Zoonoses in the Andes have a long history in the poorest populations in the Andes. We offer an anthropological and ethnographic approach (life histories, in-depth interviews and participant observation) in three regions of Peru: Puno, Cusco and Pasco. cystic echinococcosis/hydatidosis (EQ/H) presents a double silence, linked to symbolic, cultural a...
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All across Meso- and South America, majestic ruins and archaeological sites fascinate visitors who see them as tokens of the past splendor of native cultures. But what do these and other vestiges represent for the Amerindian peoples who live in their vicinity? How do their conceptions of time, space and historical continuity (or lack thereof) contr...
L'ethnomusicologue Rosalia Martinez retrace son parcours de vie et livre ses réflexions actuelles sur la discipline. L'entretien s'est déroulé en 2019-2020. Le texte, retranscrit et complété d'une liste de publications, reprend les principaux sujets abordés : I. De la transmission familiale :être à la fois musicienne et militante; II. Chili 1973. D...
Published in SN Applied Sciences
This study shows the neotectonic deformation occurred in the southern piedmont of the Cumbres Calchaquíes, in the Amaicha and Tafí valleys. Neotectonic deformation manifests itself through faults, folds and diversions of drainage channels. The Amaicha valley is bounded to the north by the Tafí del Valle fault and to the south by the Los Cardones fa...
Tropical Andean glaciers are retreating rapidly, with possible consequences for trophic structure and ecosystem processes in high Andean meltwater streams. Here, we measured the environmental characteristics, quantified pools of particulate organic matter (POM) and periphyton (Chl. a), sampled benthic macroinvertebrates, determined functional feedi...
Published in Mammalia
The stump-tailed porcupine, Coendou rufescens, is a widely distributed but scarcely documented species inhabiting the Andean region of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and an isolated population in Bolivia. Despite the wide distribution different aspects on its biology and ecology are still unknown. We present an update to the distribution of C. rufescens,...
Published in PhytoKeys
Very few Solanaceae species are able to grow in saline soils; one of them is Lyciumhumile. This species is endemic to the Altiplano-Puna region (Central Andes, South America) where there are multiple extreme environmental conditions such as hypersaline soils. Here we present an updated description and distribution of L.humile including its new reco...
Published in Frontiers in Plant Science
Carex subgenus Psyllophorae is an engaging study group due to its early diversification compared to most Carex lineages, and its remarkable disjunct distribution in four continents corresponding to three independent sections: sect. Psyllophorae in Western Palearctic, sect. Schoenoxiphium in Afrotropical region, and sect. Junciformes in South Americ...
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