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Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies: Recent submissions
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Ecological niche and potential geographic distribution of the invasive fruit fly *Bactrocera invadens* (Diptera, Tephritidae)
(CAB International Publishing, 2010-02)Two correlative approaches to the challenge of ecological niche modeling (genetic algorithm, maximum entropy) were used to estimate the potential global distribution of the invasive fruit fly, Bactrocera invadens, based ... -
Preliminary global assessment of terrestrial biodiversity consequences of sea level rise mediated by climate change
(Springer, 2010-02-25)Considerable attention has focused on the climatic effects of global climate change on biodiversity, but few analyses and no broad assessments have evaluated the effects of sea level rise on biodiversity. Taking advantage ... -
Phylogenetic relationships of flowerpeckers (Aves: Dicaeidae): Novel insights into the evolution of a tropical passerine clade
(Elsevier Inc., 2009-12)Understanding the relationships and evolution of flowerpeckers has been challenging, particularly as no phylogenetic study has as yet assessed the group. Here, we present a first such analysis of this clade based on sequences ... -
Molecular systematics and evolution of the Cyanocorax jays
(Elsevier Inc., 2010-03)Phylogenetic relationships were studied in the genus Cyanocorax (Aves: Corvidae) and related genera, Psilorhinus and Calocitta, a diverse group of New World jays distributed from the southern United States south to Argentina. ... -
Uses and requirements of ecological niche models and related distributional models
(University of Kansas, 2006)Modeling approaches that relate known occurrences of species to landscape features to discover ecological properties and predict geographic occurrences have seen extensive recent application in ecology, systematics, and ... -
Interpretation of models of fundamental ecological niches and species' distributional areas
(University of Kansas, 2005)Estimation of the dimensions of fundamental ecological niches of species to predict their geographic distributions is increasingly being attempted in systematics, ecology, conservation, public health, etc. This technique ... -
Predicting the geography of species' invasions via ecological niche modeling
(University of Chicago Press, 2003-12)Species’ invasions have long been regarded as enormously complex processes, so complex as to defy predictivity. Phases of this process, however, are emerging as highly predictable: the potential geographic course of an ... -
Speciation in the Emerald Toucanet (*Aulacorhynchus prasinus*) complex
(University of California Press, 2008-01)We analyzed genetic variation in the Emerald Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus), a species complex that ranges primarily along the montane forests of southern and eastern Mexico south to Bolivia. Segments of three mitochondrial ... -
Ecological niche modeling as a new paradigm for large-scale investigations of diversity and distribution of birds
(U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, 2005)These two volumes contain in part papers presented at the Third International Partners in Flight Conference: A Workshop on Bird Conservation Implementation and Integration, which was held 20-24 March 2002 at the Asilomar ... -
Pervasive poleward shifts among North American bird species
(Taylor and Francis, 2009)Climate change is expected to influence species’ geographic distributions in the form of poleward and upward range expansion combined with extirpations from the equatorial and downslope sides of the distribution, but such ... -
Risk mapping of highly pathogenic avian influenza distribution and spread
(Resilience Alliance, 2008)The rapid emergence and spread of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza begs effective and accurate mapping of current knowledge and future risk of infection. Methods for such mapping, however, are rudimentary, and few ... -
A tale of four “carp:” Invasion potential and ecological niche modeling
(Public Library of Science, 2009-05-06)Background: Invasive species are a serious problem in ecosystems, but are difficult to eradicate once established. Predictive methods can be key in determining which areas are of concern regarding invasion by such species ... -
Ecologic niche modeling of *Blastomyces dermatitidis* in Wisconsin
(Public Library of Science, 2008-04-30)Background: Blastomycosis is a potentially fatal mycosis that is acquired by inhaling infectious spores of Blastomyces dermatitidis present in the environment. The ecology of this pathogen is poorly understood, in part ... -
Locating Pleistocene refugia: Comparing phylogeographic and ecological niche model predictions
(Public Library of Science, 2007-07-11)Ecological niche models (ENMs) provide a means of characterizing the spatial distribution of suitable conditions for species, and have recently been applied to the challenge of locating potential distributional areas at ... -
Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza: Entry pathways into North America via bird migration
(Public Library of Science, 2007-02-28)Given the possibility of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza arriving in North America and monitoring programs that have been established to detect and track it, we review intercontinental movements of birds. We divided ... -
Ecological niche and geographic distribution of human monkeypox in Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2007-01-31)Monkeypox virus, a zoonotic member of the genus Orthopoxviridae, can cause a severe, smallpox-like illness in humans. Monkeypox virus is thought to be endemic to forested areas of western and Central Africa. Considerably ... -
Mapping dengue fever transmission risk in the Aburrá Valley, Colombia
(Molecular Diversity Preservation International, 2009-12-02)Dengue fever (DF) is endemic in Medellín, the second largest Colombian city, and surrounding municipalities. We used DF case and satellite environmental data to investigate conditions associated with suitable areas for DF ... -
Birds, Babuyan Islands, Cagayan Province, Northern Philippines: New Island Distribution Records
(Luís Felipe Toledo, 2008-05)We present new bird distribution records from the Babuyan Islands in northern Philippines, gathered during recent biotic survey efforts in the area. This information represents a significant step towards a detailed ... -
Ecological niche modeling and local knowledge predict new populations of *Gymnocladus assamicus* a critically endangered tree species
(Inter Research, 2010-04-16)Gymnocladus assamicus is a critically endangered tree species endemic to northeastern India. Local inhabitants traditionally used this species for a variety of purposes. However, rapid population declines led to the species ... -
Ecological niches in sequential generations of eastern North American monarch butterflies (Lepidoptera: Danaide): The ecology of migration and likely climate change implications
(Entomological Society of America, 2007-12)Eastern North American monarch butterßies (Danaus plexippus L.) show a series of range shifts during their breeding season. Using ecological niche modeling, we studied the environmental context of these shifts by identifying ...