Agricultural entomology in the state of Acre: a historical overview and future challenges by Weidson Plauter Sutil, Rodrigo Souza Santos

“…Still, there is a need to concentrate efforts on research aimed at prospecting and using Amazonian biodiversity (fauna and flora), which subsidize applied programs for integrated pest management of the main crops grown in the Acre state.…”
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Amphibia, Anura, Strabomantidae, Pristimantis reichlei Padial and De la Riva, 2009: first record from Brazil, southwestern Amazonia by Paulo Melo-Sampaio, Moisés Souza

“…The diversity of species in this genus may be greater in Acre state, and we suggest that further studies be conducted to confirm this hypothesis.…”
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Ticks and tick-associated spotted fever group Rickettsia from birds in the southwestern Brazilian Amazon by Mirna Amoêdo Lima, Thiago Fernandes Martins, Sebastián Muñoz-Leal, Edson Guilherme, Maria Ogrzewalska, Marcelo Bahia Labruna

“…Objective: To report tick infestations on wild birds captured in a region of the Amazon forest, Acre state, Brazil, and to evaluate rickettsial infection in these ticks. …”
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Ocorrência de Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) em quiabeiro no Estado do Acre by Rodrigo Souza Santos, Ana Lúcia Benfatti Gonzalez Peronti

“…It is noteworthy that this is the first report of occurrence and infestation of P. solenopsis in Acre state.…”
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A New Species of the Neotropical Social Swarming-Wasp Chartergellus Bequaert (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Epiponini). by Sidnei Mateus, Fabio Santos Nascimento, Marcos Aragão, Sergio Ricardo Andena

“…Abstract- A new species of Chartergellus, collected in Acre State, is described and comparative remarks are given.…”
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Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae, <i>Chiasmocleis avilapiresae</i> Peloso and Sturaro, 2008: First record from the state of Acre, southwestern Amazonia, Brazil by Sampaio, P. R. M., Silva, T. R. B., Peloso, P. L. V.

“…This microhylidfrog is found throughout Amazon in Brazil and no information about its distribution in the Acre state was reported previously.An increase on sampling efforts, revision of material housed in herpetological collections, and use of diverse herpetofaunasampling methods might reveal additional localities and more information about this species.…”
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Amphibia, Anura, Strabomantidae, <i>Pristimantis reichlei</i> Padial and De la Riva, 2009: First record from Brazil, southwestern Amazonia by Souza, M. B., Melo-Sampaio, P. R.

“…Thediversity of species in this genus may be greater in Acre state, and we suggest that further studies be conducted to confirmthis hypothesis.…”
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Growth Surges in Rio Branco – Acre by Mariana Miranda

“…<p>The aim of this article is to identify economic surges in Acre State and their<br />possible relationship with demographic surges in the capital city of Rio Branco. …”
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Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae, Chiasmocleis avilapiresae Peloso and Sturaro, 2008: first record for the state of Acre, southwestern Amazonia, Brazil by Paulo Sampaio, Talisson da Silva, Pedro Peloso

“…This microhylid frog is found throughout Amazon in Brazil and no information about its distribution in the Acre state was reported previously. An increase on sampling efforts, revision of material housed in herpetological collections, and use of diverse herpetofauna sampling methods might reveal additional localities and more information about this species.…”
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Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis type 2 as probable etiological agent of canine cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazilian Amazon. by Andreia Fernandes Brilhante, Luciana Lima, Ricardo Andrade Zampieri, Vânia Lúcia Brandão Nunes, Maria Elizabeth Cavalheiros Dorval, Patrícia Fernandes Nunes da Silva Malavazi, Leonardo Augusto Kohara Melchior, Edna Aoba Yassui Ishikawa, Cristiane de Oliveira Cardoso, Lucile Maria Floeter-Winter, Marta Maria Geraldes Teixeira, Eunice Aparecida Bianchi Galati

“…The diagnosis of Leishmania in domestic dogs from Acre state showed a high proportion of infected animals, and the occurrence of L. braziliensis type 2 in Brazil for the first time. …”
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Second documented record of the Rufous-fronted Antthrush, Formicarius rufifrons (Aves: Formicariidae), in Brazil by Tomaz Melo, Carlos Gussoni, Rogério Machado, Helbert Noventa

“…The record was made in Ramal do Riozinho do Rola, 45 km north of Rio Branco municipality, Acre state. The recordings were deposited in the archives of Xeno-canto and Wikiaves. …”
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Histidine-rich protein 2 (pfhrp2) and pfhrp3 gene deletions in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from select sites in Brazil and Bolivia. by Giselle Maria Rachid Viana, Sheila Akinyi Okoth, Luciana Silva-Flannery, Danielle Regina Lima Barbosa, Alexandre Macedo de Oliveira, Ira F Goldman, Lindsay C Morton, Curtis Huber, Arletta Anez, Ricardo Luiz Dantas Machado, Luís Marcelo Aranha Camargo, Suiane Costa Negreiros do Valle, Marinete Marins Póvoa, Venkatachalam Udhayakumar, John W Barnwell

“…In Brazil, the isolates collected in Acre state, located in the western part of the Brazilian Amazon, had the highest percentage of deletions for pfhrp2 25 (31.2%) of 79, while among those collected in Rondonia, the prevalence of pfhrp2 gene deletion was only 3.3% (2 out of 60 patients). …”
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Thirteen new records of ferns from Brazil by Thais Almeida, Alexandre Salino

“…Among the new records, eight are from Acre state (Cyathea subincisa, Cyclodium trianae, Elaphoglossum stenophyllum, Hypoderris brauniana, Pleopeltis stolzei, Thelypteris arcana, Thelypteris comosa, Thelypteris valdepilosa), two are from Pará state (Polypodium flagellare, Tectaria heracleifolia), one from Minas Gerais state (Alsophila salvinii), one from Ceará state (Campyloneurum costatum) and one from Bahia state (Thelypteris rolandii). …”
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Squamata, Serpentes, Dipsadidae, Philodryas viridissima (Linnaeus, 1758): First record in the state of Acre, northern Brazil by Marco Freitas, Daniella França, Paulo Bernarde

“…This record expands the species distribution in 280 km to the southwest of Boca do Acre, state of Amazonas, which was the nearest record of this species in Brazilian Amazon until now.…”
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First record of Osteocephalus castaneicola Moravec, Aparicio, Guerrero-Reinhard, Calderón, Jungfer &amp;amp; Gvoždík, 2009 (Anura: Hylidae) for Acre, Brazil by Danyella da Silva, Werther Ramalho, Lucicléia Railene de Matos, Tiago da Silva, Douglas Machado

“…Here we exntend the distribution of Osteocephalus castaneicola Moravec, Aparicio, Guerrero-Reinhard, Calderón, Jungfer &amp;amp; Gvoždík, 2009 and provide the first record for Acre state. We include an updated distribution map for the species.…”
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First record of the Pyrrhura lucianii Deville, 1851 (Psittaciformes, Psittacidae) in Acre, Brazil, with notes on the consumption of salt by Jesus Rodrigues Domingos de Souza, Ricardo Antônio de Andrade Plácido, Edson Guilherme, Tomaz Nascimento de Melo

“…The Brazilian endemic species Pyrrhura lucianii Deville, 1851, was found on private property in the municipality of Senador Guiomard in Acre State, Brazil. This is the first record of this parakeet species in the state, expanding its distribution in 219 km to the south of Pauini, the nearest location. …”
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Por que um Estado com vocação florestal como o Acre não produz palmito? by Markus Erwin Brose

“…Palm heart constitutes a major non-timber forest product within the pro poor development strategy in Acre State. The 1990s it witnessed a boom of native palm processing, that proved to be unsustainable and processing units migrated to northern Bolivia. …”
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Woody flora of natural forest gaps in a bamboo-dominated forest remnant in southwestern Amazonia by Álisson Maranho, Cleber Salimon, Daniel Costa

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Heterotrophic components of soil respiration in pastures and forests in southwestern Amazonia, Acre, Brazil by Eric Atlas Davidson, Cleber Ibraim Salimon

“…The research was conducted in Southwestern Amazonia, Acre State, Brazil. Microbial biomass was estimated using a variation of the traditional fumigation-extraction method and heterotrophic respiration was measured using respirometry flasks attached to an infrared gas analyzer. …”
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Fire, tractors, and health in the amazon: a cost-benefit analysis of fire policy by Morello, T, Martino, S, Duarte, AF, Anderson, L, Davis, KJ, Silva, S, Bateman, IJ

“…Pollution from agricultural fires is a global health issue that is particularly challenging where smallholders depend on burnings for subsistence. In Acre state, Western Amazon, a partial ban on fire, enforced with fines, is coupled with subsidized tractors. …”