DIVERSIFICATION OF AMAZONIAN SPINY TREE RATS IN GENUS MAKALATA (RODENTIA, ECHIMYIDAE): CRYPTIC DIVERSITY, GEOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE AND DRIVERS OF SPECIATION

Diversification of Amazonian spiny tree rats in genus Makalata (Rodentia, Echimyidae): Cryptic diversity, geographic structure and drivers of speciation

Amazonian mammal diversity is exceptionally high, yet new taxonomic discoveries continue to be made and many questions remain for understanding its diversification through time and space.Here we investigate the diversification of spiny rats in the genus Makalata, whose species are strongly associated with seasonally flooded forests, watercourses an

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Postscript

An issue of a journal that focuses on just one art work may Weekender be unusual, but the range and the breadth of the perspectives adopted by all the authors included here demonstrate that there is much to appreciate in this single work.Such attention given to All This Can Happen (ATCH) might also suggest that, as editors of this issue, we regard

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Self-reported quantity, compulsiveness and motives of exercise in patients with eating disorders and healthy controls: differences and similarities

Abstract Background Compulsive exercise (CE) is a frequent symptom in patients with eating disorders (EDs).It includes, in addition to quantitatively excessive exercise behaviour, a driven aspect and specific motives of exercise.CE is generally associated with worse therapy outcomes.The aims of the study were to compare self-reported quantity of ex

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