Search Results - "Andrade, Gilda V"
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Benefits for plants in ant-plant protective mutualisms: a meta-analysis
Published in PloS one (22-12-2010)“…Costs and benefits for partners in mutualistic interactions can vary greatly, but surprisingly little is known about the factors that drive this variation…”
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Pond characteristics influence the intraspecific variation in the morphometry of the tadpoles of two species of Dendropsophus (Anura: Hylidae) from the Cerrado savanna of northeastern Brazil
Published in Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (01-01-2020)“…Abstract Spatial variation in the environment may be an important source of morphological variation in many organisms. Tadpoles are valuable model organisms…”
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Multiple contact zones and karyotypic evolution in a neotropical frog species complex
Published in Scientific reports (11-01-2024)“…Previous studies of DNA sequence and karyotypic data have revealed high genetic diversity in the Physalaemus cuvieri – Physalaemus ephippifer species complex—a…”
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Extensive Cryptic Diversity Within the Physalaemus cuvieri - Physalaemus ephippifer Species Complex (Amphibia, Anura) Revealed by Cytogenetic, Mitochondrial, and Genomic Markers
Published in Frontiers in genetics (14-08-2019)“…Previous cytogenetic and phylogenetic analyses showed a high variability in the frog taxa and and suggested the presence of undescribed diversity in this…”
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Phylogeny of frogs from the genus Physalaemus (Anura, Leptodactylidae) inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences
Published in Molecular phylogenetics and evolution (01-11-2015)“…[Display omitted] •The phylogeny of the anuran genus Physalaemus is presented.•Forty-one of the currently 46 named species were included.•Two major clades were…”
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Polytypic and polymorphic cytogenetic variations in the widespread anuran Physalaemus cuvieri (Anura, Leiuperidae) with emphasis on nucleolar organizing regions
Published in Biological research (2009)“…We investigated the NOR distribution in ten populations of Physalaemus cuvieri from different regions of Brazil and Argentina. A high variability in NOR…”
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A phylogenetic analysis of Pseudopaludicola (Anura) providing evidence of progressive chromosome reduction
Published in Zoologica scripta (01-05-2014)“…Here, we present a molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Neotropical genus Pseudopaludicola focusing on species relationships including 11 of the 17 known…”
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Diet Composition in Two Sympatric Amphisbaenian Species (Amphisbaena ibijara and Leposternon polystegum) from the Brazilian Cerrado
Published in Journal of herpetology (01-09-2009)“…Amphisbaenians are important predators of tropical ecosystems, yet the ecology of most species is poorly known. We studied the reproduction and diet of two…”
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Differential effects of temperature on the feeding kinematics of the tadpoles of two sympatric anuran species
Published in Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology (01-08-2015)“…ABSTRACT Temperature impacts ectotherm performance by influencing many biochemical and physiological processes. When well adapted to their environment,…”
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Diet, Microhabitat Use, and an Analysis of Sexual Dimorphism in Caecilia gracilis (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from a Riparian Forest in the Brazilian Cerrado
Published in Journal of herpetology (01-03-2012)“…Basic ecological information is lacking for most caecilian amphibian populations, especially those of the Neotropical region where only few and nonquantitative…”
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Seasonality in Diet, Perch Use, and Reproduction of the Gecko Gonatodes humeralis from Eastern Brazilian Amazon
Published in Journal of herpetology (01-06-2003)“…We studied seasonal variation in intersexual dietary overlap, perch use, and reproductive status of female Gonatodes humeralis in Eastern Brazilian Amazon. The…”
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A new species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae) from state of Maranhão, Brazil
Published in Phyllomedusa (01-06-2003)“…Amphisbaena ibijara sp. nov. is described from Urbano Santos (Fazenda Santo Amaro), state of Maranhão, Brazil. The new species is a small amphisbaenian with…”
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A new species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae) from state of Maranhão, Brazil
Published in Phyllomedusa (01-06-2003)“…Amphisbaena ibijara sp. nov. is described from Urbano Santos (Fazenda Santo Amaro), state of Maranhão, Brazil. The new species is a small amphisbaenian with…”
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