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Subtidal concrete piling fauna in Monterey Harbor, California
Piling organisms were scraped off one side of a concrete piling from the bottom to the low intertidal zone beneath Municipal Wharf No. 2 in Monterey Harbor, California. Sampling was performed at 0.5 m(2) surface area increments. Wet biomass measurements were taken, the organisms were identified and …
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The chiton fauna (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) of South Africa
… highlighting the need for a new synthesis of the fauna. This dissertation documents all the known chiton species inhabiting South African waters and adds new records of species that were previously undocumented. The study identifies an additional eight species new to the region from South African …
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Fauna of the Accraian series (Devonian of Ghana)
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, 1960.
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The effect of reduced cultivation on selected soil fauna
… will in turn affect the populations of soil fauna. A survey of the literature covering studies of soil fauna in relation to different cultivation regimes was carried out. This indicated that there was a lack of information about the effects ofreduced cultivation on many species which are …
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Trajectories of Change in South Africa's Freshwater Fish Fauna
… diversity, abundance, and survival of freshwater fauna and flora across the country. Freshwater fishes are recognised as South Africa's most threatened species group, with one third of species classified as threatened (Vulnerable, Endangered, Critically Endangered) by the International Union for …
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Review of the South African and Mozambican stomatopod fauna
… current taxonomic knowledge on the mantis shrimp fauna of southern Africa remains limited and outdated, with the last taxonomic revision of the group being that of K.H. Barnard in 1950, who recorded 17 species from South Africa and southern Mozambique. The present study aims to collate literature …
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Fauna in archaic Greek and Kalanga oral wisdom literatures
Animals play an important role in the communication of wisdom. In songs, proverbs, aphorisms, riddles and other oral modes of communication, animals sometimes play the roles of human beings. Homeric similes, Hesiodic and Aesopic fables, and numerous oral figures of speech in Greek lyric poetry …
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An Assessment of the Diverse Freshwater Turtle Fauna of Mississippi
<p>Nestled within the Southeastern United States Turtle Priority Area, Mississippi boasts impressive freshwater turtle diversity and is home to 8.6% of extant turtle species. Despite this impressive richness, few studies have assessed freshwater turtle assemblages in this hotspot of aquatic …
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The Lecanicephalidean Fauna of the Stingray Genus Pastinachus (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae)
The lecanicephalidean fauna of the cowtail ray genus Pastinachus is relatively unknown. Despite the description of over 30 nominal lecanicephalidean species parasitizing Pastinachus, only six lecanicephalidean species known to parasitize Pastinachus are currently considered valid. The contents of …
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Contribuição ao conhecimento da fauna helmintológica na região Amazônica - Nematódeos
Study 18 species as follows: TRICHOSTRONGYLOIDEA: Hassalstrongylus dessetae sp. n., Heligmostrongylus proechimysi Durette-Desset, 1970, Viannaia hamata Travassos, 1914, Molineus torulosus ( Molin, 1861) Yorke & Maplestone, 1926. OXYUROIDEA: Aspidodera raillieti Travasses, 1914, Aspidodera …
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The Middle Stone Age fauna from Olieboomspoort: an archaeozoological perspective
… Pietersburg Industry. Mason did not mention any faunal remains from these Middle Stone Age layers. The site was later investigated by Maria van der Ryst, who excavated the Later Stone Age layers. In 2018, a new project led by Aurore Val and colleagues from the University of the Witwatersrand …
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