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The beetle fauna of Dominica, Lesser Antilles (Insecta: Coleoptera) : diversity and distribution [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The beetle fauna of the island of Dominica is summarized. It is presently known to contain 269 genera, and 361 species (in 42 families), of which 347 are named at a species level. Of these, 62 species are endemic to the island.
Peck, Stewart B.
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Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)

open access: yesZooKeys, 2011
We synthesize data on all known extant and fossil Coleoptera family-group names for the first time. A catalogue of 4887 family-group names (124 fossil, 4763 extant) based on 4707 distinct genera in Coleoptera is given. A total of 4492 names are available,
P. Bouchard   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Wild Encounters: Analyzing Human–Animal Interactions in British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums Facilities

open access: yesZoo Biology, EarlyView.
We investigated the quantity and diversity of animal–visitor interactions in BIAZA‐accredited facilities, finding 740 opportunities for interactions across a range of contexts including walkthroughs and handling. Meet and greets were the most offered and were influenced by the number of individual animals, cost of interaction, and animal popularity ...
Thomas Welsh   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Earliest Webspinners (Insecta: Embiodea) [PDF]

open access: yesAmerican Museum Novitates, 2006
Abstract A new genus and species of webspinner (Insecta: Embiodea  =  Embiidina, Embioptera auctorum) is described and figured from a well-preserved, alate male in mid-Cretaceous (latest Albian) amber from Myanmar (Burma). Sorellembia estherae, new genus and species, is distinguished from the only other Mesozoic webspinner, Burmitembia venosa Cockerell.
Engel, Michael S., Grimaldi, David A.
openaire   +3 more sources

Water‐saving strategies in rice farming entail cascading effects in prey–predator interactions across ecosystem boundaries

open access: yesJournal of Applied Ecology, EarlyView.
These results show that introducing multiple drainage periods in rice fields (i.e. AWD) indirectly hampers terrestrial spider reproduction through limiting the emergence of potential preys from the aquatic to terrestrial boundaries. MSD resulted in a more conciliatory strategy as it largely reduces methane emissions and does not affect predator–prey ...
Néstor Pérez‐Méndez   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Balcus violaceus (Fabricius) : senior synonym of Balcus niger Sharp and B. signatus Broun (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The elytra of Balcus signatus Broun (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae) from New Zealand have pale markings. Such markings, most prominently found in females, represent intraspecific variations of Balcus violaceus (Fabricius).
Opitz, Weston
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Morphological study of the antennal sensilla in Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera)

open access: yesZoomorphology, 2017
The external morphology and distribution of the antennal sensilla of 21 species from five families of semiaquatic bugs (Gerromorpha) were examined using scanning electron microscopy.
A. Nowinska, J. Brożek
semanticscholar   +1 more source

International Biological Flora: Tsuga canadensis*

open access: yesJournal of Ecology, EarlyView.
Eastern Hemlock is a long‐lived forest tree of eastern North America known for its deep shade and home given to many organisms. Despite surviving large‐scale clearing for agriculture when Europeans arrived, it returned to dominate when the land was abandoned in the mid 1800s.
Peter A. Thomas, David A. Orwig
wiley   +1 more source

Los hemeróbidos de la Península Ibérica y Baleares (Insecta, Neuropterida, Neuroptera: Hemerobiidae)

open access: yesGraellsia, 2015
Se revisan las especies de hemeróbidos presentes en la fauna de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares donde, hasta la fecha, está representada por 40 especies pertenecientes a 7 géneros.
Víctor J. Monserrat
doaj   +1 more source

Additions to the genus Goera Stephens (Trichoptera, Goeridae) from Southeast Asia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Two new species of Goera, G. zwicki and G. nozakii (Trichoptera, Goeridae), from the Philippines and one new species, G. meyi, from Vietnam are described and illustrated herein. In addition, type specimens of G. disparilis Banks, G.
Arefina-Armitage, Tatiana I.   +1 more
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