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Genetics, evolution and conservation of Bromeliaceae

Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2012
Bromeliaceae is a morphologically distinctive and ecologically diverse family originating in the New World. Three centers of diversity, 58 genera, and about 3,140 bromeliad species are currently recognized.
Camila M. Zanella, Aline Janke, Clarisse Palma-Silva, Eliane Kaltchuk-Santos, Felipe G. Pinheiro, Gecele M. Paggi, Luis E.S. Soares, Márcia Goetze, Miriam V. Büttow, Fernanda Bered   +9 more
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Guild‐Specific Frog Responses to Natural Habitat Structure Gradients in an Atlantic Forest Mosaic

Ecological Research, Volume 41, Issue 5, September 2026.
This study investigated how habitat structure gradients are associated with frog species richness and occupancy in a naturally heterogeneous Atlantic Forest mosaic. We found that frog richness and occupancy patterns varied among ecological guilds and were highest in sites associated with lower values of the habitat structure gradient, which also ...
Juliane Pereira‐Ribeiro, Atilla Colombo Ferreguetti, Helena Godoy Bergallo, Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha   +3 more
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Effects of Temperature Peaks and Water Stress on Tropical Seed Germination: Experimental Trials With Species From Brazil's Northeastern Coastal Zone

Biotropica, Volume 58, Issue 5, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Understanding the effects of high temperatures and water deficit on germination provides valuable insights into seed stress tolerance, guiding the use of native seeds in ecological restoration. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of (1) temperature peaks and (2) water stress treatments and post‐stress recovery on the germination of some ...
Hipolyana Simone de Oliveira, Alverlan Silva Araújo, Ingrid Lazaro da Silva, Ana Paula do Nascimento Prata, Flávia B. P. Moura, Luís Felipe Daibes   +5 more
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Antipredatory Strategies of Anurans: An Updated Conceptual Review

Ethology, Volume 132, Issue 9, Page 662-708, September 2026.
To unravel the evolutionary dynamics of predator–prey interactions, we propose an updated, three‐tiered classification of anuran antipredatory strategies. By mapping non‐behavioral, individual, and group defenses across five functional phases, this integrative framework introduces the concept of synergetic coupling.
Ubiratã Ferreira Souza, Lucas Rosado Mendonça, Carlos Jared, L. Felipe Toledo   +3 more
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The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations

Insect Science, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 1256-1284, August 2026.
This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean, Xim Cerdá, Jérôme Orivel, Frédéric Azémar, Alexander L. Wild, Bruno Corbara, Axel Touchard   +6 more
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Relationship between invertebrate fauna and bromeliad size

Brazilian Journal of Biology
Several bromeliads species store water and organic substrates, allowing the establishment of phytotelmata and associated fauna on their leaves. In this study, we sampled 70 individuals of Vriesea sp. (Carrière) (Bromeliaceae), in rupestrian fields in the
VA. Araújo, SK. Melo, APA. Araújo, MLM. Gomes, MAA. Carneiro   +4 more
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Studies on Pygmy Grasshoppers: Bogotatettix Cadena‐Castañeda, García‐García & Tavares, gen. nov. (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae), a New Genus From the High Andean Forests and Páramos

Austral Entomology, Volume 65, Issue 3, August 2026.
ABSTRACT In this contribution to the study of pygmy grasshoppers, a new genus is described, which inhabits the high Andean forests and páramos surrounding the Bogotá Savannah, Colombia. Bogotattetix Cadena‐Castañeda, García‐García & Tavares, gen. nov. includes a new species, Bogotattetix chingazaensis Cadena‐Castañeda, García‐García & Tavares, sp. nov. 
Oscar J. Cadena‐Castañeda, Alexander García‐García, Ronald Fernando Quintana‐Arias, Juan Pablo Prias‐Sarmiento, Gustavo Costa Tavares   +4 more
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Visiting dynamics in tank-bromeliads after enrichment of a reforested urban patch of the Atlantic Forest

Rodriguésia
Many species of Bromeliaceae store water among their leaves creating microhabitats for several biological groups. Using bromeliads in enrichment of reforestation offers an opportunity to understand the occupation of tank habitat, and the impacts of these
Juvenal Damasceno Amaral-Filho, Jefferson Rodrigues Maciel   +1 more
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Reproductive biology of a bromeligenous frog endemic to the Atlantic Forest: Aparasphenodon arapapa Pimenta, Napoli and Haddad, 2009 (Anura: Hylidae)

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2014
The genus Aparasphenodon is restricted to South America and comprises five poorly studied species which present a straight relationship with bromeliads. Herein we present the reproductive biology of the species Aparasphenodon arapapa.
AMANDA S.F. LANTYER-SILVA, MIRCO SOLÉ, JULIANA ZINA   +2 more
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Food-web structure in relation to environmental gradients and predator-prey ratios in tank-bromeliad ecosystems. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Little is known of how linkage patterns between species change along environmental gradients. The small, spatially discrete food webs inhabiting tank-bromeliads provide an excellent opportunity to analyse patterns of community diversity and food-web ...
Olivier Dézerald, Céline Leroy, Bruno Corbara, Jean-François Carrias, Laurent Pélozuelo, Alain Dejean, Régis Céréghino   +6 more
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