A5063695360- Plant and animal studies
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research
- Fern and Epiphyte Biology
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Botanical Studies and Applications
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
2023-2025
Centro Jambatu de Investigación y Conservación de Anfibios
2020-2025
Universidad de Las Américas
2023
Fundación para el Desarrollo de la Ecología
2021
Universidad Técnica del Norte
2020
The University of Texas at Austin
2020
Pleurothallis machupicchuensis , a new species from Cusco, Perú, is described and illustrated. Information regarding its distribution, habitat, phenology provided. Morphologically, P. closely resembles scurrula sannio but can be distinguished mainly by the morphology of lip. The features an ovate, obtuse lip with prominent bilobed, reniform glenion, in contrast to oblong-ovate, acute small rounded glenion observed oblong .
Telipogon cruentilabrum, from the cloud montane forest of mid-western Ecuador, is proposed as a new species. Plants T. cruentilabrum are characterized by yellow flowers with dark longitudinal veins and tortuous, occasionally branched transversal lines; petals lip heavily undulate blades irregularly reflexed margins; red-brown, swollen base; conspicuous radial, red-purple basal stain; large, purple-red, elevated callus; anther profusely surrounded three tufts setae; stigma wide,...
A hummingbird can hear high-pitched sounds that most birds cannot perceive.
A new and spectacular species of Lepanthes from north-west Ecuador is presented here. tulcanensis belongs to the Marsipanthes subgenus similar L. niesseniae in same subgenus, with an inflorescence that does not reach tip leaves, flowers shallower synsepal compared rest subgenus. Nevertheless, plants are, by far, largest among aming genus.
 Keywords: EcoMinga, lucifer, niesseniae, Marsipanthes, Reserva Dracula
Over the past 20 years, Telipogon nigropurpureus had been known from only one specimen type locality near Arcabuco, Boyacá, in central Colombia. During botanical explorations Colombia and Ecuador we have encountered more populations which are reported here. The new records found extend geographic range of T. by 950 km south locality. We provide an updated description, illustration, photographs species, together with information on its ecology distribution.
A new species of the genus Pseudolepanthes discovered in Carchi province, northwest Ecuador, is described here. The compared with P. zunagensis from which it distinguished by a longer inflorescence successive vinaceous or pale-yellow flowers, an elongate arcuate column, and lip erect, thick, widely rectangular central callus.
 Keywords: Dracula Reserve, EcoMinga, Trichosalpinx, Trichosalpinx pseudolepanthes
Jaguar populations ( Panthera onca ) on the Ecuadorian coast are critically endangered, with only a few dozen individuals remaining in region. In some areas, no records have been documented for decades. Between November 2023 and January 2024, independent camera trap monitoring northwestern Ecuador yielded evidence of presence jaguar, marking significant recovery after seven years absence Manduriacu at least 15 Junín. The jaguar was observed moving through an area approximately 25 km,...
Abstract Some species of Andean hummingbirds produce high-frequency vocalizations which exceed the vocal range most birds. They also challenge our understanding role habitat structure in evolution signals because these live strikingly different habitats, ranging from cloud forest to high-altitude grasslands. Although are produced at high frequencies, they exhibit considerable variation frequency content and temporal structure. The calls simpler have a narrow compared complex song grasslands...
Five new species of Pleurothallis subsect. Macrophyllae-Fasciculatae from Ecuador are described and illustrated: P. kashi-menkakarai, lapoi, marioandresavilae, sabanillae tinajillensis. The taxonomic similarities the entities discussed information about their distribution, habitat, conservation status is provided. Additionally, first known confirmed locality for saueri provided, a previously without collection data, as well lectotype designated this name.
Río Manduriacu and Dracula reserves, owned by the Fundación EcoMinga, are located in northwestern Ecuador, which has been a hotspot for discovery of numerous new orchid species recent years. Here, we propose Lepanthes inesmanzanoae, found reserve Cordillera del Toisán. This is distinguished transversely bilobed, velvety petals with minute process on outer margin midvein, lower lobe petal shorter, triangular, attenuate, appendix acute bilobed stigma. The taxon described, illustrated, compared...
A new species of Masdevallia genus is described here. purocafeana immediately recognized by having conspicuously broad, echinate, and strongly reflexed lateral sepals. It compared to alexandri but differs an oblong, shallowly concave, yellow-green dorsal sepal variegated with purple towards the apex, oblong petals light pink suffused yellow spotted purple, ovoid-ovate, lip, dotted pale red.
Three new species of Lepanthes from Ecuador are described and illustrated. These additions to the Ecuadorean flora were recorded in evergreen montane forest páramo as part three different research projects conducted during last five years (2016–2021). oro-lojaensis was discovered southwest El Oro province is similar L. jimburae , differing mainly much smaller plants, inflorescences floral parts. microprosartima western slopes Pichincha volcano northern resembles obandoi but differs...
A new species of Platystele from northwestern Ecuador is described and illustrated. The species, finleyae, belongs to the “pubescens” morphological informal group it similar P. ximenae in broad flowers with pubescent sepals petals but easy distinguished by vermilion vinaceous (vs. yellow, suffused purple at basal middle) long ciliate shortly ximenae). finleyae was found near Dracula Reserve, named honor Elizabeth Finley Broaddus, who inspires many people, especially youth, environmental...
Knowledge about the diet of most Neotropical bucconids is still deficient, and this information could be relevant to develop conservation strategies.We present a note on depredation behaviour Moustached Puffbird Malacoptila mystacalis, including photographic evidence swallowing process lizard genus Anadia. New records presence species in northwest Ecuador are also presented. This brief contributes our knowledge distribution Ecuador.
A new species, Telipogon pillaropatatensis, is described from the highlands of east-central Ecuador. It morphologically similar to T. octavioi but differs by having a corolla with longitudinal thick vein lines without reticulations and column three dense bundles equally sized setae. Also, our phylogenetic analyses suggest that they are not closely related. Interestingly, among analyzed taxa, pillaropatatensis appears have closer relationship highly distinct pulcher hausmannianus than...