Nesting territory characteristics of a migratory South American forest hawk, the White-throated Hawk (Buteo albigula) (Aves: Accipitridae), in temperate rainforest remnants of Araucanía, southern Chile

A new asellotan isopod of the family Protojaniridae Fresi, Idato & Scipione, 1980 is described from freshwater springs in the Osorno province, Los Lagos region, southern Chile. Wiyufiloides osornoensis gen. & sp. n. is the third South American protojanirid species and the first known groundwater isopod in Chile. The new genus and species is principally characterized by the presence of a vestigial antennal scale, a strongly subchelate pereiopod I and the absence of an apical lobe on the protopod of pleopod II. The new taxon is described in detail and figures are given.

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Morphometrical and molecular evidence suggests cryptic diversity among hookworms (Nematoda: Uncinaria) that parasitize pinnipeds from the south-eastern Pacific coasts

Journal of Helminthology ◽

10.1017/s0022149x18000950 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 94 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

M.T. González ◽

Z. López ◽

J.J. Nuñez ◽

K.I. Calderón-Mayo ◽

C. Ramírez ◽

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Keyword(s):

Large Subunit ◽

Principal Component ◽

Eastern Pacific ◽

Lsu Rdna ◽

Molecular Evidence ◽

South American ◽

Southern Chile ◽

The South ◽

South Eastern ◽

Neophoca Cinerea

AbstractHookworms of the genus Uncinaria parasitize pinniped pups in various locations worldwide. Four species have been described, two of which parasitize pinniped pups in the southern hemisphere: Uncinaria hamiltoni parasitizes Otaria flavescens and Arctocephalus australis from the South American coast, and Uncinaria sanguinis parasitizes Neophoca cinerea from the Australian coast. However, their geographical ranges and host specificity are unknown. Uncinaria spp. are morphologically similar, but molecular analyses have allowed the recognition of new species in the genus Uncinaria. We used nuclear genetic markers (internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and large subunit (LSU) rDNA) and a mitochondrial genetic marker (cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI)) to evaluate the phylogenetic relationships of Uncinaria spp. parasitizing A. australis and O. flavescens from South American coasts (Atlantic and Pacific coasts). We compared our sequences with published Uncinaria sequences. A Generalized Mixed Yule Coalescent (GMYC) analysis was also used to delimit species, and principal component analysis was used to compare morphometry among Uncinaria specimens. Parasites were sampled from A. australis from Peru (12°S), southern Chile (42°S), and the Uruguayan coast, and from O. flavescens from northern Chile (24°S) and the Uruguayan coast. Morphometric differences were observed between Uncinaria specimens from both South American coasts and between Uncinaria specimens from A. australis in Peru and southern Chile. Phylogenetic and GMYC analyses suggest that south-eastern Pacific otariid species harbour U. hamiltoni and an undescribed putative species of Uncinaria. However, more samples from A. australis and O. flavescens are necessary to understand the phylogenetic patterns of Uncinaria spp. across the South Pacific.

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Fine-scale movements of rural free-ranging dogs in conservation areas in the temperate rainforest of the coastal range of southern Chile

Mammalian Biology ◽

10.1016/j.mambio.2015.03.001 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 80 (4) ◽

pp. 290-297 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

Maximiliano Sepúlveda ◽

Katherine Pelican ◽

Paul Cross ◽

Antonieta Eguren ◽

Randall Singer

Keyword(s):

Fine Scale ◽

Southern Chile ◽

Conservation Areas ◽

Temperate Rainforest ◽

Free Ranging ◽

Coastal Range

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The predation of farmed salmon by South American sea lions (Otaria flavescens) in southern Chile

ICES Journal of Marine Science ◽

10.1093/icesjms/fsp250 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 67 (3) ◽

pp. 475-482 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Juan Vilata ◽

Doris Oliva ◽

Maritza Sepúlveda

Keyword(s):

Prey Size ◽

South American ◽

Southern Chile ◽

Otaria Flavescens ◽

Sea Lions ◽

Farmed Salmon ◽

South American Sea Lion ◽

Autumn And Winter ◽

Strong Suspicion

Abstract Vilata, J., Oliva, D., and Sepúlveda, M. 2010. The predation of farmed salmon by South American sea lions (Otaria flavescens) in southern Chile. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 67: 475–482. The South American sea lion Otaria flavescens is abundant off southern Chile. Because Chilean salmon farming has experienced an explosive growth in the past two decades, interactions between O. flavescens and this industry have increased. Fieldwork, including in situ behavioural observations, was carried out at three salmon farms off southern Chile from May to July 2008. The aim was to analyse possible patterns in the interactions and to evaluate whether they were influenced by the endogenous circa-rhythms of the species, prey size, tidal flux, and the use of an acoustic harassment device (AHD). The results showed that the attacks by O. flavescens followed seasonal patterns, with salmon predated more in autumn and winter, and daily patterns, with more interactions at night. In addition, attacks were more frequent on larger salmon, suggesting the existence of a prey-size preference. More sea lions were sighted at the ebb and flow tide peaks, when currents are stronger, suggesting that currents linked to tidal flux might facilitate the access of the sea lions to the farmed salmon. Although the use of AHDs appeared positive at one site, there is a strong suspicion that their efficacy may be site-specific.

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Abundance, habitat and body measurements of the rare Long-clawed Mouse (Pearsonomys annectens) in the coastal temperate rainforest of southern Chile

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment ◽

10.1080/01650521.2011.652829 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 47 (1) ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ricardo A. Figueroa R. ◽

Rodrigo Cádiz ◽

Rodolfo Figueroa ◽

E. Soraya Corales ◽

Roberto Murúa

Keyword(s):

Body Measurements ◽

Southern Chile ◽

Temperate Rainforest

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The Evueví of Paraguay: Adaptive Strategies and Responses to Colonialism, 1528-1811

The Americas A Quarterly Review of Latin American History ◽

10.2307/1007308 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 45 (4) ◽

pp. 461-488 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Barbara Ganson

Keyword(s):

Cultural Adaptation ◽

South American ◽

Southern Chile ◽

Colonial Era ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Westward Expansion ◽

Indian Wars ◽

Northern Mexico ◽

Gran Chaco ◽

Attitudes And Perceptions

The Evueví (commonly known as the “Payaguá”), a Guaycuruan tribe in southern South America, dominated the Paraguay and Paraná rivers for more than three centuries. Non-sedentary, similar in nature to the Chichimecas of northern Mexico and the Araucanians of southern Chile, the Evueví were riverine Indians whose life was seriously disrupted by the westward expansion of the Spanish and Portuguese in the Gran Chaco and Mato Grosso regions. This study will identify Evueví strategies for survival and analyze the nature of intercultural contact between the Indian and Spanish cultures. A study of the ethnohistory of the Evueví contributes to an understanding of the cultural adaptation of a non-sedentary indigenous tribe on the Spanish frontier whose salient features were prolonged Indian wars, Indian slavery, and missions. Such an analysis also provides an opportunity to analyze European attitudes and perceptions of a South American indigenous culture. Unlike other Amerindians, the unique characteristic of the Evueví was that Europeans perceived them as river pirates during the colonial era.

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