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Behavior of the Amazonian Damselfly Chalcopteryx Scintillans Mclachlan
International Journal of Odonatology, 2014 Vol. 17, No. 4, 251–258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13887890.2014.983189 Behavior of the Amazonian damselfly Chalcopteryx scintillans McLachlan (Zygoptera: Polythoridae) and comments on its morphological distinction from C. rutilans (Rambur) Rhainer Guillermo-Ferreiraa,b∗, Ulisses Gaspar Neissc, Neusa Hamadad and Pitágoras C. Bispob aFaculdade de Ciências Biológicas e Ambientais, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados/UFGD, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil; bDepartamento de Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Ciências e Letras de Assis, Universidade Estadual Paulista/UNESP, Assis, São Paulo, Brazil; cInstituto de Natureza e Cultura - INC/BC, Universidade Federal do Amazonas/UFAM, Benjamin Constant, Amazonas, Brazil; d Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia/INPA, Coordenação de Biodiversidade/CBio, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil (Received 26 June 2014; accepted 28 October 2014) Polythorid damselflies are Neotropical stream dwellers, whose behavior has rarely been recorded. Here we describe the territorial and courtship behavior of Chalcopteryx scintillans McLachlan, an Amazonian damselfly with shiny copper-colored hind wings. Territorial behavior consists of aerial contests, when males engage in threat displays and mutual pursuits in ascending and rocking flights. During courtship, males hold their coppery hind wings still while hovering with their forewings, showing the hind wings to females, which hover in front of the male in response. After copulation, the male exhibits the courtship flight again by hovering over the oviposition resource (i.e. fallen tree trunk) on the stream. The females oviposit on the trunk while the males guard them by perching near and hovering around them con- stantly. We also present behavioral notes on reproductive and oviposition behavior, and comments on the differentiation between C. -
Environmental Information in The
Environmental information in the A journalist’sMediterranean guide to key questions and institutions CREDITS The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN or Agencia EFE, concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of IUCN, Agencia EFE or other participating organizations. Reproduction of this publication for educational and other non-commercial purposes is authorized without prior written permission from the copyright holder provided the sources are fully acknowledged. Reproduction of this publication for resale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without prior written permission of the copyright holder. This publication was funded by MAVA Foundation. Published by: IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation and Agencia EFE Produced by: IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Málaga, Spain; Agencia EFE, Madrid, Spain. Written and coordinated by: Catalina Arévalo and Lourdes Lázaro Marín Review: Andrés Alcántara, Juan María Calvo, Ignacio Fernández Bayo, Alain Jeudy, Arturo Larena, Sonsoles San Román y Carla Danelutti Citation: Arévalo, C., Lázaro Marín L. et al. 2016. ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. A journalist’s guide to key questions and institutions. Gland, Switzerland, and Malaga and Madrid, Spain. IUCN and Agencia EFE. 96 pp Translations: Sonsoles San Román English proofreading: C. Tribe Design: porfinlunes.es Printed by: Solprint S. L. (Málaga) ISBN: 978-2-8317-1830-9 Available from: www.iucn.org/mediterranean, www.efeverde.com © 2017 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and Agencia EFE Acknowledgements The present document is the result of a first step of collaboration with the Alliance of Mediterranean News Agencies and its environmental and scientific journalists. -
Odonata: Polythoridae) Melissa Sánchez-Herrera1,2* , Christopher D
Sánchez-Herrera et al. BMC Evolutionary Biology (2020) 20:74 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-020-01638-z RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access An exploration of the complex biogeographical history of the Neotropical banner-wing damselflies (Odonata: Polythoridae) Melissa Sánchez-Herrera1,2* , Christopher D. Beatty3, Renato Nunes2,4, Camilo Salazar1 and Jessica L. Ware2,5 Abstract Background: The New World Tropics has experienced a dynamic landscape across evolutionary history and harbors a high diversity of flora and fauna. While there are some studies addressing diversification in Neotropical vertebrates and plants, there is still a lack of knowledge in arthropods. Here we examine temporal and spatial diversification patterns in the damselfly family Polythoridae, which comprises seven genera with a total of 58 species distributed across much of Central and South America. Results: Our time-calibrated phylogeny for 48 species suggests that this family radiated during the late Eocene (~ 33 Ma), diversifying during the Miocene. As with other neotropical groups, the Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA) of most of the Polythoridae genera has a primary origin in the Northern Andes though the MRCA of at least one genus may have appeared in the Amazon Basin. Our molecular clock suggests correlations with some major geographical events, and our biogeographical modeling (with BioGeoBEARS and RASP) found a significant influence of the formation of the Pebas and Acre systems on the early diversification of these damselflies, though evidence for the influence of the rise of the different Andean ranges was mixed. Diversification rates have been uniform in all genera except one—Polythore—where a significant increase in the late Pliocene (~ 3 mya) may have been influenced by recent Andean uplift. -
Analysis and Use of Anthropization Data of the Brazilian Cerrado
UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA CAMPUS OF PLANALTINA Graduate Program in Environmental Sciences Analysis and use of anthropization data of the Brazilian Cerrado M. Sc. student: Ubirajara de Brito Cruz Júnior Advisor: Antônio Felipe Couto Júnior A thesis submitted to the faculty at the University of Brasília in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in the Graduate Program in Environmental Sciences. Area of Concentration: Structure, Dynamics and Environmental Conservation Research Area: Environmental Modeling Brasília-DF, Brazil March, 2019 CAMPUS PLANALTINA Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais Análise e uso de dados de antropização do Cerrado Brasileiro Mestrando: Ubirajara de Brito Cruz Júnior Orientador: Antônio Felipe Couto Júnior Dissertação apresentada ao Programa de Pós- Graduação em Ciências Ambientais da Universidade de Brasília como parte dos requisitos para a obtenção do grau de Mestre em Ciências Ambientais. Área de concentração: Estrutura, Dinâmica e Conservação Ambiental. Linha de pesquisa: Modelagem Ambiental Brasília-DF Março, 2019 Ficha catalográfica elaborada automaticamente, com os dados fornecidos pelo(a) autor(a) de Brito Cruz Júnior, Ubirajara dD288a Analysis and use of anthropization data of the Brazilian Cerrado / Ubirajara de Brito Cruz Júnior; orientador Antônio Felipe Couto Júnior. -- Brasília, 2019. 34 p. Dissertação (Mestrado - Mestrado em Ciências Ambientais)- Universidade de Brasília, 2019. 1. Land cover change. 2. tropical savanna. 3. data analysis. 4. environmental modeling. I. Felipe Couto Júnior, Antônio, orient. II. Título. Acknowledgments To my beloved wife Tathyana and our daughter Nina. To my parents, sisters and niece. To my supervisor Antônio and the members of the committee. To my friends: Alexandre, Alisson, Bruno, Carol, Clara, Cristina, Dianne, Glauber, Iuri, Karlla, Lucas, Margareth, Marina, Patrícia and Pedro. -
A Place-Based Approach to the Long Anthropocene
sustainability Article Contingency and Agency in the Mountain Landscapes of the Western Pyrenees: A Place-Based Approach to the Long Anthropocene Ted L Gragson 1,2,*, Michael R. Coughlan 3 and David S. Leigh 4 1 Department of Anthropology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA 2 Laboratoire TRACES-UMR 5608, Université Toulouse-Jean Jaurès, 31000 Toulouse, France 3 Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA; [email protected] 4 Department of Geography, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected] Received: 14 April 2020; Accepted: 4 May 2020; Published: 9 May 2020 Abstract: Regional- and biome-scale paleoecological analyses and archaeological syntheses in the mountain landscapes of the western Pyrenees suggest that the Long Anthropocene began with agropastoral land use at the onset of the Neolithic. Historical and geographic analyses emphasize the marginality of the western Pyrenees and the role of enforced social norms exacted by intense solidarities of kin and neighbors in agropastoral production. Both are satisfying and simple narratives, yet neither offers a realistic framework for understanding complex processes or the contingency and behavioral variability of human agents in transforming a landscape. The Long Anthropocene in the western Pyrenees was a spatially and temporally heterogeneous and asynchronous process, and the evidence frequently departs from conventional narratives about human landscape degradation in this agropastoral situation. A complementary place-based strategy that draws on geoarchaeological, biophysical, and socio-ecological factors is used to examine human causality and environmental resilience and demonstrate their relationship with the sustainability of mountain landscapes of the western Pyrenees over medium to long time intervals. -
Philipp Fluri and Eden Cole ∗
DCAF’s Activities in Support of Effective and Democratically Transparent Defense Planning Philipp Fluri and Eden Cole ∗ The Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) focuses on democratic oversight of and guidance for the defense and security sector. Increasing transparency and efficiency in defense planning and spending thus do not generally fall under DCAF’s purview in the strict sense, and are addressed only within the larger context of defense institution building. The defense budgetary process in a given state—from its formulation by the execu- tive, its enactment into law by the legislature, its implementation, and ultimately its au- diting and evaluation—is circumscribed by a number of parameters, and requires that the different actors have competencies in dealing with democratic processes and multi- ple constituencies that are never called upon under authoritarian systems. On the con- trary, the legislature in authoritarian states is often content to “render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s”—that is, to leave the responsibility for things military with the military and/or the security services, as such matters “cannot be understood by lay persons anyway.” In a similar vein, within their ministry itself the defense planners may decide to leave their task essentially in the hands of the “commissars” of the presidential appa- ratus, as this is the place where power is concentrated and monopolized in such sys- tems. As an important consequence, defense planning in transitional states is fraught with problems that are all too familiar: an executive which has first to learn about transparent planning cycles and gain self-confidence in the implementation thereof; a legislative power which needs to learn about guidance and oversight mechanisms; and national media and institutions of civil society which need to change their expectations from commenting on the successes of authoritarian leadership to the assumption of the responsibility for public oversight. -
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2017/03 ISSN 1661-8211 | 117. Jahrgang | 15. Februar 2017 Redaktion und Herausgeberin: Schweizerische Nationalbibliothek NB, Hallwylstrasse 15, CH-3003 Bern Erscheinungsweise: halbmonatlich, am 15. und 30. jeden Monats Hinweise unter: http://ead.nb.admin.ch/web/sb-pdf/ ISSN 1661-8211 © Schweizerische Nationalbibliothek NB, CH-3003 Bern. Alle Rechte vorbehalten Inhaltsverzeichnis - Table des matières - Sommario - Cuntegn - Table of contents Inhaltsverzeichnis - Table des matières - 220 Bibel / Bible / Bibbia / Bibla / Bible....................................... 6 Sommario - Cuntegn - Table of contents 230 Christentum, christliche Theologie / Christianisme, théologie chrétienne / Cristianesimo, teologia cristiana / Cristianissem, teologia cristiana / Christianity and Christian theology..................6 000 Allgemeine Werke, Informatik, Informationswissenschaft / Informatique, information, 290 Andere Religionen / Autres religions / Altre religioni / Autras ouvrages de référence / Informatica, scienza religiuns / Other religions............................................................... 9 dell'informazione, generalità / Informatica, infurmaziun e referenzas generalas / Computers, information and general reference........................................................................................ 1 300 Sozialwissenschaften / Sciences sociales / Scienze sociali / Scienzas socialas / Social sciences.......................... 10 000 Allgemeine Werke, Wissen, Systeme / Généralités, savoir, systèmes / Generalità, sapere, sistemi / Generalitads, -
Thematic Evaluation of European Commission Support to Justice and Security System Reform
Thematic Evaluation of European Commission Support to Justice and Security System Reform Final Report Volume I – Main Report November 2011 Evaluation for the European Commission Framework contract for Multi-country thematic and regional/country-level strategy European Group for evaluation studies and synthesis in the area of external co- Evaluation EEIG Germany operation LOT 2: Multi-country evaluation studies on social/human development issues of EC external co-operation PARTICIP GmbH Germany Ref.: EuropeAid/122888/C/SER/Multi Request for Service: 2010/234349 Aide à la Décision Economique Belgium Thhematic Evaluation of European Commission Support to Justice and Security Italy System Reform Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik Germany European Centre for Development Policy Management Final Report Belgium Volume I – Main Report Overseas Development Institute, United Kingdom South Research November 2011 Belgium A consortium of EGEVAL II (Particip & ADE) –DRN-DIE– ECDPM-ODI c/o Particip GmbH, leading Thhis evaluation was carried out by company: Headquarters Merzhauser Str. 183 D - 79100 Freiburg / Germany Phone: +49-761-79074-0 Fax: +49-761-79074-90 [email protected] The evaluation has been managed by the Joint Evaluation Unit in DG DEVCO. The author accepts sole responsibility for this report, drawn up on behalf of the Commission of the European Union. The report does not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission. Thematic Evaluation of the European Commission Support to Justice and Security System Reform ADE - EGEVAL II Table of Contents LIST OF ACRONYMS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 1 1.1 OVERALL OBJECTIVE, MANDATE AND SCOPE OF THE EVALUATION .......................... 1 1.2 KEY PHASES OF THE EVALUATION ................................................................................. -
Building Integrity and Reducing Corruption in Defence
Building Integrity and Reducing Corruption in Defence A Compendium of Best Practices The publication of this Compendium is supported by NATO and the Swiss Ministry of Defence Building Integrity and Reducing Corruption in Defence: A Compendium of Best Practices Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) www.dcaf.ch The Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces is one of the world’s leading institutions in the areas of security sector reform (SSR) and security sector governance (SSG). DCAF provides in-country advisory support and practical assistance programmes, develops and promotes appropriate democratic norms at the international and national levels, advocates good practices and makes policy recommendations to ensure effective democratic governance of the security sector. DCAF’s partners include governments, parliaments, civil society, international organisations and the range of security sector actors such as police, judiciary, intelligence agencies, border security services and the military. 2010 Building Integrity and Reducing Corruption in Defence: A Compendium of Best Practices Geneva, 2010 The following persons participated in the production of the Compendium of Best Practices in Building Integrity and Reducing Corruption in Defence Editorial Board Philipp Fluri (DCAF), Adrian Kendry (NATO), Simon Lunn (DCAF), Mark Pyman (TI-UK) Editor and Lead Author: Todor Tagarev (Bulgaria) Contributors Jean-Jacques de Dardel (Switzerland) – Foreword, Francois Melese (US) – Chapters 2 and 9, Adrian Kendry and Susan Pond (NATO) – Chapter 3, James Greene (US) – Chap- ters 5, 16 and 22, Mark Pyman (UK) – Chapter 8, Aditya Batara (Indonesia) – Chapter 11, George Lucas (US) – Chapter 12, Alxandre Kukhianidze, Tamuna Karosanidze, Nina Khatiskatsi and Alexander Scrivener (Georgia) – Chapter 13, Anne-Christine Wegener and Mark Pyman (TI-UK) – Chapter 14, Leonid Polyakov (Ukraine) and James Greene (US) – Chapter 17, Wim F. -
Evolution Equations with Applications to Population Dynamics Elisa Affili
Evolution equations with applications to population dynamics Elisa Affili To cite this version: Elisa Affili. Evolution equations with applications to population dynamics. Analysis ofPDEs [math.AP]. Sorbonne Université; Università degli studi (Milan, Italie), 2021. English. NNT : 2021SORUS015. tel-03257094 HAL Id: tel-03257094 https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-03257094 Submitted on 10 Jun 2021 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. Universit`adegli Studi di Milano Sorbonne Univerist´e Corso di Dottorato in Ecole´ doctorale de Scienze Matematiche Sciences Mathematiques´ Ciclo XXXIII de Paris Centre MAT-05 : Analisi Matematica Specialite´ : Mathematiques´ Dipartimento di Matematica Centre d'analyse et de mathematique´ sociales Evolution equations with applications to population dynamics Doctoral thesis in conjoint program Dottoranda Elisa Affili Matr. R12038 Relatore Directeur Prof. Enrico Valdinoci Prof. Luca Rossi Directeur de l'´ecoledoctorale Coordinatore del Corso di Dottorato Prof. Elisha Falbel Prof. Vieri Mastropietro Anno accademico 2019-2020 ii Abstract The main topic of this thesis is the analysis of evolution equations reflecting issues in ecology and population dynamics. In mathematical modelling, the impact of environmental elements and the interaction between species is read into the role of heterogeneity in equations and interactions in coupled systems. -
XIV Jornades Herpetològiques Catalanes
XIV Jornades Herpetològiques Catalanes Marçà (Priorat) 10 i 11 de novembre de 2012 ORGANITZADES PER: AMB LA COL·LABORACIÓ DE: SOCIETAT CATALANA D’HERPETOLOGIA XIV JORADES HERPETOLÒGIQUES CATALAES Llibre de Resums Marçà (Priorat, Catalunya) 10 i 11 d’octubre de 2012 Organitzades per: Socetat Catalana d’Herpetologia Amb la col·laboració de: Grup d’Estudi i Protecció dels Ecosistemes Catalans – Ecologistes de Catalunya Ajuntament de Marçà Institució Catalana d’Història atural 2 PRESETACIÓ DE LES XIV JORADES HERPETOLÒGIQUES CATALAES Marçà (Priorat, Catalunya) 10 i 11 d’octubre de 2012 Des de la Societat Catalana d’Herpetologia (SCH), i també des de les enti- tats col·laboradores Grup d’Estudi i Protecció dels Ecosistemes Catalans – Ecologistes de Catalunya (GEPEC.EdC), Ajuntament de Marçà i la Institu- ció Catalana d’Història Natural (ICHN), es fa un esforç important perquè les Jornades Herpetològiques de Marçà esdevinguin el punt de trobada tant d’herpetòlegs professionals com d’afeccionats als amfibis i rèptils. En aquest sentit, i com en les anteriors edicions, l’esperit de les Jornades dóna cabuda a estudiants i persones que s’inicien en aquest món, en emular una escola de joves naturalistes a l’estil d’antigues trobades que s’organitzaven, ja fa dècades, al nostre país. Amb la presència de científics d’alt nivell, i alhora pedagògics, amens i propers, amb presentacions de gran qualitat, esperem satisfer les expectatives de tothom, i que ens trobem tots, aquest cap de setmana a Marçà, on podrem preguntar, aprendre, compartir vivèn- cies, inquietuds, etc. Os desitgem que gaudiu d’aquestes Jornades SOCIETAT CATALAA D’HERPETOLOGIA SOCIETAT CATALANA D’HERPETOLOGIA Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona. -
Classic Versus Metabarcoding Approaches for the Diet Study of a Remote Island Endemic Gecko
Questioning the proverb `more haste, less speed': classic versus metabarcoding approaches for the diet study of a remote island endemic gecko Vanessa Gil1,*, Catarina J. Pinho2,3,*, Carlos A.S. Aguiar1, Carolina Jardim4, Rui Rebelo1 and Raquel Vasconcelos2 1 Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal 2 CIBIO, Centro de Investigacão¸ em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Porto, Vairão, Portugal 3 Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal 4 Instituto das Florestas e Conservacão¸ da Natureza IP-RAM, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal * These authors contributed equally to this work. ABSTRACT Dietary studies can reveal valuable information on how species exploit their habitats and are of particular importance for insular endemics conservation as these species present higher risk of extinction. Reptiles are often neglected in island systems, principally the ones inhabiting remote areas, therefore little is known on their ecological networks. The Selvagens gecko Tarentola (boettgeri) bischoffi, endemic to the remote and integral reserve of Selvagens Archipelago, is classified as Vulnerable by the Portuguese Red Data Book. Little is known about this gecko's ecology and dietary habits, but it is assumed to be exclusively insectivorous. The diet of the continental Tarentola species was already studied using classical methods. Only two studies have used next-generation sequencing (NGS) techniques for this genus thus far, and very few NGS studies have been employed for reptiles in general. Considering the lack of information on its diet Submitted 10 April 2019 and the conservation interest of the Selvagens gecko, we used morphological and Accepted 22 October 2019 Published 2 January 2020 DNA metabarcoding approaches to characterize its diet.