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Linking regional and global functional trait data: insights from mammal communities in a fragmented Atlantic Forest landscape

Oikos, EarlyView.
Accurate functional trait data are essential for understanding ecosystem services and processes in fragmented landscapes. We evaluated whether the global EltonTraits 1.0 database adequately represents the functional structure of mammal communities in forest fragments and restoration sites in a highly fragmented Atlantic Forest landscape.
Maria F. R. Godoi, Fábio Z. Farneda, Alan D. Pereira, Marcos Akira‐ Umeno, Fernanda C. Marques, Marcos Robalinho Lima   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fruit use and fruit processing by euphonias, specialized avian frugivores

Oikos, EarlyView.
Euphonias (Neotropical passerines in the genera Euphonia and Chlorophonia) form the quintessential example of a specialized avian frugivore, combining a high reliance on fruit as food and the restriction of fruit taxa exploited. To understand their specialization, we explored the integration of fruit morphological and nutritional traits with their ...
Marco A. Pizo, Paulo H. A. Camargo, Ana C. Crestani, Tobias N. Rojas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An elevational gradient in floral traits and pollinator assemblages in the Neotropical species Costus guanaiensis var. tarmicus in Peru. [PDF]

Ecol Evol, 2023
Maguiña-Conde R, Zuñiga-Rivas D, Kay KM.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Biting midges from Dominican amber : 3. Species of the tribes Culicoidini and Ceratopogonini (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

, 1998
The following 10 new species of biting midges are described and illustrated from Dominican amber: Culicoides (Oecacta) antilleanus, C. (0.) brodzinskyi, C. (0.) ambericus, C. (0.) hispanicolus, C. mammalicolus, Brachypogon (B.) american us, B. (Isohelea)
Szadziewski, Ryszard, Grogan, William L. Jr.   +1 more
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Ecological significance of fruit displays in Myrtaceae: relationship between fruit colour, maturation stage, attractiveness and seed germination

Oikos, EarlyView.
Fruit colour has long fascinated scientists and is widely considered an evolutionary adaptation to attract both avian and mammalian frugivores. While fleshy fruits play a key role in plant–animal interactions by promoting seed dispersal, the functional significance of colour variation, particularly multicoloured displays during ripening, remains poorly
Hercília Freitas da Cunha, Eduardo Luiz Voigt, Eliana Cazetta, Vanessa Graziele Staggemeier   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biodiversity and distribution of the Glossoscolex genusgroup (Annelida, Clitellata, Lumbricina, Glossoscolecidae) in South America

, 2021
An exaustive survey of the terrestrial megadriles belonging to the Glossoscolex genusgroup produced 54 available endemic nominal taxa (species and subspecies) from South America.
Christoffersen, Martin Lindsey
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The disruption of seed dispersal networks: disentangling the effects of habitat loss and fragmentation

Oikos, EarlyView.
Seed dispersal by frugivores is a central process linking plant reproduction, animal foraging, population persistence, and ecosystem resilience. Currently, the spatial template sustaining these interactions is rapidly reconfigured by habitat loss and fragmentation promoted by human activity.
Eliana Cazetta, Paulo R. Guimarães Jr
wiley   +1 more source

Morphological Diversity in the Brains of 12 Neotropical Bat Species

Acta Chiropterologica
(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Comparative neurobiology allows us to investigate relationships between phylogeny and the brain and understand the evolution of traits. Bats constitute an attractive group of mammalian species for comparative studies, given their large diversity in behavioural phenotypes, brain morphology, and array of
Alvarez van Tussenbroek, I., Knörnschild, M., Nagy, M., Cate, C.J. ten, Vernes, S.C.   +4 more
openaire   +6 more sources

Study of four Neotropical species of tree crickets Oecanthus Serville, 1831 (Orthoptera, Gryllidae) using cytogenetic and molecular markers. [PDF]

Genet Mol Biol, 2022
Silva AFE, Oliveira TD, Bertocchi NÁ, Valente VLDS, Valente VLDS, Zefa E, Deprá M.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Foliicolous lichens and their lichenicolous fungi collected during the Smithsonian International Cryptogamic Expedition to Guyana 1996

, 1998
A total of 233 foliicolous lichen species and 18 lichenicolous fungi are reported from Guyana as a result of the Smithsonian „International Cryptogamic Expedition to Guyana“ 1996.
Lücking, Robert
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