Publications by authors named "M M Menin"
Climate change in the Central Amazon and its impacts on frog populations.
Environ Monit Assess
November 2023
Article Synopsis
- - Frog populations in the central Amazon are decreasing, even among species deemed common and not at risk of extinction.
- - The Amazon is nearing its deforestation limits and has already experienced climate-related changes, raising concerns about how wildlife will cope with future changes.
- - A study analyzed seven frog species' population density data in relation to climate factors and found that even common species could face declines and potential extinction due to climate change projections.
Introduction: Third molar surgery can cause post-operative complications to the patient due to the presence of a wound from the incision. This study aimed to compare marginal flap with para-marginal flap on postoperative complications by the measurements on pre and post-surgical plaque index (PI), bleeding on probing (BoP), maximum opening of the mouth (MOM), pain perception (PP) and post-surgical tumefaction (PT).
Methods: In this double-blind randomized clinical trial, 40 patients were recruited and randomly allocated in two groups.
Amazonian lowland rainforests epitomize, as few other biomes, the terrestrial and freshwater biological diversity of our planet. We provide here a comprehensive description of the larval anurans of Central Amazonia, and their natural history. We base our analyses on fieldwork conducted in six terra-firme rainforest and two várzea floodplain sites during ~60 months between 1990 and 2013, complemented with an examination of museum specimens and a review of published literature.
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- - The Program for Biodiversity Research (PPBio) has been operational since 2004, focusing on integrating various stakeholders in biodiversity research and establishing 161 standardized long-term ecological research sites across Brazil and beyond.
- - The program has produced around 1200 publications addressing a wide range of biodiversity topics, and it provides researchers with access to extensive field data and metadata through its websites.
- - PPBio emphasizes building local technical capacity and training students at both undergraduate and graduate levels, while facing challenges in securing long-term funding to support ongoing biodiversity studies.
Phylogenetic relationships of the poorly known treefrog Boana hobbsi (Cochran amp; Goin, 1970) (Anura: Hylidae), systematic implications and remarks on morphological variations and geographic distribution.
Zootaxa
February 2021
Boana hobbsi is a poorly known hylid frog currently placed within the Boana punctata group. Yet, morphological, ecological and bioacoustic traits do not support this placement, with no molecular data being available to date to test this hypothesis. Based on newly collected mitochondrial DNA sequences, morphological data review and field observations, we provide new insight into the phylogenetic relationships, morphological variations and geographic distribution of B.
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