Investigación ambiental: Recent submissions
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Venom use in eulipotyphlans : an evolutionary and ecological approach
(2021)Venomousness is a complex functional trait that has evolved independently many times in the animal kingdom, although it is rare among mammals. Intriguingly, most venomous mammal species belong to Eulipotyphla (solenodons, ... -
A taxonomic revision of the Archipini of the Caribbean (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae, Tortricinae)
(2020)The Archipini fauna of the Caribbean is revised to include 33 species. Most previously described species occurring in the region are redescribed and figured, with 13 new species: Argyrotaenia brownisp. nov., A. crypticasp. ... -
Waste as a sustainable source of nutrients for plants and humans : a strategy to reduce hidden hunger
(2024)Worldwide, over half of all preschool-aged children and two-thirds of non-pregnant women of reproductive age suffer from hidden hunger. This situation may worsen due to the expected increase in the world population and the ... -
Sustainable transformation in the Latin American and Caribbean districts through the implementation of a qualitative methodology. Challenges and key aspects to be addressed
(2024)To mitigate the advance of rapid urbanization and the growing percentage of energy consumption in the countries of the Latin American and Caribbean region, it is necessary to transform these inhabited environments into ... -
Rapid size change associated with intra-island evolutionary radiation in extinct Caribbean “island-shrews”
(2020)The Caribbean offers a unique opportunity to study evolutionary dynamics in insular mammals. However, the recent extinction of most Caribbean non-volant mammals has obstructed evolutionary studies, and poor DNA preservation ...
