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Abstract Chile's isolation and varied climates have driven the evolution of a unique biodiversity with a high degree of endemism. As a result, Chile encompasses diverse environments, including the Mediterranean‐type ecosystem, a global biodiversity hotspot.
Leon Marshall +7 more
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Los plateros de la catedral de Santiago de Compostela en la primera mitad del siglo XIX
El objetivo de este trabajo es aportar una serie de datos acerca de los plateros oficiales de la fábrica compostelana en la primera mitad del siglo XIX, de los que hasta ahora se desconoce prácticamente todo.
Ana Pérez Varela
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Impact of human disturbance on the abundance of non‐breeding shorebirds in a subtropical wetland
We studied the influence of human disturbance in shorebirds, a subtropical coastal wetland in Mexico. During the winter, all shorebird species were negatively related to human disturbance but positively associated with the presence of raptors. Understanding the factors influencing the abundance and habitat use of shorebirds on their non‐breeding ...
Eduardo Palacios +3 more
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Crossing the Line: Cristóbal de Villalpando and the Surplus of Script
In 1706 Cristóbal de Villalpando signed a painting with an unusual, intensive calligraphic flourish, and sent it from Mexico City far to the north. This essay describes Villalpando's decision to invest so much pictorial energy in letterforms against this geographic backdrop.
Aaron M. Hyman
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Indirect effects of African megaherbivore conservation on bat diversity in the world's oldest desert
Abstract In extreme environments, temperature and precipitation are often the main forces responsible for structuring ecological communities and species distributions. The role of biotic interactions is typically thought to be minimal. By clustering around rare and isolated features, like surface water, however, effects of herbivory by desert‐dwelling ...
Theresa M. Laverty, Joel Berger
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The Death Penalty and Historical Change in Spain
Abstract This article studies the long duration of the death penalty in Spain until its abolition in the Constitution of 1978. After analysing the plurality of theoretical approaches and possibilities offered by archival sources and specialised historiography (particularly those produced by specialists in the history of law and social history), I ...
Pedro Oliver Olmo
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York’s Guilds’ Names in the 15th Century and Their Translation into Spanish
En la Inglaterra de la Baja Edad Media, los gremios de la ciudad de York se encargaban de representar escenas bíblicas tomadas del ciclo de Corpus Christi.
Cristina Mourón Figueroa
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Clasificación jerárquica de gremios tróficos para aves y mamíferos de Norteamérica
La identificación y el análisis de gremios ecológicos han sido fundamentales para entender los procesosque determinan la estructura y organización de las comunidades.
Constantino González-Salazar +2 more
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Las actividades de los Cinco Gremios Mayores en el Perú. Apuntes preliminares
El estudio se centra en la presencia de los Cinco Gremios Mayores de Madrid en el mercado ultramarino. La creación de factorías en diferentes lugares sirvió de plataforma a sus negocios.
Jose Miguel Medrano, Carlos Malamud
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Con las reformas a los gremios del siglo XVIII y el decreto de libertad de oficio de 1813, las corporaciones artesanales se desarticularon de diversas maneras, pero no se modificó la estructura jerárquica ni el papel asignado al maestro del taller en la ...
Sonia Pérez Toledo
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