scholarly journals Variations in flocking behaviour from core to peripheral regions of a bird species’ distribution range

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Camacho
Keyword(s):  
Species Distribution ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Distribution Range ◽  
Peripheral Regions

scholarly journals Trogon rufus Gmelin, 1788, Baryphthengus ruficapillus (Vieillot, 1818), Notharchus swainsoni (Gray, 1846), Synallaxis ruficapilla Vieillot, 1819, Tyrannopsis sulphurea (Spix, 1825) and Procnias nudicollis (Vieillot, 1817) (Aves): documented records in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

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2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 1325
Author(s):  
José Carlos Morante Filho ◽  
Mauricio Neves Godoi
Keyword(s):  
Species Distribution ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
The State ◽  
Distribution Range ◽  
Ecological Studies ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Conservation Plans ◽  
First Time ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul

A better understanding of patterns of species distribution is critical to carrying out the ecological studies needed to develop more appropriate conservation plans. Here we present records for six bird species in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Five of these species (Trogon rufus, Baryphthengus ruficapillus, Notharchus swainsoni, Synallaxis ruficapilla and Procnias nudicollis) are rare and their distribution range is still poorly understood; one species (Tyrannopsis sulphurea) was recorded for the first time in the state.

scholarly journals Roadkill records of reptiles and birds in Cerrado and Pantanal landscapes

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2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 845-876 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wagner Fischer ◽  
Raquel Faria de Godoi ◽  
Antonio Conceição Paranhos Filho
Keyword(s):  
Species Distribution ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
New Records ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Vehicle Collisions ◽  
Reptile Species

We monitored reptile and bird roadkills in Cerrado–Pantanal landscapes along the Campo Grande to Corumbá highway BR-262. We describe species distribution in different landscape zones, including the first geographic record for Hydrodynastes bicinctus Herrmann, 1804 in the Pantanal basin. The roadkill occurrence of Spizaetus melanoleucus (Vieillot, 1816) is an outstanding record. We recorded 930 individuals belonging to 29 reptile and 47 bird species; 20 of these species are new roadkill records in Brazil. The 8 new records of reptile species include Eunectes notaeus Cope, 1862, Bothrops mattogrossensis Amaral,1925, Dracaena paraguayensis Amaral,1950 and H. bicinctus; and 12 new records of bird species include S. melanoleucus, Heterospizias meridionalis Latham, 1790, Urubitinga urubitinga (Gmelin, 1788), Pulsatrix perspicillata (Latham, 1790), Aramus guarauna (Linnaeus, 1766), and Jabiru mycteria (Lichtenstein, 1819). Richness of road-killed species on the BR-262 highway seemed to be high, reinforcing concerns about wildlife-vehicle collisions where these accidents occur, as they lead to long term and chronic impacts on wildlife and road safety in the Pantanal region. 

Chara kirghisorum (Charales): lectotypification, first reliable record in Europe and update of species distribution in Russia

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 362 (2) ◽  
pp. 220 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROMAN E. ROMANOV ◽  
SHAMIL R. ABDULLIN
Keyword(s):  
Species Distribution ◽  
Distribution Range ◽  
Orenburg Oblast

Charophytes are commonly easily recognizable plants irrespective of their size due to the recurrent combination of very similar parts within their thalli. A few species are outstanding due to their unusual whip-like appearance with regularly distributed small nodules on the stems formed with whorls of short and nearly rudimentary branchlets. The central and north-European Chara filiformis A. Braun in Hertzsch (1855: 81) and mainly Middle-Asian C. kirghisorum Lessing (1834: 212) are examples of this distinctive habit. The species differ essentially in gametangia arrangement as well as in their distribution range. Monoecious C. filiformis does not have reliable records east of Pskov Oblast of Russia (29° E), while dioecious C. kirghisorum is unknown west of Orenburg Oblast of Russia (58° E) (Hollerbach 1941; Hollerbach & Krassavina 1983; LE!, PSK!). Therefore, they may be recognized as vicariate species.

scholarly journals Development of new SNPs loci on Quercus robur and Quercus petraea for genetic studies covering the whole species’ distribution range

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 597-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celine Blanc-Jolivet ◽  
Svetlana Bakhtina ◽  
Ruslan Yanbaev ◽  
Yulai Yanbaev ◽  
Malte Mader ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Distribution ◽  
Quercus Robur ◽  
Quercus Petraea ◽  
Distribution Range ◽  
Genetic Studies

scholarly journals Model-Assisted Bird Monitoring Based on Remotely Sensed Ecosystem Functioning and Atlas Data

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 2549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrián Regos ◽  
Pablo Gómez-Rodríguez ◽  
Salvador Arenas-Castro ◽  
Luis Tapia ◽  
María Vidal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Energy Balance ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Ecosystem Functioning ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Remotely Sensed ◽  
Distribution Models ◽  
Atlas Data

Urgent action needs to be taken to halt global biodiversity crisis. To be effective in the implementation of such action, managers and policy-makers need updated information on the status and trends of biodiversity. Here, we test the ability of remotely sensed ecosystem functioning attributes (EFAs) to predict the distribution of 73 bird species with different life-history traits. We run ensemble species distribution models (SDMs) trained with bird atlas data and 12 EFAs describing different dimensions of carbon cycle and surface energy balance. Our ensemble SDMs—exclusively based on EFAs—hold a high predictive capacity across 71 target species (up to 0.94 and 0.79 of Area Under the ROC curve and true skill statistic (TSS)). Our results showed the life-history traits did not significantly affect SDM performance. Overall, minimum Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) and maximum Albedo values (descriptors of primary productivity and energy balance) were the most important predictors across our bird community. Our approach leverages the existing atlas data and provides an alternative method to monitor inter-annual bird habitat dynamics from space in the absence of long-term biodiversity monitoring schemes. This study illustrates the great potential that satellite remote sensing can contribute to the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and to the Essential Biodiversity Variables framework (EBV class “Species distribution”).

scholarly journals Bird species distribution and conservation in Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais, Brazil

2001 ◽  
Vol 11 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
TADEU A. MELO-JÚNIOR ◽  
MARCELO F. DE VASCONCELOS ◽  
GERALDO W. FERNANDES ◽  
MIGUEL Â MARINI
Keyword(s):  
Species Distribution ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Serra Do Cipó

Colour pattern variation in populations of the European Whip snake, Hierophis viridiflavus: does geography explain everything?

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Zuffi
Keyword(s):  
Species Distribution ◽  
Distribution Range ◽  
Colour Pattern ◽  
Snake Range ◽  
Normal Colour ◽  
Colour Patterns ◽  
Whip Snake

Abstract Different colour patterns in European Whip snake, range from normal ("viridiflavus" pattern), to abundistic (dark pattern), to melanic-melanotic (black) patterns. Sexes are highly dimorphic, with more abundistic and melanotic-melanic males, than females. Colour patterns are also distributed in well defined areas of the species' distribution range. Normal colour is distributed in N Europe, N, NW and C Italy, while abundistic snakes are typical of Corsica and Sardinia, and melanic-melanotic snakes are very common or exclusive of NE, S Italy and Sicily. Proximal causes that may have driven the distribution of present colour patterns are linked to palaeogeographic events, even if fossil reconstruction of past colonization or a suitable phylogeographic hypothesis are not available.

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