Background Animal-based remedies constitute an integral part of Brazilian Traditional
Medicine. Due to its long history, zootherapy has in fact become an integral part of folk …

Background and Aims Myrmecochory is a conspicuous feature of several sclerophyll
ecosystems around the world but it has received little attention in the semi-arid areas of …

The variety of interactions between human cultures and herpetofauna is the subject matter of
Ethnoherpetology, a subdivision of Ethnozoology. In the semi-arid region of Brazil, many …

Background Human communities consistently develop a detailed knowledge of the
therapeutical and medicinal properties of the local flora and fauna, and these folk remedies …

Inventários rápidos realizados em diferentes pontos no sul do Ceará e oeste de
Pernambuco em julho e setembro de 2004 encontraram um total de 209 espécies de aves …

Background The present work addresses the use of zootherapy in folk veterinary medicine
(ethnoveterinary) by the residents of the municipal district of Cubati, microregion of Seridó …

Abstract Abstract Background At least 511 species of birds occur in the semiarid region of
northeastern Brazil and many of them interact with human populations in a number of …

Tropical dry forests (TDF) are highly important tropical forest ecosystems. Yet, these forests
are highly threatened, usually neglected and only poorly studied. Understanding the long …

 Abstract The Morelloid clade, also known as the black nightshades or “Maurella”(Morella),
is one of the 10 major clades within the mega-diverse genus Solanum L. The clade is most …

This study investigated the species of hummingbird occurring in an area of caatinga
vegetation, examining their seasonal activities, the assemblages of plants that they used, as …