The small lizards of the genus Loxopholis inhabit the leaf litter of Central and South America tropical forests. The genus includes 10 bisexual species and the unisexual L. percarinatum, the latter widely distributed ...

Predation represents a strong factor able to shape the richness of species, composition and relative abundance in marine communities. However, the size of predators, their feed preferences, preys vulnerability and ...

Macroecology focuses on the relationship between organisms and their environments in broad spatial and temporal scales. One of its approaches is the analysis of geographical patterns in the morphological traits. Several ...

Food plants have chemical and physical defence mechanisms to avoid herbivory whereas primary consumers have adaptations to cross this barrier so as to reach their specific nutritional requirements. Southern Muriquis ...

Estimates about groups size, density and composition of primates are commons in the papers, because they are a solid base for futures studies in landscape ecology and ethology, for example. They are also essential to know ...

The ecosystem functions can be considered goods and services when they serve to generate and maintain the human activities and well being. However, the economic markets generally neglect the participation of those services ...

Anurans are ectothermics and have permeable skin; therefore, they respond to changes in humidity and temperature conditions of the microhabitat. Thus, these environmental factors, as well as prey availability, must influence ...

Forest fragmentation and habitat loss are considered the major threats to biodiversity. Studies of the effects of these processes on the species should also include landscape analysis rather than just local analysis as in ...

Sinais acústicos das aves podem ter funções essenciais para a sobrevivência e reprodução. As diferenças entre sinais vocais de espécies próximas têm potencial de serem barreiras prézigóticas e atuarem no estabelecimento ...

O tamanho do corpo pode influenciar positivamente o desempenho locomotor e a taxa metabólica de serpentes. Entretanto, a variação na locomoção também pode ser atribuída ao estado reprodutivo e diferenças no comportamento ...