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Brachionus rotundiformis Tschugunoff, 1921 from the Brachionus plicatilis species complex (Rotifera: Monogononta): A new record from Galápagos Archipelago, Ecuador

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2019
The presence of the rotifer species Brachionus rotundiformis from the B. plicatilis species complex in Lake Arcturo, a saline lake in the Genovesa Island of the Galápagos Islands, is here reported.
Carlos López, Miriam Steinitz-Kannan, Georgia Stamou, Evangelia Michaloudi, Spiros Papakostas, Diego Fontaneto, Hendrik Segers   +6 more
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Sex, Age, and Individual Differences in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Response to Environmental Enrichment [PDF]

Animal Behavior and Cognition, 2015
Application of environmental enrichment, as a means to successfully decrease undesired behaviors (e.g., stereotypic) and improve animal welfare, has been documented in a variety of zoological species.
Holli C. Eskelinen, Kelley A. Winship, Jill L. Borger-Turner   +2 more
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A catalogue of the Pseudomyrmecinae ants type specimens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2010
This catalogue lists the type specimens of 37 species of Pseudomyrmecinae ants deposited in the Hymenoptera Formicidae collection of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, which holds types of the only two genera that occur in the Neotropics,
Carlos Roberto F. Brandão, Flávia A. Esteves, Lívia P. Prado   +2 more
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New records of Paracrias Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) as parasitoids on weevil larvae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) in Brazil, with the description of a new species

Iheringia: Série Zoologia, 2013
Paracrias strii Schauff, 1985 and P. ceratophaga Palmieri & Hansson sp. nov. are first record in Brazil and both are associated with Ceratopus Schoenherr larvae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) reared from syconia of two species of fig-trees.
Luciano Palmieri, Fernando H. A. Farache, Rodrigo A. S. Pereira, Christer Hansson   +3 more
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The efficiency of bees in pollinating ephemeral flowers of Jacquemontia bracteosa (Convolvulaceae)

Iheringia: Série Zoologia
The family Convolvulaceae is widely distributed in tropical regions, mainly in open areas. Convolvulaceae flowers are characterized mainly by being beautiful and ephemeral, attracting many flower visitors that belong to different taxonomic groups.
Sílvia K. D. Santos, Miriam Gimenes
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Geographical distributions of Bembix (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae, Bembicinae) in southern Africa, with notes on biology

Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2014
Geographical distributions based on available records are presented for the 37 currently recognized species of Bembix Fabricius known to occur in southern Africa. These are albata Parker, albicapilla Arnold, albofasciata Smith, anomalipes Arnold, arnoldi
Friedrich Gess, Sarah Gess
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Phylogenetic relationships of the species of Acestridium Haseman, 1911 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)

Neotropical Ichthyology
A phylogeny of the species of the loricariid genus Acestridium and relevant outgroups is presented based on a parsimony analysis of 52 unweighted and unordered morphological characters.
Mónica S. Rodriguez, Maria Laura S. Delapieve, Roberto E. Reis   +2 more
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Spatial distribution and egg production in squat lobsters (Decapoda: Munididae, Munidopsidae) from the collection of the Museu de Zoologia of the Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

Iheringia: Série Zoologia, 2018
: Spatial distribution and egg production of squat lobsters is examined from specimens deposited in the collection of the Museu de Zoologia of the Universidade de São Paulo (MZUSP), Brazil.
Patricio Hernáez
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Two new species of the genus Crenicichla Heckel, 1840 from the upper rio Uruguay drainage (Perciformes: Cichlidae)

Neotropical Ichthyology
Two new species of the genus Crenicichla from the upper rio Uruguay basin are described, Crenicichla hadrostigma and C. empheres. Both are included in the C. missioneira species group along with C. missioneira, C. minuano, C. tendybaguassu, C. igara, and
Carlos A. S. de Lucena
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Reproductive biology of the sesarmid crab Armases rubripes (Decapoda, Brachyura) from an estuarine area of the Sahy River, Sepetiba Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Biologia reprodutiva do caranguejo sesarmídeo Armases rubripes (Decapoda, Brachyura) de uma área estuarina do rio Sahy, Baía de Sepetiba, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Iheringia: Série Zoologia, 2006
The aim of this work was to gain knowledge about reproductive biology of the crab Armases rubripes (Rathbun, 1897) from an estuarine area of the Sepetiba Bay.
Giovana V. Lima, Marcelo R. S. Soares, Lídia M.Y. Oshiro   +2 more
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