Determinants of Cyanobacteria and Algae Diversity in Natural Freshwater Micro‐Ecosystems [PDF]
Environmental MicrobiologyThe Shannon Index, turbidity and luminosity negatively affected the LCBD, species with intermediate frequency of occurrence affected the LCBD, cyanobacteria and green algae are the groups that contribute most to the SCBD, as well as species with accessory frequency.
Yasmin Rodrigues De Souza +2 more
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Bromeliad Selection by Two Salamander Species in a Harsh Environment [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Bromeliad phytotelmata are frequently used by several Neotropical amphibian taxa, possibly due to their high humidity, microclimatic stability, and role as a refuge from predators.
Sean M Rovito, Richard J Ladle
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Amazonian Odonata Trait Bank. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 We extracted AMO‐TB trait bank on Odonata's behavior, habit/habitat (larvae and adults), thermoregulation, and geographic distribution, from 419 literature sources. Moreover, we measured 22 morphological traits from ~2.500 adults and categorized the species distribution based on approximately 40.000 geographic records for the Americas.
Ferreira VRS +9 more
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Metabarcoding of the phytotelmata of Pseudalcantarea grandis (Bromeliaceae) from an arid zone. [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Background Pseudalcantarea grandis (Schltdl.) Pinzón & Barfuss is a tank bromeliad that grows on cliffs in the southernmost portion of the Chihuahuan desert. Phytotelmata are water bodies formed by plants that function as micro-ecosystems where bacteria,
Herrera-García JA +5 more
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Bioinformatic survey of CRISPR loci across 15 Serratia species. [PDF]
Microbiologyopen, 2023 This study has contributed to extending the general knowledge of the CRISPR–Cas systems, particularly in Serratia, a ubiquitous genus detected in different environments. Abstract The Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats and CRISPR‐associated proteins (CRISPR–Cas) system of prokaryotes is an adaptative immune defense mechanism to ...
Scrascia M +8 more
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The metagenome of bromeliads phytotelma in Puerto Rico. [PDF]
Data Brief, 2018 Bromeliads tank water or phytotelma is an eutrophic microenvironment where microorganisms have evolved to resist sudden changes in pH and nutritional competition.
Rodriguez-Nuñez KM +2 more
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Reed bamboos drive skull shape evolution in bush frogs of the Western Ghats, Peninsular India. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 Our study highlights the key role of ecological opportunity as a driver of morphological evolution. We find that endemic bush frogs from a monophyletic group (Ochlandrae) which lives in the bamboo internodes. They have skull shapes different to non‐bamboo frogs.
Das K +5 more
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Species Composition and Ecological Aspects of Immature Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Phytotelmata in Cantareira State Park, São Paulo, Brazil. [PDF]
InsectsPhytotelmata are aquatic microenvironments formed by the accumulation of water and organic matter in cavities of plants. These microenvironments serve as breeding sites for various species of mosquitoes, including some of epidemiological importance.
Ceretti-Junior W +7 more
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Diversity, 2022 Bromeliads are a Neotropical family of monocots, colonized by several families of ciliates, with some species that inhabit only this type of microecosystems.
Rosaura Mayén-Estrada
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Oomycete metabarcoding reveals the presence of Lagenidium spp. in phytotelmata. [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 The oomycete genus Lagenidium, which includes the mosquito biocontrol agent L. giganteum, is composed of animal pathogens, yet is phylogenetically closely related to the well characterized plant pathogens Phytophthora and Pythium spp.
Leoro-Garzon P +3 more
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