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Behavioural response to songs between genetically diverged allopatric populations of Darwin’s small tree finch in the Galápagos

open access: yesJournal of Evolutionary Biology, Volume 34, Issue 5, Page 816-829, May 2021., 2021
Male song can signal species identity and male quality, and behavioural response to song can drive divergence or introgression. In this study, we describe clear differences in male song types and a weak signal of population genetic difference across two populations of small tree finch on two Galapagos Islands. Resident males responded to the song of an
Diane Colombelli‐Négrel   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

New distribution records for Muscidae (Insecta: Diptera) in Latin America [PDF]

open access: yesCheck List, 2015
The geographical distribution of Muscidae from Latin America has been extended. The following eight genera, including 28 species, were collected: Cyrtoneurina (2 spp.), Cyrtoneuropsis (8 spp.), Dolichophaonia (1 sp.), Neomuscina (7 spp.), Ophyra (1 sp.),
Kirstern Haseyama   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Philornis infection in blue‐black grassquits: impact on nestlings and risk factors involved

open access: yesJournal of Avian Biology, 2021
Parasitic botfly larvae (Philornis ssp., Diptera: Muscidae) are found in nests of several bird taxa, although prevalence and impact on nestling survival vary considerably among species.
Carlos Biagolini Jr, Regina H. Macedo
doaj   +1 more source

A new host for Philornis torquans (Diptera, Muscidae) from the Brazilian Cerrado

open access: yesPapéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2018
Philornis larvae and pupae were collected in nestlings of Neothraupis fasciata (Lichtenstein), the White-banded Tanager (Passeriformes, Thraupidae), in three breeding seasons, between October and November 2003-2005 in a reserve in central Brazil.
Márcia Souto Couri   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nesting of Dark-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus) on Isabela Island, Galapagos, Ecuador

open access: yesEl Hornero, 2023
We present new data and reviewed the information available on the breeding biology of the Dark-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus), a widespread South American species.
Ibeth P. Alarcón   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

New data on Philornis seguyi Garcia (1952)(Diptera, Muscidae) Novos dados sobre Philornis seguyi Garcia (1952) (Diptera, Muscidae)

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology, 2005
Philornis Meinert is a very interesting Muscidae (Diptera) genus whose larvae are associated with a wide range of bird species. The existing description of Philornis seguyi Garcia (1952), which was reported in Argentina, so far involves only the female ...
M. S. Couri   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Novo hospedeiro de Philornis deceptivus (Dodge e Aitken, 1968) (Insecta, Diptera, Muscidae) em Dendrocolaptidae (Aves, Passeriformes)

open access: yesBiotemas, 2010
Ninhegos (n= 3) do Arapaçu-do-cerrado Lepidocolaptes angustirostris apresentaram 67 larvas de Philornis deceptivus entre os anos de 2005 e 2006. As larvas foram observadas a partir do quarto dia após a eclosão.
Hermes Ribeiro Luz   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Philornis pici

open access: yes, 2013
Published as part of LÖWENBERG-NETO, PETER & DE CARVALHO, CLAUDIO J. B., 2013, Muscidae (Insecta: Diptera) of Latin America and the Caribbean: geographic distribution and check-list by country, pp.
LÖWENBERG-NETO, PETER   +1 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Philornis steini

open access: yes, 2013
Published as part of LÖWENBERG-NETO, PETER & DE CARVALHO, CLAUDIO J. B., 2013, Muscidae (Insecta: Diptera) of Latin America and the Caribbean: geographic distribution and check-list by country, pp.
LÖWENBERG-NETO, PETER   +1 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Economic costs of biological invasions in Ecuador: the importance of the Galapagos Islands [PDF]

open access: yesNeoBiota, 2021
Biological invasions, as a result of human intervention through trade and mobility, are the second biggest cause of biodiversity loss. The impacts of invasive alien species (IAS) on the environment are well known, however, economic impacts are poorly ...
Liliana Ballesteros-Mejia   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

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