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... This study is based on the material of the family Ichneumonidae collected from different localities of Bingol and Diyarbakır provinces from Turkey between 2016-2020. In the current publication, 52 species and subspecies in 37 genera belonging to nine subfamilies of Ichneumonidae are listed. Among them six species, namely Aptesis flagitator (Rossi, 1794), Idiolispa obfuscator (Villers, 1789), Baric ...
... The parasite fauna of alien fish species living in the new habitats has rarely been investigated and there is still poor information about this topic. This research not only provides a thorough list of parasite taxa found in non-indigenous fish species in Turkey, but it highlights the risk of infection for both native and alien ichthyofauna. With respect of native range, exotic fishes imported int ...
fauna, etc ; Macrobrachium; freshwater; shrimp; Indonesia; Show all 5 Subjects
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... The mainland of Sulawesi is well known for its high diversity of freshwater shrimps. However, many small islands surrounding Sulawesi have been neglected and have not been unexplored. Here, we report on the freshwater shrimps of the Banggai Archipelago, eastern Sulawesi, based on field collections between 2017 and 2019 on four islands, Peleng, Labobo, Bangkurung, and Banggai. Eleven species were f ...
... From seven parishes in the northwestern region of Louisiana, 1053 bees were collected representing 133 species in 36 genera. Prior to this survey, there had been no thorough sampling of the bee fauna in the entire northern half of the state. Twenty-three described and 6 undescribed species had not been reported from Louisiana previously. Most of these are known from adjacent states, whereas others ...
... This paper is the third in a series of studies on the genus Trachys Fabricius from China. It reports the results of a collecting survey of the fauna in Hunan Province, China. Altogether, 20 species and subspecies were collected and identified from the province. Detailed distributional data are presented for all species and subspecies recorded from Hunan Province, nine of which are recorded as new ...
fauna, etc ; Biological Sciences; Chiroptera; mountains; Iran; Show all 5 Subjects
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... AbstractThe populations of cave-dwelling bat species are encountering a remarkable decline all over the world. To plan effective conservation projects for bats and their cave roosts, collecting data on their distribution in a particular region is essential. Furthermore, developing an applicable index that incorporates both biotic and abiotic parameters relevant to caves is useful to prioritize ca ...
fauna, etc ; evolution; flora; rivers; satellites; vegetation; Brazil; Show all 7 Subjects
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... The collapse of the tailing “Dam B1” of the Córrego do Feijão Mine (Brumadinho, Brasil) that occurred in January 2019 is considered a large socio-environmental flood-disaster where numerous people died and the local flora and fauna were seriously affected, including agricultural areas of the Paraopeba River. This study aims to map the land area affected by the flood by using multispectral satellit ...
fauna, etc ; Cyprus; Pleistocene epoch; meat; population dynamics; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Nicolaou et al.’s (2020) recent article on pygmy hippos from Akrotiri Aetokremnos in Cyprus is a welcome addition to the literature. We have concerns, however, about how they reached their non-cultural interpretation of the site's fauna. At this controversial site, there is strong evidence indicating that humans were instrumental in the demise of these unique animals, contributing to the global de ...
fauna, etc ; Arrenurus; acarology; new species; petioles; China; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Arrenurus is considered one of the most specious genera of water mites. This paper deals with three species of Arrenurus Dugès, 1834 (Acari, Hydrachnidiae, Arrenuridae) from Delingha, Qinghai Province, PR China. Arrenurus (Arrenurus) jaggedis sp. nov. is new to science; Arrenurus (Arrenurus) affinis Koenike, 1887 and Arrenurus (Arrenurus) turgidus Koenike, 1911 are recorded for the first time for ...
fauna, etc ; Bathyraja; color; ontogeny; sexual maturity; species identification; Show all 6 Subjects
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... The features of the coloration of the dorsal and ventral surfaces of the rare deep-sea Richardson’s ray Bathyraja richardsoni (Arhynchobatidae) in the length range from 14 to 146 cm have been studied and its ontogenetic changes have been traced. New data on the coloration of embryos, immature, maturing, and sexually mature individuals are presented. It is shown that variations in the coloration of ...
fauna, etc ; Neovison vison; fur; industry; mink; rivers; Greece; Show all 7 Subjects
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... The distribution of the American mink in the wild, originating either from accidental escapes or intentional releases from fur farms, was mapped for the first time in Greece, based on opportunistic data collected from 2010 to 2020. Greece is a key actor in Europe’s fur industry, with most mink farms operating in the northwest. Massive intentional releases by activists took place in the late 2000s, ...
fauna, etc ; Phacochoerus; Tragelaphus; land use; lizards; occupations; paleoclimatology; Somalia; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Archaeologists relate increasing forager reliance on small animals and broad-spectrum resource use to environmental and demographic changes in temperate regions during Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 2, 29-14.7 thousand years ago (ka), and MIS 1, after 14.7 ka. However, little research has examined the factors that influenced small game hunting in the arid and semi-arid tropics of eastern Africa during ...
Kelly M. Diamond; Christopher J. Good; Nina Johnny; Troy S. Sakihara; Paul L. Edmiston; Jennifer A. Faust; Tonya C. Schoenfuss; Alexander M. Rubin; Richard W. Blob; Heiko L. Schoenfuss
fauna, etc ; Sicyopterus; drugs; fish; freshwater; indigenous species; pollution; runoff; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Freshwater streams on oceanic islands serve critical ecological and economic functions. However, these are underrepresented in assessments of pollution from contaminants of emerging concern (CEC). Furthermore, freshwater streams and their endemic fauna often have characteristics that are distinct from those of continental streams and model species, calling extrapolations from studies of such syste ...
fauna, etc ; Neotropics; biodiversity; environmental DNA; fish; gillnets; rivers; watersheds; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Environmental DNA (eDNA) is gaining a growing popularity among scientists but its applicability to biodiversity research and management remains limited in river systems by the lack of knowledge about the spatial extent of the downstream transport of eDNA. Here, we assessed the ability of eDNA inventories to retrieve spatial patterns of fish assemblages along two large and species‐rich Neotropical ...
fauna, etc ; archaeology; biomarkers; databases; diet; farms; radiocarbon dating; swine; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Over the last three decades, organic residue analysis has been shown to be especially useful in ancient diet reconstruction; however, it is only recently that the direct radiocarbon dating of lipid residues has become a reliable method for dating pottery vessels and food procurement activities. Here, we applied lipid residue analysis to 29 late Bronze Age pottery vessels from the site of Cliffs En ...
fauna, etc ; Cypriniformes; Gobiiformes; Siluriformes; fish; watersheds; South East Asia; Show all 7 Subjects
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... The composition of fish fauna in the Red River basin was analyzed based on 288 fish species belonging to 138 genera, 53 families (subfamilies), and 14 orders, using the Traditional Fish Fauna Analysis (TFFA) and the Value of Fish Fauna Presence (VFFP) methods. The TFFA and VFFP methods allow for a ranking of the taxa according to commonality and uniqueness of the taxa to the river basin; however, ...
fauna, etc ; biodiversity conservation; coral reefs; issues and policy; research; Show all 5 Subjects
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... While marine protected areas (MPAs) are increasing worldwide, still is needed to assess effectiveness those already consolidated. Methods and ecological assessments to understanding integrated and habitat-specific management regimes are still scarce and insufficient for policy implications and biodiversity conservation. Through Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV), we used fish assemblages as pro ...
fauna, etc ; coevolution; medical treatment; parasites; risk; wildlife; wildlife management; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Translocation is a widely used conservation tool for reintroducing, introducing or restocking wildlife for conservation purposes. Disease and parasites are often unintended hitchhikers during translocations. Conservation managers have begun considering the health, disease risk and parasite loads of their species post‐translocation, but not often during the translocation itself. When parasites and ...
fauna, etc ; Arge; genitalia; geographical distribution; ovipositor; research; taxonomic keys; China; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Arge nipponensis group is proposed for 12 East Asian species. A key to species of this group is provided. Arge aurora Wei, sp. nov., a widespread species in China is described. It has been misidentified as Arge nipponensis Rohwer, 1910 in China since 1927. Arge nipponensis Rohwer is removed from the faunal list of China. The ovipositor and genitalia of A. nipponensis are described and figured for ...
fauna, etc ; Neotropics; cages; diet; energy; farm area; research; wild fish; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Cage fish farming in hydroelectric reservoirs has been reported to promote variations in environmental conditions, which directly interfere with the foraging behavior of wild fish. We have hypothesized that the abundance of foods derived from fish farming activities alters the interspecific relationships of wild fish. To test this, we evaluated the diet composition, trophic niche breadth, and trop ...