A new striking and critically endangered species of Nasa (Loasaceae, Cornales) from North Peru [PDF]
PhytoKeys, 2019 Nasa angeldiazioides sp. nov. is described and illustrated. The species is restricted to two forest remnants on the western slope of the northern Peruvian Andes (Dept. Lambayeque) where it is found in the undergrowth of primary forest.
Tilo Henning +4 more
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Synthesis of geological data and comparative phylogeography of lowland tetrapods suggests recent dispersal through lowland portals crossing the Eastern Andean Cordillera [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Vicariance is the simplest explanation for divergence between sister lineages separated by a potential barrier, and the northern Andes would seem to provide an ideal example of a vicariant driver of divergence.
Erika Rodriguez-Muñoz +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2023 We describe Bothriurus mistral n. sp. (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae) from the Chilean north-central Andes of the Coquimbo Region. This is the highest elevational discovery for Bothriurus in the western slopes of the Andes.
Andrés A Ojanguren-Affilastro +5 more
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First confirmed record of Jaguarundi, Herpailurus yagouaroundi (É. Geoffroy, 1803) (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae), on the western slope of the Peruvian Andes [PDF]
Check List, 2019 The presence of the Jaguarundi, Herpailurus yagouaroundi, west of the Peruvian Andes have not been considered in recent studies due to lack of evidence.
Alvaro García-Olaechea +2 more
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Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae, Atelopus eusebianus (Rivero & Granados-Díaz, 1993): Distribution extension for Valle del Cauca, Colombia [PDF]
Check List, 2014 The critically endangered harlequin frog Atelopus eusebianus is known from a few locations in the Cauca Department, on the western slope of the Central Andes.
Oscar Córdoba +2 more
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GNSS Constraints to Active Tectonic Deformations of the South American Continental Margin in Ecuador
Sensors, 2021 GNSS observations constitute the main tool to reveal Earth’s crustal deformations in order to improve the identification of geological hazards. The Ecuadorian Andes were formed by Nazca Plate subduction below the Pacific margin of the South American ...
José Tamay +3 more
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Range-wide phylogenomics of the Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) reveals deep north-south divergence in northern Peru [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 The Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) inhabits myriad habitats throughout the Americas and shows complex patterns of individual and geographic morphological variation.
Emily N. Ostrow +2 more
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Is rich and rare the common share? Describing biodiversity patterns to inform conservation practices for South American anurans. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Species richness and range size are key features of biogeographic and macroecological analyses, which can yield a first assessment tool to define conservation priorities. Here we combined both features in a simultaneous analysis, based on range-diversity
Fabricio Villalobos +3 more
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Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid, 2012 A historical review, the circumscription problems and nomenclatural changes based upon a phylogenetic morphological analysis of the genus Centronia are presented. In this framework, four Andean species of Centronia are transfered to the genus Meriania (M.
Humberto Mendoza-Cifuentes +1 more
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The South America Low-Level Jet: form, variability and large-scale forcings
npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 2023 Northerly low-level jets (LLJ) along the eastern Andes are important conduits of moisture transport and play central roles in modulating precipitation in South America.
Charles Jones +3 more
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