Thirty-eight species of crabs of Calappidae, Matutidae, Iphiculidae, and Leucosiidae were identified from material collected during the SANTO 2006 Expedition to Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu. Of these, 32 (14 calappids, one matutid, four iphiculids, and 13 leucosiids) are reported for the first time from Vanuatu. The leucosiid genus Euclosia Galil, 2003, is a junior homonym of Euclosia Mulsant...

reprintInfo.asp. DOI: 10.1525/cond.2009.080099 Resumen. En especies de vida larga, la supervivencia de los jóvenes y la edad a la que los individuos inician el proceso de reclutamiento tienen consecuencias importantes para la adecuación individual y para el crecimiento poblacional. Investigamos cómo las características de los volantones (peso, longitud del ala y fecha) influenciaron la superviv...

Motmots, with their distinctive racketed-tails, represent one of the most easily recognized tropical birds, yet little is known about the basic natural history of most species in the family Momotidae. We report basic breeding biology and longevity of Russet-crowned Motmots (Momotus mexicanus), a medium-sized Neotropical bird that ranges from northwest Mexico to central Guatemala. We monitored n...

El uso de cámaras trampas para la detección vertebrados terrestres es una técnica que permite recopilar datos sobre las especies en un lugar y espacio determinado, siendo método utilizado el estudio aves. De febrero a diciembre 2021, mediante instalación 15 divididas 11 estaciones foto-trampeo, se analizó riqueza abundancia Reserva del Valle Mamoní. Se registraron 13 aves, pertenecientes 10 fam...

La fragmentación del bosque subandino es preocupante, tanto por su valor intrínseco, como los servicios ecosistémicos que provee. restauración pasiva se presenta una opción para contrarrestar esa situación. Esta investigación información sobre la variación en riqueza de comunidad aves frugívoras con relación al tiempo regeneración natural periodos bianuales I (2012-2013), II (2014-2015) y III (...

Citation: The PLOS ONE Staff (2014) Correction: Identification, Classification, and Growth of Moa Chicks (Aves: Dinornithiformes) from the Genus Euryapteryx. PLoS ONE 9(9): e108995. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0108995 Published September 22, 2014 Copyright: 2014 The PLOS ONE Staff. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits...

—North American waterfowl winter throughout a large geographic area, and the choice of wintering site has a direct impact on survival and fitness. Climatic and food variables are the most commonly cited factors influencing abundance and distribution of wintering migratory birds, including waterfowl. We conducted stratified aerial surveys at a northern latitude wintering site, Great Salt Lake (G...

5. Ribeiro, M.C., Metzger, J.P., Martensen, A.C., and Ponzoni, F.J. (2009). The Brazilian Atlantic Forest: How much is left, and how is the remaining forest distributed? Implications for conservation. Biol. Conserv. 142, 1141–1153. 6. Dean, W. (1996). With Broadax and Firebrand: The Destruction of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. University of California Press, California. 7. Fowlie, M. (2014). N...

Cyclarhis gujanensis is a little bird which feeds on high number of large preys, such frogs, lizards, snakes, bats and birds. As there are few studies on the cranial anatomy of this species, we aimed to describe the cranial myology to contribute to the anatomical knowledge of this species and to make some assumptions about functional anatomy. Thus, we described the muscles from the jaw apparatu...

William Bartram described the Painted Vulture (Vultur sacra) as a new species in his 1791 book on travels in Florida and other southeastern states. However, no specimen of this bird survives, and it has not been reported by any subsequent ornithologist. Bartram's detailed description is not presently endorsed by the American Ornithologists' Union and has been widely regarded as a myth, a misdes...