In the present study a series of observations on the Chaetognatha collected in the waters surrounding the island of Madeira in February 1979 are presented. The results of the investigations are based on three genera (Sagitta, ...

Apus alexandri has been found on all the islands of the Archipelago except on that of Santa Luzia. It has been observed to move between the islands, which is believed to be due to changes in the availability of aerial ...

Data were collected on Selvagem Grande over a three week period in August 1984. Tarsus-length was used as a measure of chick size. Rate of tarsus growth appeared to be linear through the period. The tarsus lengths of chicks ...

There was considerable yearly variation in the maximum surface temperature at Findley Lake and the depth to which the warm surface water mixed during the summer. Ablabesmyia monilis emerged where the water temperature was ...

At present species of Chrysomelidae are known from the Madeira Archipelago; four of these have not been recorded before on the islands: Phyllotreta consobrina Curt., Chaetocnema sp., Psylliodes laticollis Kutsch. and ...

The observations made in mid-March, 1985 in the colonies of Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea borealis on the island of Selvagem Grande (30° 09 N, 15° 52 W) show that the search for a partner seems to occupy the ...

The coleopterous fauna of the Selvagem Islands has been reviewed. All records from the literature have been discussed and additional information has been included from previously unpublished collections. These records are ...

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