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The Transantarctic genus Labena (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Labenini) in Chile [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Labena is a primitive genus known from the Neotropic, Nearctic, Neantarctic, and Australian biogeographic regions. It parasitizes larvae of wood boring beetles in dead twigs and smaller branches of hardwood trees and shrubs.
Porter, Charles C.
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MicroCT reinvestigation of the only articulated fossil anostomid fish reveals synonymy of Arhinolemur Ameghino, 1898 and Megaleporinus Ramirez et al., 2017

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Arhinolemur scalabrinii† Ameghino, 1898 was originally described as a strepsirrhine primate (Mammalia) but has been recognized as an anostomid fish since 2012. It remains the only extinct anostomid species known from complete cranial material.
Karen M. Panzeri   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tree canopy composition in the tropical mountain rainforest of los Tuxtlas, Mexico

open access: yesRevista de Biología Tropical, 2008
We studied the arboreal composition of the tropical mountain rainforest’s upper canopy in the San Martín Pajapán volcano, Tatahuicapan, Veracruz, México (18°26’ N; 94°17’ W).
Mario Vázquez-Torres, Miren Onaindia
doaj  

Stenomicra (Diptera: Opomyzoidea) en Argentina, con información sobre la biología del género [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This is the first literature record of the genus Stenomicra Coquillett (Diptera: Periscelididae) from South America (Neotropical Region). New information on the biological cycle of Stenomicra species in the wild is provided, and four species of the genus
Campos, Raul Ernesto   +2 more
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Morpho‐functional analyses of the jaw apparatus in the Blue‐and‐yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna, Psittaciformes, Aves): Adaptations to feeding behavior

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Macaws are renowned for processing dry, mechanically resistant fruits, yet the species‐level anatomical and functional correlates of this performance remain incompletely resolved. We examined the feeding apparatus of the Blue‐and‐yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) using an integrated approach that combines osteology, myology, and bite‐force estimates
Sérgio R. Posso   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Crossoliparis - a new genus of Malaxidinae (Orchidaceae, Malaxideae), from neotropic

open access: yesActa Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae, 2011
A new genus Crossoliparis of the subtribe Malaxidinae (Orchidaceae), from tropical area of Central America is proposed. The new genus type species is described and illustrated.
Hanna B. Margońska
doaj   +1 more source

The Case of the Missing Green Iguana Predators: Reviews of Ecological Literature Should Go Beyond Google Scholar

open access: yesThe Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.
Abstract Knowing about species interactions is essential for ecological research, conservation efforts, resource management, and maintaining healthy ecosystems, but many of these, such as reports of predation, may not always be published in easily located resources—if they are published at all.
Matthijs P. van den Burg, Hinrich Kaiser
wiley   +1 more source

Leucophanaceae, nova família de Bryophyta para o Pará, Brasil Leucophanaceae, a new family of Bryophyta to Pará, Brazil

open access: yesActa Botânica Brasílica, 1997
A ocorrência de Leucophanaceae, representada nos neotrópicos pela espécie Leucophanes molleri C. Müll., é registrada no estado do Pará. No Brasil, a espécie apresenta distribuição disjunta, sendo encontrada apenas nas regiões norte e sudeste.
Regina C. L Lisboa   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Aspects of genetic and morphological variation in selected new world land birds [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2000The objective of this thesis is to examine variation in certain New World land birds, focusing on morphological difference at the intraspecific level and genetic differences at the intra- and ...
Weicker, Jacqueline Joyce
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Long‐term trends in parasite diversity and infection levels: approaches and patterns

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Parasites exist in every ecosystem, affecting nearly all organisms and playing a complex role in human societies. On the one hand, they contribute substantially to biodiversity and support ecosystem stability by performing essential ecological functions.
Cyril Hammoud   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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