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Photography-based taxonomy is inadequate, unnecessary, and potentially harmful ...
Ceriaco, Luis M. P.; Gutierrez, Eliecer E.; Dubois, Alain; Simon Abdala, Cristian; Alqarni, Abdulaziz S.; Adler, Kraig; Adriano, Edson A.; Aescht, ErnaMade available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T12:17:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2016-11-23; Villanova Univ, Dept Biol, Villanova, PA 19085 USA; Museu Nacl Hist Nat & Ciencia, Lisbon, Portugal; Univ Brasilia, Dept Zool, Inst Ciencias Biol, BR-70910900 Brasilia, DF, Brazil; Smithsonian Inst, Natl Museum Nat Hist, Washington, DC 20560 USA; Sorbonne Univ, Museum Natl Hist Nat, ISYEB, Paris, France...
Taxonomic and conservation status of the elusive Oecomys cleberi (Rodentia, Sig...
Rocha, Rita Gomes; Fonseca, Carlos; Zhou, Zhen; Leite, Yuri L. R.; Costa, Leonora PiresThe arboreal mouse Oecomys cleberi was described in 1981 based on just one specimen from Distrito Federal in central Brazil, and it has not been recorded ever since. Its taxonomic status as a valid species has been questioned and it is currently listed as Data Deficient in terms of conservation status. Here we used ancient DNA methods to obtain a partial mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequence from the holotyp...
Small mammals of the mid-Araguaia River in central Brazil, with the description...
Rocha, Rita G.; Ferreira, Eduardo; Costa, Barbara M. A.; Martins, Iracy C. M.; Leite, Yuri L. R.; Costa, Leonora P.; Fonseca, CarlosThe mid-Araguaia River basin in central Brazil is considered a priority area for biodiversity conservation, and Parque Estadual do Cantão (PEC) is one of the most important protected areas in this ecotone between Cerrado and Amazonia. This area suffers an intensive human pressure with high rates of deforestation, and still remains poorly studied in terms of biodiversity. From June 2007 to November 2008 we sampl...