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Redescrição da morfologia externa e avaliação da variação morfológica do estágio larval de uma perereca Latino-Americana Scinax squalirostris (Lutz, 1925) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso apresentado ao Instituto Latino-Americano de Ciências da Vida e da Natureza da Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana, como requisito parcial à obtenção do título de Bacharel em Ciências Biológicas ...
Silva, Jean Paulo Soares da
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A lizard acting as carrier of the amphibian-killing chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in southern Brazil

open access: yesActa Herpetologica, 2018
Fungal infections are causing widespread population declines and extinctions in all vertebrate classes. Among them, an important fungal disease chytridiomycosis, caused by the pathogenic chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd).
Mariana Pontes   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anurofauna de restinga do Lagamar Paulista, São Paulo, Brasil [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Insular habitats are considered ideal for biogeographic studies, as they represent almost closed habitats with known formation timelines. Although São Paulo state in Brazil has a large number of continental and oceanic islands, few studies have examined ...
Brasileiro, Cinthia Aguirre   +3 more
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Environmental and geomorphological drivers of frog diversity on islands worldwide

open access: yesEcography, Volume 2026, Issue 4, April 2026.
Island biogeography models primarily rely on island physical features and isolation to explain their biodiversity patterns. While newer models have incorporated functional traits to understand plant distribution, few empirical studies have tried to disentangle geometric constraints from niche‐based processes to predict multiple diversity facets of ...
Raoni Rebouças   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Global impacts of agricultural and timber plantations on dung beetle biodiversity

open access: yesJournal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 4, April 2026.
In vulnerable areas, protecting natural forests can help to reduce biodiversity loss. When economic and social contexts, such as in the Neotropical and Oriental regions, hinder conservation strategies, establishing small‐scale plantations of native, structurally diverse species connected to remaining forests may enhance dung beetle diversity, likely ...
Pablo A. López‐Bedoya   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Actitud de los estudiantes de secundaria básica hacia los anfibios

open access: yesCiencias Sociales y Educación, 2021
En este trabajo se evalúan los conocimientos básicos y la actitud que poseen los estudiantes de educación secundaria sobre los anfibios, además de contribuir a la comprensión y la percepción local sobre estos.
L. Yusnaviel García-Padrón   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Listagem dos anuros da Estação Ecológica Nhumirim e arredores, Pantanal Sul. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
A fauna de anfíbios brasileira ainda é mal conhecida tanto para a comunidade científica, quanto mais para as demais pessoas, seja pelos seus hábitos geralmente noturnos ou por comportamentos crípticos ou simplesmente por não darem atenção a este grupo ...
CAMPOS, Z. M. da S., GORDO, M.
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What Goes First? Effects of Starvation on the Body Condition of a Neotropical Dung Beetle

open access: yesEntomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 4, Page 321-328, April 2026.
We investigated how prolonged starvation affects key physiological traits in the dung beetle Dichotomius bos. Prolonged starvation leads to significant reductions in body dry mass and fat reserves, while muscle mass remains unchanged. These findings indicate that dung beetles prioritize the maintenance of locomotor muscles while mobilizing stored ...
Leonardo Vilas‐Bôas M. P. de Cerqueira   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biologia reprodutiva e dieta de liophis semiaureus (Serpentes-Colubridae) no Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
O objetivo deste trabalho foi conhecer aspectos da biologia reprodutiva e a dieta de Liophis semiaureus no Rio Grande do Sul. Os dados foram obtidos através das medidas e dissecção de 158 espécimes depositados em coleções científicas. O ciclo reprodutivo
Bonfiglio, Fabrício
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Simplified, Portable and Cost‐Efficient Airborne eDNA Metabarcoding to Expand Tropical Biodiversity Assessments

open access: yesEnvironmental DNA, Volume 8, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
This study introduces a liquid‐based sampling approach for airborne eDNA (A). Using a greenhouse mock‐community for optimization (B), we use the novel approach in the tropical Andes to demonstrate its versatility and the complementary nature of airborne and aquatic eDNA for molecular biodiversity assessments (C).
Christopher Heine   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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