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Aspects of the habitat relationships of Madeiran Coleoptera

Wheater, C. Philip (1995)

Coleoptera were collected on Madeira and its associated islands during several expeditions from Manchester. The sites at which different samples were collected were analysed for their similarities based on the presence or ...
Aspects of the ecology of Cleonus conicirostris (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on Selvagem Grande

Wheater, C. Philip (1995)

Cleonus conicirostris is a common species on the plateau of Selvagem Grande and has recently been recorded on Madeira. Some aspects of the ecology and distribution of a population of this species were examined in a typical ...
A new subspecies of Trechus fulvus Dejean, 1831 (Trechus fulvus madeirensis n. ssp.) from the Madeira Island with some biogeographical comments

Serrano, Artur R. M.; Borges, Paulo A. V. (1995)

In this account a new subspecies of Trechus fulvus Dejean, 1831 is described: Trechus fulvus madeirensis n. ssp.. The localization of the captures (all in the entrance of a cave) and morphological features led us to the ...
Ground beetles of Macaronesia, an overview (Coleoptera, Carabidae)

Machado, António (1995)

The present contribution is a compilation of the species recorded in the works mentioned above, offering a synoptic list of all carabid beetles inhabiting Macaronesia, in its geographical sense. No such global list has ...
Population numbers, habitat preferences and the impact the long-toed pigeon Columba trocaz, on agriculture

Oliveira, Paulo; Jones, Martin J. (1995)

The aims of the study were: 1) to analyse habitat preferences; 2) to identify the factors that lead to the pigeons feeding in agricultural fields, and 3) to monitor population changes of the long-toed pigeon, Columba trocaz. ...
The evolution of the japanese beetle (Popillia japonica Newman - Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) on Terceira Island, Azores

Lopes, David J. H.; Mexia, António M. (1995)

The introduction of the japanese beetle in 1970, on Terceira Island, made necessary the implementation of a net traps to survey the spread of this pest, allowing the study of the adults population evolution in real time ...
Benthic macroinvertebrates as water quality indicators in Italian lakes

Marziali, L.; Lencioni, Valeria; Parenti, P.; Rossaro, B. (2008)

Benthic macroinvertebrates and environmental measures were collected in 29 Italian lakes since the 50s. Artificial Neural Networks were used to cluster the sampling sites according to species assemblages. Species ordination ...
Morphometric variation of the house sparrow in the Azores

Medeiros, F. M. (1995)

Three hundred and five adult specimens were collected at four sites at Sao Miguel Island (Nordeste, Arribanas, Mosteiros and Vila Franca), at one site at Terceira Island (Terra Cha) and at one site at Faial Island (Horta). ...
Les îles et la conservation des oiseaux océaniques: l' exemple d' une espece atlantique, le puffin cendré Calonectris diomedea borealis

Jouanin, Christian; Roux, Francis; Mougin, J.-L. (1995)

A distinction is made between seabirds, which feed in the tidal zone and rest on coast, and oceanic birds which are quite independant from land for rest as well as for food. Oceanic birds nest on or inside ground. They are ...
Coturnix coturnix confisa Hartert 1917 (Aves: Phasianidae), a real endemic subspecies or an artifact of science?

Fontoura, A. P.; Gonçalves, D. (1995)

Based on recent studies about the European Migratory Quail, Coturnix coturnix coturnix (L.), and on the analysis of five specimens identified as Madeiran Quail, Coturnix coturnix confisa Hartert 1917, namely migratory ...
DNA amplification and sequencing of unidentified dark-rumped Oceanodroma Storm-petrels (Aves) in the North Atlantic Ocean

Dawson, Robert J. G.; Parkin, David T.; Cubitt, Mark; Won, Pyong-Oh; Zino, Francis J. A. (1995)

DNA sequence data from the mitochondrial cytochrome-b gene are presented for two samples taken from dark-rumped Oceanodroma Storm-petrels in the North Atlantic Ocean. These are compared with data from Oceanodroma castro, ...
Crayfish on Atlantic Islands: threat or opportunity

Slater, F. M. (1995)

This paper explores the threat posed by the deliberate or accidental introduction of the freshwater crayfish Procambarus clarkii to the Atlantic Islands in view of the degree of endemism which these islands possess. The ...
Spider fauna (Araenae) of the Arctic-Subarctic Atlantic Islands

Koponen, S. (1995)

The number of spider species of the North Atlantic Islands varies greatly depending on the latitude, isolation and to some extent the land area; e.g., 5 species are known from Jan Mayen, 14 from Svalbard, 67 from the Farao ...
Seabirds off the Madeira Islands in August

Porter, R. F.; Marr, B. A. E.; Newell, R. G.; Jolliffe, R. L. K. (1995)

During a week in early August 1990 a boat was chartered to sail from Madeira to the Desertas and Porto Santo. Eight days of observations of seabirds at sea were made and their distributions plotted. The most interesting ...
Birds of the archipelagos of Madeira and the Selvagens. I. New records and checklist

Zino, Francis J. A.; Biscoito, Manuel; Zino, Paul Alexander (1995)

The ornithological literature and checklists of the archipelago of Madeira are reviewed, with special emphasis on the major works published over the years. A total of 295 species or subspecies are listed, of which 22 are ...
The first record of Photocorynus spiniceps Regan (Teleostei, Lophiiformes, Ceratioidei, Linophrynidae) from the North-Eastern Atlantic, with notes on a collection of female anglerfish from off Madeira

Swinney, Geoffrey N. (1995)

Forty-three female cetaroid anglerfish, representing 15 species, collected off Madeira in October 1983 during RRS "Challenger" cruise 14/83 are reported. They include a single speciemen of Photocorynus spiniceps, the first ...
Taxonomic situation of the species of the genus Pararge Hübner, 1819 - P. aegeria, P. xiphia and P. xiphioides (Lepidoptera: Satyridae) in the Macaronesian Islands

Fernandez-Rubio, Fidel; Garcia-Barros, Enrique (1995)

Pararge xiphia and P. xiphioides of the Macaronesian Islands have frequently been considered two subspecies of P. aegeria (Speckled Wood). This paper compares their different behaviour, the differences among their eggs, ...
Midge (Diptera: Chironomidae and Ceratopogonidae) community response to canal discharge into Everglades National Park, Florida

Jacobsen, Richard E. (2008)

Quantitative samples of chironomid and ceratopogonid midge pupal exuviae were collected along 4 nutrient gradients in Everglades National Park (ENP in order to determine midge community response to nutrient enrichment and ...
Contribution a l' étude du spectre alimentaire de Falco tinnunculus (Aves: Falconidae), dans l' île de El Hierro (Îles Canaries)

Carrillo, José; Garcia, Rafael; Nogales, Manuel (1995)

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Notes on freshwater mollusca of Madeira including records of species new to the region

Hughes, Samantha Jane (1995)

This paper presents a list of the freshwater mollusca of Madeira, following extensive collections in six of the island's major catchments. There are three new records for the Region, Lymnae (Radix) peregra (Müller) var. ...

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