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Integrating fuzzy logic and statistics to improve the reliable delimitation of biogeographic regions and transition zones
(2013)This study uses the amphibian species of the Mediterranean basin to develop a consistent procedure based on fuzzy sets with which biogeographic regions and biotic transition zones can be objectively detected and reliably ... -
Lack of maintenance of motorway fences works against their intended purpose with potential negative impacts on protected species.
(Springer Nature, 2020-01-21)Linear infrastructure intrusions into natural ecosystems, such as motorways and high-speed railways, causes direct loss of habitat but also impacts fauna through collisions. Wildlife road mortality is well documented and ... -
Late Pleistocene boreal molluscs in the Gulf of Cadiz: Past and current oceanographic implications
(Elsevier, 2023-07)Remains of molluscs were collected from the seafloor on the north-eastern margin of the Gulf of Cadiz, between 300 and 1000 m water depth, using different sampling methods (e.g. dredging, trawling and box-coring), during ... -
Mapping the Risk for West Nile Virus Transmission, Africa.
(2022-04)West Nile virus (WNV) is an emergent arthropodborne virus that is transmitted from bird to bird by mosquitoes. Spillover events occur when infected mosquitoes bite mammals. We created a geopositioned database of WNV presence ... -
Metapopulation Patterns of Iberian Butterflies Revealed by Fuzzy Logic
(MDPI, 2021-04)Metapopulation theory considers that the populations of many species are fragmented into patches connected by the migration of individuals through an interterritorial matrix. We applied fuzzy set theory and environmental ... -
Modelling chorotypes of invasive vertebrates in mainland Spain.
(Wiley, 2007-09-24)We investigated the existence of chorotypes – assemblages of species with similar geographical ranges – of invasive species in a host territory, and their potential use to advocate similar control or management strategies ... -
Modelling the distribution of Bonelli’s eagle in Spain: implications for conservation planning.
(2005-11-07)Bonelli’s eagle, Hieraaetus fasciatus , has recently suffered a severe population decline and is currently endangered. Spain supports about 70% of the European population. We used stepwise logistic regression on a set of ... -
Myosin heavy chain isoforms in the myocardium of the atrioventricular junction of Scyliorhinus canicula (Chondrichthyes, Carcharhiniformes)
(Wiley, 2020)The atrioventricular (AV) junction of the fish heart, interposed between the atrium and the ventricle, has been studied anatomically and histologically in several chondrichthyan and teleost species. Nonetheless, knowledge ... -
Nest light environment and potential risk of cuckoo parasitism.
(2007-04-01)Brood parasitism represents a significant cost in reproduction; thus, natural selection should favor the evolution of host defenses, which in turn may favor evolution of more sophisticated techniques by the parasite to ... -
New measures for assessing model equilibrium and prediction mismatch in species distribution models.
(Wiley, 2013-06-19)Models based on species distributions are widely used and serve important purposes in ecology, biogeography and conservation. Their continuous predictions of environmental suitability are commonly converted into a binary ... -
Pathogeography: leveraging the biogeography of human infectious diseases for global health management
(2018)Biogeography is an implicit and fundamental component of almost every dimension of modern biology, from natural selection and speciation to invasive species and biodiversity management. However, biogeography has rarely ... -
Population interconnectivity over the past 120,000 years explains distribution and diversity of Central African hunter-gatherers
(2022-05-17)The evolutionary history of African hunter-gatherers holds key insights into modern human diversity. Here, we combine ethnographic and genetic data on Central African hunter-gatherers (CAHG) to show that their current ... -
Recent loss of closed forests is associated with Ebola virus disease outbreaks
(Springer Nature, 2017-10)Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a contagious, severe and often lethal form of hemorrhagic fever in humans. The association of EVD outbreaks with forest clearance has been suggested previously but many aspects remained ... -
Spatial modelling for predicting potential wildlife distributions and human impacts in the Dja Forest Reserve, Cameroon.
(Elsevier, 2018-12-22)Protected areas (PAs) are currently the cornerstones for biodiversity conservation in many regions of the world. Within Africa's moist forest areas, however, numerous PAs are under significant threats from anthropogenic ... -
Species composition of sea stars (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) in the Patagonian Argentinian deep sea, including seven new records: connectivity with sub-Antarctic and Antarctic fauna
(Springer, 2022-06-28)The main target of this paper is to improve the knowledge of the species composition of sea stars in Patagonian Argentine deep sea reaching depths of 2062 m. In addition, these results offer us the opportunity to analyze ... -
Taxonomic revision and molecular phylogeny of Pisa (Decapoda: Majoidea: Epialtidae), including the description of a new genus of Pisinae.
(CSIC, 2023-12-20)The spider crabs of the genus Pisa Leach, 1814 (Epialtidae: Pisinae) are reviewed in this study based on mor- phological and molecular data (16S and COI genes). From these results, a new genus, Afropisa n. gen., is established ... -
Terrestrial Megafauna Response to Drone Noise Levels in Ex Situ Areas
(IOAP-MPDI, 2022-10-30)Drone use has significantly grown in recent years, and there is a knowledge gap on how the noise produced by these systems may affect animals. We investigated how 18 species of megafauna reacted to drone sound pressure ... -
Testing for errors in estimating bird mortality rates at wind farms and power lines
(CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2017)Wind power, as an alternative to fossil fuels, is increasingly common, and is expanding worldwide. Wind farms cause mortality of flying animals through collision with moving rotor blades, and from electrocution on associated ... -
The anatomical components of the cardiac outflow tract of chondrichthyans and actinopterygians
(Cambridge University Press, 2018)The outflow tract (OF) of the fish heart is the segment interposed between the ventricle and the ventral aorta. It holds the valves that prevent blood backflow from the gill vasculature to the ventricle. This paper offers ... -
The dispersal capacity of Mollusca—a test on the South Azorean Seamount Chain
(Springer, 2023)This study investigates the molluscan fauna of the South Azorean Seamount Chain (SASC), which comprises several seamounts culminating in 300–1600 m depth, separated by distances less than 200 km. Material was collected ...