Neotropical Biodiversity, Volume 6, Issue 1 (2020)

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The gastromyzophorous tadpoles of Atelopus elegans and A. palmatus (Anura: Bufonidae), with comments on oral and suction structures
Alejandro Marcillo-Lara, Luis A. Coloma, Sara Álvarez-Solas & Esteban Terneus
Pages: 1-13
Published online: 07 Jan 2020
AbstractforThe gastromyzophorous tadpoles of Atelopus elegans and A. palmatus (Anura: Bufonidae), with comments on oral and suction structures | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB) | EPUB
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Descripción del canto de anuncio del sapo hojarasquero Rhaebo haematiticus (Cope, 1862) del suroccidente del Chocó Biogeográfico
Diego Batallas & Mario H. Yánez-Muñoz
Pages: 14-19
Published online: 06 Jan 2020
AbstractforDescripción del canto de anuncio del sapo hojarasquero Rhaebo haematiticus (Cope, 1862) del suroccidente del Chocó Biogeográfico | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB
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Correction

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Page: 20
Published online: 19 Feb 2020
CitationforCorrection | Full Text | PDF (106.4 KB) | EPUB
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Description and phylogenetic relationships of a new species of treefrog of the Osteocephalus buckleyi species group (Anura: Hylidae)
Valeria D. Chasiluisa, Marcel A. Caminer, Andrea Varela-Jaramillo & Santiago R. Ron
Pages: 21-36
Published online: 25 Feb 2020
AbstractforDescription and phylogenetic relationships of a new species of treefrog of the Osteocephalus buckleyi species group (Anura: Hylidae) | Full Text | References | PDF (3.7 MB) | EPUB
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Notas del comportamiento predatorio e ingestión de Chironius monticola (Serpentes: Colubridae) en el suroccidente del Ecuador
Salomón M. Ramírez-Jaramillo & Glenda M. Pozo-Zamora
Pages: 37-41
Published online: 23 Feb 2020
AbstractforNotas del comportamiento predatorio e ingestión de Chironius monticola (Serpentes: Colubridae) en el suroccidente del Ecuador | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB) | EPUB
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An island invaded by exotics: a review of freshwater fish in Puerto Rico
Ruber Rodríguez-Barreras, Camille Zapata-Arroyo, Wilfredo Falcón L.María De Lourdes Olmeda
Pages: 42-59
Published online: 27 Feb 2020
AbstractforAn island invaded by exotics: a review of freshwater fish in Puerto Rico | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Primer registro de depredación de un gecko por un parúlido (Setophaga petechia aurea) en las Islas Galápagos
Octavio Rojas-Soto & Mauricio Ortega-Andrade
Pages: 60-61
Published online: 13 Mar 2020
CitationforPrimer registro de depredación de un gecko por un parúlido (Setophaga petechia aurea) en las Islas Galápagos | Full Text | References | PDF (590.9 KB) | EPUB
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Habitat selection and diet of the Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis) on the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, and range-wide monitoring recommendations
Chris Smith, Andy Whitworth, Elizabeth Brunner & Mateo Pomilia
Pages: 62-74
Published online: 03 Apr 2020
AbstractforHabitat selection and diet of the Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis) on the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, and range-wide monitoring recommendations | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Land use impacts poison frog chemical defenses through changes in leaf litter ant communities
Nora A. Moskowitz, Barbara Dorritie, Tammy Fay, Olivia C. Nieves, Charles Vidoudez, Cambridge Rindge Latin 2017 Biology Class, Masconomet 2017 Biotechnology Class, Eva K. Fischer, Sunia A. Trauger, Luis A. Coloma, David A. Donoso & Lauren A. O’Connell
Pages: 75-87
Published online: 12 Apr 2020
AbstractforLand use impacts poison frog chemical defenses through changes in leaf litter ant communities | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Nuevo registro, redescubrimiento y notas taxonómicas de Orchidaceae de Ecuador
Álvaro J. Pérez, Katya Romoleroux, Nicolás Zapata, Daniela Cevallos, Héctor Yela, Lou Jost & Francisco Tobar
Pages: 88-97
Published online: 20 Apr 2020
AbstractforNuevo registro, redescubrimiento y notas taxonómicas de Orchidaceae de Ecuador | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB) | EPUB
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Development and demography of larval Epicrionops bicolor (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Rhinatrematidae)
Hendrik Müller
Pages: 98-108
Published online: 28 Apr 2020
AbstractforDevelopment and demography of larval Epicrionops bicolor (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Rhinatrematidae) | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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Urban areas as refuges for endemic fauna: description of the immature stages of Catasticta flisa duna (Eitschberger & T. Racheli, 1998) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) and its ecological interactions
P. S. Padrón, A. Vélez, N. Miorelli & K. R. Willmott
Pages: 109-116
Published online: 19 May 2020
AbstractforUrban areas as refuges for endemic fauna: description of the immature stages of Catasticta flisa duna (Eitschberger & T. Racheli, 1998) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) and its ecological interactions | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB) | EPUB
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Green bottle flies (Calliphoridae, Luciliinae) of Ecuador: geographic distribution, checklist and DNA barcodes
Emilia A. Moreno, Eduardo Amat, Pablo E. Meneses, David A. Donoso & Álvaro R. Barragán
Pages: 117-126
Published online: 01 Sep 2020
AbstractforGreen bottle flies (Calliphoridae, Luciliinae) of Ecuador: geographic distribution, checklist and DNA barcodes | Full Text | References | PDF (6.4 MB) | EPUB
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Habitat use by an endemic and a non-native gecko: natural habitat provides a last refuge for the Barbados Leaf-Toed gecko
Robert J. Williams, Julia A. Horrocks & Angelo P. Pernetta
Pages: 127-137
Published online: 17 Aug 2020
AbstractforHabitat use by an endemic and a non-native gecko: natural habitat provides a last refuge for the Barbados Leaf-Toed gecko | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Liverwort diversity in Polylepis pauta forests of Ecuador under different climatic conditions
S. Robbert Gradstein & Susana León-Yánez
Pages: 138-146
Published online: 20 Aug 2020
AbstractforLiverwort diversity in Polylepis pauta forests of Ecuador under different climatic conditions | Full Text | References | PDF (5 MB) | EPUB
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Los murciélagos (Chiroptera) del Caribe de Honduras y Nicaragua: una comparación sobre su diversidad en cinco diferentes coberturas vegetales
Arnulfo Medina-Fitoria, Hefer Daniel Ávila-Palma, Marcio Martínez, Diego Iván Ordoñez-Mazier & Manfredo Alejandro Turcios-Casco
Pages: 147-161
Published online: 31 Aug 2020
AbstractforLos murciélagos (Chiroptera) del Caribe de Honduras y Nicaragua: una comparación sobre su diversidad en cinco diferentes coberturas vegetales | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB) | EPUB
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A new species of Noblella (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from the Río Manduriacu Reserve on the Pacific slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes
Carolina Reyes-Puig, Ross J. Maynard, Scott J. Trageser, José Vieira, Paul S. Hamilton, Ryan Lynch, Jaime Culebras, Sebastián Kohn, Jorge Brito & Juan M. Guayasamin
Pages: 162-171
Published online: 21 Aug 2020
AbstractforA new species of Noblella (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from the Río Manduriacu Reserve on the Pacific slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes | Full Text | References | PDF (3.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Test of the prey-attraction hypothesis for the scorpion fluorescence
Dumas Gálvez, Carolina Nieto & Paola Samaniego
Pages: 172-177
Published online: 05 Nov 2020
AbstractforTest of the prey-attraction hypothesis for the scorpion fluorescence | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Guard cell sizes and ploidy levels in Polylepis (Rosaceae)
Tatiana Erika Boza Espinoza, Vivien Popp & Michael Kessler
Pages: 178-192
Published online: 06 Nov 2020
AbstractforGuard cell sizes and ploidy levels in Polylepis (Rosaceae) | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB) | EPUB
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No need for artificial light: nocturnal activity by a diurnal reptile under lunar light
Jeanelle L. K. Brisbane & Matthijs P. van den Burg
Pages: 193-196
Published online: 06 Nov 2020
AbstractforNo need for artificial light: nocturnal activity by a diurnal reptile under lunar light | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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First records of Diptera associated with human corpses in Ecuador
Ana Belén García-Ruilova, Alvaro Barragán, Silvana del C. Ordoñez, Juan F. García, Jose D. Mazón, René Cueva & David A. Donoso
Pages: 197-202
Published online: 08 Nov 2020
AbstractforFirst records of Diptera associated with human corpses in Ecuador | Full Text | References | PDF (258 KB) | EPUB
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Notes on the breeding behaviour and nesting preferences of Blackish nightjar (Nyctipolus nigrescens) in the Napo province in eastern Ecuador
Jonathan W.E. Janse & Gabriel Massaine Moulatlet
Pages: 203-205
Published online: 28 Nov 2020
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Habitat simplification changes temporal patterns of invertebrate beta diversity in a high-Andean stream
Juan David González-Trujillo & Yenni Lizeth Alonso-Moreno
Pages: 206-216
Published online: 09 Dec 2020
AbstractforHabitat simplification changes temporal patterns of invertebrate beta diversity in a high-Andean stream | Full Text | References | PDF (873.3 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Contribución a la diversidad de hepáticas neotropicales: nuevos registros para Panamá
Clotilde Arrocha, Georgina Guerra, Nikelly-Guerra Batista & Ángel Benítez
Pages: 217-223
Published online: 06 Jan 2021
AbstractforContribución a la diversidad de hepáticas neotropicales: nuevos registros para Panamá | Full Text | References | PDF (5.5 MB) | EPUB
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Una fantástica nueva especie del grupo Pristimantis orcesi de los Andes sur de Ecuador
Juan C. Sánchez-Nivicela, Verónica L. Urgiles, Jhonny Cedeño-Palacios, Homero Abad-Peñafiel & Juan M. Guayasamin
Pages: 224-237
Published online: 10 Jan 2021
AbstractforUna fantástica nueva especie del grupo Pristimantis orcesi de los Andes sur de Ecuador | Full Text | References | PDF (12.1 MB) | EPUB
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