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The sounds of love: acoustic repertoire of Andean bear, Tremarctos ornatus (Carnivora: Ursidae), mating in the wild

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
Understanding animal behavior is crucial for effective mammal conservation efforts; however, limited knowledge exists regarding the behavioral patterns of many species, particularly in wild conditions.
Adriana Reyes, Nicolás Reyes-Amaya, Ramiro Velazco, Manuel Meneses, Andrés Cortés, Katherine Arenas-Rodríguez, Edward Rojas, Ximena Velez-Liendo, Angela M. Mendoza-Henao   +8 more
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Can a Like Save the Planet? Comparing Antecedents of and Correlations Between Environmental Liking on Social Media, Money Donation, and Volunteering

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
Due to the societal dissemination of digital technology, people are increasingly experiencing environmental topics through digital media channels such as social networks.
Alexander Georg Büssing, Annelene Thielking, Susanne Menzel   +2 more
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Multispecies conservation geographies: Relocating the role of the Andean bear in socio-technical water systems of the Ecuadorian <i>páramo<i/>

Journal of Political Ecology
Multispecies ethnography explores human and non-human relationships, emphasising interconnectedness, cultural, socio-technical and political meanings, and the impact of multispecies interactions on society.
Olivier Dangles, Radamés Villagómez-Reséndiz   +1 more
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Opportunities and Alliances: The Relational Dynamics of Criminal Collusion in Latin America

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Mexico and judicial wiretap analysis in Argentina, this paper shows that collusion between state actors and violent non‐state actors operates through fluid and competitive relational networks rather than stable hierarchies or fixed institutional arrangements.
Eldad J. Levy, Javier Auyero
wiley   +1 more source

Remarkable records of jaguars and Andean bears in northwestern Ecuador: Implications for human-wildlife conflicts [PDF]

Neotropical Biology and Conservation
Jaguar populations (Panthera onca) on the Ecuadorian coast are critically endangered, with only a few dozen individuals remaining in the region. In some areas, no records have been documented for decades.
Javier Torres-Jiménez, Sylvia M. Seger, Camila Acosta-López, María Mercedes Gavilánez, Sebastián Kohn, Fabricio Narváez, Andrés Laguna, Marco Monteros, Hugo Ramírez-Piedra, Denis Lucero-Toapanta, Christian Armas   +10 more
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Environmental justice in education for climate action: Case studies from Perú and Uganda

Children &Society, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper draws on participatory research with secondary school learners in Perú and Uganda that shows how environmental and social (in) justices are interwoven and embedded in young people's experiences of the natural world. These experiences contrast with learners' accounts of environmental education in secondary schooling, in which the ...
Rachel Wilder, Expedito Nuwategeka, Carlos Monge, Alithu Bazan Talavera   +3 more
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Evolutionary framework and tribal circumscription of Amaranthaceae sensu stricto based on a comprehensive phylogenomic analysis

Cladistics, EarlyView.
Abstract The evolutionary history of Amaranthaceae sensu stricto (s.s.) has been shaped by multiple whole‐genome duplications and rapid radiations, producing an ecologically diverse lineage whose internal relationships have long remained unresolved.
Tina Kiedaisch, Anže Žerdoner Čalasan, Ross A. McCauley, Gudrun Kadereit   +3 more
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The interplay of demography and selection during maize domestication and expansion

Genome Biology, 2017
Background The history of maize has been characterized by major demographic events, including population size changes associated with domestication and range expansion, and gene flow with wild relatives.
Li Wang, Timothy M. Beissinger, Anne Lorant, Claudia Ross-Ibarra, Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra, Matthew B. Hufford   +5 more
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Andean bears and people in Apolabamba, Bolivia : culture, conflict and conservation [PDF]

, 2022
This thesis deals in qualitative and quantitative terms with the interaction between Andean bears and people in Apolobamba, Bolivia. This mountain range is an important stronghold for this species, which is little-studied and yet of considerable conservation concern.
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Identifying hotspots of faunal data deficiency to direct urgent research and monitoring

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Data deficiency is a substantial challenge for extinction risk assessments because incomplete data means we cannot accurately identify priority protected areas for conservation. Here, we use the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) distributions of amphibians, sharks and rays, fish, mammals, birds, and reptiles to identify ...
Matt W. Hayward, Danielle Verdon‐Kidd, K. Colyvas, Ellen Saxon, Andrea S. Griffin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source