ictiofauna de poas de mar da praia do Cabo Branco, Joo Pessoa, Paraba, Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 14, 201-212.