Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona: Recent submissions
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Los especímenes tipo de ortópteros (Insecta, Orthoptera) del Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona, España
The Orthoptera type specimens held at the Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona (Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona, MCNB) have undergone a comprehensive review and detailed documentation. The collection comprises 115 ...
Moitessieria canyellesensis sp. nov. (Gastropoda: Moitessieriidae), una nova espècie estigòbia de Castellar del Vallès (Barcelona, Catalunya)
Es descriu un nou moitessièrid (Gastropoda: Moitessieriidae) present a tres fonts situades al municipi de Castellar del Vallès, a partir de material conquiliològic obtingut mitjançant el triatge de sediments: Moitessieria ...
Ancient genomics: clues about the earliest migrations out of Africa
Analyses of 45,000-year-old bones from Europe allow scientists to pin down when modern humans interbred with Neanderthals, shedding light on the histories of populations with no present-day descendants.
Com fer un article divulgatiu: integrant coneixements i desenvolupant competències
Activitat dissenyada per proporcionar als estudiants uns fonaments clars per escriure bones memòries, informes o articles en el seu futur professional. Neix de la necessitat de millorar la seva competència comunicativa ...
Llista actualitzada dels microlepidòpters paleàrtics (Insecta, Lepidoptera) del Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona
The microlepidoptera collection housed at the Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona (the Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona, MCNB) has been documented. The collection consists of 44 boxes with a total 7,146 specimens: ...
Nassarius acer n. sp., a new species of Nassariidae (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda) from Indo-Western Pacific
A new species of the genus Nassarius, N. acer. n. sp., from Indonesia is described. Although uncommon, specimens with this morphology were known but had never been formally described as a new species. This new species ...
Age and sex differences in niche use at molt and its effect on plumage coloration characteristics in a bird
Bird plumage is often very colorful and can communicate the quality of the bearer to conspecifics. These plumage-based signals of quality are composed of multiple pigments (e.g., melanin and carotenoids). Therefore, sex ...
Beyond 10,000 ancient human genomes: ancestral origins at the Balkans
With more than 10,000 ancient human genomes published in 2023, thanks to new technological developments on DNA sequencing, we are now able to investigate multiple ancestry layers associated to past migrations that have ...
Nuevo registro de Globicornis (Elania) depressa (Mulsant & Rey, 1868) para la fauna ibérica de Dermestidae (Coleoptera)
Se aporta la tercera cita para la Península Ibérica de Globicornis (Elania) depressa (Mulsant & Rey, 1868) (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae). Los ejemplares estudiados fueron capturados mediante trampeo en una zona ...
Comparative study of the diversity and structure of plant-pollinator interactions in forest and agricultural landscapes in Northwestern Morocco
Fragmentation and destruction of natural habitats threaten essential plant-pollinator interactions. Despite their importance for biodiversity they remain understudied in the context of ecosystem functioning in Morocco. ...
Designació de lectotipus de Lepidoptera (Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae), de la coŀlecció d’Ignasi de Sagarra dipositada al Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona
Es designen els lectotipus i paralectotipus de Iolana debilitata farriolsi (Sagarra, 1931), Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) fulgens fulgens (Sagarra, 1925), Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon asturiensis (Sagarra, 1924) i Aricia ...
Redes y sociedades de intercambio en el siglo XIX a través de las exsiccatae del herbario Trèmols
Durante la segunda mitad del siglo XIX el químico y botánico catalán Frederic Trèmols Borrell (1831-1900) reunió un herbario de notables proporciones (casi trece mil ejemplares) con un alto porcentaje (más del 60%) de ...
Colecciones científicas para defender a los polinizadores: el proyecto INC-STEP
Las colecciones biológicas alojadas en instituciones científicas y museos de ciencias naturales son un escaparate magnífico de la biodiversidad pasada y presente de nuestro planeta, así como una ventana hacia el futuro. ...
Designation of lectotypes from the Coleoptera collection (Tenebrionidae: Pimeliinae) of the Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona
During the revision and documentation of the specimens of the subfamily Pimeliinae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) deposited in the collection of the Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona, six species described by Francesc ...
Ectoparasite sharing among native and invasive birds in a metropolitan area
Parasite-mediated competition has been reported to be one of the most harmful, although overlooked, impacts that alien species have on native ecosystems. Monk parakeets Myiopsitta monachus are successful invaders in Europe, ...
Personality and urbanization: behavioural traits and DRD4 SNP830 polymorphisms in great tits in Barcelona city
Most examples of adaptation to the urban environment relate to plasticity processes rather than to natural selection. Personality, however, defined as consistent individual differences in behaviour related to ...
The diet of great tit nestlings: comparing observation records and stable isotope analyses
The diet of wild animals has been studied using many different strategies, approaches and methods in recent decades. In this regard, stable isotopes analysis (SIA) is becoming a widespread tool, but no study has yet, to ...
Integrating genomics and biogeography to unravel the origin of a mountain biota: the case of a reptile endemicity hotspot in Arabia
Advances in genomics have greatly enhanced our understanding of mountain biodiversity, providing new insights into the complex and dynamic mechanisms that drive the formation of mountain biotas. These span from ...
Reducing the availability of food to control feral pigeons: changes in population size and composition
BACKGROUND: As feeding by humans is one of the main food resources to pigeons (Columba livia), there is general agreement that public education that aims to reduce the food base may be the most feasible way to reduce ...
Catalogue and typification of the Moroccan taxa published by Carlos Pau
Carlos Pau was one of the first Spanish botanists interested in the flora of northern Morocco. He proposed 421 taxa for this area, including some illegitimate names and nomina nuda. A complete and annotated catalogue of ...
