We provide a general compilation of the diversity and geographical distribution of
Amazonian fishes, updated to the end of 2018. Our database includes documented …

Frugivorous fish play a prominent role in seed dispersal and reproductive dynamics of plant
communities in riparian and floodplain habitats of tropical regions worldwide. In Neotropical …

The fish faunas of continental South and Central America constitute one of the greatest
concentrations of aquatic diversity on Earth, consisting of about 10 percent of all living …

This book significantly expands the coverage of this subject given by its predecessor
Biogeography and Plate Tectonics (1987). Global Biogeography traces global changes in …

Today, 93 percent of freshwater drainage off South America runs into the Atlantic. South
America's drainage pattern was shaped by its persistent Guyana and Brazilian continental …

Widespread fish clades that occur mainly or exclusively in fresh water represent a key target
of biogeographical investigation due to limited potential for crossing marine barriers …

The genus Otocinclus Cope (1872) of the siluriform family Loricariidae is diagnosed as
monophyletic on the basis of shared derived characters of the cranial and hyobranchial …

New sedimentological and palynological data from the Tertiary sediments in the Upper
Amazon River area suggest that these sediments are fluvio-lacustrine deposits of Middle to …

Background Mesoamerica is one of the world's most complex biogeographical regions,
mostly due to its complex geological history. This complexity has led to interesting …

Abstract A> 2.5-km-thick succession of Tertiary strata in the Eastern Cordillera of southern
central Bolivia consists of predominantly fluvial and lacustrine deposits. The age of the base …