Geographical differences for Sheep and Goat in the early Medieval Period
Fauna Norvegica, 1991 A medieval bone material of lesser livestock (sheep and goat) from Oslo and Trondheim is compared by means of discriminant analysis. Metacarpals and metatarsals were included in the study and four measurements of bone size were used.
Rolf W. Lie, Rolv T. Lie
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Identifying Norwegian shrews (Soricidae) from non-dental mandibular characters
Fauna Norvegica, 1992 A method for discriminating between 6 species of Norwegian shrews (Soricidae) based on a few characters in the lower mandible is described. Length, height, and one angle were measured in cleaned mandibles (n = 297). When plotting angle/length on height,
Tore Fredriksen +2 more
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Demographic Parameters for Norwegian Grey Seals Halichoerus grypus
Fauna Norvegica, 1991 Demographic parameters for Norwegian Grey seals are estimated based on samples collected at breeding grounds. The material seems to be biased towards females with pups. In order to get more representative material and thereby more reliable estimates, it
Øystein Wiig
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Biological control of locusts and grasshoppers: A review [PDF]
Journal of Orthoptera ResearchLocusts and grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) are pests of agricultural importance, devastating crops and pastures. This group includes hundreds of pest species and affects the livelihoods of one in every ten people worldwide.
Muhammad Yasin +5 more
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Two new species and additional records of Sinlathrobium Assing (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) from southern China [PDF]
ZooKeysNew taxonomic and faunistic data for three species of the genus Sinlathrobium Assing, 2013 from China are provided. Sinlathrobium assingi Chen & Peng, sp. nov. (Chongqing: West Daba Shan) and Sinlathrobium chenzhilini Chen & Peng, sp. nov.
Xi Chen, Jian-Ping Ye, Zhong Peng
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Taxonomic notes on the genus Chaitoregma (Hemiptera, Aphididae, Hormaphidinae), with description of a new species from China [PDF]
ZooKeysA new aphid species, Chaitoregma kirlia sp. nov., from Fujian and Guangdong, China, is described, which feeds on bamboo. The diagnostic morphological characteristics of the new species are described and illustrated.
Yizhe Wang, Xiaolei Huang
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Two new rove beetle genera in Staphylininae that reduce “Heterothops” and “Quedius” taxonomic wastebaskets (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) [PDF]
ZooKeysThe here-provided description of the new genera Chiquiticus gen. nov. and Nitidocolpus gen. nov. was necessitated by a phylogenetic study of Staphylininae (to be published separately), which will be used for the proper characterization of their ...
José L. Reyes-Hernández +1 more
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Vodní měkkýši Odlezelského jezera [PDF]
Malacologica BohemoslovacaThe Odlezelské jezero National Nature Monument was established to protect Lake Odlezy, the youngest natural lake in the Czech Republic, situated near Odlezly in western Bohemia. This lake was created in 1872 by a landslide that blocked the stream.
Luboš Beran +2 more
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Měkkýši přírodních památek V Krátkých a Lom Rasová v CHKO Bílé Karpaty [PDF]
Malacologica BohemoslovacaThe V Krátkých Nature Monument (NM) comprises of landscape mosaic of meadows, groves, spring fen and wetland while the Lom Rasová NM is a former sandstone quarry with open and forested areas.
Radovan Coufal
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Mammalogy NotesDocumentamos el uso de termiteros como refugios en la Rata Arborícola Moteada (Pattonomys semivillosus) en los bosques secos del Caribe colombiano, especie endémica del país y cuya historia natural es poco conocida.
Katherine Pérez-Gómez +2 more
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