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    45 anys d’ornitologia de muntanya i el Grup Bages d’Anellament 

    Borràs, Antoni; Senar, Juan Carlos (2019)

    En aquest article s’aporten dades històriques sobre l’origen i el tarannà del Grup Bages d’Anellament (GBA) i del paper que aquest ha jugat en l’estudi de l’ornitologia de muntanya. Alhora, completa alguns aspectes sobre ...

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    A checklist of Ptinidae (Coleoptera Bostrichoidea) of Iran 

    Viñolas, Amador; Ghahari, Hassan (2017)

    The fauna of Iranian Ptinidae (Coleoptera: Bostrichoidea) is summarized. In total 43 species belonging to 21 genera and 8 subfamilies are listed: Anobiinae (7 genera, 10 species), Dorcatominae (1 genus, 1 species), Ernobiinae ...

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    A comparison of the diet of urban and forest great tits in a Mediterranean habitat 

    Senar, Juan Carlos; Manzanilla, A.; Mazzoni, Daniele (2021-10-01)

    The low breeding performance and body condition of nestling passerine birds in urban environments has been attributed to the poor quality and low abundance of food in these settings. However, detailed data on prey provided ...

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    A dark side of conservation biology: protected areas fail in representing subterranean biodiversity 

    Colado, Raquel; Abellán, Pedro; Pallarés, Susana; Mammola, Stefano; Milione, Roberto; Faille, Arnaud; Fresneda, Javier; Sánchez-Fernández, David (2023-07-14)

    1. Biodiversity conservation is a central imperative of the 21st century. Subterranean ecosystems deliver critical nature’s contributions to people and harbour a broad diversity of poorly understood specialised organisms. ...

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    A new Dicranophragma (Diptera: Limoniidae) from a hypogeous environment in Catalonia (Iberian Peninsula) 

    Mederos López, Jorge; Gago Carrión, Sergi; Brañas, Neus; Fadrique Chico, Floren; Caballero-López, Berta; Masó, Glòria (2020-11-25)

    A new species of Limnophilinae (Diptera: Limoniidae), Dicranophragma (Brachylimnophila)relictum Mederos sp. nov., is described. This is the third species of this genus recorded from the Iberian Peninsula. This new species ...

    A new fossil species of Trentepohlia (Diptera, Limoniidae) from the Dominican Miocene 

    Mederos López, Jorge; Wang, Yinan; Duque-Valero, Susana; Campeny, Marc (2020-11-24)

    We present the description of a new species of Limoniidae Rondani, 1856. Trentepohlia (Paramongoma) miocenica Mederos & Wang n. sp. is described from resinites (little or poorly polymerized amber) of Yanigua Formation, in ...

    A new genus and species of the tribe Oemini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae) from the sundaic region, southeastern Asia 

    Niisato, Tatsuya; Vives, Eduard; Heffern, Daniel (2020-03-25)

    A new genus and species of the subtribe Oemina of the tribe Oemini (Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae) is described from the Sundaic region, Southeastern Asia. Relationships with other oemine genera are discussed.

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    A new species of Speonemadus from Portugal, with the revision of the escalerai-group (Coleoptera, Leiodidae) 

    Reboleira, Ana Sofia P.S.; Fresneda, Javier; Salgado, José María (2017)

    Over recent years, intense field work in caves of Portugal has provided new data on the distribution of subterranean Iberian leiodid beetles. Speonemadus algarvensis sp. nov. is described from caves of southern Portugal. ...

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    A new subterranean species of Entomoculia Croissandeau, 1891 from the Canary Islands, Spain (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Leptotyphlinae) 

    Hernando, Carles; López, Heriberto (2024-01-10)

    The genus Entomoculia Croissandeau, 1891, is the only representative of the subfamily Leptotyphlinae present in the Canary Islands and is composed by only two species: E. (Stenotyphlus) canariensis Outerelo, 1982, from La ...

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    A plastic device fixed around trees can deter snakes from predating bird nest boxes 

    Navalpotro, Helena; Mazzoni, Daniele; Senar, Juan Carlos (2021-02-12)

    Several devices have been designed to prevent predation in nest boxes by mammals and birds. Although snakes are one of the most common predators in cavity–nesters, they have always been difficult to deter. Here we tested ...

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    A preliminary note on the distribution of Triturus Helveticus in Catalonia (Spain) 

    Pascual, Xavier; Campeny, Roser (1983)

    This note gives fifteen localities for Triturus helveticus in the Province of Catalonia, Spain, and extends the known distribution of the species in a southerly direction.

    A redefinition of the genus Troglocharinus Reitter, 1908, with description of new species (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae, Leptodirini) 

    Fresneda, Javier; Ribera, Ignacio; Comas Navarro, Jordi (2021-02-05)

    We redefine the genus Troglocharinus Reitter, 1908 based on a phylogenetic analysis with a combination of mitochondrial and molecular data. We recovered the current Speonomites mengeli (Jeannel, 1910) and S. mercedesi ...

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    A review of the genus Erythresthes Thomson, 1864 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae) 

    Huang, Jianhua; Vives, Eduard (2016-06-13)

    The genus Erythresthes Thomson, 1864 is reviewed. Four species in this genus are known so far from China and Southeast Asia, with E. eximius Holzschuh, 2009 as new Chinese record. The female of E. eximius was collected and ...

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    A revision of bird skin preparation aimed at improving the scientific value of ornithological collections 

    Carrillo-Ortiz, José; Guallar, Santi; Martínez-Vargas, Jessica; Quesada, Javier (2021-01-28)

    The methods used to preserve bird skins in museums have a potentially crucial impact on the feasibility and use of these specimens as a source of biological knowledge, although this subject is rarely broached. Study skins ...

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    Actualización del catálogo de Longicornios de Marruecos (Parte I: Prioninae, Aseminae, Saphaninae) = Actualisation du catalogue des Longicornes du Maroc (Partie I : Prioninae, Aseminae, Saphaninae) 

    Trócoli Gracia, Sergi (2018)

    Se actualiza el catálogo de longicornios de Marruecos, con nuevas citas y localidades. Se revisan ejemplares tanto de colecciones privadas como públicas y se consulta la bibliografía hasta la fecha, comentando sinonimias ...

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    Actualización del catálogo de Longicornios de Marruecos (Parte II : Cerambycidae : Lepturinae, Vesperidae) 

    Trócoli Gracia, Sergi (2019-06)

    Se actualiza el catálogo de longicornios de Marruecos, con nuevas citas y localidades. Se revisan ejemplares tanto de colecciones privadas como públicas y se consulta la bibliografía hasta la fecha, comentando sinonimias ...

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    Actualización del catálogo de Longicornios de Marruecos (Parte III : Cerambycidae : Cerambycinae) 

    Trócoli Gracia, Sergi (2019-06)

    Se actualiza el catálogo de longicornios de Marruecos, con nuevas citas y localidades. Se revisan ejemplares tanto de colecciones privadas como públicas y se consulta la bibliografía hasta la fecha, comentando sinonimias ...

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    Actualización del catálogo de Longicornios de Marruecos Actualisation du catalogue des Longicornes du Maroc (Parte IV : Cerambycidae : Lamiinae) 

    Trócoli Gracia, Sergi (2020)

    Se actualiza el catálogo de longicornios de Marruecos, con nuevas citas y localidades. Se revisan ejemplares tanto de colecciones privadas como públicas y se consulta la bibliografía hasta la fecha, comentando sinonimias ...

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    Actualización del contenido específico del género Dorcatoma Herbst, 1792 en la Península Ibérica, con la descripción de una nueva especie de Castellón (Coleoptera: Ptinidae: Dorcatominae) 

    Viñolas, Amador (2016-03-10)

    Se describe una nueva especie de Dorcatoma (Pilosodorcatoma) Borowski, 1999 (Coleoptera: Ptinidae: Dorcatominae) del Parque Natural de la Sierra de Espadán (Castellón). Se actualiza el contenido específico del género ...

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    Adaptive responses of animals to climate change are most likely insufficient 

    Radchuk, Viktoriia; Reed, Thomas; Borràs, Antoni; Senar, Juan Carlos; Kramer-Schadt, Stephanie (2019-07-23)

    Biological responses to climate change have been widely documented across taxa and regions, but it remains unclear whether species are maintaining a good match between phenotype and environment, i.e. whether observed trait ...