STUDIES ON NEOTROPICAL FAUNA AND ENVIRONMENT

There is still a far from complete understanding of the complex ecosystems in the Neotropics, although they have been studied since the first expeditions of the old world naturalists Marcgrave, Humboldt, Spix, Darwin, Bates and Müller. The aims and scope of the Journal are, besides taxonomic and zoogeographic surveys, analyses of animal communities and their relationship with biotic and abiotic environmental conditions. This includes the fauna of both terrestrial and fresh water ecosystems in the Neotropics. Contributions that represent original research and mini-reviews are welcome. Manuscripts presenting just checklists and new geographic records are not considered for publication. If manuscripts do not meet the requirements of the journal, the editors reserve the right to reject manuscripts on submission or to ask for revisions prior to formal peer review. All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees.

对新热带复杂生态系统的了解还远远不够，尽管从旧世界博物学家马克格雷夫(Marcgrave)、洪堡(Humboldt)、斯ix、达尔文(Darwin)、贝茨(Bates)和穆勒(Muller)的第一次探险开始，人们就对它们进行了研究。该杂志的目的和范围是，除了分类学和动物地理调查，分析动物群落及其与生物和非生物环境条件的关系。这包括新热带地区陆地和淡水生态系统的动物群。欢迎有原创研究和小评论的投稿。只提供核对表和新地理记录的手稿不考虑出版。如果稿件不符合期刊要求，编辑保留在投稿时拒收稿件或在正式评审前要求修改的权利。本刊所有发表的研究论文均经过严格的同行评审，初步编辑筛选和独立专家评审的匿名评审。