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Bilateral pre-axial polydactyly in a wild juvenile Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni)

Xenarthra
Polydactyly is a relatively common congenital condition in humans, also described in some other species of animals, where more digits than usual are present in the hands or feet. The literature about congenital anomalies in sloths is sparse.
Sara Goñi Martinez, Ambre Thiriet, Sofia Astorga Alvarado, Marta Venegas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Naturaleza Humana 2.0

Pensamiento. Revista de Investigación e Información Filosófica, 2017
El programa de investigación Naturaleza Humana 2.0, dirigido por la Profesora Camino Cañón, fue un proyecto de la Cátedra Ciencia, Tecnología y Religión, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de la Universidad Comillas, Madrid. Concluyó con un Simposio del que parte de sus ponencias y comunicaciones son publicados en este número extraordinario de ...
Lumbreras Sancho, Sara, Sánchez Orantos, Antonio, Fernández Díaz-Rincón, Clara   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Unpacking the task of synthesis when weaving knowledge systems for biodiversity assessments

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The pivot towards evidence‐based conservation since 2000 has inspired global environmental assessments to gather evidence across multiple knowledge systems, including through co‐production with Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Knowledge co‐production is highlighted as a strategy for transformative change towards a just future that ...
Maria Tengö, Isabel Díaz‐Reviriego, Álvaro Fernández‐Llamazares, Pernilla Malmer, Wilfredo V. Alangui, Puaʻala Pascua, Prasert Trakansuphakon, Rosemary Hill   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opposite Responses of Native and Nonnative Birds to Socioeconomics in a Latin American City

Animals
Due to the massive increase of the urban population, a global target is to achieve sustainable cities that are sensitive to nature and environmentally just for urban dwellers.
Nélida R. Villaseñor, Catalina B. Muñoz-Pacheco, Martín A. H. Escobar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Upper altitudinal and southern geographic range extensions for Cruziohyla craspedopus (Anura: Hylidae) (Funkhouser, 1957) in Ecuador [PDF]

Check List, 2015
We report the southernmost record of Cruziohyla craspedopus in Ecuador. An adult female was collected in the province of Zamora Chinchipe in southern Ecuador in the Cordillera del Condor.
Darwin Núñez, Trotsky Riera-Vite, Flavio Orellana, Jorge Brito   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Curating landscapes to encourage care for biodiversity through arts and citizen science

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates how combining Citizen Science and Art workshops within curated wildflower meadows can generate repeated, positive experiences with nature, and foster a sense of care for it. The project aimed to increase awareness, encourage responsibility, and develop competencies related to urban nature.
Elisa Olivares Esquivel, Simone Farris, Catherine Higham   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design of a water quality quantification model for wetlands

Investigaciones Geográficas, 2018
Se propone un modelo de cuantificación para definir la calidad hídrica en un ecosistema acuático en la ecorregión mediterránea de Chile. Este permite la superposición de información tanto cuantitativa (parámetros fisicoquímicos y biológicos) como ...
Jorge Machuca Sepúlveda, Matilde López Muñoz, Miguel Castillo-Soto   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

HOUSING RETROFIT AND THE JUST TRANSITION IN THE METROPOLIS: Governance, Redistribution, and Inequality in London and Barcelona

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Metropolises are rapidly becoming spaces of stark inequalities. While much literature has emphasized the metropolitan scale as a driver of agglomeration economies, recent scholarship highlights either the ungovernable nature of large metropolises or the weak redistributive capacity of their governments as key causes of increasingly unequal ...
Lucía Cerrada Morato, Marc Martí‐Costa, Cecilia Conde López   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

When and why to give shorebirds a head start

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Headstarting is a translocation technique involving the hatching or rearing of wild eggs or young in captivity and the release of those individuals back to the wild at or before independence. It has been trialed as a conservation intervention for shorebirds over recent decades to improve the population trend of target populations by increasing
Lynda Donaldson, Alex Nicol‐Harper, Rebecca Lee, Nigel S. Jarrett, Geoff M. Hilton   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Socioeconomic Disparities in Urban Forest Diversity and Structure in Green Areas of Santiago de Chile

Plants
Urban trees enhance biodiversity, provide ecosystem services, and improve quality of life in cities. Despite their benefits, trees are not distributed equitably, and many cities exhibit a “luxury effect”.
Brian R. Guevara, Sandra V. Uribe, Carmen L. de la Maza, Nélida R. Villaseñor   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source