In euglossine we trust as ecological indicators: a reply to Añino et al. (2019)
Orchid bees have been considered as good ecological indicators of habitat disturbances but recently Añino et al. (2019. Sociobiology, 66: 194-197) highlighted reasons why Euglossini role as indicators should be reevaluated.
Rodrigo Barbosa Gonçalves +1 more
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Synopsis of Anomobryum and Bryum (Bryaceae, Bryophyta) in Brazil
Bryaceae is a species-rich moss family comprising ten genera and 660 species, with four genera and 54 species occurring in Brazil. Bryum is the largest genus, with 440 cosmopolitan species, while Anomobryum comprises 47 cosmopolitan species.
Bianca Kalinowski Canestraro +1 more
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Securing tropical forest carbon: the contribution of protected areas to REDD [PDF]
Forest loss and degradation in the tropics contribute 6-17% of all greenhouse gas emissions. Protected areas cover 217.2 million ha (19.6%) of the world's humid tropical forests and contain c.
Alison Campbell +13 more
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Local and regional ecological morphology of dung beetle assemblages across four biogeographic regions [PDF]
Aim Niche partitioning within species assemblages is thought to influence species packing and/or total niche space occupied. The evolution of dung beetles (Scarabaeinae) is likely to have been strongly influenced by inter-specific competition, leading to
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The onset of grasses in the Amazon drainage basin, evidence from the fossil record [PDF]
Poaceae (the grass family) originated in the Cretaceous, but first dominate the palynological records of the Amazon drainage basin (ADB) in the Neogene (23 to 2.5 million years ago (Ma)).
Hoorn, Carina, Kirschner, Judith A.
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Revision of lichen herbarium specimens at DUKE revealed a species of thelotremoid Graphidaceae new to science. Clandestinotrema carbonera sp. nov. is characterized by an olive-green thallus, dense cortex, the absence of a columella, ascospores 15–24 × 5 ...
Ian D. Medeiros
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A revision of the Neotropical genus Chespiritos (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae: Limosininae)
The genus Chespiritos Marshall, 2000 (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae) is revised, including C. sindecimus Marshall, 2000, C. pervadens Roháček and Buck, 2003 and 19 new species.
Gregory K. KUWAHARA, Stephen A. MARSHALL
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In this work a new record for Triplocania rosae Silva-Neto, García Aldrete & Rafael, 2016 in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais was made, and also a propose for a new species group in Triplocania, with an identification key to the species in it.
Alberto M. Silva-Neto +1 more
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Starch reserves in Neotropical species of Marattia (Marattiaceae-Pteridophytes)
Starch grains found within the parenchymatous tissues of the rhizomes of seven Neotropical species of Marattia Sw. (M. alata Sw., M. cicutifolia Kaulf., M. excavata Underw., M. interposita Christ, M. laevis Sm., M. laxa Kunze and M. weinmanniifolia Liebm.
María del Carmen Lavalle +1 more
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A new Megatheriinae skull (Xenarthra, Tardigrada) from the pliocene of northern venezuela – Implications for a giant sloth dispersal to central and North America [PDF]
A skull of a ground sloth from the Pliocene San Gregorio Formation documents a northern neotropical occurrence of a megatheriine that addresses issues on intraspecific variation and biogeography. The new specimen is broadly similar in size and morphology
Brandoni, Diego +3 more
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