Abstract The Neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis is a widespread semiaquatic carnivore
living in a wide variety of environments in both fresh‐water and salt‐water ecosystems. We …

Abstract The Diplostomidae Poirier, 1886 is a large, globally distributed family of digeneans
parasitic in intestines of their definitive hosts. Diplostomum and Tylodelphys spp. are broadly …

Abstract The Neotropical otter, Lontra longicaudis, is considered near threatened by the
IUCN, and with declining populations, it is still one of the lesser known species of otter in the …

Aim To assess the representativeness values of Mesoamerican endemic birds within the
current network of protected areas (PAs) to determine high‐priority and complementary …

Identifying species' extinction risks and understanding their ecological associations are
considered critical steps for achieving long-term conservation of biodiversity in the face of …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has emerged as one of the most efficient
methods to assess aquatic species presence. While the method can in theory be used to …

The geographic distribution of the populations of a species are influenced by the spatial
structure of the ecosystems, the environmental factors and the presence of geographic …

The water opossum (Chironectes minimus) is an elusive and solitary Neotropical semi-
aquatic species, whose population dynamics cannot be studied using traditional methods to …

We sequenced mitochondrial genes of otter (Lontra longicaudis and Pteronura brasiliensis)
and dolphin (Inia sp.) species to provide new systematics data and to test hypotheses that …

Context Functional connectivity of semiaquatic species is poorly studied despite that
freshwater ecosystems are amongst the most threatened worldwide due to habitat …