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A checklist of the scorpions of Ecuador (Arachnida: Scorpiones), with notes on the distribution and medical significance of some species

open access: yesJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2015
Ecuador harbors one of the most diverse Neotropical scorpion faunas, hereby updated to 47 species contained within eight genera and five families, which inhabits the “Costa” (n= 17), “Sierra” (n= 34), “Oriente” (n= 16) and “Insular” (n= 2 ...
Gabriel Brito, Adolfo Borges
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Convulsive and Neurodegenerative Effects in Rats of Some Isolated Toxins from the Tityus bahiensis Scorpion Venom

open access: yesJournal of Toxins, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
Despite Tityus bahiensis being one of the most dangerous scorpions in Brazil, there are few studies about the effects of its venom, which acts mainly on the central nervous system. Previous studies demonstrated the convulsive ability of this venom.
Luciene Toshie Takeishi Ossanai   +5 more
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Buthidae C. L. Koch 1837

open access: yes, 2013
Family Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837 Androctonus crassicauda (Olivier, 1807) Buthacus macrocentrus (Ehrenberg, 1828) (first report) Compsobuthus persicus Navidpour, Soleglad, Fet et Kovařík, 2008 (first report) Compsobuthus plutenkoi Kovařík, 2003 Hottentotta saulcyi (Simon, 1880) Iranobuthus krali Kovařík, 1997 (first report) Mesobuthus
Navidpour, Shahrokh   +3 more
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Climate change and temperature dependent biogeography: oxygen limitation of thermal tolerance in animals [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Recent years have shown a rise in mean global temperatures and a shift in the geographical distribution of ectothermic animals. For a cause and effect analysis the present paper discusses those physiological processes limiting thermal tolerance.
Pörtner, Hans-Otto
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The locomotory rhythmic activity in scorpions: with a review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Locomotory rhythmic behavior is entrained by the change between photophase and skotophase and to some extent by thermal conditions. In many species studied most activity takes place during early night hours.
Michael R. Warburg
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Neotropical club-tailed scorpions. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
134 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm.The Neotropical "club-tailed" scorpions of the genus Rhopalurus Thorell, 1876, and two related genera in family Buthidae C.L.
Esposito, Lauren A.   +4 more
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A Review of Scorpions Reported in Iran

open access: yesJournal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2017
Background and purpose: Scorpions have always received attention in Iran because of their frequency and venom. In the past 50 years many aspects of scorpion biology have been studied in Iran, including venom.
Farzad Motevalli Haghi   +1 more
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Escorpiones (Arachnida: Scorpiones) depositados en la colección aracnológica del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Santo Domingo

open access: yesNovitates Caribaea, 2011
La colección de escorpiones del MNHNSD contiene 255 especímenes, correspondientes a las familias Buthidae (4 géneros), Scorpionidae (Diplocentrinae, 2) y Hemiscorpiidae (Hormurinae, 1). Centruroides Marx, 1890, es el género mejor representado, con cinco (
Solanlly Carrero-Jiménez   +1 more
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Insect- and vertebrate-selective neurotoxins from Australian urodacid and buthid scorpion venoms : lead compounds for novel biopesticides [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
University of Technology, Sydney. Department of Health Sciences.Scorpions from nine species were collected from locations across Australia comprising four Lychas (Buthidae), four Urodacus (Urodacidae) and one Cercophonius (Bothriuridae) .
Wilson, HL
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Review of \u3cem\u3eGrosphus\u3c/em\u3e Simon, 1880, with description of \u3cem\u3eTeruelius\u3c/em\u3e gen. n., a new buthid genus from Madagascar (Scorpiones: Buthidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
We review the taxonomy of the Madagascar endemic buthid genus Grosphus Simon, 1880. We split the genus and describe Teruelius gen. n. on the basis of nine morphological characters, six of them new for Grosphus: positions of trichobothria d2 on pedipalp ...
Kovařík, František, Lowe, Graeme
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