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Arboreal frogs, tank bromeliads and disturbed seasonal tropical forest [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
We investigated the relationship between arboreal frogs, tank bromeliads and landscape transformation in tropical forests of southeastern Campeche, Mexico. We surveyed frogs in six distinct habitats: slash and burn agriculture, seasonally flooded forest (
Augustine, Justine   +3 more
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Mecistogaster linearis (Fabricius) (Odonata: Coenagrionidae): First Record from Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil

open access: yesEntomoBrasilis, 2016
Commonly called “helicopter damselflies”, Mecistogaster species (Coenagrionidae) are recognized by their large body size in comparison with other Odonata species, ability to flap both anterior and posterior wings in opposite directions, and preference ...
Marciel Elio Rodrigues   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reproductive traits and floral visitors of Aechmea distichantha plants growing in different habitats of a South American xerophytic forest [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Aechmea distichantha, a widely-distributed facultative epiphytic bromeliad species, is present from rainforests to xerophytic forests. At its southernmost distribution (Humid Chaco) it grows in the understory and forest edges.
Barberis, Ignacio Martin   +2 more
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A new genus of Psychodinae (Diptera, Psychodidae) from phytotelmata in a Honduran cloud forest [PDF]

open access: yesZootaxa, 2014
Larvae of a new species of Psychodinae, Moruseodina cusucoensis gen. et sp. nov., were collected during a biodiversity survey of aquatic invertebrates in plant held water bodies (phytotelmata) in Cusuco National Park, Honduras. The fourth instar larva, pupa and adult male are described based on reared material. The new species was difficult to place in
Freddy, Bravo   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

What is on the menu? Botanical carnivory in carnivorous plants of New England (USA)

open access: yesFreshwater Biology, Volume 69, Issue 12, Page 1787-1799, December 2024.
Abstract Carnivorous plants obtain nutrients from arthropod prey (carnivory) and their environment. However, little is known about the seasonal diet shifts between carnivory versus environment nutrient acquisition among co‐occurring carnivorous plant species.
Emmi Kurosawa, Joanne M. Oakes
wiley   +1 more source

Extraordinary morphological changes in valve morphology during the ontogeny of several species of the Australian ostracod genus Bennelongia (Crustacea, Ostracoda) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Ostracods belonging to the genus Bennelongia differ much in valve morphology between adults and juveniles. Adult valves are asymmetrical, characterised by a beak-like feature in the anteroventral region of the left valve, and, with some notable ...
De Deckker, Patrick, Martens, Koen
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Bromeliad-associated mosquitoes from Atlantic forest in Santa Catarina Island, southern Brazil (Diptera, Culicidae), with new records for the State of Santa Catarina Mosquitos associados a bromélias em Mata Atlântica na Ilha de Santa Catarina, sul do Brasil (Diptera, Culicidae), com novos registros para o Estado de Santa Catarina

open access: yesIheringia: Série Zoologia, 2006
Bromeliad-associated mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Atlantic Forest in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, southern Brazil, were studied, examining plants of Vriesea philippocoburgi Wawra and Aechmea lindenii (E. Morren) Baker var.
Gerson Azulim Müller   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adult poison dart frogs avoid potential heterospecific competitors using their sense of smell

open access: yesEthology, Volume 130, Issue 8, August 2024.
Little is known about the use of chemical senses in frogs. Using a two‐choice testing arena, we tested the reaction of adult poison dart frogs to different odours. We show first evidence of the avoidance of heterospecific odours and conclude that olfaction in these frogs plays a more prominent role than previously believed.
Elisa Schulze   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Über die Rotatorienfauna in Bromelien-Phytotelmata in Jamaika (Aschelminthes: Rotatoria) : mit 2 Tabellen [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Während eines Forschungsaufenthaltes in Jamaika, August bis Oktober 1991, wurden von einer Gruppe der AG Aquatische Ökologie der Universität Oldenburg/O. aus Phytotelmata der bodenständigen Bromelie Aechmea paniculigera GRISEB zwei Probenserien entnommen,
Janetzky, Wolfgang   +2 more
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