Histiotus magellanicus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) is not restricted to Subantarctic forests: first record for the Coastal Maulino Forest in central Chile [PDF]
Check List, 2015 The southern Big-Eared Brown Bat, Histiotus magellanicus, is a poorly known vespertilionid occurring only in southern Chile and Argentina, where it appears to be restricted to Valdivian Temperate Forests and Magellanic Subpolar Forests.
Annia Rodríguez-San Pedro +2 more
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Eco-epidemiology of rodent-associated trombiculid mites and infection with Orientia spp. in Southern Chile. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023 BackgroundScrub typhus is a potentially severe infection caused by bacteria of the genus Orientia, endemic in Asia-Pacific and recently discovered in southern Chile.
María Carolina Silva de la Fuente +8 more
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Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Southern Chile
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003 We analyzed data from 25 consecutive patients with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) admitted to the Puerto Montt and Osorno Regional Hospitals, southern Chile, from 1997 to 2001, emphasizing epidemiologic, clinical, radiographic, treatment, and ...
Raúl Riquelme +6 more
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Social+Me: a persuasive application to increase communication between students and their support networks in Southern Chile [PDF]
PeerJ Computer Science, 2022 Technology can improve university students’ communication, helping them maintain relationships. Although there are many available technological tools, students face challenges—e.g., living far from home, failing grades, depression—that may isolate them ...
Fabián Fernández-Vera +4 more
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Tornado Seasonality in Central‐Southern Chile
Geophysical Research LettersTornado records in Chile show an apparent seasonality with a peak between May and June. We study this seasonality in central‐south and austral Chile by analyzing three indicators of tornado environments: vorticity generation parameter (VGP), storm ...
V. Caballero‐Morán, R. Rondanelli
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Range extension and the northern limit of the Chilean endemic Anabittacus iridipennis Kimmins, 1929 (Mecoptera, Bittacidae), with an updated distribution and biological notes [PDF]
Check List, 2023 Chile has six species of Mecoptera, among which is Anabittacus iridipennis Kimmins, 1929. The genus Anabittacus Kimmins, 1929 (family Bittacidae) is monotypic and highly endemic to the southern part of the country.
Rodrigo M. Barahona-Segovia +2 more
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On the Impact of ENSO Cycles and Climate Change on Telescope Sites in Northern Chile
Atmosphere, 2023 The Atacama desert stands as the most arid, non-polar, region on Earth and has accommodated a considerable portion of the world’s ground-based astronomical observatories for an extended period.
Julia Victoria Seidel +2 more
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New distribution records of Chaltenobatrachus grandisonae (Anura: Batrachylidae) in Patagonia, Chile [PDF]
Check List, 2015 Chaltenobatrachus grandisonae was first collected in Puerto Edén, Wellington Island, Magallanes Region, Chile, where the species has never been found again. Subsequently Basso et al.
Helen Díaz-Páez +3 more
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Lichens of Aisen, Southern Chile [PDF]
Gayana. Botánica, 2012 The lichen mycobiota of Aisen (southern Chile) comprises 319 taxa in 87 genera. All of the species of Menegazzia and Protousnea, previously recorded in Chile, are present in this region. The diversity of biomes, from temperate rainforests −particularly in oceanic zones− to steppe areas, offers an enormous number of macro and microhabitats favorable for
Wanda Quilhot +4 more
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Pathogens, 2021 Gurltia paralysans and Aelurostrongylus abstrusus are neglected metastrongyloid nematode species which infect domestic and wild cats in South American countries and in Chile, but no epidemiological studies on concomitant infections have been conducted in
Natasha Barrios +11 more
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