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Nonrandom spatial distribution of Neotropic Cormorants (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) along a coastal highway in Lima, Peru. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2021
Neotropic Cormorants (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) are common seabirds along the Peruvian coast. They frequently perch on trees, poles and port structures in urban areas, producing guano that builds up in areas of high levels of human activity. Hundreds of
Sebastián Lozano-Sanllehi, Carlos B Zavalaga   +1 more
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State of the ant: how broad is our recent knowledge of Neotropical ant behavior? [PDF]

Frontiers in Insect Science
Over the years, most scholarly published papers have studied vertebrates, despite invertebrates’ higher species diversity and number of individuals. This has led to an inaccurate representation of global biodiversity patterns in scientific publications ...
Rosannette Quesada-Hidalgo, Rosannette Quesada-Hidalgo, Yorlenis González, Dumas Gálvez, Dumas Gálvez, Dumas Gálvez, Peter R. Marting, Armando Castillo-Pimentel, Armando Castillo-Pimentel, Armando Castillo-Pimentel, Jane Aguilar, Stephen Cox, Carrie Smith, Sabrina Amador-Vargas, Sabrina Amador-Vargas   +14 more
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Alveolar and neotropical echinococcosis

Детские инфекции (Москва), 2022
The urgency of the problem of human alveolar and neotropic echinococcosis is due to polymorphism and the severity of clinical manifestations. The purpose and result of the work is to summarize the data available in the literature on the etiology ...
S. B. Chuelov, A. L. Rossina
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Increases in avian diversity associated with COVID-19 lockdowns in urban Colombia

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 2022
Aumento de la diversidad de aves asociada con los confinamientos impuestos a raíz de la COVID–19 en ciudades Colombianas El estudio sobre la biodiversidad urbana ha abordado primordialmente los efectos combinados de la urbanización y las actividades ...
I. MacGregor-Fors, E. Arbeláez-Cortés, F. A. Estela, D. Ocampo, C. E. Sánchez-Sarria, M. García-Arroyo, G. K. Aguirre-Samboní, D. Cortés-Díaz, J. C. Franco Morales, C. D. Gaitán-García, S. Guerrero-Pelaez, Y. Gutiérrez Parodys, M. Holguín-Ruiz, E. Meza-Angulo, H. A. Vides, J. D. Wilches-Vega   +15 more
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Apu, a new genus of Euchromiina (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Arctiini), and a new species from the montane forests of southeastern Peru

Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2021
Based on external morphological characters and the structure of the male genitalia, a new genus of Euchromiina from the Neotropical region, Apu gen. nov. is described. A new species is described, Apu mooreorum sp. nov.
Juan Grados
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Hematological and blood chemistry parameters of a Podocnemis vogli and P. unifilis captive population in Colombia

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
The Podocnemididae family is seriously affected by anthropogenic factors, which is why almost all of their family members are threatened, according to the IUCN red list.
Cristian Rodríguez-Almonacid, Gustavo Fuentes-Rodríguez, Leidy P. González, Carlos Moreno-Torres, Nubia E. Matta   +4 more
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Eighteen new species of Neotropical Costaceae (Zingiberales) [PDF]

PhytoKeys, 2023
In preparation for a full taxonomic revision of the Neotropical genera of Costaceae (i.e., Chamaecostus, Costus, Dimerocostus, and Monocostus), we present the description of 17 new species of Neotropical Costus and one new species of the Neotropic ...
Paul J. M. Maas, Hiltje Maas-van de Kamer, Thiago André, David Skinner, Eugenio Valderrama, Chelsea D. Specht   +5 more
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The first record of Bergamina lineolata (Chydoridae; Aloninae) from Colombia

Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2021
The Neotropical freshwater cladoceran Bergamina lineolata (Sars, 1901) was found in a small temporal pond in the Magdalena department. Hitherto, it has been reported in Brazil and El Salvador.
J. M. Fuentes-Reinés, P. Eslava-Eljaiek, L. M. A. Elmoor-Loureiro   +2 more
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Influence of Local Climate and ENSO on the Growth of Cedrela odorata L. in Suriname

Atmosphere, 2022
In this study, we used retrospective dendroclimatological analyses to explore whether El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and local precipitation patterns have an influence on tree growth in Suriname, a country located on the Guiana Shield, as annual ...
Michael Köhl, Neda Lotfiomran, Archana Gauli   +2 more
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First record of parasitism in Avicularia purpurea Kirk, 1990 (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Aviculariinae) by Notocyphus aff. tyrannicus Smith, 1855 (Hymenoptera: Notocyphinae) in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2021
A brief note is presented on a first case of parasitism by Notocyphus aff. tyrannicus Smith, 1855 on Avicularia purpurea Kirk, 1990 in the Amazon region of Ecuador; being a second case of parasitism on Aviculariinae by one Pompilid wasp.
José Manuel Falcón Reibán, Rubén Patricio Picón Rentería, Jaime Daniel Fajardo Torres   +2 more
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