dentification of groups that are similar in their floristic composition and structure (habitat types) is essential for conservation and forest managers to allocate high priority areas and to designate areas for reserves, refuges, and other protected areas. In this study,…

En este trabajo pretendo mostrar un episodio a mi parecer importante y poco atendido en relación con el cambio definitivo que se produce a finales de la Edad Media de los modos orales de comunicación a la irreversible consolidación de…

El descubrimiento hace unos años del Bronce de Bembibre, la tessera Paemeiobrigensis, ha permitido conocer nuevos datos sobre los viajes de Augusto a la Península Ibérica; al mismo tiempo, otros descubrimientos epigráficos y el examen de algunos testimonios literarios mejoran…

Biogeography is a discipline included in comparative biology that studies the distribution of organisms, the distributional patterns of organisms are analyzed through the application of different methods, depending on the question formulated. In this work the principles and advantages of…

Traditional mycological knowledge of most Mexican ethnic groups has proven to be extensive and profound, consuming nearly 300 species of wild mushrooms. In this paper, we identified the mushrooms used by Zapotecs of Ixtlan, Oaxaca, compiled their traditional knowledge and…

The main goal of this study is to document the biogeographical patterns, current status and conservation of 24 species of vascular plants in Mexico, all of them recorded in some risk category in the Mexican official publication named 'Norma Oficial…

Do Glaciers Listen?: Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters, and Social Imagination by Julie Cruikshank

This study assessed the understanding of information about oral chemotherapy treatment, among patients attending the hematology outpatients' ward of a University hospital. A questionnaire with patient data and details of the treatment was applied to 147 outpatients. The analysis of…

The fossil crab Propinnotheroides orangeburgensis is described from the Eocene Santee Limestone in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The specimens, two nearly complete carapaces preserved in lithified coquina, add significant detail to our knowledge of the Eocene decapod faunas inhabiting the…

OBJECTIVE:To assess Mexico City physicians' knowledge and practices regarding cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (HPV) to compare obstetricians/gynecologists (ob/gyns) and general practitioners (GPs) on these variables MATERIAL AND METHODS: In April 2003, 187 ob/gyns and GPs working in 15 hospitals…