Reemergence of human malaria in Atlantic Forest of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil [PDF]
Unforeseen Plasmodium infections in the Atlantic Forest of Brazilian Extra-Amazonian region could jeopardise malaria elimination. A human malaria case was registered in Três Forquilhas, in the Atlantic Forest biome of Rio Grande do Sul, after a 45 years’
Alessandra Bittencourt de Lemos+12 more
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Potential mammalian species for investigating the past connections between Amazonia and the Atlantic Forest. [PDF]
Much evidence suggests that Amazonia and the Atlantic Forest were connected through at least three dispersion routes in the past: the Eastern route, the central route, and the Western route.
Arielli Fabrício Machado+5 more
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The prey of the Harpy Eagle in its last reproductive refuges in the Atlantic Forest [PDF]
The Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) is threatened with extinction throughout its distribution in the neotropical forests. In the Atlantic Forest, deforestation has reduced the number of suitable habitats, with only a few remnant forest fragments hosting ...
Mylena Kaizer+5 more
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Identification key for anuran amphibians in a protected area in the northeastern Atlantic Forest [PDF]
The identification of anuran amphibians is still a challenge in megadiverse assemblages. In the Neotropics, the Atlantic Forest harbors more than 600 anuran species, and many studies in this ecoregion report anuran assemblages surpassing 30 species ...
Marcos Jorge Matias Dubeux+3 more
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An overlooked hotspot for birds in the Atlantic Forest [PDF]
Montane and submontane forest patches in the state of Bahia, Brazil, are among the few large and preserved Atlantic Forests remnants. They are strongholds of an almost complete elevational gradient, which harbor both lowland and highland bird taxa ...
Albano, Ciro+5 more
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Phylobetadiversity among Forest Types in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Complex [PDF]
Phylobetadiversity is defined as the phylogenetic resemblance between communities or biomes. Analyzing phylobetadiversity patterns among different vegetation physiognomies within a single biome is crucial to understand the historical affinities between ...
Bergamin, Rodrigo Scarton+4 more
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Phylogeography, Historical Population Demography, and Climatic Modeling of Two Bird Species Uncover Past Connections Between Amazonia and the Atlantic Forest [PDF]
We combined mitochondrial DNA sequence data and paleoclimatic distribution models to document phylogeographic patterns and investigate the historical demography of two manakins, Ceratopipra rubrocapilla and Pseudopipra pipra, as well as to explore ...
Ivandy N. Castro‐Astor+7 more
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Citizen science expanding knowledge: a new record of the lizard Heterodactylus imbricatus (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) in south-eastern Brazil [PDF]
Through citizen science projects, like Projeto Bromélias, community members contribute valuable data on species diversity, notably those with low detectability like the Heterodactylus imbricatus lizard. A recent observation in the State of Espírito Santo
Cássio Zocca+3 more
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The Coleoptera of the Province of Prince Edward Island, Canada: 295 new records from Lindgren funnel traps and a checklist to species [PDF]
The Coleoptera fauna of the province of Prince Edward Island has long been one of the most poorly known jurisdictions in Canada, with fewer than half the number of species recorded in the neighbouring provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Reginald P. Webster+2 more
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Mate choice errors may contribute to slow spread of an invasive Eurasian longhorn beetle in North America [PDF]
Tetropium fuscum (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is a Eurasian longhorn beetle and forest pest that first became invasive to Nova Scotia, Canada around 1990. In the time since its introduction, T.
Jennifer L. Anderson+3 more
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