Several hypotheses are used to explain species richness patterns. Some of them (e.g. species-area, species-energy, environment-energy, water-energy, terrestrial primary productivity, environmental spatial heterogeneity, and climatic heterogeneity) are known to explain species richness patterns of terrestrial organisms, especially when they are combined. For aquatic organisms, however, it is unclear if these hyp...
A review and a molecular analysis of the cis-Andean species of Mylossoma were carried out, comprising the analysis of 340 specimens, aiming to elucidate the recognition of Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs) in cis-Andean Mylossoma and discuss species boundaries within the genus. Four valid species were recognized: M. aureum, distributed in the bacia do rio Amazonas; M. albiscopum, distributed in the bacias dos ...