Marcelo Roberto Souto de Melo

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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto Oceanográfico (IO) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal)
Birthplace: Brazil

Marcelo Roberto Souto de Melo in research grants and scholarships supported by FAPESP.

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Completed (most recent)

17th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium, AR.EXT
Abstract
The deep ocean is the largest ecosystem on earth, and has extremes conditions for life due to its low temperature, high pressure and gradual reduction of sun light, which makes photosynthesis impossible starting at 200 m depth until total darkness, from 1,000 m and beyond. It is estimated that 10 to 15% of all fish species inhabit depths greater than 500 m. In Brazil, the REVIZEE project …
Diversity and evolution of deep-sea fishes: DEEP-OCEAN, AP.BTA.JP
9th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference, AR.EXT

Scholarships in Brazil

Ongoing (most recent)

Abstract
Deep-sea is the main bioluminescence hotspot in the planet which has a primary role in communication in this habitat. Stomiiformes represent a key in the bioluminescence ecology of the deep-sea, as one of the most abundant groups and the ancientest order of luminous fishes. The dragonfishes, as they are commonly known, have different types of photophores for distinct intra- and inter-spec…
Evolution and biological function of fluorescent filters in the photophores of dragonfishes (Teleostei: Stomiiformes), BP.PD

Completed (most recent)

Management, identification and cataloging of ichthyological material collected during the DEEP-OCEAN Project., BP.TT
Abstract
Two oceanographic cruises were conducted onboard the N/Oc Alpha Crucis during the DEEP-OCEEAN Project, focusing the Brazilian continental slope off Ilhabela (SP) and Florianópolis (SC), in 2019 and 2022, respectively. The captures were obtained in depths from 250 to 1,500 m and resulted on the collections of about 6,000 fish specimens, including both Chondrichthyans and osteichthyans. The…
DEEP-OCEAN: ecological studies in deep-sea fishes, BP.IC
Abstract
Two oceanographic cruises were conducted onboard the N/Oc Alpha Crucis during the DEEP-OCEEAN Project, focusing the Brazilian continental slope off Ilhabela (SP) and Florianópolis (SC), in 2019 and 2022, respectively. The captures were obtained in depths from 250 to 1,500 m and resulted on the collections of about 6,000 fish specimens, including both chondrichthyans and osteichthyans. The…
DEEP-OCEAN: sorting and identification of deep-sea fishes, BP.IC

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4 / 3	Completed research grants
1 / 1	Ongoing scholarships in Brazil
7 / 6	Completed scholarships in Brazil
12 / 10	All research grants and scholarships

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