scholarly journals Predation of Hemidactylus mabouia (Sauria: Gekkonidae) by a vine snake Oxybelis aeneus  (Serpentes: Colubridae) in an Atlantic Forest fragment, Northeastern Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lissa Dellefrate Franzini ◽  
Carmem Karime Bacalháo Pedro ◽  
Lucas Barbosa De Queiroga Cavalcanti ◽  
Daniel Oliveira Mesquita
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Alien Species ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Forest Fragment ◽  
American Continent ◽  
Lizard Species ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historia Natural ◽  
Hemidactylus Mabouia

<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Oxybelis aeneus</em> (Wagler, 1824) é uma espécie de serpente arborícola de ampla distribuição no continente americano cuja dieta é composta principalmente por vertebrados, como lagartos. Diversas espécies de lagartos já foram reportadas como presas desta serpente, incluindo a espécie exótica <em>Hemidactylus mabouia</em> (Moreau de Jonnèes, 1818). Aqui descrevemos em detalhes um evento de predação de <em>H. mabouia</em> por <em>O. aeneus</em>,  ampliando o conhecimento acerca da história natural  de ambas as espécies à literatura científica.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Palavras chave</strong>: Dieta, ecologia alimentar, lagarto, presa, serpente.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Abstract</strong>: <em>Oxybelis aeneus</em> (Wagler, 1824) is an arboreal snake species that is widely distributed in the American continent whose diet is composed mainly by vertebrates, such as lizards. Several lizard species have already been reported as prey of this snake, including the alien species <em>Hemidactylus mabouia</em> (Moreau de Jones, 1818). Herein we describe in details a predation event of <em>H. mabouia</em> by <em>O. aeneus</em>, widening our knowledge regarding the natural history of both species to scientific literature.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Key words</strong>: Diet, feed ecology, lizard, prey, snake.</p>

scholarly journals Lizard predation Tropidurus hispidus (Squamata, Tropiduridae) by false coral snake Oxyrhopus trigeminus (Squamata, Dipsadidae) in the Caatinga, in northeastern Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Jefferson Simanas Mikalauskas ◽  
Daniel Oliveira Santana ◽  
Stephen Francis Ferrari
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Coral Snake ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historia Natural

<p align="justify">A predação de lagartos raramente é observada na natureza, e eventos envolvendo serpentes são ainda mais escassos. Aqui nós documentamos em detalhes a predação de um lagarto (Tropidurus hispidus (Spix, 1825)) por uma serpente (Oxyrhopus trigeminus Duméril, Bibron &amp; Duméril, 1854). Muitos estudos identificaram lagartos Tropidurus Wied-Neuwied, 1825 como presas de serpentes brasileiras. Assim, este registro fornece importantes informações sobre a história natural de ambas as espécies, especialmente de O. trigeminus, que são essenciais para a compreensão de sua ecologia.</p><p align="justify"><strong>Palavras chave</strong>: Ecologia alimentar, dieta, constrição de presas, Saurofagia.<strong></strong></p><p align="justify"><strong>Abstract</strong>: The predation of lizards is rarely observed in the wild, and events involving snakes are scarcer still. Here we document in detail the predation of a lizard (Tropidurus hispidus (Spix, 1825)) by a snake (Oxyrhopus trigeminus Duméril, Bibron &amp; Duméril, 1854). Many studies have identified Tropidurus Wied-Neuwied, 1825 lizards as prey for Brazilian snakes. Thus, this record provides important insights into the natural history of both species, especially O. trigeminus, which are essential for the understanding of their ecology.<strong></strong></p><p align="justify"><strong>Key words</strong>: Feed ecology, diet, prey constriction, Saurophagy.</p>

scholarly journals Natural history of the lizard Enyalius brasiliensis (Lesson, 1828) (Leiosauridae) from an Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil

2004 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 353-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Van Sluys ◽  
V. M. Ferreira ◽  
C. F. D. Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
The Other ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Important Food ◽  
Insect Larvae ◽  
Lizard Species ◽  
Food Items ◽  
History Of ◽  
Forest Leaf Litter

Information on the ecology of lizard species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest is scarce and almost nothing is known about the ecology of lizards of the genus Enyalius. In this study, we provide information about some aspects of the natural history of E. brasiliensis from an area of Atlantic Forest in Ilha Grande, RJ. Enyalius brasiliensis (N = 15) feeds mainly on arthropods. The most frequent food items were insect larvae, orthopterans, and ants; in terms of volume, larvae and termites were the most important food items; ants and termites were the most numerous prey categories. Two females were reproductive (one had 10 and the other, five vitellogenic follicles); the smallest measured 92.4 mm in SVL. Seven lizards were found on forest leaf litter. The other microhabitats used were vines, fallen logs, branches, and a crevice on a slope.

scholarly journals Utilization of Natural History Information in Evidence based Herpetoculture: A Proposed Protocol and Case Study with Hydrodynastes gigas (False Water Cobra)

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 2021
Author(s):  
Zachary J. Loughman
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Captive Breeding ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Scientific Inference ◽  
New Information ◽  
History Information ◽  
History Of ◽  
Available Information

Herpetocultural practices are based on norms driven by economy of space and time for keepers, with little scientific inference backing their practice. In recent years, a subset of herpetoculturalists have promoted evidence-based husbandry that relies on science and experimental design to generate husbandry practice. A theoretical framework and protocol are proposed herein that enables any individual who has access to the internet the ability to use various outlets of natural history information (scientific literature databases, social media sources, and weather websites) and previously published husbandry reports as evidence to drive the creation of novel herpetocultural practice. A case study is provided which compares readily available information on the care of Hydrodynastes gigas (false water cobra), such as online care sheets for the species, with the proposed evidence based herpetocultural protocol founded on natural history information and published care and captive breeding reports. Results were assessed for protocol efficacy and determined that the natural history informed evidence-based approach increased animal welfare and generated new information specific to the natural history of H. gigas.

scholarly journals Natural History of Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi infection in Northeastern Brazil: Long-Term Follow-Up

2000 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 608-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. B. Jeronimo ◽  
M. J. Teixeira ◽  
A. d. Q. Sousa ◽  
P. Thielking ◽  
R. D. Pearson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Leishmania Chagasi ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
History Of

Richard Bradley's Relationship With Sir Hans Sloane

1970 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-77 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
British Museum ◽  
Prolific Author ◽  
Good Picture ◽  
Adverse Conditions ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University

Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) is remembered more for his activities in the spheres of science and medicine than for his original contributions to these fields. His large treatise on the natural history of Jamaica (2 vols., 1707- 1725) and other writings were useful additions to the scientific literature, but they were overshadowed by his activities as President of both the Royal Society (1727-1741) and the Royal College of Physicians (1719-1735) and by his having provided the collections which became the foundation of the British Museum. There is no definitive study on him, but the two recent biographies by De Beer and Brooks provide a good picture of his life and work (1). Sloane carried on a voluminous correspondence, and most of the letters written to him are preserved in the British Museum—largely unpublished (2). Among them are a dozen letters from Richard Bradley (1688?—5 November 1732), which throw somewhat more light on Bradley than on Sloane. They also illustrate the adverse conditions under which men without wealth have sometimes worked when pursuing scientific activities. Bradley was a prolific author of books on agriculture, horticulture, biology, and medicine. As will appear from his letters, he was often the pawn of booksellers, and John Martyn (1699-1768), his malicious rival, commented shortly after his death that ‘The booksellers have lost a good easy pad’ (3). Bradley was at times only a popularizer or a hack, but he also produced writings having scientific merit (4). Furthermore, he was a Fellow of the Royal Society and the first Professor of Botany at the University of Cambridge. His correspondence with Sloane is therefore of interest for adding to our knowledge of both men and the scientific activities of their time.

scholarly journals FORMAÇÃO DE PROFESSORES DE BIOLOGIA NA UFSM NAS DECADAS DE 1960-70 E O PROCESSO DE CONVERSÃO DE HISTÓRIA NATURAL PARA CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Vargas Pedroso ◽  
Sandra Escovedo Selles
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Curriculum Change ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Social Forces ◽  
Process Of Change ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historia Natural ◽  
Santa Maria

O presente artigo analisa concepções de Biologia que estavam em disputa no processo de mudança curricular em que o curso de História Natural, da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), é extinto em 1972 e substituído pelo de Ciências Biológicas. As questões que orientam a pesquisa incluem: Quais pretensões de formação profissional articuladas às concepções de Biologia foram valorizadas e selecionadas no currículo acadêmico nesse processo de mudança curricular? De posse de referenciais da História Nova e da História do Currículo, investiga-se a trajetória do curso de Ciências Biológicas da UFSM como uma construção sócio-histórica, isto é, em conexão com a história das forças sociais que a atravessou e a configurou desta forma, e não de outra. Em suma, a investigação revela que o processo de mudança de História Natural para Ciências Biológicas, na UFSM, não ocorreu apenas em torno da denominação, mas foi também um espaço de disputas e negociações entre distintas concepções de Biologia. Em virtude destas distintas concepções, articuladas e legitimadas por diferentes forças sociais, o curso de Ciências Biológicas da UFSM acabou priorizando a formação do especialista, em detrimento da formação do historiador natural e do professor de Biologia. Palavras-chave: História do Currículo. Formação de Professores. Ciências Biológicas. História Natural. UFSM.  This article  explores concepts of biology that were in dispute in the process of curriculum change of the course of Natural History, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), when it was abolished in 1972 and replaced by the Biological Sciences one. Based on the studies of New History and History of Curriculum the research  investigates the trajectory of UFSM Biological Sciences course  in a socio-historical perspective. In other words, the research highlights the connections with the history of social forces that crossed and configured this way and not another. In short, research shows that the process of change of Natural History to Life Sciences in UFSM was not related  to the name, but it was also an area of disputes and negotiations between different conceptions of Biology. Due to these distinct conceptions, articulated and legitimized by different social forces, the UFSM Biological Sciences course had put emphasis on the specialist preparation at the expenses of the naturalist and the Biology teacher one. Keywords: Curriculum history. Teacher Training. Biological Sciences. Natural History

On the Species of Philonthus Stephens (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae: Staphylinini: Philonthina) in the Collections of Romanian Natural History Museums

2012 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-276
Author(s):  
Melania Stan
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Alien Species ◽  
New Record ◽  
Palaearctic Region ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Natural History Museums ◽  
History Museum ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
History Museums ◽  
History Of

Abstract 57 species of the genus Philonthus were identified in the collections of four museums of Romania: Brukenthal National Museum, “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Museum of Natural History of Iaşi and Museum of Oltenia, Craiova. Philonthus wuesthoffi Bernhauer, an alien species from East Palaearctic Region, is a new record for the Romanian fauna. Except for Philonthus pyrenaeus Kiesenwetter, the species treated here are in the Romanian fauna and presented with their distribution maps. An identification key for Romanian Philonthus species found in the studied collections is also provided.

scholarly journals The contribution of Andreas Mayer for the natural history of the State of Paraná, Brazil: V. Reptiles: relevant addenda and corrigenda

2010 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 431-435
Author(s):  
Renato Silveira Bérnils ◽  
Julio Cesar de Moura-Leite
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
The State ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Reptile Species ◽  
State Label ◽  
First Occurrence ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historia Natural ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul ◽  
German Naturalist

A study about the herpetological legacy of the German naturalist Andreas Mayer (1907-1986) (Bérnils & Moura-Leite, 1990) raised 83 specimens from 20 reptile species captured in the Brazilian states of Paraná and Mato Grosso do Sul (years 40, 50, and 60) and currently housed at the Museu de História Natural Capão da Imbuia (Curitiba). Just in Mayer's birth centenary, 15 more snakes collected by him and not presented in the former publication were founded. This material is relevant because (1) came from areas currently under human-altered environments; (2) was collected in areas that were poorly sampled at that time; and (3) embraced some species hard to find in Paraná, including the first occurrence of Phimophis cf. guerini for the state. Label data for the added snakes and some important corrections to the former article, with taxonomic and geographic updates, are being presented.

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