Aim The pattern of increasing biological diversity from high latitudes to the equator
[latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG)] has been recognized for> 200 years. Empirical studies …

The freshwater shrimp genus Cryphiops Dana, 1852 has a disjunct distribution in North
(Mexico) and South (Brazil, Chile) America, and is composed of only six species. The current …

La distintividad taxonómica (DT) es una de las familias de métricas más comunes para
evaluar la diversidad filogenética de las comunidades (PD, por sus siglas en inglés). Se …

Genetic diversity represents the evolutionary potential of a population, and allows insights
into its demographic history and genetic structure; understanding these aspects of a …

Caecieleotris morrisi, new genus and species of sleeper (family Eleotridae), is described
from a submerged freshwater cave in a karst region of the northern portion of the State of …

In this chapter, we provide an overview of the diversity of the Mexican freshwater mollusks
(gastropods and bivalves). We outline their current status as one of the most imperiled group …

Introducción: El género Profundulusse considera endémico de la región Mesoamericana,
desde el centro-sur del estado de Guerrero hasta la parte central de Honduras, habita …

Pacific and Atlantic-slope rivers of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico contain two cichlid
species of the genus Vieja relevant to the current study, V. zonata and V. coatlicue …

The freshwater fauna has been judged to be one of the most threatened biotic components
in the world. In many tropical‐temperate freshwater habitats worldwide the largest …

Este libro fue posible con el apoyo financiero del Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y
Tecnología, a través de Proyectos Nacionales Estratégicos y Programas Nacionales de …