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New distributional data on Haemogregarina stepanowi (Apicomplexa) and Placobdella costata (Hirudinea) parasitising the Sicilian pond turtle Emys trinacris (Testudines) 寄生于西西里塘龟Emys trinacris (testudes)的stepanowi Haemogregarina (apiccomplexa)和Placobdella costata (Hirudinea)分布的新资料

Natural History Sciences Pub Date : 2021-11-18 DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2022.544

R. Scardino, M. Arculeo, V. Arizza, G. Bazan, M. Lo Valvo, F. Marrone, L. Vecchioni

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Living with the enemy: activity rhythms of the red fox and some potential preys in an urban environment 与敌人生活在一起:城市环境中红狐和一些潜在猎物的活动节奏

Natural History Sciences Pub Date : 2021-11-18 DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2022.555

Alessandro Nardotto

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Epiphytic lichens of woodland habitats in the lower Ticino river valley and in the “Bosco Siro Negri” Integral Nature State Reserve (NW Italy) 提契诺河下游河谷和意大利“Bosco Siro Negri”自然保护区林地的附生地衣

Natural History Sciences Pub Date : 2021-11-18 DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2022.566

G. Gheza, Juri Nascimbene, M. Barcella, F. Bracco, S. Assini

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Frederick II of Hohenstaufen and modern ecology 霍亨斯陶芬的腓特烈二世和现代生态学

Natural History Sciences Pub Date : 2021-10-28 DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2021.539

P. Niemelä, T. Vuorisalo, Simo Örmä

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Small mammal remains from the Temple of Neptune, a window on the ancient landscape of the Sele Plain (Southern Italy) 尼普顿神庙的小型哺乳动物遗迹，是意大利南部塞勒平原古代景观的一个窗口。

Natural History Sciences Pub Date : 2021-10-28 DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2021.526

A. Nappi

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The flight of the shrike. The ornithological representation in the Baptism of Christ (1470-1475 c.) by Andrea del Verrocchio and Leonardo da Vinci 伯劳鸟的飞翔。安德里亚·德尔·韦罗基奥和列奥纳多·达·芬奇的《基督的洗礼》(公元前1470-1475年)中的鸟类学表现

Natural History Sciences Pub Date : 2021-10-28 DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2021.538

M. Masseti

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Small mammals from barn owl Tyto alba pellets in a Mediterranean agroforestry landscape of central Italy 意大利中部地中海农林业景观中谷仓猫头鹰的小型哺乳动物

Natural History Sciences Pub Date : 2021-10-28 DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2021.512

V. Ferri, Paolo Crescia, S. Celletti, C. Soccini, C. Battisti

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Notes on Longitarsus aphthonoides Weise 1887 and on the species groups of L. lateripunctatus (Rosenhauer 1856) and L. curtus (Allard 1860) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) 关于1887年Weise和1856年Rosenhauer和1860年Allard的纵蝽属(L. lateripunctatus)和1860年Allard属(L. curtus)种群的注释(鞘翅目，金蝇科)

Natural History Sciences Pub Date : 2021-10-28 DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2021.515

L. Fariña

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Somatochlora arctica (Odonata: Corduliidae) oviposing at “lower than usual” altitude for Italy and the Mediterranean Region and first observation for the Varese Province (Northern Italy) 在意大利和地中海地区“低于正常”海拔产卵的北极体藻(体藻科:Corduliidae)和在瓦雷塞省(意大利北部)的首次观测

Natural History Sciences Pub Date : 2021-10-28 DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2021.533

S. Aguzzi, V. Orioli

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An updated check-list of Italian amphibians and reptiles 意大利两栖动物和爬行动物的最新清单

Natural History Sciences Pub Date : 2021-10-28 DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2021.519

R. Sindaco, E. Razzetti

引用次数: 4