Defaunation precipitates the extinction of evolutionarily distinct interactions in the Anthropocene
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aav6699
Abstract: Defaunation erodes millions of years of evolutionary history of bird–seed dispersal interactions in human-modified landscapes. Species on Earth are interconnected with each other through ecological interactions. Defaunation can erode those connections, yet we lack evolutionary… read more here.
Keywords: distinct interactions; seed; bird; evolutionarily distinct ... See more keywords
Seen only once: an evolutionarily distinct species of Toadlet (Uperoleia: Myobatrachidae) from the Wessel Islands of northern Australia.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5057.1.3
Abstract: There is a high rate of recent species discovery in remote regions of northern Australia, especially for amphibians and reptiles. The Wessel Islands, located in the northeastern corner of the Northern Territory, has recently been… read more here.
Keywords: wessel; distinct species; wessel islands; seen evolutionarily ... See more keywords