Demography and Natural History of the Common Fruit Bat, Artibeus jamaicensis, on Barro Colorado Island, Panama by C. O. Handley,; D. E. Wilson; A. L. Gardner

Diet is an important aspect of the natural history of all animals, but diet can vary through space and time because of variations in prey availability. The diet of the Common Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis) consists mainly of earthworms and frogs, but other prey items might be important when they are locally abundant. I report an observation of a female Eastern Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) regurgitating 2 nestling birds in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Birds are seldom present in the diet of the Common Gartersnake. This rare food choice highlights the opportunistic nature of foraging by adult Common Gartersnakes and, further, demonstrates that diet depends not only on prey preference, but also on prey availability.

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Notes on the Life Cycle and Natural History of Dismorphia Virgo (Lepidoptera Pieridae: Dismorphiinae) in Costa Rica

Psyche A Journal of Entomology ◽

10.1155/1972/82529 ◽

1972 ◽

Vol 79 (3) ◽

pp. 165-178 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Allen M. Young

Keyword(s):

Life Cycle ◽

Costa Rica ◽

Natural History ◽

Taxonomic Status ◽

Central American ◽

South American ◽

Species Status ◽

New Information ◽

History Of ◽

The Common

This paper summarizes the life cycle and some aspects of natural history of the tropical pierid, Dismorphia virgo (Dismorphiinae) in Costa Rica. The precise taxonomic status of the butterfly in Central America has not been established, and it may represent a variable northern isolate of the common South American D. critomedia. Therefore, independent of whether the Central American form discussed in this paper has achieved full species status as the more northern virgo or is a subspecies or variety of critomedia evolving towards species status, this paper provides new information on the biology of the butterfly in Costa Rica. The establishment of precise taxonomic position awaits further study, and for the present purpose, I refer to the butterfly as D. virgo.

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Natural History of Baird's Tapir on Barro Colorado Island, Panama Canal Zone

Biotropica ◽

10.2307/2387906 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 211 ◽

Cited By ~ 48

Author(s):

Valery J. Terwilliger

Keyword(s):

Natural History ◽

Barro Colorado Island ◽

Panama Canal ◽

Canal Zone ◽

Panama Canal Zone ◽

History Of

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Natural history of the common iliac artery in the presence of an abdominal aortic aneurysm

Journal of Vascular Surgery ◽

10.1016/j.jvs.2008.11.025 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 49 (4) ◽

pp. 881-885 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

Toby Richards ◽

Asela Dharmadasa ◽

Rachael Davies ◽

Michael Murphy ◽

Rafael Perera ◽

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Keyword(s):

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm ◽

Aortic Aneurysm ◽

Natural History ◽

Iliac Artery ◽

Common Iliac Artery ◽

Abdominal Aortic ◽

History Of ◽

The Common

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Health Observation of School Children,

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.36.2.191 ◽

1965 ◽

Vol 36 (2) ◽

pp. 191-191

Author(s):

JOHN L. GREEN

Keyword(s):

Natural History ◽

School Children ◽

Medical Personnel ◽

Organ System ◽

The Body ◽

School Age Children ◽

School Age ◽

Essential Information ◽

History Of ◽

The Common

This is a neatly organized, practical medical text written in easily understandable language covering the major physical and emotional problems of school-age children. The eighteen chapters review for non-medical personnel each organ system of the body including the special senses; there are sections, too, on the physical, emotional, intellectual, and social maturation of children. The appendices outlining the latest recommended immunization schedules and the essential information concerning the natural history of the common communicable diseases are complete and up to date.

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