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On the identities of Neotropical Stegana species (Diptera, Drosophilidae). III. Four Costa Rican species described by J. R. Malloch

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 2022
The identities of the following four New World species of Stegana from Costa Rica, Stegana atrimana Malloch, 1924, Stegana nigrita Malloch, 1924, Stegana schildi Malloch, 1924, and Stegana tempifera Malloch, 1924, are clarified, and their redescriptions ...
Gerhard Bächli, Carlos R. Vilela
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Individual‐based assessment of post‐translocation fitness of ungulates: Lessons from the critically endangered Derby eland conservation programme

Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 4, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Conservation translocations are vital, but challenging events for threatened species' individuals that promote population viability. We provide an individual‐based assessment of post‐translocation fitness, that is survival rates and reproductive performance of the critically endangered Western Derby eland in the conservation breeding program in Senegal.
Karolína Brandlová, Pavla Hejcmanová
wiley   +1 more source

Skeleton and musculature of the male abdomen in Tanyderidae (Diptera, Nematocera) of the Southern Hemisphere [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2018
The structure of the male terminalia and their musculature of species of tanyderid genera Araucoderus Alexander, 1929 from Chile and Nothoderus Alexander, 1927 from Tasmania are examined and compared with each other and with published data on the likely ...
Olga G. Ovtshinnikova, Tatiana V. Galinskaya, Elena D. Lukashevich   +2 more
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Comparative effects of the alcoholic extract of Terminalia chebula and crocin on stress‑induced anxiety‑like behavior and memory impairment in male rats.

Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis, 2023
Crocin and Terminalia chebula (T. chebula) were proven to have neuroprotective effects. In this study, we evaluated the preventive effects of crocin and alcoholic extract of the T.
G. P. Jahromi, Z. Jangravi, Mohammadmehdi Hadipour, H. Shirvani, M. Afarinesh, G. Meftahi   +5 more
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Eight new species of Dexosarcophaga Townsend, 1917 (Diptera, Sarcophagidae) from the Neotropical Region

European Journal of Taxonomy, 2022
Eight new Neotropical species of Dexosarcophaga Townsend, 1917 are described, five from Brazil, Dexosarcophaga phoenix sp. nov., Dexosarcophaga jandainae sp. nov., Dexosarcophaga patiuorum sp. nov., Dexosarcophaga petra sp.
Josenilson Rodrigues dos Santos, Thomas Pape, Cátia Antunes de Mello-Patiu   +2 more
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A new Palaearctic species of the subgenus Lunatipula (Diptera, Tipulidae) from the West Caucasus with a survey of the caucasica species group [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2021
The caucasica species group in the subgenus Lunatipula is redefined and now consists of five species native to the Caucasus. Tipula (L.) eleniya sp. nov.
Vladimir I. Lantsov, Valentin E. Pilipenko   +1 more
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A new spot-thoraxed species of Drosophila from the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil (Diptera, Drosophilidae) Uma nova espécie de Drosophila da Mata Atlântica do sudeste do Brasil com pintas no tórax (Diptera, Drosophilidae)

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 2004
Drosophila boraceia sp. nov. is described from a single male specimen collected at the Estação Biológica de Boracéia, Salesópolis, state of São Paulo, Brazil. At first inspection it looks like a species of Drosophila belonging to the fasciola subgroup of
Carlos R. Vilela, Francisca C. do Val
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The identification of the species of the ‘Spilogona contractifrons species-group’ and the ‘Spilogona nitidicauda species-group’ (Diptera, Muscidae) based on morphological and molecular analysis

European Journal of Taxonomy, 2018
Muscid species of the ‘Spilogona contractifrons species-group’ (Spilogona alticola (Malloch, 1920), S. arctica (Zetterstedt, 1838), S. contractifrons (Zetterstedt, 1838), S. orthosurstyla Xue & Tian, 1988) and of the ‘Spilogona nitidicauda species-group’
Vera S. Sorokina, Elena V. Shaikevich
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Subacute toxicity study of aqueous root extract of Terminalia schimperiana in male Wistar rats

Toxicology Reports, 2019
The effect of administration of aqueous extract of Terminalia schimperiana root, "a medicinal plant", on some 'biomarker' enzymes, hematology parameters, liver function and kidney function parameters of rat cellular system was investigated. The aqueous extract was administered orally to male wistar rats (Rattus norvegicus) at various doses (1000, 2000,
O. Awotunde, S. O. Adewoye, Dhanabal P.S., J. Hawumba   +3 more
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A standardized nomenclature and atlas of the female terminalia of Drosophila melanogaster

Fly, 2022
The model organism Drosophila melanogaster has become a focal system for investigations of rapidly evolving genital morphology as well as the development and functions of insect reproductive structures. To follow up on a previous paper outlining unifying
Eden W. McQueen, Mehrnaz Afkhami, Joel Atallah, John M. Belote, Nicolas Gompel, Yael Heifetz, Yoshitaka Kamimura, Shani C. Kornhauser, John P. Masly, Patrick O’Grady, Julianne Peláez, Mark Rebeiz, Gavin Rice, Ernesto Sánchez-Herrero, Maria Daniela Santos Nunes, Augusto Santos Rampasso, Sandra L. Schnakenberg, Mark L. Siegal, Aya Takahashi, Kentaro M. Tanaka, Natascha Turetzek, Einat Zelinger, Virginie Courtier-Orgogozo, Masanori J. Toda, Mariana F. Wolfner, Amir Yassin   +25 more
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