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Cross-border malaria in the triple border region between Brazil, Venezuela and Guyana [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 AbstractThe state of Roraima, in Brazil, has recently seen an increase in the number of reported Plasmodium falciparum infections believed to be imported from neighboring countries. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of Plasmodium species among patients attending malaria health posts in Roraima and quantify the infections ...
Rispah Abdallah +6 more
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ZooKeys, 2018 Recent collecting efforts in the Neotropics have led to the discovery of numerous new species and lineages of aquatic beetles. Here, three new genera are described to accommodate fifteen new species of water scavenger beetles of the subfamily ...
Jennifer C. Girón +1 more
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Revision of the water scavenger beetle genus Notionotus Spangler, 1972 in the Neotropical Region (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Enochrinae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2022 The Neotropical species of the water scavenger beetle genus Notionotus Spangler, 1972 are revised using an integrative taxonomic approach combining morphology with DNA sequence data from two genes.
Liza M. González-Rodríguez +1 more
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ZooKeys, 2017 The genus Tobochares Short & García, 2007 is revised. A combination of morphological and molecular data provide support for ten distinct species. Five new species are described: T. canaliculatus sp. n. (Venezuela), T. canthus sp. n.
Alex T. Kohlenberg +1 more
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Revision of the Neotropical caddisfly genus Itauara Müller, 1888 (Trichoptera, Glossosomatidae)
ZooKeys, 2011 Systematics of the genus Itauara Müller, 1888 are reviewed. A generic diagnosis, illustrations, and descriptions are provided for males. The genus can be identified by several features of the male genitalia including an extremely reduced ...
Desiree Robertson, Ralph Holzenthal
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 The Antillean subspecies of the West Indian manatee is classified as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.
Fábia de Oliveira Luna +10 more
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ZooKeys, 2016 The South American species of the New World genus Bidessonotus Régimbart, 1895 are reviewed with descriptions of seven new species. This brings the total number of valid Bidessonotus species to 37, making it the largest Bidessini genus in the New World ...
Kelly Miller
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Range extension of Diclidurus scutatus (Chiroptera, Emballonuridae) to southwestern Amazonia [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2017 Diclidurus scutatus is an aerial insectivore bat endemic of South America and considered rare throughout its distribution range. We present the first record of this species in Rondônia State, northern Brazil, expanding its distribution more than 1000 km ...
Roberto Leonan Morim NOVAES +2 more
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Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Ouratea cidiana (Ochnaceae) is a microendemic shrub species from the Brazilian Amazonia, occurring along the banks of the Trombetas River and restricted to the Cachoeira Porteira region, in western Pará State. Since the original collection nearly forty years ago, no additional records have been made, which is concerning given the continuous decline in ...
Clebiana de Sá Nunes +4 more
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Cladocerans (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) from Mount Roraima, Venezuela, with new records for this country and the Neotropical region [PDF]
Acta Limnologica BrasiliensiaAim Venezuela, located in the north of South America, has ecosystems with great potential for diversity. Among these ecosystems, Mount Roraima located at the border of Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana, stands out.
Vinícius Vilela Carvalho +3 more
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