Extremely high levels of plant diversity in the American tropics are derived from multiple
interactions between biotic and abiotic factors. Previous studies have focused on macro …

Ungurahui, or Patawa, fruits are a popular fruit and medicinal food used in the Amazon.
Here, we have studied nine natural populations of ungurahui from the Peruvian Amazon …

Gene flow connects populations and is necessary to sustain effective population sizes, and
genetic diversity. In the Lower Central American (LCA) region, the complex topographic and …

Abstract Aim Pleistocene (2.58 Ma–11.7 ka) climatic fluctuations have shaped intraspecific
genetic patterns worldwide; however, their impact on species in many regions remains …

Conservation and sustainable management of lineages providing non‐timber forest
products are imperative under the current global biodiversity loss. Most non‐timber forest …

Genetic diversity shapes the evolutionary potential of plant populations. For outcrossing
plants, genetic diversity is influenced by effective population size and by dispersal, first of …

Resumen HENNING, Tilo; ALLEN, Joshua P. y RODRIGUEZ, Eric F. Rodríguez. A NEW
SPECIES OF UTRICULARIA SECT. ORCHIDIOIDES (LENTIBULARIACEAE) FROM THE …

 Abstract Comparatively few species of the insectivorous genus Pinguicula L. have been
recognized in South America so far. In recent years, a number of narrowly endemic taxa from …

Wild palms constitute a group of plants of particular economic importance in the tropics,
being a valuable source for obtaining construction materials, fabrics, fuel, food, ornamental …

The interaction between ecology and evolution, particularly with regard to speciation
processes, remains a main topic of scientific research. Andean hummingbirds have …