Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 The use of model organisms is important for basic and applied sciences. Several laboratory species of fishes are used to develop advanced technologies, such as the zebrafish (Danio rerio), the medaka (Oryzias latipes), and loach species (Misgurnus spp.).
George Shigueki Yasui +22 more
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Phylogeography of Nasutitermes corniger (Isoptera: Termitidae) in the Neotropical Region
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2017 Background The Neotropical Region is known for its biodiversity and ranks third in number of known termite species. However, biogeographic and phylogeographic information of termites of this region is limited compared to other world geographic regions ...
Amanda de Faria Santos +3 more
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Population Genomics in Rhamdia quelen (Heptapteridae, Siluriformes) Reveals Deep Divergence and Adaptation in the Neotropical Region [PDF]
Genes, 2020 Rhamdia quelen, a Neotropical fish with hybridization between highly divergent mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) lineages, represents an interesting evolutionary model.
Néstor Ríos +6 more
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Identification key for drosophilid species (Diptera, Drosophilidae) exotic to the Neotropical Region and occurring in Brazil [PDF]
, 2020 Thirteen species of drosophilid exotic to the Neotropical Region are recorded in Brazil, and some of them are highly invasive and threaten significantly fruit cultures.
Keven Yuzuki, Rosana Tidon
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Trichodina modesta: an exotic ciliate in the Neotropical region parasitizing an unusual host [PDF]
Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria, 2015 In this study, an important ornamental fish, Betta splendens (Osphronemidae), from three different Brazilian states was examined for parasitic infestations.
Gustavo Moraes Ramos Valladão +3 more
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Fourteen new species ofOecetisMcLachlan, 1877 (Trichoptera: Leptoceridae) from the Neotropical region [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Background The caddisfly genus Oecetis currently contains 534 valid species. Its larval stages are found in freshwaters around the world. The adults can be distinguished from other Leptoceridae by the unbranched forewing M vein and the exceptionally long
Fábio B. Quinteiro, Ralph W. Holzenthal
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A new genus of Phengodidae (Coleoptera) from the Neotropical Region
, 2020 Cleicosta, a new genus of Phengodidae containing two new species, C. equatoreana sp. nov., and C. monaguense sp. nov., are described. Additionally, a new combination for Cenophengus breviplumatus Wittmer, 1976 is included. Cleicosta gen.
Viridiana Vega-Badillo +2 more
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Amphibian Diversity and Threatened Species in a Severely Transformed Neotropical Region in Mexico
PLoS ONE, 2015 Many regions around the world concentrate a large number of highly endangered species that have very restricted distributions. The mountainous region of central Veracruz, Mexico, is considered a priority area for amphibian conservation because of its ...
Yocoyani Meza-Parral, Eduardo Pineda
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Catalogue of Pyrgotidae (Diptera: Tephritoidea) from Chile [PDF]
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2021 A catalogue of the Pyrgotidae (Diptera) from Chile is provided. All valid names are presented, comprising three species in two genera for the country.
Christian R. González +2 more
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Biogeographic regionalization of the Neotropical region: New map and shapefile.
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2022 We provide a map and shapefile of the 57 biogeographic provinces of the Neotropical region. Recognition of these provinces is based on their endemic species, but their delimitation on the map is based on ecoregions combining climatic, geological, and ...
J. Morrone +5 more
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