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Bat–flower trait matching: Extreme phenotypic specialization affects diet preferences but not diet breadth

Ecosphere, Volume 15, Issue 4, April 2024.
Abstract Nectarivorous bats have evolved various adaptations to feeding from flowers, such as long, extensible tongues and the ability to hover. The champion of tongue length, Anoura fistulata, can extend its tongue to 150% of its body length, yet little is known about its interactions with flowers in the wild. Here we analyzed the diet of A. fistulata
Nathan Muchhala, Rossana Maguiña‐Conde, Angelica Caiza, Daniela Proaño   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sertula Florae Colombiae, VI

Caldasia, 1962
Melastomataceae Novae / Meriania peltata L. Uribe, sp. nov. / Meriania versicolor L. Uribe, sr. nov. / Miconia eremita L. Uribe, sp. nov. / Ernestia adenotricha L. Uribe, sp. nov.
Uribe Uribe Lorenzo
doaj  

Regional scale representation based on a detailed floristic inventory in a one hectare plot in the tropical Andes

Colombia Forestal, 2015
Floristic composition of vascular plants and their distribution is reported for growth habits in a low montane rain forest (2600 m and 2500 mm/yr mean annual precipitation) in the northern Andes, based on a plot of 1 ha. The samples collected represented
esteban alvarez davila, Heriberto David Higuita   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trials and tribulations of Neotropical plant taxonomy: Pace of tree species description

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 6, Issue 2, Page 515-527, March 2024.
Given the current unprecedented concerns for global biodiversity loss, it is critical to identify best practices for describing new species more efficiently so we can complete the inventory of the Neotropical flora and implement appropriate conservation strategies in a timely manner.
Manuel Luján, Rosalinda Medina Lemos, Eve Lucas, Fabián A. Michelangeli, Ghillean T. Prance, Terry D. Pennington, Jerzy Rzedowski, Daniel Santamaría‐Aguilar, Ella Serpell, Cynthia A. Sothers, Alexandre R. Zuntini   +10 more
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Melastomataceae no Parque Estadual da Pedra Branca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil

Hoehnea
Melastomataceae é representada no Brasil por 67 gêneros e 1.321 espécies, sendo encontrada em todos os Estados brasileiros. No Estado do Rio de Janeiro são registrados 28 gêneros e 338 espécies.
Marcus Felippe Oliveira da Silva, Regina Helena Potsch Andreata, Paulo José Fernandes Guimarães   +2 more
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MELASTOMATACEAE NO PARQUE NACIONAL DO ITATIAIA, SUDESTE DO BRASIL: TRIBOS BERTOLONIEAE E MERIANIEAE

Rodriguésia
RESUMO Realizou-se o estudo taxonômico de Melastomataceae, tribos Bertolonieae e Merianieae, no Parque Nacional do Itatiaia , situado entre os limites dos estados do Rio de Janeiro e Minas Gerais.
Felipe Fajardo Villela A. Barberena, José Fernando A. Baumgratz, Berenice Chiavegatto   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source