Momordica charantia is a climbing plant popularly known as melon-de-São-Caetano, erva-de-São-Vicente, fruit-de-snake, melonzinho and gourd-de-São-Caetano. Its traditional use in folk medicine, associated with a wide range of therapeutic effects—such as antioxidant, anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, gastroprotective, hepatoprotective and antihyperglycemic activities—has aroused scientific interest and motivated the p...

Insects, belonging to the phylum Arthropoda, play essential roles in ecosystems, play essential roles in ecosystems, such as pollination, pest control, and decomposition. However, some species are vectors of diseases, which makes the development of control methods crucial. The use of synthetic insecticides, although effective, causes serious environmental and health problems. As an alternative, plant essential oils, which are...

Understanding variation in home range size (HR) provides important insights into the underlying ecological processes driving space use. However, it remains unclear whether the interspecific allometric scaling of mammals' HR can also be consistently observed within species and for both sexes. To address this knowledge gap, we GPS‐tracked 349 resident individuals across Brazil, encompassing 18 mammal species. We estimated indivi...