Emerging evidence suggests that insect populations may be declining at local and global
scales, threatening the sustainability of the ecosystem services that insects provide. Insect …

At the land surface, the availability of water controls the evolution of life as well as the
morphological development. It is currently hardly known how far both evolutionary …

Mapping biodiversity patterns across taxa and environments is crucial to address the
evolutionary and ecological dimensions of species distribution, suggesting areas of …

The uplift of Andes caused fundamental geomorphological and climatic changes in South
America and had a strong impact on the continent's biodiversity, especially in arid regions …

Ecosystem dry limits have been studied in the context of species biology, fitness, and
interactions with biotic and abiotic parameters, but the interactive effects of these parameters …

Simple Summary Mepraia is a blood-sucking bug endemic to Chile and a vector of the
parasite that causes Chagas disease. Different colonization routes have been suggested for …

El efecto del cambio climático en esta región, considerada como una de las más secas del
mundo según las evidencias encontradas y registradas, puede darse como favorable o …

Aim We investigated the biogeographic pattern of the species‐rich genus Psectrascelis
(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in the Central Andes and the Chilean Atacama Desert as an …

Telmatobius is the most diverse group of anurans in the Andean Altiplano (highlands)
Morphologically, these amphibians have a generally conserved morphology but in turn …

Survival in hyperarid deserts is a major challenge for life in general and for plants in
particular. The Atacama Desert presents harsh conditions such as limited rainfall, crusted …