The complex interactions between human activity and natural processes determine non-
linear dynamics in ecosystems that can difficult their management. Human settlements in …

Abstract Much of South America consists of diverse arid and semiarid regions characterized
by high mammal endemism as a result of a complex interplay between place and lineage …

Great part of ecological thought in desert ecology is based on research findings in the
northern hemisphere, and these have led to generalizations to other drylands. However …

Pumas are American top predators that commonly frequent places that may also be
inhabited by humans. With the aim of contributing to the evaluation of the accumulating …

La presente guía cráneo-dentaria está dirigida principalmente a arqueólogos,
paleontólogos y zoólogos que buscan explorar acerca la complejidad de los conjuntos de …

Changes in habitat structure produced by cattle ranching can affect desert rodent
communities. The effect of this activity on small mammal species was studied in the central …

Understanding the functional role of animal species in seed dispersal is central to
determining how biotic interactions could be affected by anthropogenic drivers. In the M onte …

In this study I assessed microhabitat selection by four murid rodent species inhabiting the
central Monte Desert (Argentina) in three different habitats, using logistic regression …

Habitat selection in deserts is mainly modulated by the availability of resources. The basic
hypotheses regarding coexistence of species in arid environments offer two possibilities: 1) …

The diversity of small mammal communities is a measure of the sustainability of habitats,
especially agricultural ones. Based on 2018–2020 data from 18 sites in Lithuania, we …