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Vulnerability of global forest ecoregions to future climate change
The vulnerability of global forest ecoregions to future climate change represents a major threat to biodiversity and ecosystems worldwide. Therefore, it is important to investigate this vulnerability to improve the global conservation management network ...
Chun-Jing Wang +2 more
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Four new species of the spider genus Physocyclus Simon, 1893 are described from Mexico. Two species are described based on male and female adult specimens: Physocyclus mariachi sp. nov. and P. sikuapu sp. nov.
Garduño NOLASCO Samuel +1 more
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First records of the Neotropic genus Dilopharius Townes (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Ichneumoninae) in Florida [PDF]
Dilopharius Townes (1966) ranges from the southern United States to Argentina. Its only described species is D. otomitus (Cresson 1868), previously known from Mexico and south Texas, but now recorded for the first time from ...
Porter, Charles C.
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Abstract Macaws are renowned for processing dry, mechanically resistant fruits, yet the species‐level anatomical and functional correlates of this performance remain incompletely resolved. We examined the feeding apparatus of the Blue‐and‐yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) using an integrated approach that combines osteology, myology, and bite‐force estimates
Sérgio R. Posso +2 more
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South American polypores : first annotated checklist from Argentinean Yungas [PDF]
A preliminary checklist of the polypore mycota of “Yungas”, subtropical mountain forests of northwestern Argentina, is presented. An intensive search of records in literature was done, and polypore exsiccatae from that phytogeographic province kept at ...
Rajchenberg, Mario +1 more
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Clade‐wide morphological and functional variation of the sauropsid columella
Abstract The columella (=stapes) is the middle ear bone of reptiles that transmits vibrations from the environment to the inner ear. It has been shown to exhibit extensive interspecific morphological disparity in several clades; however, its morphological variation and associated functional consequences remain poorly described.
John Peacock +4 more
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Crossoliparis - a new genus of Malaxidinae (Orchidaceae, Malaxideae), from neotropic
A new genus Crossoliparis of the subtribe Malaxidinae (Orchidaceae), from tropical area of Central America is proposed. The new genus type species is described and illustrated.
Hanna B. Margońska
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Checklist of freshwater symbiotic temnocephalans (Platyhelminthes, Rhabditophora, Temnocephalida) from the Neotropics [PDF]
Fil: Martínez-Aquino, Andrés. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Zoología Invertebrados; ArgentinaFil: Brusa, Francisco. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo.
Brusa, Francisco +2 more
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Segmental composition and nerve distribution of the brachial plexus in Galictis cuja
Abstract Galictis cuja is a neotropical mustelid with terrestrial locomotor habits, yet the anatomy of its brachial plexus has remained undescribed. This study characterizes the origin, organization, and distribution of the brachial plexus nerves in 15 adult specimens (30 antimeres).
Natan da Cruz de Carvalho +6 more
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A ocorrência de Leucophanaceae, representada nos neotrópicos pela espécie Leucophanes molleri C. Müll., é registrada no estado do Pará. No Brasil, a espécie apresenta distribuição disjunta, sendo encontrada apenas nas regiões norte e sudeste.
Regina C. L Lisboa +1 more
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