Although dramatic amphibian population declines have been reported worldwide, our
understanding of the extent of the declines in Latin America, where amphibian diversity is …

Central America hosts a diverse, unique, and imperiled amphibian fauna, and for decades
Central America been a major epicenter of research into amphibian decline and …

Amphibian populations are declining on all continents on which they occur, but not all
species have been affected equally. Populations of some species are extirpated, others …

The Neotropical pitviper genus Bothrops (lanceheads) occurs from Mexico to Argentina.
Data on feeding habits of 22 species indicate that most are (1) diet generalists, and (2) show …

We compared the species diversity of copronecrophagous beetles (Scarabaeinae), bats,
and frogs in tropical montane cloud forest (original vegetation) and shaded coffee …

Animal diets crucially affect fitness, yet many aspects of their ultimate determinants are
unknown. The distribution and extent of herbivory in lizards, its evolutionary history, and …

Neotropical skinks are unique among lizards and other vertebrates in their degree of
convergence, in reproductive traits, with eutherian mammals. They have also been famously …

We evaluate the alpha (within patch species richness), beta (spatial turnover among
patches) and gamma (landscape) diversity of frogs in a tropical montane cloud forest …

The Turtles of Mexico is the first comprehensive guide to the biology, ecology, evolution, and
distribution of more than fifty freshwater and terrestrial turtle taxa found in Mexico. Legler and …

Domestic animals and wildlife play important roles as reservoirs of zoonotic pathogens that
are transmitted to humans by ticks. Besides their role as vectors of several classes of …