Diel movements and flight altitudes of the European storm-petrel in the North Atlantic and their implications for conservation [PDF]
Understanding the movement patterns and foraging areas of seabirds is critical for their conservation and for mitigating potential impacts from human activities, such as offshore wind farm (OWF) development.
Clara Morey +9 more
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Taxonomic novelties and phylogenetic insights on Gilliesieae (Allioideae, Amaryllidaceae) from Chile [PDF]
Tribe Gilliesieae (Allioideae, Amaryllidaceae) comprises bulbous plants characterized by their zygomorphic flowers and a distribution restricted to Chile, Argentina, Peru, and Bolivia.
Nicolás García +5 more
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An annotated checklist of Ennominae (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from Chiapas, Mexico [PDF]
The subfamily Ennominae represents the most diverse lineage within the family Geometridae. Knowledge about the identity and number of Mexican geometrids is limited, and particularly in regions of disproportionate Lepidoptera diversity such as Chiapas ...
Andrea Murillo-Vázquez +3 more
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Current status of dung beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) diversity and conservation in Natural Protected Areas in Chiapas (Mexico) [PDF]
Natural Protected Areas (NPAs) are consider adequate tools for biodiversity conservation. Currently in Mexico there are 182 federal NPAs classified according to their management objectives.
Gibrán Sánchez-Hernández +5 more
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Antecedentes: Los tolchés son franjas de árboles dentro del paisaje agrícola yucateco; proporcionan varios servicios ecosistémicos, incluyendo el suministro de material leñoso.
Diana M. Cortés Sosa +4 more
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Despite multiple conservation efforts of the Mexican government, the leatherback turtle is at serious risk of extinction. In this study, we investigated the possible presence of a genetic bottleneck that could prevent the recovery of this species and ...
Carlos Abraham Castillo-Morales +3 more
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The Great Plains Ratsnake, Pantherophis emoryi Baird & Girard, 1853, (Squamata: Colubridae), a new state record from Aguascalientes, México [PDF]
We report an adult male specimen of the snake Pantherophis emoryi from xerophytic scrub habitat in the Municipality of Real de Asientos, Aguascalientes, México. This specimen represents the first state record of P.
Gustavo Quintero-Díaz +2 more
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Co-occurrence in ant primary parasitoids: a Camponotus rectangularis colony as host of two eucharitid wasp genera [PDF]
Different assemblages of parasitoids may attack a given host species and non-random distribution patterns in parasitoid species assemblages have been reported on various occasions, resulting in co-occurrence at the population, colony, or even individual ...
Gabriela Pérez-Lachaud +1 more
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A new ant-butterfly symbiosis in the forest canopy fills an evolutionary gap
Myrmecophilous butterflies can establish complex symbiotic relationships with ants. A caterpillar wandering among the brood of the aggressive ponerine ant Neoponera villosa was found inside the core of a nest built in the myrmecophytic bromeliad Aechmea ...
Gabriela Pérez-Lachaud +5 more
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Se presenta un análisis de las trayectorias, retos y oportunidades de los Estudios de biodiversidad estatal que son promovidos por la Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad, en el marco de la iniciativa de las Estrategias ...
María Carolina Pinilla +3 more
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