Noteworthy records of Sunbittern Eurypyga helias (Pallas, 1781) (Eurypygiformes, Eurypygidae) and Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus (Statius M&uuml;ller, 1776) (Charadriiformes, Recurvirostridae) from the southern Andes of Ecuador

Héctor Cadena-Ortiz; Juan Escobar; Juan Cordero; Edison Moreno; Gorki Ríos-Alvear

doi:10.15560/14.5.801

Noteworthy records of Sunbittern Eurypyga helias (Pallas, 1781) (Eurypygiformes, Eurypygidae) and Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus (Statius Müller, 1776) (Charadriiformes, Recurvirostridae) from the southern Andes of Ecuador

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10.15560/14.5.801 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (5) ◽

pp. 801-804

Author(s):

Héctor Cadena-Ortiz ◽

Juan Escobar ◽

Juan Cordero ◽

Edison Moreno ◽

Gorki Ríos-Alvear

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Southern Andes ◽

Himantopus Mexicanus

We report the highest and southernmost documented records of 2 species of Ecuadorian birds: Sunbittern Eurypyga helias (Pallas, 1781) in the southern end of Podocarpus National Park and Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus (Statius Müller, 1776) in Yacuri National Park. Considering these and other records, both species might be expanding their ranges into the highlands, but the necessity to fill geographical, morphological, and taxonomic gaps on Ecuadorian birds remains.

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UNUSUAL RECORD FOR GREATER BULLDOG BAT Noctilio Leporinus Linnaeus, 1758 (Chiroptera: Noctilionidae) IN THE SOUTHERN ANDES OF ECUADOR

Avances en Ciencias e Ingeniería ◽

10.18272/aci.v11i3.1467 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Carlos Hernán Nivelo Villavicencio

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Adult Male ◽

National Park ◽

Unusual Case ◽

Eating Habits ◽

First Record ◽

Southern Andes ◽

The Face

The genus Noctilio includes two species and they occur in elevation ranges that do not exceed 1000 m. They have characteristic eating habits, which is why they are known as fishing bats. Its anatomy and shape of the face, as well as the coloration of the fur makes them very distinctive. In this work we report a record of an adult male of Noctilio leporinus at 3600 m elevation in Migüir locality near Cajas National Park in the Azuay province in the southern Andes of Ecuador. This is the first record for Noctilio leporinus in elevations that exceed 600 meters which makes it an unusual case.

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Ultrastructural Localization of Phycocyanin in the Acidophilic, Thermophilic Alga, Cyanidium Caldarium

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100072757 ◽

1973 ◽

Vol 31 ◽

pp. 462-463

Author(s):

M. R. Edwards ◽

J. D. Mainwaring

Keyword(s):

Yellowstone National Park ◽

National Park ◽

Ultrastructural Localization ◽

Review Of Literature ◽

Cyanidium Caldarium ◽

Taxonomic Rank ◽

Thin Sections ◽

Standard Methods ◽

Laboratory Cultures

Although the general ultrastructure of Cyanidium caldarium, an acidophilic, thermophilic alga of questionable taxonomic rank, has been extensively studied (see review of literature in reference 1), some peculiar ultrastructural features of the chloroplast of this alga have not been noted by other investigators.Cells were collected and prepared for thin sections at the Yellowstone National Park and were also grown in laboratory cultures (45-52°C; pH 2-5). Fixation (glutaraldehyde-osmium), dehydration (ethanol), and embedding (Epon 812) were accomplished by standard methods. Replicas of frozenfracture d- etched cells were obtained in a Balzers apparatus. In addition, cells were examined after disruption in a French Press.

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