ORIGIN AND BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE WEEVILS OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE)

1994 ◽  
Vol 126 (3) ◽  
pp. 819-839 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert S. Anderson ◽  
Stewart B. Peck
Keyword(s):  
Florida Keys ◽  
Habitat Diversity ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Habitat Types ◽  
Species Origin ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Southern Florida ◽  
Unintentional Action ◽  
Important Site

AbstractThe naturally occurring weevil (Curculionidae) fauna of Dade and Monroe counties in southern Florida is composed of 100 genera and 222 species. Another 20 species are adventive; their presence is due to the unintentional action of humans. Twenty-eight species occur only on the islands of the Florida Keys, 118 species occur only on mainland south Florida, and 76 species are shared by the mainland and the islands. Greater habitat diversity on the mainland accounts for its higher species diversity. The species distributions and faunal affinities are 60% Nearctic and 40% Neotropical or West Indian. Thirty-five species are known to occur only in southern Florida. This probably reflects poor knowledge of their distribution in the Caribbean rather than southern Florida as an important site for species origin. Most of the weevil species (133; 60%) are habitat specific and few species (22; 10%) are found in three or more habitat types. Wetland-inhabiting species are predominant (76; 34%), followed by hardwood hammock species (47; 21%). Flightlessness in adults is uncommon (35 species; 16%), but more prevalent in the species endemic to southern Florida (12 species; 34%). Extrapolation from data on weevil diversity yields a conservative estimate of over 5000 species of insects in southern Florida.

scholarly journals Reef Fish Associations with Natural and Artificial Structures in the Florida Keys

Oceans ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 634-647
Author(s):  
Kara Noonan ◽  
Thomas Fair ◽  
Kristiaan Matthee ◽  
Kelsey Sox ◽  
Kylie Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reef Fish ◽  
Fish Assemblages ◽  
Structural Complexity ◽  
Florida Keys ◽  
Feeding Guilds ◽  
Artificial Structures ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Rugose Coral ◽  
Caribbean Coral Reefs ◽  
The Caribbean

Throughout the Caribbean, coral reefs are transitioning from rugose, coral-dominated communities to flat, soft coral-dominated habitats, triggering declines in biodiversity. To help mitigate these losses, artificial structures have been used to re-create substrate complexity and support reef inhabitants. This study used natural and artificial structures to investigate the factors influencing the use of habitat by reef fish. During 2018 and 2019, divers added artificial structures and monitored the fish assemblages associating with both the artificial structures and naturally occurring corals. Overall, there were more fish on natural structures than on artificial structures. While structure shape did not influence fish use, there was a non-significant trend for increased use of larger structures. Fish observations did not differ across a gradient of shallow, complex reefs to deeper, flatter reefs; however, analyses of feeding guilds revealed clearer patterns: herbivores and omnivores were positively associated with low rugosity reefs where macroalgal abundance was higher, whereas invertivores preferred more rugose reefs. These results suggest that as reefs lose structural complexity, fish communities may become dominated by herbivores and omnivores. It also appears that the addition of artificial structures of the type used here may not mitigate the effects of structure loss on reef fish assemblages.

Eichen im Aargau – eine besondere Verantwortung für das Fricktal | Oak in the canton of Argovia – a special responsibility for the Fricktal

2003 ◽  
Vol 154 (7) ◽  
pp. 281-288
Author(s):  
Kurt Steck
Keyword(s):  
Simple Model ◽  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Forest Stands ◽  
Site Factor ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Ecological Aspects ◽  
Endangered Population ◽  
Middle Spotted Woodpecker ◽  
Special Responsibility ◽  
Important Site

A targeted nurturing of oak in the canton of Argovia goes against the natural development of forest stands where the dominant, naturally occurring species is beech. Because of this,afforestation with oak is both work intensive and costly and is therefore concentrated on sites where silvicultural, economical and ecological aspects have been taken into account. With the help of a simple model showing areas where, above all,oak is nurtured, comprehensively mapped forest stands were classed according to competitiveness and correlated to thermal levels, that represent an important site factor for oak. One important aspect surrounding the issue is the preservation of genetic resources and an adequate supply of appropriate seed from chosen autochthonal, indigenous oak stands. In addition,the endangered population of middle spotted woodpecker,which is tied to widespread sites of aged oak-rich deciduous stands, should be fostered. Taking ecological priorities into account a possible area to nurture oak has been demarcated in the Fricktal.

scholarly journals Directly ageing the Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus with validated band counts from gastric mill ossicles

2018 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 442-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaya Gnanalingam ◽  
Mark J Butler ◽  
Thomas R Matthews ◽  
Emily Hutchinson ◽  
Raouf Kilada
Keyword(s):  
Spiny Lobster ◽  
Age Determination ◽  
Florida Keys ◽  
Panulirus Argus ◽  
Gastric Mill ◽  
Coefficients Of Variation ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
First Time ◽  
Reader Experience

Abstract In crustaceans, ecdysis was long believed to result in the loss and replacement of all calcified structures, precluding the use of conventional ageing methods. However, the discovery of bands in the gastric ossicles of several crustaceans with some correlation with age suggests that direct age estimation may be possible. We applied this method to a tropical spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, one of the most iconic and economically valuable species in the Caribbean. The presence of growth bands was investigated using wild lobsters of unknown age and was validated with captive reared lobsters of known age (1.5–10 years) from the Florida Keys, Florida (USA). Bands were consistently identified in ptero- and zygo-cardiac ossicles of the gastric mill and did not appear to be associated with moulting. Validation with known age animals confirms that bands form annually. Counts between independent readers were reproducible with coefficients of variation ranging from 11% to 26% depending on reader experience and the structure used. This study demonstrates, for the first time, that direct age determination of P. argus is possible.

scholarly journals Herpetofaunal inventories of the National Parks of South Florida and the Caribbean: Volume I. Everglades National Park

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth G. Rice ◽  
J. Hardin Waddle ◽  
Marquette E. Crockett ◽  
Brian M. Jeffery ◽  
H. Frankin Percival
Keyword(s):  
National Parks ◽  
National Park ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Everglades National Park ◽  
The Caribbean

The larval, juvenile, and adult stages of the Caribbean goby, Coryphopterus kuna (Teleostei: Gobiidae): a reef fish with a pelagic larval duration longer than the post-settlement lifespan

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2346 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-61
Author(s):  
BENJAMIN C. VICTOR ◽  
LOURDES VASQUEZ-YEOMANS ◽  
MARTHA VALDEZ-MORENO ◽  
LESLIE WILK ◽  
DAVID L. JONES ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pelagic Larval Duration ◽  
Age And Growth ◽  
Quintana Roo ◽  
Larval Duration ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Pelagic Larvae ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Southern Florida ◽  
San Andres

Additional larval, juvenile, and adult specimens and live photographs of the Caribbean Kuna Goby, Coryphopterus kuna, expand the known geographic range for the species and allow a comprehensive description of all the life stages for this recently-discovered species, including age and growth estimates from daily otolith increments. The Kuna Goby is found widely throughout the tropical western Atlantic, including southern Florida, Quintana Roo on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Panama, San Andres Island, Bonaire, and Guadeloupe. The additional specimens indicate that C. kuna has a pelvic frenum and that females have a black flag on the outer portion of the first two spinous dorsal-fin membranes, while males have a dark stripe along the mid-length of the spinous dorsal fin. The development of melanophores on pelagic larvae through the transition to settled juvenile is described. The Kuna Goby is a notably small goby: larvae settle around 7–9 mm SL, adults mature at 10–11 mm SL and then only attain about 17 mm SL. Kuna Gobies settle after a 60-day pelagic larval life, and mature rapidly. They are reproductive in as few as three weeks and live for about two months after settlement. This is the first reported fish in which the pelagic larval duration is generally longer than the post-settlement lifespan.

scholarly journals Genetic Structuring Among Migratory Populations of the Black-Whiskered Vireo, with a Comparison to the Red-Eyed Vireo

The Condor ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 103 (3) ◽  
pp. 439-448
Author(s):  
Patrick W. Zwartjes
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Gene Flow ◽  
Random Amplified Polymorphic Dna ◽  
Florida Keys ◽  
The United States ◽  
Genetic Structuring ◽  
Vireo Olivaceus ◽  
La Florida ◽  
Southern Florida ◽  
Los Grupos

AbstractThe Black-whiskered Vireo (Vireo altiloquus) breeds from coastal southern Florida in the United States through the islands of the West Indies, and thus consists of several populations separated by large regions of uninhabitable space. I examined genetic variation within and among six migratory populations in the Florida Keys, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico, using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers and analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA). Calculations of variance components revealed that over 90% of the variance was among individuals; a significant portion also occurred among regional groups (Florida, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico). Variance between subpopulations within the regional groups was not significantly different from zero. This contrasts with the closely related Red-eyed Vireo (V. olivaceus) of continental North America, in which analyses of three widely separate geographic localities revealed that over 99% of the genetic variance was among individuals, with no significant variance detectable among localities. The greatest differences in V. altiloquus were detected between the Florida Keys populations and the populations from Jamaica and Puerto Rico; the latter two showed no significant differentiation. Estimates of gene flow from the AMOVA analog to Wright's F-statistics suggest that there is enough gene flow among regions to prevent differentiation by genetic drift. Although not strongly isolated, the Florida population of V. altiloquus is sufficiently differentiated to suggest reduced genetic exchange with the populations on Puerto Rico and Jamaica.Estructura Genética entre Poblaciones Migratorias de Vireo altiloquus con una Comparación con Vireo olivaceusResumen. Vireo altiloquus se reproduce desde la costa del sur de la Florida en los Estados Unidos hasta las islas de las Antillas, y por lo tanto presenta varias poblaciones separadas por extensas regiones de espacio no habitable. Examiné la variación genética dentro y entre seis poblaciones migratorias en los Cayos de la Florida, en Jamaica y en Puerto Rico, usando marcadores polimórficos de ADN amplificados al azar (RAPD) y análisis de varianza molecular (AMOVA). Los cálculos de los componentes de la varianza indicaron que más del 90% de la varianza se presentó entre individuos; una porción significativa también estuvo presente entre los grupos regionales (Florida, Jamaica y Puerto Rico). La varianza entre subpoblaciones dentro de grupos regionales no fue significativamente diferente de cero. Esto contrasta con los resultados para V. olivaceus de Norteamérica continental, donde los análisis de tres localidades alejadas revelaron que más del 99% de la varianza genética se registró entre individuos, sin varianza significativa detectable entre localidades. Las mayores diferencias en V. altiloquus fueron detectadas entre las poblaciones de los Cayos de la Florida y las poblaciones de Jamaica y Puerto Rico; las últimas dos no mostraron diferencias significativas. Las estimaciones de flujo génico a partir del AMOVA, análogo al estadístico F de Wright, sugieren que hay suficiente flujo génico entre las regiones para evitar diferenciación por deriva génica. Aunque no está muy aislada, la poblacion de V. altiloquus de la Florida se diferencia lo suficiente como para sugerir un intercambio génico reducido con las poblaciones de Puerto Rico y Jamaica.

Book Reviews

1994 ◽  
Vol 68 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 135-205
Author(s):  
Redactie KITLV
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
Economic History ◽  
West Indies ◽  
South Florida ◽  
The West ◽  
The Bahamas ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
The People ◽  
The Caribbean

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Immigration and HIV among Migrant Workers in Rural Southern Florida

1997 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norman L. Weatherby ◽  
H. Virginia McCoy ◽  
Keith V. Bletzer ◽  
Clyde B. McCoy ◽  
James A. Inciardi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Crack Cocaine ◽  
The United States ◽  
Heterosexual Transmission ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Hiv Seropositivity ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Southern Florida

We studied HIV seropositivity among a targeted sample of migrant workers who used drugs, primarily crack cocaine, and their sexual partners in rural southern Florida from 1993 to 1995. We enrolled men and women who were born in the United States (n = 369) or in other countries (n = 174). Overall, 11.2% of the sample were HIV positive, including 18% of Blacks from the United States, and about 8% of non-Hispanic whites from the United States, Blacks from the Caribbean, and persons from Central or South America. No Hispanics from the United States or the Caribbean, but 3.4% of Hispanics from Mexico, were HIV positive. In logistic regression analyses, race/ethnicity, gender, and age were most highly associated with HIV seropositivity. Immigration status, current drug use, and current sexual activity were not related to HIV seropositivity. HIV prevention programs must help reduce heterosexual transmission of HIV associated with drug use both locally and where migrants travel and work.

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