supported by a fellowship from Coordenacao de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior(CAPES)。
Fageia Mello-Leitao,1929 is a genus of the running crab spider family Philodromidae,recognizable by its pentagonal abdomen and spatulate setae.Like most Neotropical representatives in the family,its systematics is poo...
financially supported in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior-Brasil(CAPES)-Finance Code 001 through a fellowship awarded to the first author and grants from Fundação de AmparoàPesquisa do Estado de São Paulo(FAPESP)(2002/13898-0,2018/099947-4,2015/50683-2,and 2016/50384-8);M.D.is also grateful to CAPES(PROTAX II-grant 440597/2015-3);Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico(grants 305905/2012-0,311083/2015-3,312190/2018-2,and 150178/2019-0);Universidade de São Paulo(Projeto 1,Pró-Reitoria de Pesquisa).
INTRODUCTION Pollination is a critical phenomenon for global diversity and food production,largely facilitated by animal pollinators(Klein et al.2007;Hahn&Brühl 2016),which are endangered by anthropogenic changes(Car...
supported by graduated scholarships granted to NFC and JFR,by a Research Productivity Grant(No 308992/2013-0);a research_funding(No 483117/2009-9)granted to EMV,provided by the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development(Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico-CNPq).
Knowledge regarding the influence of individual traits on interaction patterns in nature can help understand the topological role of individuals within a network of intrapopulation interactions.We tested hypotheses on...
Supported by the Research Nucleus in Limnology;Ichthyology and Aquaculture (NUPELIA) for logistic support;the Laboratory of Energetic Ecology and the Long-term Ecological Research Program (PELD/CNPq);Site 6-PIAP (upper ParanáRiver floodplain);PROEX;UEM;and Fundação Araucária for the scholarship
Particulate organic matter(POM)is an important energy source for aquatic consumers,understanding its origin and composition is essential for understanding the energetic dynamics of aquatic environments.The aim of this...
financed by grants from CONACYT (CB-2016-284457 and 278987);the Direccion General de Asuntos del Personal Académico from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (PAPIIT-IN208416)。
Interspecific trait divergence may reflect adaptation and reproductive isolation,particularly after the rapid differentiation that may follow the colonization of new environments.Although new lineages are generally ex...
This work was funded through a standalone grant(FWF P 31518)from the Austrian Science Fund(FWF);MR was supported by an Erwin Schrodinger Grant(FWF J 3868);a standalone grant(FWF P 33728)from the Austrian Science Fund(FWF).
Animals constantly need to evaluate available external and internal information to make appropriate decisions.Identifying,assessing,and acting on relevant cues in contexts such as mate choice,intra-sexual competition,...
We would like to thank the following organizations for providing funds for this study:FAPESB(RED0045/2014,JCB0026/2016);CNPq(443249/2014-8,465767/2014-1);CAPES(23038.000776/2017-54).
Urbanization has dramatic impacts on natural habitats and such changes may potentially drive local adaptation of urban populations.Behavioral change has been specifically shown to facilitate the fast adaptation of bir...
This research was supported by the Programa de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento of Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais(CEMIG)P&D Aneel-Cemig GT-599 and MSL received a post-doc scholarship from this Project,and from CAPES(PDPG-AMAZONIA-LEGAL Project 88887.510266/2020–00);Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnologico(CNPq;research productivity grants 304060/2020-8 to MC and 316489/2021-2 to JCS),FAPEMIG research grant to MC(PPM 00104-18);Coordenaçao de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior(CAPES)–Finance Code 001.
In areas highly affected by anthropogenic disturbances,artificial(human-made)freshwater ecosystems can provide habitat for maintaining and conserving regional freshwater biodiversity.We assessed how the physical habit...
Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica CONICYT,Gobierno de Chile,for funding his graduate studies;Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico FONDECYT,Gobierno de Chile,supported this research through the proyect Id:1120314。
Despite the widely accepted view that planted forests are valuable habitat for wildlife species,there is a lack of empirical evidence showing the suitability of this novel habitat,especially in relation to plantations...
Lana Resende de Almeida received CAPES(Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel from Brazil)Ph.D.scholarships:88882.439375/2019-01;Rufford Foundation Small Grant(25871-1);Maria João Ramos Pereira was supported by a CNPq(National Council for Scientific and Technological Development)Productivity Grant(311297/2018-8)。
Chemical profiles of non-invasive biological material,such as feces,have great potential to study elusive animals or those with low population densities.Here,we use a metabolomic approach to evaluate Neotropical mustel...