Insectivorous bats provide ecosystem services in agricultural and urban landscapes by
consuming arthropods that are considered pests. Bat species inhabiting cities are expected to …

Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease caused by Leishmania species. Leishmania amazonensis
is a New World Leishmania species belonging to the Mexicana complex, which is able …

DNA metabarcoding is an emerging monitoring method capable of assessing biodiversity
from environmental samples (eDNA). Advances in computational tools have been required …

The canga of the Serra dos Carajás, in Eastern Amazon, is home to a unique open plant
community, harboring several endemic and rare species. Although a complete flora survey has …

Plants living above and around caves represent an important, albeit poorly studied, resource
within cave ecosystems. The presence of plant material (root-like structures or rhizothemes, …

Ipomoea is a large pantropical genus globally distributed, which importance goes beyond
the economic value as food resources or ornamental crops. This highly diverse genus has …

This study presents the first complete mitogenome of the Brazilian Atlantic bushmaster Lachesis
with insights into snake evolution. The total length was 17,177 bp, consisting of 13 PCGs…

Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) is an economically important crop marketed for the elaboration
of mate, the third-most widely consumed caffeine-containing infusion worldwide. Here …

Isoetes are ancient quillworts members of the only genus of the order Isoetales. The genus
is slow evolving but is resilient, and widespread worldwide. Two recently described species …

The quillwort Isoëtes cangae is a critically endangered species occurring in a single lake in
Serra dos Carajás, Eastern Amazon. Low genetic diversity and small effective population …