Abstract 'Ratadas' are rodent irruptions or outbreaks that have been recorded in South
America since the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. The notion that ratadas are …

Canids: Foxes, Wolves, Jackals and Dogs Page 1 Canids: Foxes, Wolves, Jackals and
Dogs Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan Status Survey and Conservation Action …

We address cross-border mammal invasions between Chilean and Argentine Patagonia,
providing a detailed history of the introductions, subsequent spread (and spread rate when …

Abstract The South American country of Chile has been subjected to relatively few invasions
in historic times. In comparison to the ca 610 vertebrate species found in continental Chile …

Temperate forests of southern South America are globally important because of their high
level of endemism. I argue here that within southern South America, rainforests of the …

I make a summary review of how El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) determines peculiar
atmospheric and oceanographic conditions in western South America, thus affecting …

Background The impact of environmental gradients on the evolution of life history traits is a
central issue in macroecology and evolutionary biology. A number of hypotheses have been …

The Mediterranean-type environment of South America, broadly defined as the continental
area characterized by winter rainfall and summer drought, is confined to a narrow band …

Precipitation plays an important role in the dynamics of species found in arid and semiarid
environments. However, population fluctuations generally are driven by a combination of …

To assign priorities for the conservation of Chilean Non-volant Terrestrial Mammals (NTM)
we developed a Conservation Priority Index (CPI). The analysis based on the CPI shows …