Establishing a model fish for the Neotropical region: The case of the yellowtail tetra Astyanax altiparanae in advanced biotechnology [PDF]
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 [PDF]
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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Conservation Biological Control as an Important Tool in the Neotropical Region. [PDF]
Vargas G +3 more
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Se describen e ilustran 16 especies: D. alius sp. nov., D. bonaerensis sp. nov., D. cacao sp. nov., D. caribensis sp. nov., D. fusagasugae sp. nov., D. gracilis sp. nov., D. patagonicus sp. nov., D. perotensis sp. nov., D. pini sp. nov., D.
María Cristina Granara de Willink
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The genus Vipio Latreille (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) in the Neotropical Region. [PDF]
Quicke DLJ +3 more
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A revision of the Aleiodes bakeri (Brues) species subgroup of the A. seriatus species group with the descriptions of 18 new species from the Neotropical Region. [PDF]
Shaw SR, Shimbori EM, Penteado-Dias AM.
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Catalogue of Pyrgotidae (Diptera: Tephritoidea) from Chile [PDF]
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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A contribution to the genera Plectonotum Gorham and Hyponotum Wittmer, with the description of sixteen new species from Peru (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) [PDF]
Sixteen species of Peruvian Dysmorphocerinae (Cantharidae) are described as new (regions in parenthesis): Hyponotum macrocephalum sp. nov. (Huanuco); H. succhabamba sp. nov. (Cajamarca); Plectonotum altomayo sp. nov. (Amazonas); P. amazonas sp.
Robert Constantin
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A detailed phylogeny of bumblebees is urgently needed to understand speciation and biogeographic diversification in the Neotropical region. We sequenced autosomal and mtDNA loci from nine Brazilian bumblebee species and compiled it with the data already ...
José Eustáquio Santos Júnior +7 more
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First record of Megaselia rufipes (Meigen, 1804) (Diptera: Phoridae) from Uruguay with notes on biology [PDF]
Megaselia rufipes (Meigen, 1804) is recorded for the first time in Uruguay, extending the Neotropical distribution of this taxon. The specimens were collected in a cemetery in Montevideo with ball-traps baited with carrion, placed inside crypts, from ...
Patricia Gonzalez-Vainer +5 more
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