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E. Bessa

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h-index: 16
Works: 57
Citations: 1,074

Most-cited papers

How Nature-Based Tourism Might Increase Prey Vulnerability to Predators.
B. Geffroy, Diogo S. M. Samia, E. Bessa, D. Blumstein
2015Trends in Ecology & Evolution302 citations
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From forests to cattail: how does the riparian zone influence stream fish?
L. Casatti, F. Teresa, Thiago Gonçalves-Souza, E. Bessa +3 more
2012128 citations Open access
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Ecosystem services generated by Neotropical freshwater fishes
F. Pelicice, A. Agostinho, V. M. Azevedo-Santos, E. Bessa +12 more
2022Hydrobiologia71 citations
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Ecotourism’s Promise and Peril
D. Blumstein, B. Geffroy, Diogo S. M. Samia, E. Bessa
2017Cambridge International Law Journal44 citations
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A meta‐analysis of fish behavioural reaction to underwater human presence
Diogo S. M. Samia, E. Bessa, D. Blumstein, J. Nunes +5 more
2019Fish and Fisheries43 citations Open access
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Water temperature explains part of the variation in basal plasma cortisol level, within and between- fish species.
Sébastien Alfonso, Camille Houdelet, E. Bessa, B. Geffroy +1 more
2023Journal of Fish Biology34 citations Open access
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Group size, temperature and body size modulate the effects of social hierarchy on basal cortisol levels in fishes.
E. Bessa, Bastien Sadoul, D. McKenzie, B. Geffroy
2021Hormones and Behavior25 citations Open access
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Impacts of Fish Tourism
E. Bessa, Fernanda Carolina da Silva, J. Sabino
201725 citations
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Life history of three catfish species (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from southeastern Brazil
M. R. Denadai, E. Bessa, Flávia Borges Santos, W. Fernandez +4 more
201225 citations Open access
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How does tourist monitoring alter fish behavior in underwater trails
E. Bessa, E. Gonçalves-de-Freitas
201424 citations
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Nature-Based Tourism Elicits a Phenotypic Shift in the Coping Abilities of Fish
B. Geffroy, Bastien Sadoul, A. Bouchareb, S. Prigent +6 more
2018Frontiers in Physiology23 citations Open access
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Diets of Eucinostomus argenteus (Baird & Girard, 1855) and Diapterus rhombeus (Cuvier, 1829) (Perciformes: Gerreidae) in Caraguatatuba Bay, southeastern Brazil
M. R. Denadai, Flávia Borges Santos, E. Bessa, W. Fernandez +2 more
201221 citations
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Rare data on a rocky shore fish reproductive biology: sex ratio, length of first maturation and spawning period of Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) with notes on Stegastes variabilis spawning period (Perciformes: Pomacentridae) in São Paulo, Brazil
E. Bessa, J. F. Dias, A. M. D. de Souza
200721 citations Open access
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Feeding habits of whitemouth croaker Micropogonias furnieri (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) in Caraguatatuba Bay, southeastern Brazil
M. R. Denadai, Flávia Borges Santos, E. Bessa, W. Fernandez +2 more
201520 citations Open access
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Multi-species generalist predation on the stochastic harvested clam Tivela mactroides (Mollusca, Bivalvia)
A. Turra, W. Fernandez, E. Bessa, Flávia Borges Santos +1 more
201518 citations
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Tourism impact on stream fish measured with an ecological and a behavioural indicator
E. Bessa, B. Geffroy, E. Gonçalves-de-Freitas
201717 citations
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Maternal Care by the Earwig Doru lineare Eschs. (Dermaptera: Forficulidae)
A. R. Butnariu, A. Pasini, Fernanda Santos Reis, E. Bessa
2013Journal of insect behavior15 citations
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Mutilating predation in the Cheirodontinae Odontostilbe pequira (Characiformes: Characidae)
M. L. Lima, E. Bessa, D. Krinski, L. N. Carvalho
201215 citations Open access
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Sexual selection: Perspectives and models from the neotropics
E. Bessa
201513 citations
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Light reaction and cryptobiotic habits in armoured catfishes, genus Ancistrus, from caves in central and northwest Brazil (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)
E. Bessa, Eleonora Trajanc
200113 citations
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Best Practices Toward Sustainable Ecotourism
Diogo S. M. Samia, L. Angeloni, M. Bearzi, E. Bessa +13 more
201712 citations
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Population biology and diet of the southern kingcroaker Menticirrhus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) in Caraguatatuba Bay, southeastern Brazil
A. Turra, Flávia Borges Santos, E. Bessa, W. Fernandez +2 more
201212 citations Open access
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The barred grunt Conodon nobilis (Perciformes: Haemulidae) in shallow areas of a tropical bight: spatial and temporal distribution, body growth and diet
Maíra Pombo, M. R. Denadai, E. Bessa, Flávia Borges Santos +2 more
2014Helgoland Marine Research11 citations Open access
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Juveniles of the piscivorous dourado Salminus brasiliensis mimic the piraputanga Brycon hilarii as an alternative predation tactic
E. Bessa, L. N. Carvalho, J. Sabino, Paola Tomazzelli
201111 citations Open access
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Population ecology, life history and diet of the shorthead drum Larimus breviceps in a tropical bight in southeastern Brazil
E. Bessa, Flávia Borges Santos, Maíra Pombo, M. R. Denadai +2 more
2013Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom10 citations
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Population Dynamics and Diet of the Madamango Sea Catfish Cathorops spixii (Agassiz, 1829) (Siluriformes: Ariidae) in a Tropical Bight in Southeastern Brazil
M. R. Denadai, Maíra Pombo, Flávia Borges Santos, E. Bessa +2 more
2013PLoS ONE10 citations Open access
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Population biology and diet of the puffer fish Lagocephalus laevigatus (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) in Caraguatatuba Bay, south-eastern Brazil
M. R. Denadai, Flávia Borges Santos, E. Bessa, L. Bernardes +1 more
2011Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom10 citations
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Balancing ecotourism and wildlife management through a conservation behavior approach
Rachel Y. Chock, E. Bessa, Josue David Arteaga-Torres, Liv Baker +19 more
2025Conservation Science and Practice9 citations Open access
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Population biology and diet of Pomadasys corvinaeformis (Perciformes: Pomadasyidae) in Caraguatatuba Bay, southeastern Brazil.
M. R. Denadai, Flávia Borges Santos, E. Bessa, W. Fernandez +2 more
2013Revista de Biología Tropical9 citations Open access
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Pets at ecotourism destinations: cute mascot or trojan horse?
E. Bessa, D. Blumstein, Diogo S. M. Samia, B. Geffroy
20198 citations Open access
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Disruptive coloration and habitat use by seahorses
Michele Duarte, Felipe M. Gawryszewski, Suzana Ramineli, E. Bessa
2019Neotropical Ichthyology8 citations Open access
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Dolphin conservation can profit from tourism and Citizen science
Paulo Victor Resende dos Santos, E. Bessa
20198 citations
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Impact of feeding fish as a tourist attraction on a coral reef invertivorous fish's diet and growth
Fernanda Carolina da Silva, A. L. Ferreira, R. Artoni, E. Bessa
20207 citations
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Territorial behaviour and dominance hierarchy of Anthracothorax nigricollis Vieillot 1817 (Aves: Trochilidae) on food resources
L. E. Araújo-Silva, E. Bessa
20107 citations
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Testing traditional hypotheses about prey capture efficiency in orb-web spiders
Fernanda Carolina da Silva, Mateus Moleta, C. A. Dos Anjos, G. Schade +9 more
2020Journal of ethology6 citations Open access
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Fish assemblages from touristic and non-visited headwater streams differ
Giliard Balduino, T. Marques, E. Bessa
2017Environmental Biology of Fishes6 citations
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Territorial hypothesis predicts the trade-off between reproductive opportunities and parental care in three species of damselfishes (Pomacentridae: Actinopterygii)
E. Bessa, J. Sabino
20126 citations Open access
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Nature-Based Tourism and Prey Vulnerability to Predators: A Reply to Fitzgerald and Stronza.
B. Geffroy, Diogo S. M. Samia, E. Bessa, D. Blumstein
2016Trends in Ecology & Evolution5 citations
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Sex produces as numerous and long-lived offspring as parthenogenesis in a new parthenogenetic insect
J. Cocco, A. R. Butnariu, E. Bessa, A. Pasini
20134 citations
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Population biology of the barbel drum Ctenosciaena gracilicirrhus (Metzelaar, 1919) (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) in Caraguatatuba Bay, Southeastern Brazil
Maíra Pombo, M. R. Denadai, Flávia Borges Santos, E. Bessa +2 more
20134 citations Open access
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Egg-capsule deposition of the marine gastropod Olivella minuta: the importance of an interspecific relationship with the soft-bottom bivalve Tivela mactroides
G. Corte, L. Q. Yokoyama, M. R. Denadai, E. Bessa +2 more
2019Journal of molluscan studies3 citations
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Introduction: Ecotourism’s Promise and Peril
D. Blumstein, B. Geffroy, Diogo S. M. Samia, E. Bessa
20173 citations
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Creating a Research-Based Agenda to Reduce Ecotourism Impacts on Wildlife
D. Blumstein, B. Geffroy, Diogo S. M. Samia, E. Bessa
20173 citations
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Population Biology and Diet of the Pompano Trachinotus carolinus (Perciformes: Carangidae) in Caraguatatuba Bay, Southeastern Brazil
Márcia Regina Denadai, Flávia Borges Santos, E. Bessa, Wellington Silva Fernandez +1 more
20133 citations
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Protection needed for international species collections
E. Bessa
2010Nature2 citations
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SEXUAL SELECTION IN THE TORTOISE Chelonoidis denticulata: DOMINANT PARTNER OR HEALTHY PARTNER?
Raiane Costadelle Cavalheiro, E. Bessa
20161 citations Open access
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The fitness of the Brazilian damsel Stegastes fuscus is increased by sharing the territory with the dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus
E. Bessa
2011Acta Ethologica1 citations
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Take my breath away: Defining the oxygen saturation threshold for fish cortisol stress response
Sébastien Alfonso, Benjamin Geffroy, P. Carbonara, L. Toomey +1 more
2026Journal of Fish Biology0 citations Open access
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Fragmentation by Dams and Habitat Quality Affect Body Condition of a Small Characid in a Neotropical System
Ana Carolina Daldegan, Y. Soares, P. V. Rabelo, V. Urbano +9 more
2026Ecology of Freshwater Fish0 citations Open access
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No effect of anthropogenic food provisioning and population density on the aggressive behavior of a territorial Cichlid: a case study
R. Pereira, E. Bessa
2022Biotemas0 citations Open access
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