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The Bostrichidae of the Maltese Islands (Coleoptera) [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2015
The Bostrichidae of the Maltese Islands are reviewed. Ten species are recorded with certainty from this Archipelago, of which 6 namely, Trogoxylon impressum (Comolli, 1837), Amphicerus bimaculatus (A.G.
Gian Luca Nardi, David Mifsud
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Ten Years of Mediterranean Monk Seal Stranding Records in Greece under the Microscope: What Do the Data Suggest? [PDF]

Animals
This paper presents the results of an analysis of stranding events of the Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus over a decade. The analysis involved categorization according to the cause of stranding and seasonality, the identification of hotspot ...
Maria Solanou, Aliki Panou, Irida Maina, Stefanos Kavadas, Marianna Giannoulaki   +4 more
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A new extralimital sighting of Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779) in the Aquatina di Frigole NATURA 2000 site (IT9150003) beach (Salento peninsula, Apulia Region, Italy) after two decades: strategies for conservation are needed [PDF]

Biodiversity Data Journal, 2020
The Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779) is the most endangered pinniped in the world. In addition, its presence has not been documented for about two decades in the Apulian Region and about 10 years along the Italian coastline.
Francesco Zangaro, Vincenzo Schifano, Valeria Specchia, Eftychia Tzafesta, Maurizio Pinna   +4 more
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Beach Buffet: First Observations of White-Backed Vultures <i>Gyps africanus</i> Feeding on a Cape Fur Seal <i>Arctocephalus pusillus</i> on the Skeleton Coast. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Vultures are specialized scavengers that provide critical ecosystem services by clearing carcasses, though their activity in African coastal environments has previously been limited to only two documented species (i.e., the Lappet‐faced and the Hooded Vultures).
Portas R, Aschenborn O, Beytell P, Boorman M, Kolberg H, Melzheimer J, Verwey E, Krofel M.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Cetacean Morbillivirus and Toxoplasma gondii Co-infection in Mediterranean Monk Seal Pup, Italy

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021
A Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) pup from the southern Adriatic coast of Italy showed cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV) and disseminated Toxoplasma gondii co-infection, which probably resulted from CeMV-induced immunosuppression.
Antonio Petrella, Sandro Mazzariol, Iolanda Padalino, Gabriella Di Francesco, Cristina Casalone, Carla Grattarola, Giovanni Di Guardo, Camilla Smoglica, Cinzia Centelleghe, Claudia Gili   +9 more
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Chromosomal Evolution in the Phylogenetic Context: A Remarkable Karyotype Reorganization in Neotropical Parrot Myiopsitta monachus (Psittacidae)

Frontiers in Genetics, 2020
Myiopsitta monachus is a small Neotropical parrot (Psittaciformes: Arini Tribe) from subtropical and temperate regions of South America. It has a diploid chromosome number 2n = 48, different from other members of the Arini Tribe that have usually 70 ...
Ivanete de Oliveira Furo, Ivanete de Oliveira Furo, Ivanete de Oliveira Furo, Rafael Kretschmer, Rafael Kretschmer, Patricia Caroline O’Brien, Jorge C. Pereira, Analía del Valle Garnero, Ricardo José Gunski, Rebecca E. O’Connor, Darren Karl Griffin, Anderson José Baia Gomes, Malcolm Andrew Ferguson-Smith, Edivaldo Herculano Correa de Oliveira, Edivaldo Herculano Correa de Oliveira, Edivaldo Herculano Correa de Oliveira   +15 more
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First Report of the Parasitic Nematode Pseudoterranova spp. Found in Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) in Greece: Conservation Implications

Conservation, 2022
The Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) is classified as an endangered species by the IUCN, with a global population that does not exceed 800 individuals.
Efstathia Koitsanou, Joanne Sarantopoulou, Anastasia Komnenou, Athanasios Exadactylos, Panagiotis Dendrinos, Elias Papadopoulos, Georgios A. Gkafas   +6 more
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Riverscape correlates for distribution of threatened spotfin chub Erimonax monachus in the Tennessee River Basin, USA

Endangered Species Research, 2019
Globally, aquatic biodiversity is imperiled at an increasing rate, especially in diversity hotspots such as the southeastern USA. The spotfin chub Erimonax monachus is a federally threatened minnow with a disjunct distribution resulting from numerous ...
JS Perkin, WK Gibbs, JL Ridgway, SB Cook
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Evaluation of the invasion potential of monk parakeet, Myiopsitta monachus, in Natural Protected Areas in Mexico

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 2022
Evaluación de la capacidad invasora de la cotorra argentina, Myiopsitta monachus, en áreas naturales protegidas de México La cotorra argentina, Myiopsitta monachus, es una especie autóctona de Sudamérica que en 2016 fue declarada invasora en México ...
S. A. Huerta-Sánchez, F. M. Huerta-Martínez, A. Muñoz-Urias, C. Neri-Luna, F. J. Sahagún-Sánchez, J. P. Castruita-Domínguez   +5 more
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A critical revision of the fossil record, stratigraphy and diversity of the Neogene seal genus Monotherium (Carnivora, Phocidae) [PDF]

, 2018
Historically, Monotherium had been one of the few genera of extinct Phocidae (true seals) that served as a wastebin taxon. Consequently, it did neither aid in understanding phylogenetic relationships of extinct Phocidae, nor in understanding seal ...
Dewaele, Leonard, Lambert, Olivier, Louwye, Stephen   +2 more
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