Amazonia (defined herein as the Amazon basin) is home to the greatest concentration of
biodiversity on Earth, providing unique genetic resources and ecological functions that …

Ecuador is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, but faces severe pressures and
threats to its natural ecosystems. Numerous species have declined and require to be …

Guedes et al. 1 argue that eponymous scientific names, despite their long tradition in
biology, have no place in the modern world. They want to erase eponyms assigned to …

Centrolenidae is a Neotropical family widely distributed in Central and South America, with
its species richness concentrated in the tropical Andes. Several taxonomic problems have …

The acoustic adaptation hypothesis (AAH) and ecological character displacement (ECD) are
two potential mechanisms sha** call evolution that can predict opposite trends for the …

In anurans, vocalisations are the main behavioural modality of communication. Hence, the
description of acoustic signals in anurans is important for understanding many aspects of …

We provide several lines of evidence to delimit a new species of Hyloscirtus and define its
phylogenetic position inside the Hyloscirtus bogotensis group. The new species is the sister …

In males, large testes size signifies high sperm production and is commonly linked to
heightened sperm competition levels. It may also evolve as a response to an elevated risk of …

Background The Tropical Andes is the world's most biodiverse hotspot. This region
contains> 1,000 amphibian species, more than half of which are endemic. Herein we …

Anurans of the family Centrolenidae are a highly diverse clade of Neotropical treefrogs. In
the last two decades, glassfrogs have become a model system for studies in ecology and …