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CANALS,MAURICIO; GROSSI,BRUNO; IRIARTE-DÍAZ,JOSE; VELOSO,CLAUDIO. |
In this study we compared the wing morphology of eight species of bats inhabiting Chile, including two previous studied species. We correlated the results with ecological information. Aspect ratio, wing span, wing area, wing loading and the second moment of area of humerus midshaft were estimated for the molossid Mormopterus kalinowskii, the phyllostomidae Desmodus rotundus and the vespertilionids Histiotus montanus, Histiotus macrotus, Lasiurus borealis, and Lasiurus cinereus. The free-tailed bats T. brasiliensis and M.kalinowskii and D. rotundus, without uropatagyum, showed a low wing area, but whilst the molossids showed large aspect ratios, that of D. rotundus was only moderate. Desmodus rotundus showed the lowest wing span (relative to the expected... |
Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Bats; Biomechanics; Flight. |
Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2005000200005 |
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FIGUEROA,DANIELA; OLIVARES,RICARDO; SALABERRY,MICHEL; SABAT,PABLO; CANALS,MAURICIO. |
We studied the lung diffusion parameters of two species of birds and two species of mammals to explore how structural and functional features may be paralleled by differences in life style or phylogenetic origin. We used two fast-flying species (one mammal and one bird), one running mammal and one bird species that flies only occasionally as models. The harmonic mean thickness of the air-blood barrier was very thin in the species we studied. An exception was the Chilean tinamou Notoprocta perdicaria, which only flies occasionally. It showed an air-blood barrier as thick as that of flightless Galliformes. We found that the respiratory surface density was significantly greater in flying species compared to running species. The estimated values for the oxygen... |
Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Diffusing capacity; Lungs; Flight. |
Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602007000200010 |
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Soares,Marcus Alvarenga; Leite,Germano Leão Demolin; Zanuncio,José Cola; Sá,Veríssimo Gibran Mendes de; Ferreira,Cleidson Soares; Rocha,Silma Leite; Pires,Evaldo Martins; Serrão,José Eduardo. |
The objective of this work was to assess the flight capacity, parasitism and emergence of Trichogramma atopoviriliaand two strains of T. pretiosum (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) (L1 and L2). The flight capacity of these species was assessed in test units consisting of a plastic PVC cylinder with a rigid transparent plastic circle on the upper part and an extruded polystyrene disk closing its bottom. A tube was placed in each test unit containing a card with 300 Anagasta kuehniella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) eggs parasitised by Trichogramma. These cards were assessed to determine the parasitism rate and adult emergence of these natural enemies. T. atopovirilia and T. pretiosum L1 presented adequate flight capacity and parasitism, in addition to high... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Biological control; Flight; Parasitism; Quality control; Emergence. |
Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132012000200018 |
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