Viral neurological infections are important causes of morbidity and mortality in horses worldwide. Herein, we describe an end-point multiplex PCR/RT-PCR for simultaneous and differential detection of major equine encephalitis-related agents: rabies virus (RABV), equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1), alphaviruses [Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV), Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV), Western equine encephalitis vir...

Socio-environmental conflicts associated with large-scale economic projects in Indigenous territories are well documented, but conflicts in coastal areas remain largely unexplored, despite the crucial differences between inland and coastal ecosystems. While the empirical literature about socio-environmental conflicts in Indigenous territories in coastal areas is growing, the role of financial institutions and corporations in t...

The analysis of Geometric Morphometric Data (GMD) in a phylogenetic context is a common practice in current evolutionary analyses. However, its use as evidence to recover phylogenetic relationships remains controversial. While simulation analyses have indicated theoretical limits for phylogenetic inference based on GMD, empirical analyses have shown mixed results and emphasized the importance of proper character sampling. In t...