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[The plants of I Promessi Sposi recount Alessandro Manzoni] [I Promessi Sposi》的植物讲述了亚历山德罗-曼佐尼]
Natural History Sciences Pub Date : 2024-07-25 DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2024.730
Enrico Banfi
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Observations on the breeding biology of the Luzon flameback Chrysocolaptes haematribon (Wagler 1827) (Piciformes: Picidae) with notes on active nest defence against dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis (Linnaeus 1766) (Coraciiformes: Coraciidae) 对吕宋焰鸫 Chrysocolaptes haematribon (Wagler 1827) (Piciformes: Picidae)繁殖生物学的观察，以及对美元鸟 Eurystomus orientalis (Linnaeus 1766) (Coraciiformes: Coraciidae)主动防御巢穴的说明
Natural History Sciences Pub Date : 2024-07-19 DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2024.748
Vince Angelo G. Gicaraya, C. Española
{"title":"Observations on the breeding biology of the Luzon flameback Chrysocolaptes haematribon (Wagler 1827) (Piciformes: Picidae) with notes on active nest defence against dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis (Linnaeus 1766) (Coraciiformes: Coraciidae)","authors":"Vince Angelo G. Gicaraya, C. Española","doi":"10.4081/nhs.2024.748","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4081/nhs.2024.748","url":null,"abstract":"The breeding biology of the Luzon flameback Chrysocolaptes haematribon is little known. Here we provide insights on the breeding of the species from two nests we located. Cavity nests were in dead trees and were 15-19 cm deep; entrances were vertical ovals and had dimensions (L  W) of 11-12  8-10 cm. One nest that was observed in April during the days around fledging had one male and one female nestling in it, which left and re-entered the nest on several occasions. The adult female was observed to solely provision food on six occasions, with food items including a moth, a butterfly, beetle larvae, and a small lizard. Attempts by dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis to usurp the nest were observed on each of the three observation days. Both the adult male and adult female flamebacks defended the nest either from the inside, outside or a combination of both. This paper serves as the first detailed report on the breeding biology and nest defence of the species and adds valuable information to the scarce knowledge on woodpeckers in the Philippines.","PeriodicalId":506977,"journal":{"name":"Natural History Sciences","volume":"115 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141822009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Bezzi Diptera collection at the Museo di Storia Naturale di Milano: a list of the named genera and species, with their present status 米兰自然博物馆收藏的贝齐双翅目昆虫：已命名的属和种及其现状一览表
Natural History Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-22 DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2024.733
Carlo Monari
{"title":"The Bezzi Diptera collection at the Museo di Storia Naturale di Milano: a list of the named genera and species, with their present status","authors":"Carlo Monari","doi":"10.4081/nhs.2024.733","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4081/nhs.2024.733","url":null,"abstract":"Mario Bezzi’s collection of Diptera is probably the most important dedicated to this order of insects preserved in Italy and, in a scientific-historical view, one of the most important in the world. The aim of this work is to provide a complete list of the genera and species originally used by Bezzi and readable on the collection labels handwritten by Bezzi himself. A brief description of the collection and the methods used to acquire and check the names is given. The results obtained are discussed. Finally, a complete checklist of the taxonomic names found, and their current status is provided.","PeriodicalId":506977,"journal":{"name":"Natural History Sciences","volume":"2 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140674533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Amaranthus emarginatus s.lat. (Amaranthaceae) in Italy 苋属（Amaranthus emarginatus s.lat.（苋科）在意大利
Natural History Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-18 DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2024.728
Duilio Iamonico, Amara Noor Hussain, Paola Fortini, Gabriele Galasso
{"title":"Amaranthus emarginatus s.lat. (Amaranthaceae) in Italy","authors":"Duilio Iamonico, Amara Noor Hussain, Paola Fortini, Gabriele Galasso","doi":"10.4081/nhs.2024.728","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4081/nhs.2024.728","url":null,"abstract":"Amaranthus emarginatus belongs to the Amaranthus blitum complex, a critical taxonomic group. Within the variability of A. emarginatus, two taxa are often accepted, ‘emarginatus’ and ‘pseudogracilis’, which differ by habitus, synflorescence structure, and leaf size. However, their taxonomic value is debated, and A. emarginatus itself is sometimes included in A. blitum as subspecies. In this paper, molecular, morphological, phytogeographical, and ecological data are discussed to assess the most correct rank of these taxa. We conclude that A. emarginatus deserves specific distinctness from A. blitum, and A. pseudogracilis can be regarded as a subspecies of the former. This choice reflects both the molecular data and geographical distributions of A. blitum and A. emarginatus, i.e., Mediterranean area, Europe, and North Africa for the former vs. neotropics for the latter). Within A. emarginatus, in addition, to the different morphology, A. emarginatus var. pseudogracilis differs also on account of its ecological preferences, because it occurs in warm and humid areas, whereas A. emarginatus var. emarginatus is better adapted to cold and dry habitats. However, since molecular analyses cannot clearly separate the two taxa, we consider the subspecific rank as the most appropriate. We also found a further morphological difference in seed coat ornamentation, hitherto not pointed out: the shape of the peripheral cells is tetragonal in A. emarginatus subsp. pseudogracilis, but polygonal (cells with ≥ 5 sides) in subsp. emarginatus. Distributional maps and status assessment at regional level for the two taxa are provided. According to this revision, A. emarginatus subsp. emarginatus is to be regared as naturalized in central and southern Italy (Latium and Campania, respectively).","PeriodicalId":506977,"journal":{"name":"Natural History Sciences","volume":" 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140686890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Antecedent description and depiction of the recently described cetacean behaviour of trap/tread-water feeding inferred from a nineteenth-century sighting of a ‘sea monster’ in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt 从十九世纪在埃及苏伊士湾发现的 "海怪 "推断最近描述的鲸目动物捕食/踏水捕食行为的前因后果描述和描绘
Natural History Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-17 DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2024.741
Robert L. France
{"title":"Antecedent description and depiction of the recently described cetacean behaviour of trap/tread-water feeding inferred from a nineteenth-century sighting of a ‘sea monster’ in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt","authors":"Robert L. France","doi":"10.4081/nhs.2024.741","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4081/nhs.2024.741","url":null,"abstract":"In 2017 and 2018, two groups of biologists published papers in which they independently described what was referred to as a ‘novel’ or ‘new’ feeding behaviour for cetaceans. Called ‘trap’ or ‘tread-water’ feeding, the behaviour was of interest as it was the first time that passive or stationary in contrast to lunge, and vertical as opposed to horizontal position, feeding had been observed by whales. A subsequent historical ecology paper suggested that the recently described behaviour had in fact been previously observed and documented by illustrators and writers in Classical Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Because yesterday’s ‘sea monsters’ are today’s megafauna, recounted sightings of the former can provide early insight into whale behaviour. One such example is an 19th century sighting of a ‘sea monster’ in the Gulf of Suez, whose description and illustration are nearly identical to modern scientific reporting of whales engaged in trap/tread-water feeding. Such concordance is further evidence in support of a historical precedence with respect to observing and documenting this behaviour.","PeriodicalId":506977,"journal":{"name":"Natural History Sciences","volume":"77 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140694679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Gone with the wind? Condica capensis (Guenée 1852), a migrant species new for Italy (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) 随风而逝？Condica capensis (Guenée 1852)，意大利的新迁徙物种（鳞翅目：夜蛾科）
Natural History Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-17 DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2024.735
Giuseppe Rijllo, Sara La Cava, Giada Zucco, S. Scalercio
{"title":"Gone with the wind? Condica capensis (Guenée 1852), a migrant species new for Italy (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)","authors":"Giuseppe Rijllo, Sara La Cava, Giada Zucco, S. Scalercio","doi":"10.4081/nhs.2024.735","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4081/nhs.2024.735","url":null,"abstract":"Pushed by southern winds, many Lepidoptera can fly from the sub-Saharan region to Sicily or Calabria in a short time. Thanks to a long-term monitoring program, we found for the first time in Italy a migrating specimen of Condica capensis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). This finding is likely linked to the strong winds blowing from North Africa just before the collection of the specimen. Condica capensis is considered to be a migrant to the European continent except for Spain, where it is resident. It is found across Africa, the Indian subcontinent, South-East Asia, and Australia.","PeriodicalId":506977,"journal":{"name":"Natural History Sciences","volume":" 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140691229","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Lichens from the aurifodinae of the upper Ticino river valley (N Italy) 提契诺河上游河谷（意大利北部）地衣中的 aurifodinae 类地衣
Natural History Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-17 DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2024.734
G. Gheza, J. Nascimbene
{"title":"Lichens from the aurifodinae of the upper Ticino river valley (N Italy)","authors":"G. Gheza, J. Nascimbene","doi":"10.4081/nhs.2024.734","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4081/nhs.2024.734","url":null,"abstract":"Aurifodinae were open-pit gold mines of the Roman age which left behind them elongated heaps of rounded stones. They are located in lowland semi-natural landscapes, and can be seen as screes at a lower altitude and in a milder climate than typical mountain screes. We investigated the lichen biota of the aurifodinae remains in the upper Ticino river valley (western Po Plain, Northern Italy), in a small, discontinuous, 6.5 ha wide area. Metamorphic siliceous stones prevail, while calcareous stones are rare and scattered. We recorded 35 infrageneric taxa, including three species new to Piemonte: Cladonia conista, C. cryptochlorophaea, and Placidiopsis cinerascens. Several taxa are also new to the submediterranean ecoregion and/or to the Ticino river valley. The function of aurifodinae as a refugium for saxicolous lichens in the lowlands and their potential role in creating wide areas with open dry habitats in the past centuries are discussed.","PeriodicalId":506977,"journal":{"name":"Natural History Sciences","volume":"208 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140693310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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First documented observation of differential dorsoventral coat colouration in wild boar Sus scrofa (Artyodactyla: Suidae) in Italy 在意大利首次观察到野猪背腹部被毛颜色不同的记录
Natural History Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-17 DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2024.721
Francesco Gallozzi
{"title":"First documented observation of differential dorsoventral coat colouration in wild boar Sus scrofa (Artyodactyla: Suidae) in Italy","authors":"Francesco Gallozzi","doi":"10.4081/nhs.2024.721","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4081/nhs.2024.721","url":null,"abstract":"Wild boar Sus scrofa usually shows a uniform brown coat, but different colour patterns have been observed with red, brown, black, and white morphs. Nevertheless, coat colour polymorphism is often associated with hybridization with domestic pigs. The melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) gene and the agouti (ASIP) gene are the most studied genes involved in pigmentation in mammals. Particularly, mutations in the ASIP locus are responsible for a differential dorsoventral colouration. Polymorphisms in at least one of these two loci have been detected in all domestic breeds in Europe, while wild-type genotypes have almost exclusively been identified in wild boar. Therefore, coat colour polymorphism and MC1R/ASIP mutations are often used to detect wild/domestic hybrids. Here, the first documented observation of differential dorsoventral coat colouration in Sus scrofa in the wild is reported in a juvenile in Abruzzo National Park (Italy), raising some concerns about possible wild boar x domestic pig hybridization in this protected area.","PeriodicalId":506977,"journal":{"name":"Natural History Sciences","volume":"106 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140694335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Additional notes on the herpetofauna of Lefkada (Ionian Islands, Greece) 关于莱夫卡达（希腊爱奥尼亚群岛）动物群的补充说明
Natural History Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-17 DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2024.732
Sabine Martini, Marcus Schmitt
{"title":"Additional notes on the herpetofauna of Lefkada (Ionian Islands, Greece)","authors":"Sabine Martini, Marcus Schmitt","doi":"10.4081/nhs.2024.732","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4081/nhs.2024.732","url":null,"abstract":"During two visits to the northeastern part of the Greek island of Lefkada, one in October 2022 and another in June 2023, 14 species of herpetofauna were recorded (two amphibian species, twelve reptile species), including one previously unrecorded species, the European cat snake Telescopus fallax. In addition, live specimens of Marginated tortoise Testudo marginata were found and location data for Dahl’s whip snake Platyceps najadum has been recorded. The observation localities of four species, Testudo hermanni, Testudo marginata, Platyceps najadum and Telescopus fallax are shown in an overview map.","PeriodicalId":506977,"journal":{"name":"Natural History Sciences","volume":" 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140690572","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A new record of the rare Hypleurochilus bananensis (Poll 1959) (Actinopterygii: Blenniidae) with a review of its distribution and ecology in Italian seas 意大利海域稀有鲷 Hypleurochilus bananensis (Poll 1959) (Actinopterygii: Blenniidae) 的新记录及其分布和生态学回顾
Natural History Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-17 DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2024.750
Francesco Tiralongo
{"title":"A new record of the rare Hypleurochilus bananensis (Poll 1959) (Actinopterygii: Blenniidae) with a review of its distribution and ecology in Italian seas","authors":"Francesco Tiralongo","doi":"10.4081/nhs.2024.750","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4081/nhs.2024.750","url":null,"abstract":"This study documents the presence of Hypleurochilus bananensis in a new area within the Tyrrhenian Sea, located about 30 km south of the closest occurrence locality known to date. Providing novel insights into its habitat, the observations here reported, at “Caterina Beach” (Sant’Agnello) on 29th and 30th December 2023, revealed the presence of four individuals close to a port beach area, in an artificial habitat represented by rusted iron pipes. These findings contribute valuable data to the limited knowledge on this rare species, providing new distributional and habitat notes.","PeriodicalId":506977,"journal":{"name":"Natural History Sciences","volume":" 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140690689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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