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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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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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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]
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]
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]
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
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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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]
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]
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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