The biosonar of the boto: evidence of differences among species of river dolphins (Inia spp.) from the Amazon [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Echolocation clicks can reflect the anatomy of the vocalizing animal, enabling the distinction of species. River dolphins from the family Iniidae are formally represented by one species and two subspecies (Inia geoffrensis geoffrensis and I.
Jéssica F. Melo +3 more
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Pest Control Potential of Social Wasps in Small Farms and Urban Gardens [PDF]
Insects, 2019 In environments undergoing constant transformation due to human action, such as deforestation and urbanization, the emergence of pests has become a challenge for agriculture and human welfare.
Fábio Prezoto +4 more
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Current knowledge on bioacoustics of the subfamily Lophyohylinae (Hylidae, Anura) and description of Ocellated treefrog Itapotihyla langsdorffii vocalizations [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 Background Anuran vocalizations, such as advertisement and release calls, are informative for taxonomy because species recognition can be based on those signals.
Lucas Rodriguez Forti +4 more
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The social wasp community (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) and new distribution record of Polybia ruficeps in an area of Caatinga Biome, northeastern Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2015 Social wasps are broadly distributed in Brazil, and their distribution is closely related to local plant composition. However, only a few studies on the diversity of these insects have been carried out in northeastern Brazil, and in Caatinga Biome the ...
André Melo +4 more
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Sociobiology, 2015 Solenopsis saevissima fire ants were found foraging in a Felis catus carcass over tissues an secretions present in holes and mucosa. The ants built a dirt-made physical structure around the carcass, which prevented necrophagous flies from laying eggs in ...
Tatiane Tagliatti Maciel +5 more
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Sociobiology, 2017 Like other Hymenoptera, the social wasps can store liquid and solid resources inside the cells of their nests as reserve for periods of foof shortage.
Bruno Corrêa Barbosa +3 more
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Studies of social wasp diversity in Brazil: Over 30 years of research, advancements and priorities
Sociobiology, 2016 The first records of social wasps in Brazil were made during expeditions that focused on the taxonomy and distribution of the species in the country. From the 70s there was a change in the essence of publications on the diversity of social wasps, which ...
Bruno Corrêa Barbosa +3 more
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Aplicando técnicas de bioacústica a estudios de ornitología urbana: guía y recomendaciones
El Hornero, 2022 Una de las principales maneras de comunicarse de las aves, a través de la emisión de sonidos o vocalizaciones, puede verse afectada por los sonidos derivados de las actividades antrópicas.
Rocío Bahía +2 more
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EntomoBrasilis, 2016 Dado o reconhecido papel das vespas sociais no equilíbrio dos ecossistemas é clara a importância de estudos sobre a diversidade desses insetos e, para isso, é essencial o uso de um método apropriado.
Tatiane Tagliatti Maciel +2 more
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Un llamado a 528 voces: Oportunidades de investigación con los sonidos de los mamíferos colombianos
Caldasia, 2020 Diferentes iniciativas han permitido conocer los sonidos de los mamíferos neotropicales. Aunque en Co-lombia hay algunos repositorios de registros bioacústicos, la Colección de Sonidos Ambientales Mauricio Álvarez-Rebolledo del Instituto ...
Julián Lozano-Flórez +2 more
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