Journals: European Journal of Wildlife Research

European Journal of Wildlife Research

- Abreviatura: Eur. J. Wildlife Res.

- Home Page: http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/animal+sciences/journal/10344

- Qualis CAPES: B1 (Biodiversidade), B3 (Ciências Biológicas I).

- Taxa de Publicação: Nenhuma.

- Idiomas: Inglês.

- Disponibilidade: Restrito.

- Submissão: Online, pelo sistema Editorial manager, com acesso direto na home page.

European Journal of Wildlife Research foco em todos os aspectos da biologia de vida selvagem. As principais áreas são: ecologia de vida selvagem, doenças, toxicologia, conservação, manejo, e uso sustentável de recursos naturais. Contribuições a aspectos socioculturais da relação humano-vida selvagem e à história e sociologia da caça também serão consideradas.

The taxonomic history of the south and central american akodont rodent genera: Thalpomys, Deltamys, Thaptomys, Hypsimys, Bolomys, Chroeomys, Abrothrix, Scotinomys, Akodon (Chalcomys and Akodon), Microxus, Podoxymys, Lenoxus, Oxymycterus, Notiomys, and Blarinomys

TATE, G.H.H. 1932. The taxonomic history of the south and central american akodont rodent genera: Thalpomys, Deltamys, Thaptomys, Hypsimys, Bolomys, Chroeomys, Abrothrix, Scotinomys, Akodon (Chalcomys and Akodon), Microxus, Podoxymys, Lenoxus, Oxymycterus, Notiomys, and Blarinomys. American Museum Novitates 582:1:32.

Abstract. In this paper, the sixth of my series, I have continued the treatment given in earlier papers. Since neither the several new akodont genera proposed by Thomas not his "groups" of the subgenus Akodon (sensu stricto) appear to be sharply defined, geographic arrangement of the species has been particularly difficult and may prove unsatisfactory. Though wishing to preserve, as much as possible, the arrangement of genera made by Thomas (1916), I have felt that certain changes were desirable: Zygodontomys has been treated in my fifth paper, and the akodont genera are rearranged so as to include Scotinomys and the new genera Deltamys and Hypsimys and to place Akodon (Akodon) next to Microxus.

Bat inventory in a Caatinga area in Northeastern Brazil, with a new occurrence in the state of Paraíba

BELTRÃO, M.G.; ZEPPELINI, C.G.; FRACASSO, M.P.A.; LOPES, L.C.S. 2015. Bat inventory in a Caatinga area in Northeastern Brazil, with a new occurrence in the state of Paraíba. Neotropical Biology and Conservation 10(1):15-20. doi: 10.4013/nbc.2015.101.06

Abstract. The Caatinga is a semi-arid ecosystem with a long history of anthropic impacts and scientific negligence. Since bats are the second most diverse group of mammals and have wide ecological roles, a well-based comprehension of their diversity for an area is important for management and conservationist actions. The goal of this study is to provide a list of the bat species found in Private Reserve of Natural Heritage Fazenda Almas, Paraíba, Northeastern Brazil. By sampling with mist nets and exploring roosts, we captured 126 specimens and recorded 19 species from 5 families. The most abundant species were Artibeus planirostris, Peropteryx macrotis, Myotis nigricans, and Carollia perspicillata. We registered high diversity of Phyllostominae, as well as the occurrence of the genus Histiotus in the state for the first time. Our results indicate that Caatinga areas can maintain bat assemblages with levels of diversity similar to moist tropical areas, which highlights the need to expand the network of protected areas in this threatened ecosystem.

VIII Congresso Brasileiro de Mastozoologia

Evolution 2015

O evento internacional Evolution 2015 será realizado entre os dias 26 e 30 de junho de 2015 no Casa Grande Hotel Resort em Guarujá, SP e contará com grandes cientistas internacionais que trabalham com evolução biológica <www.evolution2015.org>.

O último dia para submissão de trabalhos a serem apresentados na forma de pôster é 15 de maio.

Brasileiros e estrangeiros que residem no Brasil tem um desconto especial na inscrição. Para fazer uso deste desconto, faça sua inscrição no site <www.evolution2015.org> e coloque o voucher "Brazil1" se for pesquisador, pós-doc, ou aluno de pós-graduação, ou "Brazil2" se for aluno de graduação.

O evento terá 8 simpósios principais, escolhidos pelas sociedades patrocinadoras:

Temperate Assumptions (Organizer: Marlene Zuk)

Contributions from Naturalists to the Fight Against Dengue in Brazil and Beyond (Organizers: Alex Perkins and Louis Lambrechts)

Frontiers in Parametric Biogeography (Organizers: James Albert and Alexandre Antonelli)

Breaking Barriers: Empirical, Theoretical, and Gender Issues in Phylogenetics (Organizers: Corrie S. Moreau, Brian C. O’Meara, Susan L. Perkins, and Tracy A. Heath)

Prokaryote comparative genomics, phylogenetics, and evolution (Organizers: José S. L. Patané and João Carlos Setubal)

Iconic Brazilian ecosystems as case studies for teaching evolution (Organizers: Thomas R Meagher, Eimear Nic Lughadha and Louise Mead)

Epigenetics and Evolutionary Processes (Organizers: Joshua Banta and Christina Richards)

The multiple dimensions of biodiversity science (Organizers: Ana Carnaval and Christopher Dick)

When Gene Flow Really Matters: Gene Flow and Applied Plant Evolutionary Biology (Organizer: Norman Ellstrand)

Este evento é sempre uma ótima oportunidade para a integração de diversas áreas da biologia que acabam ficando separadas por motivos históricos, como a genética, evolução, ecologia, taxonomia, sistemática, botânica e zoologia.

Treetop shelter of a Neotropical River Otter cuba (Lontra longicaudis - Carnivora: Mustelidae) in an Amazonian flooded forest

SANTOS, P.M.R.S.; KINUPP, V.F.; COLETTO-SILVA, A. 2007. Treetop shelter of a Neotropical River Otter cuba (Lontra longicaudis - Carnivora: Mustelidae) in an Amazonian flooded forest. Acta Amazonica 37(2):309-312.

Abstract. The finding of a Neotropical river otter (Lontra longicaudis) cub occupying a shelter in a hollowed treetop is reported. The observation was made in a seasonally flooded forest in Central Amazonia, during the high water peak of the annual inundation cycle. A literature review indicates that this is the first description of a shelter of the species, both in a hollowed tree and in Amazonia. This observation can indicate a strong relationship between the species’ breeding cycle with the annual dynamics of Amazonian rivers. We discuss potential advantages and disadvantages of breeding when water level is high.

Journals: BMC Ecology

BMC Ecology

- Abreviatura: BMC Ecol.

- Home Page: http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcecol/

- Qualis CAPES: A2 (Ciências Biológicas I), B2 (Biodiversidade), B5 (Ciências Biológicas III).

- Taxa de Publicação: Sim.

- Idiomas: Inglês.

- Disponibilidade: Acesso livre aos artigos no site.

- Submissão: Online, diretamente na home page.

BMC Ecology é um periódico científico de acesso livre que publica artigos em ecologia ambiental, comportamental e de populações, assim como biodiversidade de plantas, animais e micróbios.

Todos os artigos publicados pelo BMC Ecology são feitos com acesso online livre e permanente imediatamente após a publicação, sem cobrança de assinatura ou barreiras de registro. Os autores dos artigos publicados no BMC Ecology são os proprietários de copyright de seus artigos e podem conceder a terceiros, de antecedência e na perpetuidade, o direito de usar, reproduzir e disseminar o artigo, de acordo com o termo de licença e copyright da BioMed Central.

Diet of racoon Procyon cancrivorus (Carnivora, Procyonidae) in a mangrove and restinga area in Espirito Santo state, Brazil

MARTINELLI, M.M.; VOLPI, T.A. 2010. Diet of racoon Procyon cancrivorus (Carnivora, Procyonidae) in a mangrove and restinga area in Espirito Santo state, Brazil. Natureza on-line 8(3):150-151. 

Abstract. Diet of Procyon cancrivorus was analised from fecal material. From 47 analyzed fecal samples, the most consumed items were Arthropods, found in 100% of scats, followed by Allagoptera arenaria (guriri-coconut), in 50.8% of scats, and small vertebrates and seeds, found in 4.3% of scats each. Among the arthropods, the most frequent crab family was the Ocypodidae, found in all samples.

Nota sobre convergência e divergência alimentar de canídeos e felídeos (Mammalia: Carnivora) simpátricos no Cerrado brasileiro

TROVATI, R.G.; CAMPOS, C.B.; BRITO, B.A. 2008. Nota sobre convergência e divergência alimentar de canídeos e felídeos (Mammalia: Carnivora) simpátricos no Cerrado brasileiro. Neotropical Biology and Conservation 3(2):95-100.

Abstract. Feed convergence and divergence of some sympatric canids and felids in Tocantins, Brazil were analyzed. Thirty-six fecal samples were collected. The results showed that 37.3% of the canids’ diet was made up of fruit and fibers (grasses e peel fruits) and 44% of the felids’ diet was made up of mammals. There were differences in the measurement and in the overlap of trophic niche, indicating canids as generalists and felids as specialists. Feeding of Phantera onca was more divergent and feeding of Puma yagouaroundi converged with the canids. Thus, the data collected shows that small felids have a similar diet to canids and only large and medium felids present divergence, but further studies are needed to better elucidate the degree of sympatric of these animals.