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The relative roles of in situ diversification and lineage dispersal underlying diversity patterns at the assemblage level

Oikos, EarlyView.
Speciation, extinction, and dispersal are the historical processes influencing the spatial distribution of lineages and strongly influence diversity patterns. Here, we apply a recently developed methodological approach to quantify the relative legacies in situ diversification history (i.e.
Arthur Vinicius Rodrigues, Gabriel Nakamura, Leandro Duarte   +2 more
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Microsatellite data suggest significant population structure and differentiation within the malaria vector Anopheles darlingi in Central and South America

BMC Ecology, 2008
Background Anopheles darlingi is the most important malaria vector in the Neotropics. An understanding of A. darlingi's population structure and contemporary gene flow patterns is necessary if vector populations are to be successfully controlled.
Achee Nicole L, Padilla Norma, Póvoa Marinete M, Scarpassa Vera M, Yanoviak Stephen P, Vineis Joseph H, Mirabello Lisa, Conn Jan E   +7 more
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Urbanization and food transition in the Brazilian Amazon: From wild to domesticated meat

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Urbanization is expected to influence food transitions, resulting in a shift from wild foods to more domesticated foods. Concomitantly, food insecurity and urban demand for natural resources, including wildlife, are expected to increase overall, even when the per capita consumption is expected to decrease.
Willandia A. Chaves, Denis Valle, Aline S. Tavares, Thais Q. Morcatty, Marcelo D. Vidal, Tatiana Schor, Eduardo M. von Mühlen, David S. Wilcove   +7 more
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Água como fator limitante na distribuição das minhocas (Annelida, Oligochaeta) da Amazônia Central. [PDF]

Acta Amazonica, 1981
Resumo Quarenta espécies de minhocas da Amazônia Central distribuídas em 8 famílias e 23 gêneros foram classificadas segundo o habitat preferencial. Esta classificação mostra um número alto (33) de espécies que ocorrem apenas nas proximidades da água ...
Ione Ayres, Rafael A. T. Guerra
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Gender dynamics of tropical wildmeat systems: A systematic map of women's roles and influence

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wildmeat is a vital natural resource globally, which must be managed sustainably to avoid livelihood insecurity, species decline and biodiversity loss. Women have a pivotal role in harvesting, processing and distributing wildmeat, yet their contributions are often overlooked.
Jasmin Willis Key, Wahyu Nurbandi, Brenda González‐Nava, Juanita Gomez, Ferdinand Castera, Guilherme Costa Alvarenga, Auriane Flottes De Pouzols, Maya Lemaire, Jennifer F. Linden, Emily K. Madsen, Lauren Coad, Amy Hinsley, E. J. Milner‐Gulland   +12 more
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Escleromorfismo foliar de Aldina heterophylla Spruce ex Benth (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae) em três campinas da Amazônia Central [PDF]

Acta Amazonica, 1998
Aldina heterophylla, Leguminosae: Papilionoideae, é uma espécie facilmente encontrada em diferentes campinas da Amazônia Central. Possui características morfológicas que revelam a sua interação com o ambiente, apresentando variação no seu porte nas ...
Maria Gracimar Pacheco de ARAÚJO, Maria Sílvia de MENDONÇA   +1 more
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Tadpoles of Central Amazonia: Current knowledge and perspectives

, 2022
The Neotropical region harbors the richest fauna of anuran species in the world, and Brazil is the richest country. Taxonomical and biological studies focusing on tadpoles in Brazil began around the 1920s, but in Central Amazonia these studies only started at the end of the 1980s.
Menin, Marcelo, Rossa-Feres, Denise de C., Rodrigues, Domingos J., Almeida, Alexandre P., Pegorini, Reysi J., Telles, David O.C.   +5 more
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Do cultural taboos regulate hunting in transitioning Indigenous communities? The case of the Idu Mishmi of Northeast India

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract There is rising recognition of resource‐use rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) within wildlife conservation. Historically, sociocultural institutions ensured wildlife sustainability in many IPLC areas. However, the future viability of such institutions is uncertain as IPLCs change in response to external pressures and ...
Sahil Nijhawan, Achili Mihu, Iho Tapo, Alinji Rondo, Jibi Pulu, Marcus Rowcliffe   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Filling a distribution gap: a new record of Pradosia ptychandra (Sapotaceae) from eastern Brazilian Amazonia [PDF]

Acta Amazonica
Based on fertile material collected in January 2019, we report the first record of Pradosia ptychandra (Sapotaceae, Chrysophylloideae) to the flora of Amapá state, eastern Brazilian Amazonia.
Caroline da Cruz VASCONCELOS, Luisa Maria DIELE-VIEGAS, José Luís Campana CAMARGO, Isolde Dorothea Kossmann FERRAZ, Mário Henrique TERRA-ARAUJO   +4 more
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The dynamics of wild and alternative meat consumption across Gabon, Central Africa

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Long‐term overharvesting of wild animals for their meat threatens wildlife and the people dependent on wild animal meat for their diets and incomes. Interventions to reduce wild meat consumption must be built upon a complete understanding of the roles of wild meat and its alternatives within food systems.
Joshua Bauld, Lauren Coad, Robin C. Whytock, Donald Midoko Iponga, Margeorie Babicka, Sophie Pambo, Paul Loundou, Daniel J. Ingram, Kathryn Jeffery, Mattia Bessone, David S. Wilkie, Malcolm Starkey, Steeve Ngama, Daniel Cornelis, Katharine A. Abernethy   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source