Tropical Land-Use Change Disrupts Zeta-Diversity Across Taxa. [PDF]
Glob Chang BiolWe studied birds, dung beetles, and orchids across natural and human‐transformed habitats in the Colombian Andes to understand how land‐use change affects biodiversity. We found that deforestation simplifies ecological communities and reduces both rare and widespread species, especially orchids.
Parra-Sanchez E +14 more
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Decay stages of Jurassic wood debris from Scotland: evidence for the coevolution of fungal rot, arthropods and the nurse log strategy. [PDF]
New PhytolSummary A key feature of extant conifer forests is the high percentage of seeds that germinate and establish on dead wood; in some forests, this can exceed 90%. This deadwood can act as an ideal nursery for young tree species, leading to this type of seedbed being termed ‘nurse logs’.
Sagasti AJ +3 more
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Vulture Exclusion Halves Large Carcass Decomposition Rates and Doubles Fly Abundance. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe experimentally excluded vultures from pig carcasses (Sus scrofa) in Costa Rica, under different habitats and across seasons with the aim to assess the impact of vulture population decline on carrion decomposition and insect abundance. Vulture exclusion halved carcass decomposition rates and doubled fly abundance, while dung beetle abundance remained
Grootaers J +11 more
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Unraveling Biogeographic Boundaries Within the Sierra Madre Oriental, México: An Endemicity Analysis Using a Taxonomically Diverse Dataset. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe provide boundaries of the Sierra Madre Oriental in Mexico through a multi‐taxa endemicity analysis. ABSTRACT The Sierra Madre Oriental (SMO) is a significant mountain range and one of Mexico's 14 biogeographical provinces. Its delimitation has been debated.
Goyenechea Mayer-Goyenechea I +5 more
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Growth-defense trade-offs promote habitat isolation between recently-diverged species. [PDF]
Ecol EvolGrowth–defense trade‐offs have long been implicated in tropical plant diversity, but how do these tradeoffs contribute to reproductive isolation? This study characterizes growth–defense trade‐offs between two recently diverged tropical plants and explore their role in maintaining strong habitat isolation.
Harenčár JG +3 more
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Oxycheila binotata Gray (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae), information on a little known taxon from Colombia [PDF]
, 2011 Two specimens of Oxycheila binotata Gray (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae) in the Field Museum of Natural History offer additional information on the morphology and distribution of this rare species.
Kippenhan, Mike
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Corrigenda a los escarabajos (Coleoptera) en la lista de artrópodos de la Hispaniola
Novitates Caribaea, 2012 La Lista de los Artrópodos de La Hispaniola (Perez-Gelabert, 2008) contiene errores que ameritan corrección. Aquí se enmiendan los errores relativos a los escarabajos (Coleoptera), el grupo animal con mayor diversidad de especies.
Daniel E. Perez-Gelabert
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Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2015 Este trabajo analiza el efecto de los cambios en la vegetación y en el suelo, resultantes de un incendioforestal no controlado, en el ensamble de los escarabajos coprófagos (Scarabaeinae y Aphodiinae) en un área conbosque templado del centro de México ...
Lucrecia Arellano +1 more
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Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2021 Se presenta el primer registro de Barybas idiota en Panamá a partir de especímenes recolectados en la localidad de Los Caobos, Chilibre, Provincia de Panamá, Panamá. Se proveen ilustraciones del órgano genital masculino y fotografías de los adultos macho
Manuel D. Barria +2 more
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The genus Gromphas Brullé, 1837 in Peru (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Phanaeini) [PDF]
, 2012 The genus Gromphas Brullé (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) comprises four species, of which G. aeruginosa (Perty) and G. amazonica Bates are known to occur in Peru.
Edmonds, William David +2 more
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