Browsing by Subject "Neotropics"
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Calls distinguish species of Antbirds (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae) in the genus Pyriglena
(Magnolia Press, 2017)Populations in the genus Pyriglena Cabanis, 1847, commonly known as fire-eyes, are patchily distributed in central South America from the Pacific slope of the Andes to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. Pyriglena populations ...
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Cladistic analysis of Thoreyella and related genera (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae: Pentatominae: Procleticini)
(Magnolia Press, 2009-12-14)In this paper, the monophyly of the genus Thoreyella Spinola was tested, and a hypothesis of relationships among its species is proposed. Four known species of Thoreyella and two new species, as well as species of three ...
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Diversity of arborescent lineages of Crotoneae (Euphorbiaceae) in the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest
(Springer Wien, 2017)We conducted fieldwork and herbarium research to investigate the morphological diversity, taxonomy, and geographic distribution of arborescent lineages of tribe Crotoneae (Euphorbiaceae) in the Brazilian Atlantic Rain ...
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THE EXTENT OF SEED PREDATION BY BRUCHINE BEETLES (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE: BRUCHINAE) IN A HETEROGENEOUS LANDSCAPE IN SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL
(Coleopterists Soc, 2012-09-01)In this study, seed predation rates imposed by bruchines and the composition of bruchine species and their host plants were assessed in a heterogeneous landscape in southeastern Brazil. Fruits were collected from 49 plants ...
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Filogenia molecular de chamaeza vigors, 1825 (aves, formicariidae) e implicações para a história evolutiva das florestas da América do Sul
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 2016-06-24)There are some extremely biodiverse regions in South America such as the Andes, the Amazon and the Atlantic Forest. The historical processes that originated and maintain such diversity are still not fully understood. Our ...
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O gênero Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae) na Floresta Atlântica
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 2018-06-27)Acalypha L. is the third largest genus of Euphorbiaceae, with approximately 450 species. The genus is represented on almost all continents and its greatest diversity is reported to the Neotropics. In Brazil, Acalypha has ...
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O gênero Croton L. no Estado do Paraná, Brasil
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 2017-06-28)Croton L. is the second largest genus of Euphorbiaceae, with about 1200 species distributed mainly in the tropical regions around the world. The genus can be easily recognized by a set of characters that include indumentum ...
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The mitochondrial genome of the sooty swift (Cypseloides fumigatus)
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2017)We assembled the mitogenome of Cypseloides fumigatus based on off-target sequences from ultracon-served elements sequencing. We found a total length of 16,850 bp, including 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA ...
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Mitogenômica de aves suboscines: explorando a ordem gênica mitocondrial
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 2020-07-30)A mitocôndria é uma organela que possui DNA próprio e está presente nos eucariotos. As sequências de mtDNA foram essenciais para muitos estudos da biologia evolutiva, como sobre a estrutura populacional, fluxo gênico, ...
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The morphological and molecular characterization of Henneguya rotunda n. sp., a parasite of the gill arch and fins of Salminus brasiliensis from the Mogi Guacu River, Brazil
(Springer, 2014-05-01)A new species of myxosporea (Henneguya rotunda n. sp.) was found in the membrane of the gill arch and the fins of Salminus brasiliensis in the Mogi Gua double dagger u River, municipality of Pirassununga, So Paulo state, ...
