Andes
National Institutes of Health
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Significance Tropical regions harbor the majority of the world’s biodiversity, but there is debate about whether montane species…
The northern Andes, with their steep elevational and climate gradients, are home to an exceptional diversity of flora and fauna…
Human‐induced land use changes are causing extensive habitat fragmentation. As a result, many species are not able to shift their…
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) has been documented in the Salta and Jujuy provinces of northern Argentina since 1991 and…
ABSTRACT Since 1995 when the first case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) was reported in Patagonia, there have been more…
Abstract The persistent soil seed bank (viable seeds >1 year) and standing vegetation were investigated in the upper alpine belt…
Studies of South American biodiversity have identified several areas of endemism that may have enhanced historical…
SummaryWe document activity field temperatures, daily activity patterns, and extent of thermoregulation in four species of…
SummaryThe effects of inflorescence pubescence on floral temperatures and fecundity were examined in four species of Puya in the…