Brazilian export growth and divergence in the tropics during the nineteenth century [PDF]
The objective of this paper is to reappraise both the accuracy of the official export statistics and the conventional narrative of Brazilian export growth during the period immediately following independence. We undertake an accuracy test of the official
Absell, Christopher David +1 more
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Market-based Instruments for Environmental Policymaking in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lessons from Eleven Countries [PDF]
This report is a summary of country studies in Latin America and the Caribbean, addressing the use of market-based instruments (MBIs) and command-and-control (CAC) measures for environmental management in the region.
Jack Ruitenbeek +2 more
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Bibliography on open access in Latin America and the Caribbean [PDF]
Bibliography on open access in Latin America and the Caribbean. Selection mainly based on open access publications describing open access initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Prepared for UNESCO-Latin America and the Caribbean Section of the
Babini, Dominique
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Ice in the Tropics: the Export of ‘Crystal Blocks of Yankee Coldness’ to India and Brazil [PDF]
The Boston natural ice trade thrived during 1830-70 based upon Frederic Tudor’s idea of combining two useless products – natural winter ice in New England ponds and sawdust from Maine’s lumber mills. Tudor ice was exported extensively to the tropics from
Herold, Marc W.
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Catalogue of the ectoparasitic insects of the bats of Argentina [PDF]
Taxonomy and distribution of the ectoparasitic insects of bats from Argentina, are reviewed. Seventeen species of Diptera (six of Nycteribiidae and eleven of Streblidae), six species of Siphonaptera (four ofIschnopsyllidae, one of Pulicidae, and one ...
Autino, Analia G., Claps, Guillermo L.
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Shark and ray teeth from the Hauterivian (Lower Cretaceous) of north-east England [PDF]
Sampling of hiatal horizons within the Hauterivian part of the Speeton Clay Formation of north-east England has produced teeth of several species of sharks and rays, four of which are previously unnamed.
Mitchell, S.F. +2 more
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Termites of the Genus Cryptotermes Banks (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) from the West Indies [PDF]
A taxonomic revision of the genus Cryptotermes occurring in the West Indies is given based on recent collections from the Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, and the Bahamas.
Krecek, Jan, Scheffrahn, Rodolf H.
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Preferências alimentares de insetos por espécies de Piperaceae, observadas na cidade de São Paulo, Brasil [PDF]
Piperaceae species have been placed among the basal angiosperm and are adapted to a variety of habitats including moist forests, secondary vegetation and dry high lands.
GUIMARÃES, Elsie F. +3 more
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The biting and predaceous midges of Guadeloupe (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). I. Species of the subfamily Ceratopogoninae [PDF]
We provide new records of biting and predaceous midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from Guadeloupe in the subfamily Ceratopogoninae, including descriptions and illustrations of three new predaceous species in the genera, Parabezzia Malloch, Stilobezzia ...
Cazorla, Carla G. +3 more
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A complete checklist with new records and geographical distribution of the rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of Brazil [PDF]
This paper presents the first comprehensive list of 2,688 species of Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) recorded from Brazil. The list is based on the taxonomic and ecological literature, and new records from some insect collections, and includes locality ...
Asenjo, Angélico +4 more
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