The p-Branch design has greater anatomic feasibility and achieves proximal seal in all patients with juxtarenal and pararenal AAAs but is not able to incorporate visceral arteries in 40% of patients. The Ventana design allows incorporation of the visceral arteries in 90% of patients but fails to provide sufficient seal in 40%. Nearly 40% of juxtarenal and pararenal AAAs do not meet anatomic criteria for endovascular repair with one of the two devices, justifying the need for additional designs.

RESUMOEste estudo relata a taxonomia e distribuição temporal do gênero Pinnularia ocorrente no curso inferior do rio Negro (03º02'46,5"S e 60º15'13,1"W) ao longo de um ciclo anual. O trabalho foi conduzido a partir da análise de amostras coletadas na coluna d'água, em escala mensal, entre os meses de outubro de 2002 a setembro de 2003. As espécies foram descritas e comentadas com base na sua morfologia e morfometria. Onze espécies e quatro variedades foram identificadas, ilustradas e incluídas em chave taxonômica. Dois táxons registrados neste estudo, P. sterrenburgii var. sterrenburgii Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot e P. subgibba var. capitata Metzeltin & Krammer, constituem primeira citação de ocorrência para o rio Negro. Temporalmente, a maior riqueza de espécies ocorreu entre os meses de outubro a dezembro de 2002, período de águas baixas, quando houve provavelmente maior interação entre água e sedimento possibilitando aporte de indivíduos da região bentônica. Considerando a ocorrência dos táxons ao longo do estudo, somente P. confirma foi considerada frequente, estando presente em mais de 50% das amostras analisadas. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: águas pretas, diatomáceas, plâncton, região amazônica Pinnularia (Bacillariophyta) from the lower course of Negro river (Amazon, Brazil): taxonomy and temporal distribution ABSTRACTThis study reports the taxonomy and temporal distribution of the Pinnularia genus occurring in the lower course Negro river (03º02'46,5"S e 60º15'13,1"W) along an annual cycle. Samples were collected in the water column monthly, from October 2002 to September 2003. The species were described and commented based on their morphology and morphometry. Eleven species and four varieties are registered, illustrated and incorporated in a taxonomic key. P. sterrenburgii var. sterrenburgii Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot and P. subgibba var. capitata Metzeltin & Krammer are the first references to Negro river. Temporally, the highest species richness occurred from October and December 2002, low water period, when happened more interaction between water and sediment, and the contribution of the benthos individuals. On base in taxa occurrence during this study, only P. confirma was frequently, with occurrence in more than 50% of sample analyzed.

The macroscopic and microscopic diversity of potential food items available in the nests of plainfin midshipman Porichthys notatus were quantified and compared with items that were found in the stomach and intestine (digestive tract) of the guarding males. In this species, males occur as one of two possible reproductive morphs: guarder males that care for young and sneaker males that parasitize the courtship and care of guarder males. Although it was predicted that guarder males would have fewer feeding opportunities due to their confinement to the nest, they in fact had more food items in their digestive tracts than did sneaker males and females. Date in the breeding season (a proxy of care duration) and body condition were not correlated with the amount of food consumed by guarder males. The main type of food consumed was P. notatus embryos; 69% of all guarder males sampled had cannibalized offspring. By comparing the diet of both sexes and tactics, this study sheds light on some of the strategies designed to cope with the costs of providing parental care.

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Tupé Lake belongs to one of the Sustainable Development Reserves in the Negro River Basin, Amazonas State, Brazil. It connects to the Negro river by a channel, so its level varies according to the floods of the river. The water has low pH (< 5), low conductivity (< 7.60 µS.cm-1) and high temperature (> 28.5ºC). During a taxonomic study of the genus Pinnularia, four new species are described: P. manausensis Pereira & Torgan, P. nelsonii Pereira & Torgan, P. tupensis Pereira, Melo & Torgan and P. walkerae Pereira & Torgan. The study was based on samples taken during October and December 2003 (low waters) and September 2008 (falling), including samples of plankton and sediment. The morphology of the species is compared to closely related (similar) taxa. Detailed valve structures of some species are documented with scanning electron microscopy.