scholarly journals New Records of Storks (Ciconiidae) From Quaternary Asphalt Deposits in Cuba

The Condor ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 105 (1) ◽  
pp. 150-154
Author(s):  
William Suárez ◽  
Storrs L. Olson
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Record ◽  
New Records ◽  
Extinct Species ◽  
Wood Stork ◽  
Mycteria Americana ◽  
Unidentified Species

Abstract Storks were previously known in Cuba only from the living Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) and two bones of the extinct species Ciconia maltha from Cienfuegos Province. Newly explored Quaternary tar seep deposits in Matanzas Province have yielded fossils of M. americana, the extinct wood stork M. wetmorei, and an unidentified species of Ciconia smaller than C. maltha. These specimens provide the first verifiable fossil record of M. americana anywhere, the first of M. wetmorei outside of Florida and California, and the first instance of these two species occurring sympatrically. Nuevos Registros de Cigüeñas (Ciconiidae) en Depósitos Cuaternarios de Asfalto en Cuba Resumen. Las cigüeñas eran conocidas en Cuba solo por la cayama viviente, Mycteria americana, y por dos huesos de la especie extinta Ciconia maltha, procedentes de la Provincia de Cienfuegos. La exploración de depósitos cuaternarios de asfalto en la Provincia de Matanzas, aportó fósiles de la cigüeña extinta Mycteria wetmorei, de M. americana, y de una especie no identificada de Ciconia, menor que C. maltha. Estos fósiles suministran el primer registro confiable de M. americana, y el primero de M. wetmorei fuera de Florida y California, junto con la primera evidencia de estas dos especies viviendo en simpatría.

Genetic Evidence Documents Extra-Pair Paternity in Breeding Colonies of the Wood Stork Mycteria americana (Ciconiidae) in Cuba

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Massiel Alfonso-González ◽  
Alexander Llanes-Quevedo ◽  
Adolfo G. Navarro-Sigüenza ◽  
Georgina Espinosa López
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Evidence ◽  
Wood Stork ◽  
Extra Pair Paternity ◽  
Mycteria Americana

scholarly journals Protura (Arthropoda: Hexapoda) in Slovenian caves

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-74
Author(s):  
Loris Galli ◽  
Franc Janžekovič ◽  
Peter Kozel ◽  
Tone Novak
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
New Records ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Statistical Analyses ◽  
Small Class ◽  
Surface Soils ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Unidentified Species ◽  
Scarce Data

Protura is a small class of Hexapoda, generally poorly known, and rather scarce data on its occurrence in caves are scattered throughout literature on fauna in caves and in some papers on Protura. Although the cave-dwelling fauna is relatively well studied in Slovenia, published records on Protura are rare. In this paper, data on the occurrence and abundance of Protura in Slovenian caves are considered. Various statistical analyses were performed to compare caves with Protura to those without in 60 intensively monitored cavities to detect any differences in the selected environmental conditions. No significant difference was obtained. Samples collected from 15 caves yielded 286 specimens identified to genus or species level. Ten species were identified: Acerentulus confinis (Berlese, 1908), A. rafalskii Szeptycki, 1979*, Acerentomon affine Bagnall, 1912*, A. balcanicum Ionesco, 1933*, A. italicum Nosek, 1969, A. maius Berlese, 1908*, A. meridionale Nosek, 1960, Acerella muscorum (Ionesco, 1930)*, Eosentomon armatum Stach, 1926*, and E. transitorium Berlese, 1908*. The seven species marked with an asterisk are new records for Slovenia. Two specimens belonging to an unidentified species of the genus Ionescuellum Tuxen, 1960 were also found. As expected, Protura were most abundant at the cave entrance close to the surface, and none of the species were found exclusively in cavities. This suggests that proturans were introduced passively into the cavities via organic matter and surface soils.

Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. C. Coulter ◽  
James A. Rodgers ◽  
John C. Ogden ◽  
F. C. Depkin
Keyword(s):  
Wood Stork ◽  
Mycteria Americana

scholarly journals Gastrointestinal and external parasites of the Variable hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae) in Chile

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 376-382
Author(s):  
Alexandra Grandón-Ojeda ◽  
Patricio Cortés ◽  
Lucila Moreno ◽  
John Mike Kinsella ◽  
Armando Cicchino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
New Records ◽  
External Examination ◽  
Chewing Lice ◽  
Unidentified Species

Abstract Information about parasites associated with diurnal raptors from Chile is scarce. Between 2006 and 2017, a total of 15 specimens of the Variable hawk, Geranoaetus polyosoma (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) were collected, 14 of them from different localities in the Biobío region and one specimen from the Valparaíso region. An external examination of the plumage was made to collect ectoparasites, and necropsies were performed, focusing primarily on the gastrointestinal tract. Chewing lice (Phthiraptera) were found on five (33.3%) of the birds corresponding to three species: 97 specimens of Degeeriella fulva (Giebel, 1874), six specimens of Colpocephalum turbinatum Denny, 1842 and nine belonging to an unidentified species of the genus Craspedorrhynchus Kéler, 1938. Endoparasites found in three (20%) of the birds included round worms (Nematoda) of the genus Procyrnea Chabaud, 1958, and spiny-headed worms (Acanthocephala) of the genus Centrorhynchus Lühe, 1911. The species Colpocephalum turbinatum and the genera: Craspedorrhynchus sp., Procyrnea sp. and Centrorhynchus sp. are new records for the Variable hawk.

Development of microsatellite DNA loci from the wood stork (Aves, Ciconiidae, Mycteria americana)

2003 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 563-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandra M. Tomasulo-Seccomandi ◽  
Nancy A. Schable ◽  
A. Lawrence Bryan ◽  
I. Lehr Brisbin ◽  
Silvia N. Del Lama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microsatellite Dna ◽  
Wood Stork ◽  
Mycteria Americana

scholarly journals A geological history of reflecting optics

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Richard Parker
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystals ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Fossil Record ◽  
Selection Pressure ◽  
New Records ◽  
Optical Devices ◽  
Geological History ◽  
Geological Time ◽  
History Of ◽  
Optical Reflectors

Optical reflectors in animals are diverse and ancient. The first image-forming eye appeared around 543 million years ago. This introduced vision as a selection pressure in the evolution of animals, and consequently the evolution of adapted optical devices. The earliest known optical reflectors—diffraction gratings—are 515 Myr old. The subsequent fossil record preserves multilayer reflectors, including liquid crystals and mirrors, ‘white’ and ‘blue’ scattering structures, antireflective surfaces and the very latest addition to optical physics—photonic crystals. The aim of this article is to reveal the diversity of reflecting optics in nature, introducing the first appearance of some reflector types as they appear in the fossil record as it stands (which includes many new records) and backdating others in geological time through evolutionary analyses. This article also reveals the commercial potential for these optical devices, in terms of lessons from their nano-level designs and the possible emulation of their engineering processes—molecular self-assembly.

scholarly journals A new species of <i>Lacinius</i> in amber (Arachnida: Opiliones)

Fossil Record ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. G. Mitov ◽  
J. A. Dunlop ◽  
D. Penney
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Fossil Record ◽  
Baltic Amber ◽  
Extinct Species ◽  
Unique Character ◽  
Extant Species ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
A New Species

Abstract. A new specimen of Lacinius Thorell, 1876; (Opiliones: Phalangiidae) from Eocene Baltic amber is described. We interpret it as conspecific with a slightly younger record from the German Bitterfeld amber, originally referred to as the extant species L. erinaceus Staręga, 1966. Our new specimen reveals pedipalpal apophyses on both the patella and the tibia, features which we can now confirm in the Bitterfeld fossil too. This unique character combination for the genus justifies a new, extinct species: Lacinius bizleyi sp. nov. The Baltic amber inclusion dates to ca. 44–49 Ma, and is thus the oldest putative example of Lacinius in the fossil record. It is a further example of an arachnid species shared between Baltic and Bitterfeld amber.

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