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Biology, ecology and biogeography of the South American silver croaker, an important Neotropical fish species in South America
(Springer, 2018-12-01)
The South American silver croaker is a popular fish that has recently received substantial attention from scientists, mainly due to its importance as source of animal protein and as a key fisheries species. However, little ...
Differential impact of landscape transformation on pumas (Puma concolor) and jaguars (Panthera onca) in the Upper Paraná Atlantic Forest
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2011-05)
Aim Jaguars and pumas, being similar in size and behaviour, are the largest felids of the Neotropics. However, pumas appear to be more resistant to human impacts. Our objective was to compare the response of both species ...
Using Paleoclimate and the Fossil Record to Explain Past and Present Distributions of Armadillos (Xenarthra, Dasypodidae)
(Springer, 2017-05)
Numerous climatic fluctuations occurred during the Cenozoic (last 66 Ma BP); some of them were drastic (e.g., during the Eocene-Oligocene boundary) while others were more gradual (e.g., late Tertiary cooling), but both ...
Role of landscape elements on recent distributional expansion of European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) in agroecosystems of the Pampas, Argentina
(Wilson Ornithological Society, 2016-06-30)
Previous studies of European Starlings in Argentina have focused on identifying biological aspects correlated with establishment of new populations in urban and suburban areas. Starlings have recently invaded rural areas ...
Reimagining South American coasts: Unveiling the hidden invasion history of an iconic ecological engineer
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2015-11)
Aim: The smooth cordgrass Spartina alterniflora is an iconic ecological engineer that has inspired some of the more insightful concepts and perspectives in modern theoretical ecology and environmental management, from ...
Land of the ground sloths: Recent research at Cueva Chica, Ultima Esperanza, Chile
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2013-07-14)
Ultima Esperanza is a region known worldwide, where some of the best preserved remains of latePleistocene ground sloths were found. Cueva del Milodón produced a large piece of Mylodon darwini skin in 1895 as well as extensive ...
Filling Linnean shortfalls increases endemicity patterns: Conservation and Biogeographical implications for the extreme case of Liolaemus species
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2021-03)
Linnean shortfalls, imply noteworthy biodiversity conservation constraints. The case of Argentinian reptiles is unique. Species description of the genus Liolaemus (~60% of the Argentine reptiles) hasa current rate of 3.25 ...
Evolution of genomes, host shifts and the geographic spread of SARS-CoV and related coronaviruses
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2008-04)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a novel human illness caused by a previously unrecognized coronavirus (CoV) termed SARS-CoV. There are conflicting reports on the animal reservoir of SARS-CoV. Many of the groups ...
A NEW AND THREATENED INSULAR SPECIES OF LANCEHEAD FROM SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL
(Herpetologists LeagueEmporia, 2012)