Coping with variable and oligotrophic tropical waters: foraging behaviour and flexibility of the Abbott’s booby Papasula abbotti

2014 ◽  
Vol 499 ◽  
pp. 259-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
JC Hennicke ◽  
H Weimerskirch
Keyword(s):  
Foraging Behaviour ◽  
Tropical Waters

Influence of intrinsic variation on foraging behaviour of adult female Australian fur seals

2015 ◽  
Vol 526 ◽  
pp. 227-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
AJ Hoskins ◽  
DP Costa ◽  
KE Wheatley ◽  
JR Gibbens ◽  
JPY Arnould
Keyword(s):  
Adult Female ◽  
Foraging Behaviour ◽  
Fur Seals

Mechanisms for sex-based segregation in foraging behaviour by a polygynous marine carnivore

2019 ◽  
Vol 624 ◽  
pp. 213-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Salton ◽  
R Kirkwood ◽  
D Slip ◽  
R Harcourt
Keyword(s):  
Foraging Behaviour

A new species of lambdarina (rhynchonellida, brachiopoda) from the viséan of central sudetes (Poland) and its phylogenetic position

2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jolanta Muszer
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Phylogenetic Position ◽  
Growth Stages ◽  
Tropical Waters ◽  
Marginal Seas ◽  
Sw Poland ◽  
A New Species

Abstract A new species of micromorphic articulate brachiopod (Rhynchonellida) Lambdarina jugowiensis sp. nov., from the upper Visean (Sokolec Beds) of central Sudetes, SW Poland, is described. The studied specimens are calcified, what makes them unique in respect of their state of preservation. The material is represented by a full range of growth stages; from brephic to gerontic. Based on its morphological features and the palaeogeographical distribution of all its known species, two main evolutionary lines are proposed for the genus; the Australian and the European ones. Lambdarina was widely distributed in the equatorial-tropical waters of marginal seas of the Palaeotethys Ocean, mostly during Mississippian time.

H2S papers as presumptive tests for Salmonella contamination in tropical drinking water

1996 ◽  
Vol 34 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 187-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanya Gawthorne ◽  
Robyn A. Gibbs ◽  
Kuruvilla Mathew ◽  
Goen E. Ho
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Hydrogen Sulphide ◽  
Incubation Temperature ◽  
Indicator Bacteria ◽  
Coliform Bacteria ◽  
Salmonella Spp ◽  
Faecal Contamination ◽  
Tropical Waters ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Traditional Indicator

Coliform bacteria may not be adequate as sole indicators of recent faecal contamination in tropical waters. Salmonella spp. in particular have been found in tropical waters in the absence of traditional indicator bacteria. Remote areas without access to a laboratory have no opportunity for salmonellae analysis as portable tests are currently not available. H2S papers indicate the presence of hydrogen sulphide producing bacteria, a characteristic shared by the majority of Salmonella spp.. The potential of H2S papers to act as a presumptive test for salmonellae in the absence of coliform bacteria was assessed. Salmonella spp. grew in the H2S medium, with an optimum incubation temperature of 37°C and a recommended length of incubation for a negative result of 48 hours. The presence of high numbers of the type of noncoliform bacteria commonly found in drinking water did not affect the performance of the H2S strips. H2S papers are recommended for use in conjunction with a coliform test as a presumptive test for the presence of Salmonella spp. in drinking water.

Morphology and diet of two sympatric colubrid snakes, Chironius flavolineatus and Chironius quadricarinatus (Serpentes: Colubridae)

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Otavio Augusto Vuolo Marques ◽  
Ronaldo Fernandes ◽  
Roberta Richard Pinto
Keyword(s):  
Foraging Behaviour ◽  
Sexual Size Dimorphism ◽  
Sympatric Species ◽  
Colour Pattern ◽  
Ontogenetic Variation ◽  
Brazilian Cerrado ◽  
Size Dimorphism ◽  
Snake Species ◽  
Dietary Ecology ◽  
Arboreal Habit

Abstract The morphometry and diet of two sympatric species of Chironius (C. flavolineatus and C. quadricarinatus) from Brazilian Cerrado are described. The two snake species differ in external morphology, as Chironius flavolineatus was the largest species (body, tail and eyes) whereas C. quadricarinatus the heaviest. Each species also showed marked sexual size dimorphism. In terms of dietary ecology, both species feed exclusively on frogs with a heavy preference for hylids and may have tendency to eat small items, as noticed in other colubrine species. These two snake species showed a brownish colour pattern and exhibited no ontogenetic variation, suggesting that juveniles and adults use similar substrates. Chironius flavolineatus and C. quadricarinatus present a semi-arboreal habit, with active foraging behaviour, feeding in the ground most of time. Chironius flavolineatus uses higher vegetation for resting and, based on morphological results, seems to be more arboreal than C. quadricarinatus.

Phylogeny and foraging behaviour shape modular morphological variation in bat humeri

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camilo López‐Aguirre ◽  
Suzanne J. Hand ◽  
Daisuke Koyabu ◽  
Vuong Tan Tu ◽  
Laura A. B. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Variation ◽  
Foraging Behaviour

Sexual segregation in the foraging behaviour of a slightly dimorphic seabird: Influence of the environment and fishery activity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Manuel Reyes‐González ◽  
Fernanda De Felipe ◽  
Virginia Morera‐Pujol ◽  
Andrea Soriano‐Redondo ◽  
Leia Navarro‐Herrero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foraging Behaviour ◽  
Sexual Segregation
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