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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Foraging behavior of fire ant Solenopsis saevissima (Smith) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Felis catus Linnaeus (Carnivora, Felidae) carcass [PDF]
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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Lack of correlation between vertical distribution and carrier frequency, and preference for open spaces in arboreal katydids that use extreme ultrasound, in Gorgona, Colombia (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) [PDF]
Revista de Biología Tropical, 2014 Los machos de Tettigoniidae producen sonido frotando las alas anteriores para atraer a sus hembras coespecíficas con fines reproductivos (mecanismo conocido como estridulación).
Fernando Montealegre-Z +3 more
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Visual counts, bioacoustics and RADAR: three methods to study waterfowl prenuptial migration in Southern France [PDF]
Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 2012 Conteos visuales, bioacústica y RADAR: tres métodos para estudiar la migración prenupcial de aves acuáticas en el sur de Francia Este estudio es el resultado de cuatro años de monitorización (2006–2009) en dos lugares durante la migración prenupcial. En
T. Beroud +3 more
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Early development of vocal interaction rules in a duetting songbird. [PDF]
R Soc Open Sci, 2018 This work was supported by the Maytag Endowment from the University of Miami, a Research Grant from the Animal Behavior Society, a Research Grant from the Organization for Tropical Studies and a Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant by the National ...
Rivera-Cáceres KD +4 more
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Occurrence of Social Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in a Sugarcane Culture [PDF]
Sociobiology, 2018 Predation of Lepidoptera caterpillars - including agricultural pest species - is one of the main ways through which social wasps gather proteinaceous resources.
Bruno Corrêa Barbosa +3 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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Advertisement call and genetic structure conservatism: good news for an endangered Neotropical frog [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 Background: Many amphibian species are negatively affected by habitat change due to anthropogenic activities. Populations distributed over modified landscapes may be subject to local extinction or may be relegated to the remaining—likely isolated and ...
Lucas R. 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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