Besides its extreme climate conditions, the Caatinga (a type of tropical seasonal forest)
hosts an impressive faunal and floristic biodiversity. In the last 50 years there has been a …

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 …

The 735,000‐km2 Caatinga is a mosaic of thorn scrub and seasonally dry forests, with more
than 2000 species of vascular plants, fishes, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals …

RESUMO A Caatinga, com 735.000 km2, é um mosaico de arbustos espinhosos e de
florestas sazonalmente secas, com mais de 2.000 espécies de plantas vasculares, peixes …

The eastern Brazilian coastal drainages are of great biogeographical significance, because
of their highly endemic fish faunas. Phylogenetic patterns suggest a close biotic relationship …

The main objectives of this study are estimate a species-dense, time-calibrated molecular
phylogeny of Hypoptopomatinae, Neoplecostominae, and Otothyrinae, which together …

The Parnaíba River is the largest hydrographic basin with its limits entirely within the
northeastern region of Brazil. It is one of the few perennial rivers in the Brazilian …

AIM OF THE STUDY: The purpose of this study was to describe the local zootherapeutic
practices in ethnoveterinay medicine of semi-arid of NE Brazil (Caatinga biome) and to …

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 …

A ecorregião Mata Atlântica Nordeste (NMAF) inclui parte das drenagens costeiras do leste
do Brasil, tem alto grau de endemismo de peixes e grande significado biogeográfico. Um …