Uy, F. M. K., Ravichandran, S., Patel, K. S., Aresty, J., Aresty, P. P., Audett, R. M., Chen, K., Epple, L., Jeffries, S. F., Serein, G. N., Tullis-Joyce, P. and Uy, J. A. C. (2017), Active background choice facilitates crypsis in a tropical crab. Biotropica, 49: 365–371. doi:10.1111/btp.12429
Biotropica 48(1): Special Issue on Neotropical White-Sand Forests
Loveridge, R., Wearn, O. R., Vieira, M., Bernard, H. and Ewers, R. M. (2016), Movement Behavior of Native and Invasive Small Mammals Shows Logging May Facilitate invasion in a tropical rain forest. Biotropica, Published online 3 FEB 2016. DOI: 10.1111/btp.12306
- , BBC: Black rats rainforest invasion ‘speeded by deforestation’
- Mongabay.com: Study finds logging helps black rats invade tropical rainforests, push native species out
Voigt, C. C., Borissov, I. and Kelm, D. H. (2015). Bats Fertilize Roost Trees. Biotropica, 47: 403–406.
- The Economist: Blood Earth
Seshadri, K. S. (2014), Effects of Historical Selective Logging on Anuran Communities in a Wet Evergreen Forest, South India. Biotropica, 46: 615–623.
Putz and Romero (2014). Futures of Tropical Forests (sensu lato). Biotropica 46(4): 495-505.
Melo et al. (2014). Football and Biodiversity Conservation: FIFA and Brazil Can Still Hit a Green Goal. Biotropica 46(3): 257-259.
- Herton Escobar (Estado de Sao Paulo): Cientistas lançam desafio à Fifa: salvar o tatu-bola da extinção
- Howler Magazine Podcast: Interview with EIC Emilio Bruna (also on Slate’s Hang-Up & Listen Sports podcast)
- Jornal O Tempo (Belo Horizonte, Brazil): Fifa e governo desafiados a conter matança de tatus-bola
- Huffington Post: During This World Cup, Root for the Underdog — FIFA’s Armadillo Mascot
- Jornal da Ciencia: Cientistas provocam Fifa: a cada gol, um santuário para o tatu-bola
- Planeta Sustentavel (Editora Abril, Brazil): Para cada gol na Copa do Mundo, mil hectares de Caatinga protegidos
- Phys.org: Scientists challenge FIFA in advance of the 2014 world cup: save the three banded armadillo
- Adital: Investigadores desafían a Fifa para salvar al tatú bolita de la extinción
- Editoria Horizonte: Cientistas estimulam campanha na-Copa para a conservação do tatu-bola
- Los Tiempos (Cochabamba, Bolivia): Fuleco, la mascota del Mundial, necesita ayuda urgente para no extinguirse
- BBC: Row over protection for World Cup mascot armadillo
- GulfNews.com (United Arab Emirates): World Cup mascot fights for survival
- Mother Nature Network: Meet the World Cup’s endangered armadillo mascot
- Revista Piauí: A bola da vez: Mascote da Copa é espécie ameaçada na vida real
- SciDev.Net: Armadillo mascot scores before World Cup even starts‘
- MLSsoccer.com: World Cup Digest
- Interbational Business Times: World Cup 2014: Conservationists Ask Fifa to Protect Brazil Armadillo ‘Fuelco’ Mascot
- VeoVerde: Salvemos a Fuleco, el armadillo mascota de Brasil 2014
- BioDiverse Perspectives: The Forgotten Armadillo
- Daily News: Scientists challenge FIFA in advance of the 2014 World Cup: Save the three-banded armadillo
- George Wright Society: Brazil: Scientists challenge soccer body to protect habitat of 3-banded armadillo, the 2014 World Cup mascot
- Jersey Tribune: Scientists challenge FIFA: Save the 3-banded armadillo
- Conmebol.com: Fuleco, the World Cup Mascot, needs help avoiding extinction.
- News.nom.co: Scientists challenge FIFA in advance of the 2014 world cup: Save the three-banded armadillo
- LAInfo.es: The mascot of the World Endangered
- esciencenews.com: Scientists challenge FIFA in advance of the 2014 world cup: Save the three-banded armadillo
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Norddeutscher Rundfunk (North German Public Radio & TV): Fuleco ist weg!
- National Geographic Newswatch: World Cup Mascot: Explaining the Armadillo
- National Geographic Brasil: Como o futebol pode salvar o tatu-bola, mascote da Copa do Mundo, da extinção?
- Ciência Hoje: Campeões da conservação
- Estado de São Paulo: Mascote da Copa do Mundo, tatu bola, esta em risco de extinção [pdf]
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC): Is this FIFA’s greenest World Cup ever?
- The Guardian (UK): Fifa and Brazil are failing threatened armadillo, say conservationists
- The Consversation: The World Cup is a chance to save Brazil’s ‘football’ armadillos
- BBC Radio: Endangered World Cup Football Mascot
- Le Monde: Fuleco le tatou, mascotte du Mondial… en voie d’extinction
- Globo.com G1: Cientistas propõem campanha para salvar o tatu-bola, mascote da Copa
- Tierwelt: FIFA soll «Fuleco» retten
- Rede Brasil Atual: Pesquisadores pedem que Fifa ajude a preservar o tatu-bola
- Global Post: The World Cup’s ‘ecological’ mascot symbolizes exactly what’s wrong with the soccer fest
- Materia (Spain): Es inmoral que la FIFA gane dinero con la imagen del armadillo y no haga nada para salvarlo
Tillberg et al. (2014). Foraging Ecology of the Tropical Giant Hunting Ant Dinoponera australis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)—Evaluating Mechanisms for High Abundance. Biotropica 46(2): 229-237.
- Discover Magazine Inkfish Blog (Elizabeth Preston): Scientists ask why there are so many freaking huge ants.
Desbiez, A. L. J. and Kluyber, D. (2013), The Role of Giant Armadillos (Priodontes maximus) as Physical Ecosystem Engineers. Biotropica, 45: 537–540.
- Mongabay.com: Armoured giant turns out to be vital ecosystem engineer.
- BBC Nature Features: In pictures: Giant Armadillos provide for other animals.
- Lindsay N Deel, Frontiers in Ecology & the Environment (Paywall)
- For more on this project see the Project’s web page
- LiveScience.com: Giant Armadillos create homes for other animals
Other Biotropica News
An interview with our Editor Emerita Dr. Robin Chazdon: Reflections on the 50th Anniversary of the ATBC and OTS.
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