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Crossoliparis - a new genus of Malaxidinae (Orchidaceae, Malaxideae), from neotropic
Acta 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
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Taxon cycles in Neotropical mangroves
Plants, 2022 Abstract The concept of taxon cycle involves successive range expansions and contractions over time through which a species can indefinitely maintain its core distribution. Otherwise, it becomes extinct. Taxon cycles have been defined mostly for tropical island faunas, examples from continental areas are scarce and ...
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Bite force estimates and morphological correlations of jaw muscles in parrots
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Parrots (Order: Psittaciformes) are renowned for their high bite force (BF) and morphological correlates thereof, including a highly mobile skull and two unique mandibular adductor muscles—m. pseudomasseter and m. ethmomandibularis, with the former being hypothesized to increase force output.
Ana Carolina L. Faillace +3 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract The globus pallidus (GP), a subcortical structure within the basal ganglia, plays a crucial role in modulating cortico‐subcortical circuits related to motor control and associative/limbic functions. However, the cytoarchitectonic and neurochemical organization of this structure remains poorly characterized in naturally existing wild‐type ...
Lavínnya Yáskara de Aquino Matoso +10 more
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Tree canopy composition in the tropical mountain rainforest of los Tuxtlas, Mexico
Revista 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
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Brazilian Journal of BiologyPentastomids are parasites that infect respiratory cavities of vertebrates, they are pretty common but poorly known in wildlife veterinary. A Bothrops asper snake (Garman, 1884) was captured in the Caribbean region of Costa Rica and had its lung infested
G. Alvarado, A. Sánchez-Monge
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Acta 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
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Neotropic Cormorant at Sutherland Reservoir [PDF]
, 1999 On 2 May, 1998, I observed a Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) at Sutherland Reservoir in Lincoln County, Nebraska. When I arrived at the lake, I noticed a large number of gulls and cormorants resting on some dead logs near the northwest ...
Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Molossus molossus, a species of neotropical bat belonging to the Molossidae family, has an annual reproductive cycle that includes two peaks of spermatogenic activity, one in April and another in September, and a period of total testicular regression in December.
Emília M. Soares +6 more
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