153645 20251017144555.0 doi 10.1002/ece3.6132 sideral 117354 ART-2020-117354 eng Moreira-Arce, D. A forest-specialist carnivore in the middle of the desert?Comments on Anabalon et al. 2019 2020 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted We present comments on an article recently published in Ecology and Evolution (“High-resolution melting of the cytochrome B gene in fecal DNA: A powerful approach for fox species identification of the Lycalopex genus in Chile”) by Anabalon et al. that reported the presence of Darwin''s fox (Lycalopex fulvipes), a temperate forest specialist, in the hyperarid Atacama Desert of northern Chile. We argue that this putative record lacks ecological support in light of ongoing research on this endangered species, and contains numerous methodological flaws and omissions related to the molecular identification of the species. Based on these issues, we suggest the scientific community and conservation decision-makers disregard the alleged presence of the Darwin''s fox in the Atacama Desert. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es 2.912 2020 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 25 / 50 = 0.5 2020 Q2 T2 ECOLOGY 70 / 166 = 0.422 2020 Q2 T2 1.17 2020 Ecology 2020 Q1 Nature and Landscape Conservation 2020 Q1 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2020 Q1 info:eu-repo/semantics/other info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Silva-Rodríguez, E.A. Napolitano, C. D’Elía, G. Cabello, J. Millán, Javier (orcid)0000-0001-5608-781X Hidalgo-Hermoso, Ezequiel Farías, Ariel A. 10, 8 (2020), 3825-3830 Ecology and evolution Ecology and Evolution 2045-7758 527260 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/153645/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2827421 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/153645/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:153645 articulos driver 2025-10-17-14:13:06 ARTICLE