Stable isotope data provide insight into the foraging ecology of animals. Traditionally, carbon and nitrogen isotope values have been used to infer dietary and habitat preferences. Oxygen isotopes are used less frequently ...

Accurate assessments of population sizes and trends are fundamental for effective species conservation, particularly for social and long-lived species in which low reproductive rates, aging demographic structure and Allee ...

Yellow-naped amazons, Amazona auropalliata, have experienced a dramatic population decline due to persistent habitat loss and poaching. In 2017, BirdLife International changed the species’ status from threatened to endangered ...

The army ant Eciton burchellii boasts more animal associates than any other animal species yet described, but the relationship between army ants and other ant species has only been studied in the context of predation. The ...

El Golfo de Papagayo, en los últimos años, ha experimentado un acelerado desarrollo socioeconómico que puede ejercer presión sobre sus espacios y recursos naturales, y contribuir, así, al deterioro de su zona marino-costera. ...

Introduction: The Gulf of Papagayo (GP) is a site of socioeconomic importance located in the North Pacific of Costa Rica. The ecosystem services of this site represent a benefit in local communities, and its dynamics are ...

“Most descriptions consist of a lateral or dorsal image of the holotype, a diagnostic COI consensus barcode, the Barcode Index Number (BIN) code with a link to the Barcode of Life Database (BOLD), and the holotype specimen ...

The Critically Endangered largetooth sawfish Pristis pristis is one of the most threat- ened elasmobranch species and is currently thought to be locally extinct in at least 27 countries. Although largetooth sawfish information ...

La tortuga golfina (Lepidochelys olivacea) es considerada la más abundante de las tortugas marinas en el ámbito mundial (Limpus, 1995). Esta afirmación se sustenta en gran parte, por su distribución pantropical y al hecho ...

Considering the global intensification of aridity in tropical biomes due to climate change, we need to understand what shapes the distribution of drought sensitivity in tropical plants. We conducted a pantropical data ...