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Cooperation and opportunism in Galapagos sea lion hunting for shoaling fish

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
For predators, cooperation can decrease the cost of hunting and potentially augment the benefits. It can also make prey accessible that a single predator could not catch. The degree of cooperation varies substantially and may range from common attraction
Tui De Roy, Eduardo R. Espinoza, Fritz Trillmich   +2 more
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Massive testing in the Galapagos Islands and low positivity rate to control SARS-CoV-2 spread during the first semester of the COVID-19 pandemic: a story of success for Ecuador and South America

Rural and Remote Health, 2023
Introduction: During the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America, countries like Ecuador, Peru and Colombia experienced chaotic scenarios with public health systems collapsing and lack of testing capacity to control the spread of the ...
Alexander Paolo Vallejo-Janeta, Diana Morales-Jadan, Alberto Velez, Patricio Vega-Marino, Byron Freire-Paspuel, Maria Paredes-Espinosa, Angel Rodriguez Pazmiño, Bernardo Castro-Rodriguez, Paulina Castillo, Carlos Masaquiza, Ismar Rivera-Olivero, Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Aquiles Henriquez-Trujillo, Barbara Coronel, Heberson Galvis, Tatiana Jaramillo, Tannya Lozada, Marylin Cruz, UDLA COVID-19 team, Miguel Angel Garcia-Bereguiain   +19 more
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The Thomisidae and Philodromidae (Arachnida: Araneae) of the Galápagos Islands (Ecuador) [PDF]

, 2013
Two new species of Thomisidae are described (Mecaphesa reddelli sp. nov. and Tmarus galapagosensis sp. nov.). Of a third species, Mecaphesa inclusa (Banks, 1902), three colour variations are described.
l. Baert, Baert, L., Baert, L. (8198895), Baert, Léon, Leon Baert, Baert, L\ue9on.   +5 more
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Mutual mother-pup recognition in Galápagos fur seals and sea lions: cues used and functional significance [PDF]

, 1981
Trillmich F. Mutual mother-pup recognition in Galápagos fur seals and sea lions: cues used and functional significance. Behaviour. 1981;78(1):21-42.Field observations on Galápagos fur seals and sea lions indicate mutual recognition between mother and pup.
Trillmich, Fritz ; https://orcid.org/
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Factores agronómicos y socioeconómicos que inciden en el rendimiento productivo del cultivo de cacao. Un estudio de cacao en Colombia

Fave: Sección Ciencias Agrarias, 2021
El cultivo de cacao es de gran importancia para la económica agrícola del Departamento de Santander y para Colombia, ya que en los últimos años se ha promovido su implementación como una solución a los cultivos ilícitos.
F. Montealegre Bustos, J. Rojas Molina, Y. Jaimes Suárez   +2 more
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Even ferals: First predation record of the Galápagos Hawk Buteo galapagoensis (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae), on a feral cat Felis catus (Carnivora: Felidae).

ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías
The Galápagos hawk Buteo galapagoensis is the top predator of the archipelago, feeding on a wide variety of species from different taxonomic groups, ranging from insects to carrion.
Elias Viteri Basso, Johannes Ramirez Kastdalen, Jorge Carrión Tacuri   +2 more
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Dog overpopulation on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos 2018

Conservation Science and Practice, 2020
In addition to El Niño events, which can alter the pelagic food chain that supports growth and survival of sea lions, dog overpopulation, and diseases can cause further population declines in sea lions on the Galapagos.
Jorge A. Hernandez, Andrew J. Yoak, Heather S. Walden, Nina Thompson, Daniela Zuniga, Rita Criollo, Viviana Duque, Marilyn Cruz   +7 more
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Priorities for ecological research on cetaceans in the Galápagos Islands

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
Located in the eastern tropical Pacific, the Galápagos Islands are an oceanic insular ecosystem subject to strong environmental variability driven by local and regional processes.
Daniel M. Palacios, Daniel M. Palacios, Mauricio Cantor, Mauricio Cantor   +3 more
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Progressive colonization and restricted gene flow shape island-dependent population structure in Galapagos marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) [PDF]

, 2009
Steinfartz S, Glaberman S, Lanterbecq D, et al. Progressive colonization and restricted gene flow shape island-dependent population structure in Galapagos marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). BMC Evolutionary biology.
Marquez, C, Cruz Marquez, Glaberman, Scott, Russello Michael A, Deborah Lanterbecq, Snell, Heidi M., Gentile, G, Marquez Cruz, Michael A Russello, Russello, Michael A., Gentile Gabriele, Snell Heidi M, Gabriele Gentile, Powell Alessandro M, Glaberman, Scott; id_orcid, Lanterbecq, D, Dell'Olmo, Giacomo, Snell, H, Snell, Howard L., Hanley, Torrance C., Caccone, A., Snell Howard L, Russello, M, Lanterbecq Deborah, Caccone, Adalgisa, Hanley Torrance C, Glaberman, S, Lanterbecq, Deborah, Rosa, S, Steinfartz Sebastian, Steinfartz, Sebastian, Powell, Alessandro M., Howard L Snell, Powell, A, Sebastian Steinfartz, Heidi M Snell, Giacomo Dell'Olmo, Rosa Sabrina, Adalgisa Caccone, Gentile, Gabriele, Steinfartz, S, Caccone Adalgisa, Rosa, Sabrina, Sabrina Rosa, Hanley, T, Dell'Olmo Giacomo, Caccone, A, Dell'Olmo, G, Marquez, Cruz, Glaberman Scott, Scott Glaberman, Torrance C Hanley, Alessandro M Powell   +52 more
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Diminution of real power loss by novel Galápagos Penguin Algorithm

Heliyon, 2019
In this work Galápagos Penguin Algorithm (GPA) has been applied to solve optimal reactive power problem. Galápagos penguins’ foraging activities are modeled to solve the problem.
Lenin Kanagasabai
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