Débora A. Carvalho

Summary

General affinity for all fields of ecology with emphasis on labor in the area of trophic ecology, functional morphology and physiology of the digestive system of freshwater decapods. Expert in the techniques of crustaceans collection in the field and its maintenance in the laboratory; extraction, preparation and analysis in optical and electronic microscope of feeding structures; stomach content analysis; digestibility of nutrients and activity of digestive enzymes and metabolism. This information contributes to the understanding of the role of decapods in the transfer of matter and energy in freshwater systems and as components of artificial systems for aquaculture and aquarism.

Aquaculture, Fisheries & Fish Science Ecology Freshwater Biology Zoology