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A multiple hypothesis approach to explain species richness patterns in neotropi...
Vieira, Thiago Bernardi; Pavanelli, C. S.; Casatti, Lilian; Smith, Welber Senteio; Benedito, Evanilde; Mazzoni, Rosana; Sánchez-Botero, Jorge IvánSeveral 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...
Unexpected species diversity in electric eels with a description of the stronge...
Santana, Carlos David de; Crampton, William Gareth Richard; Dillman, Casey B.; Frederico, Renata Guimarães; Sabaj, Mark Henry; Covain, RaphaelIs there only one electric eel species? For two and a half centuries since its description by Linnaeus, Electrophorus electricus has captivated humankind by its capacity to generate strong electric discharges. Despite the importance of Electrophorus in multiple fields of science, the possibility of additional species-level diversity in the genus, which could also reveal a hidden variety of substances and bioele...