Browsing Faculty of Arts and Sciences by Keyword "Amazonia"
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Canga Renatae, A New Genus and Species of Cyphophthalmi from Brazilian Amazon Caves (Opiliones: Neogoveidae)
(Magnolia Press, 2010)A new genus and species of Cyphophthalmi, Canga renatae gen. nov., sp. nov., is described in the family Neogoveidae from a system of caves in the Serra de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil. Canga can be easily distinguished from ... -
Multilocus Species Trees Show the Recent Adaptive Radiation of the Mimetic Heliconius Butterflies
(Oxford University Press, 2015)Müllerian mimicry among Neotropical Heliconiini butterflies is an excellent example of natural selection, associated with the diversification of a large continental-scale radiation. Some of the processes driving the evolution ... -
Patterns of Water and Heat Flux Across a Biome Gradient From Tropical Forest to Savanna in Brazil
(American Geophysical Union, 2009)We investigated the seasonal patterns of water vapor and sensible heat flux along a tropical biome gradient from forest to savanna. We analyzed data from a network of flux towers in Brazil that were operated within the ... -
Towards Quantifying Uncertainty in Predictions of Amazon 'Dieback'
(The Royal Society, 2008)Simulations with the Hadley Centre general circulation model (HadCM3), including carbon cycle model and forced by a 'business-as-usual' emissions scenario, predict a rapid loss of Amazonian rainforest from the middle of ...