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New and remarkalble species of the coleopterous fauna of Madeira

Erber, Dieter; Aguiar, A. M. Franquinho (1996)

Twenty eight species are recorded as new to the coleopterous fauna of the Madeira Archipelago or to one of the Islands; new dates for some rare species are added; corrections must be made to some previous records.

Croissance et alimentation chez le poussin du puffin cendré Calonectris diomedea borealis de Selvagem Grande (30° 09 N, 15° 52 W)

Mougin, J.-L.; Rau, P. Defos du; Jouanin, Christian; Mougin, M.-C.; Roux, Francis; Segonzac, M. (1996)

The growth of the chicks of the Cory s Shearwater Calonectris diomedea borealis of Selvagem Grande (30° 09 N, 15° 52 W) shows no difference with what is usual among Procellariidae. The weight at hatching is a little lower ...

L' évolution des effectifs des reproducteus chez le puffin cendré Calonectris diomedea borealis de Selvagem Grande (30° 09 N, 15° 52 W) de 1992 a 1995

Mougin, J.-L.; Granadeiro, José Pedro; Oliveira, Paulo (1996)

A count made at the beginning of July 1995 on Selvagem Grande has shown the presence of 12,657 nests of Cory s Shearwaters containing an egg, which seems to correspond to a total number of about 36,000 breeders and to an ...

Croissance et alimentation chez le poussin du pétrel-frégate Pelagodroma marina de Selvagem Grande (30° 09 N, 15° 52 W)

Mougin, J.-L. (1996)

The growth of the chicks of the White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina of Selvagem Grande (30° 09 N, 15° 52 W) shows no differences with that of other Procellariiformes. The weight at birth is slightly lower than ...

Günther Edmund Maul (Frankfurt, 1909 - Funchal, 1997)

Biscoito, Manuel (1997)

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Fishes from the Lucky Strike and Menez Gwen hydrothermal vent sites (Mid-Atlantic Ridge)

Saldanha, Luiz; Biscoito, Manuel (1997)

The fish fauna from the Lucky Strike hydrothermal vent site (Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 37° 18' N) was first observed during the exploratory dives of the DSRV ALVIN in 1993. In 1994 more observations were carried out by the authors ...

Lepidoptera of the Azores Islands

Vieira, Virgílio (1997)

An up-to-date checklist of the Azorean Lepidoptera is presented. From the 166 species and subspecies recorded for this archipelago only 149 were confirmed, of which 22.8% are endemic. Additional information is provided ...

The diet of the barn owl, Tyto alba detorta Hartert, at Sao Domingos Valley in Santiago, Cape Verde Islands

Rabaça, Joao E.; Mendes, David (1997)

Information on the diet of the Cape Verde Barn Owl (Tyto alba detorta Hartert, 1913) at Sao Domingos valley, Santiago Island, is presented. Pellet analysis showed that Mus musculus is the most common prey item (56.1% of ...

Revision of Charipinae (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae) from Madeira and first record of Alloxysta from Portugal

Ferrer-Suay, Mar; Selfa, Jesus; Pujade-Villar, J. (2012)

The fauna of Charipinae from Madeira and Portugal (mainland) is studied here. The validity of the five species previously cited from Madeira is discussed: Alloxysta brevis (Thomson, 1862), A. pedestris (Curtis, 1838), A. ...

Comparison and significance of chironomidae emergence from lake Erie and Presque Isle Bay, Erie, Pennsylvania, U. S. A.

Ferrington Jr., Leonard C.; Masteller, Edwin C.; Santiago-Blay, Jorge A. (2008)

Collections of surface-floating pupal exuviae were used to assess day-to-day variability in Chironomidae emergence from two sites with differing sediment qualities and to evaluate qualitative and quantitative approaches ...

Additions to the aphid fauna of the Azores (Homoptera: Aphidoidea)

Pita, Margarida Trindade; Ilharco, Fernando Albano (1997)

The following seven aphid species are new records for the Azores, increasing the number of known species to 125: Aphis sarothamni Franssen, Aphis tirucallis Hille Ris Lambers, Brachyunguis tamaricis (Lichtenstein) and ...

Influence de l' expérience des parents sur la croissance, l' alimentation et la réussite de l' élevage des poussins chez le pétrel de Bulwer Bulweria bulwerii

Mougin, J.-L. (1997)

Influence of parental experience on chick growth, chick feeding and fledging success in the Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii. The influence of parental experience on chick growth, chick feeding and fledging success has ...

Aperçus sur la démographie du pétrel de bulwer Bulveria bulwerii de Selvagem Grande

Mougin, J.-L. (1997)

Insights on the demography of the Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii of Selvagem Grande. The mean age of first breeding of the Bulwer's Petrels Bulweria bulwerii of Selvagem Grande (30° 09' N, 15° 52' W) is 7.4 years. Every ...

Comparative study of three Triturus cristatus (Amphibia: Salamandridae) populations from Sao Miguel Island (Azores)

Silva, Luís; Elias, R. B.; Machado, E.; Macedo, A.; Sousa, F.; Rebelo, J.; Nunes, A. (1997)

This is the first study regarding Triturus cristatus life cycle and biometry in Sao Miguel Island (Azores). Three populations from different habitats, at different altitudes, were compared. The results showed that the ...

Peptidase-3 polymorphism in populations of the Madeiran lizard Lacerta dugesii, from Porto Santo Island

Khadem, M.; Jesus, J. A.; Brehm, A. (1997)

All populations of Madeira lizard, Lacerta dugesii, have two alleles for Peptidase-3 enzyme system. However, the same locus has a third allele in some populations from Porto Santo Island. The relative frequencies of the ...

Uma nova forma de cedro-da-Madeira Juniperos cedrus Webb & Berth. for Fastigiata R'. Vieira

Vieira, Rui Manuel da Silva (1997)

In this paper is recorded as new to the species a fastigiated form of the macaronesian species Juniperus cedrus Webb & Berth. That the author first observed in 1958 at Queimadas and Montado do Pereiro (Madeira Island).

The malacological fauna of Salvage Islands. 1. Opistobranch molluscs

Malaquias, Manuel António E.; Calado, Gonçalo J. P. (1997)

During the "Selvagens 94" expedition, intertidal and infralittoral communities of Salvage Grande (Salvage Islands) were sampled for molluscs these latter by SCUBA diving to a depth of 25 m. Individuals assignable to a total ...

Observations sur huit especes comestibles de crustacés décapodes des eaux sénégalaises (Afrique l' Ouest)

Clotilde-Ba, France-Lyse; Diatta, Youssouph; Capapé, Christian (1997)

Ten species of Crustacea Decapoda are landed by craft fishing from Senegalese waters. Among them eight formed the subject of observations reported herein in this paper. These observations concerned, when possible, the ...

Conservation of natural vegetation in Azores Island

Pereira, Maria J.; Moura, M.; Maciel, G. B.; Oliveira, J. B. (1998)

Since the arrival of the first settlers to the Azores, the island s flora has suffered deep and irreversible modifications. So far, Faial Island Botanical Garden, is the best achievement in the field of conservation ...

Characterization of the domatia of Apollonias (Lauraceae) on the Atlantic Islands

Nickol, Martin G. (1998)

Apollonias canariensis, a tree of the laurel forests on the Canary Islands and Madeira, was investigated in field and laboratory work. Its domatia appear as revolute basal leaf margins and are shown by almost every adult ...

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