Habitat alteration can disrupt host–parasite interactions and lead to the emergence of new
diseases in wild populations. The cerrado habitat of Brazil is being fragmented and …

Habitat modification may change vertebrate and vector-borne disease distributions.
However, natural forest regeneration through secondary succession may mitigate these …

Studies on the parasitology of ectoparasitic bat flies are scarce, and they are needed to
identify patterns in parasitism. Hence, in the present study, we assessed community …

The knowledge of the bat fauna from Minas Gerais, the largest state in southeastern Brazil,
has greatly changed in recent years due to increased sampling and taxonomic revisions …

Given widespread habitat degradation and loss, reliable indicators are needed that provide
a comprehensive assessment of community response to anthropogenic disturbance. The …

Abstract· Tropical dry forests are characterized by a marked seasonality throughout the year.
The response of bird assemblages and species abundance to the seasonal changes of dry …

Tropical dry forest (TDF) is an ecosystem with a pronounced seasonality and high animal
diversity. It is threatened by a wide variety of anthropogenic activities such as human …

We report the results of small mammals inventories conducted in the region of Jaíba,
northern Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, from 1990 to 1995. This region is located …

Bats play a fundamental role in ecosystem functioning since they are responsible for several
ecological services such as seed dispersal and pollination. Therefore, assessing the effects …

Network analysis has been used for understanding complex systems in biology for decades.
However, scant information is available for networks of antagonistic interactions. The aim of …