Mobile genetic elements, including plasmids, drive the evolution of prokaryotic genomes through the horizontal transfer of genes allowing genetic exchange between bacteria. Moreover, plasmids carry accessory genes, which ...

In the last decade, there has been a remarkable growth in the knowledge of thehabits and behaviour of the Andean Cat Leopardus jacobita. This cat is mainly restrictedto the Andean highlands. Most of the records from ...

Biofilms, microbial mats, and microbialites dwell under highly limiting conditions (high salinity, extreme aridity, pH, and elevated arsenic concentration) in the Andean Puna. Only recent pioneering studies have described ...

Distribution records for four species of birds are reported from studies carried out between 2004 and 2005 at La Angostura Dam (26º55'S, 65º41'W). The species are known to inhabit lakes, lagoons, pools, marshes and streams, ...

Orogenic plateaus are extensive, high-elevation areas with low internal relief that have been attributed to deep-seated and/or climate-driven surface processes. In the latter case, models predict that lateral plateau growth ...

High Andean peatbogs are key functional wetlands in the dry Puna region and essential in conserving local biodiversity, including bird communities. We surveyed the bird communities of 18 peatbogs in the Argentinean Puna ...

This chapter addresses precious objects from the Puna and Quebrada de Humahuaca of northwestern Argentina, examining collections of metallic objects to determine their technological and iconographic characteristics, as ...