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...
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...
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...
part of the project"Neotropical Grasslands Connection:Ecology,Migration,and Conservation of the Threatened Chestnut Seedeater Sporophila cinnamomea",supported by the Rufford Foundation,United Kingdom(ID 270441);supported by grants to JRRR and CJC,who received doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships,respectively,from the Coordenacão de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior-CAPES(88882.439380/2019-01 and 88882.316294/2019-01);a research grant from the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico-CNPq(310608/2019-8)。
The breeding traits of Sporophila seedeaters have been relatively well studied in recent years;nevertheless,a group of ten species in the genus,known as southern capuchinos,remain understudied.That is the case with Ch...
supported by Coordenaç~ao de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior(CAPES)–Finance Code 001.MC was awarded Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnologico(CNPq)research productivity grant 304,060/2020-8 and Fundaç~ao de Amparoa Pesquisa de Minas Gerais(FAPEMIG)research grant PPM 00104-18.DMPC received a postdoctoral scholarship from P&D Aneel-Cemig GT-611.MSL received a postdoctoral scholarship from P&D Aneel-Cemig GT-599.RMH received a Fulbright Brasil grant.This work was partially supported by the CNPq for funding the Long-Term Ecological Research“PELD Campos Rupestres da Serra do Cipo”(grant number No.442694/2020-2).The authors have no financial or proprietary interests in any material discussed in this article.The authors are grateful to the colleagues of the Laboratorio de Ecologia de Bentos(ICB-UFMG)for field and laboratory assistance.
Despite long-standing interest,the mechanisms driving aquatic macroinvertebrate drift in tropical streams remain poorly understood.Therefore,the objective of this study was to evaluate which environmental metrics driv...
Fundaçao Grupo Boticario deProteçao a Natureza;Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnologico,Grant/Award Number:CNPq No.303548/2017-7;Coordenaçao de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.
The determination of natural variation in physical habitat conditions and the establishment of least-disturbed reference standards is important for ecosystem conservation.Tropical regions hold most of the global fresh...