Sentences with word «neotropical»

Located in the Stann Creek District and not far from Placencia Village, the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary is globally recognized as the world's first jaguar preserve and is home to cascading waterfalls to swim in, panoramic mountain views, nature trails, furry mammals, colorful insects, scaly reptiles and a variety of neotropical birds.

Cascading waterfalls, panoramic mountain views, nature trails, furry mammals, colorful insects, scaly reptiles and a variety of neotropical birds are just a few of the things you will experience at this sanctuary.

Rich in large mammals, the borderlands of Arizona bring together North American species like bighorn sheep and black bears with rare Neotropical migrants like jaguars and ocelots.

Brooke C. Aldrich, trustee at the charity Neotropical Primate Conservation, highlights serious concerns around the wider implications of using primate «actors» in films, including the trivialization of their conservation and welfare needs and representing them as suitable pets to viewers.

A study appearing in ACS» Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, found that that although there are over 600 species of blueberries and blueberry - like fruits growing in Mexico, Central and South America, two types of neotropical blueberries were extreme super fruits — they had significantly more antioxidants than a type of blueberry commonly sold in U.S. supermarkets stores.

However in others, such as certain neotropical butterflies, the total number of changes in the genes indicated that evolution had been more gradual.

Major refuge objectives are to provide feeding and resting habitat for wintering waterfowl; provide habitat and management for endangered, threatened, or sensitive species of concern; protect and provide habitat for neotropical migratory land birds; preserve a natural diversity and abundance of flora and fauna; and alleviate crop depredation.

In addition to this ancient metropolis being one of the most interesting, and certainly largest Maya archaeological sites anywhere, the Mountain Pine Ridge and areas surrounding Caracol provide some of the best birding around, filled with neotropical forest species such as Keel - billed Motmots, Violaceous Trogons, Ocellated Turkeys, Crested Guans, Great Curassows, and, for the lucky, the rare and humongous Harpy Eagle.

While untangling the complex taxonomy of Neotropical liana genus Pachyptera, scientists Ms. Jéssica Nayara Carvalho Francisco and Dr. Lúcia Garcez Lohmann from the University of São Paulo used integrative taxonomy to help them recognize five well - defined species, one of which newly described from Colombia and Venezuela.

«The discovery of a well - studied species, previously considered strictly insectivorous, foraging on fruits shows how little we know about the biology and natural history of Neotropical bats,» conclude the authors.

Eco-Index, an online compilation of Neotropical conservation projects provided by Rainforest Alliance, has a really nice interview with Georges which describes their work with sustainable coffee, community, and conservation.

Research interests: Primate socio - ecology; atelins (spider monkeys); tropical forest ecology; conservation of Neotropical rainforests.

At least 69 bird species occur within Muir Woods, the majority of which are small neotropical migrants such as the Pacific - slope flycatcher, winter wren, golden - crowned kinglet, and chestnut - backed chickadee.

As might expected in such a wild and remote setting, wildlife abounds - Tayra, Neotropical River Otter, Kinkajou, Baird's Tapir, all five species of wild cat, and numerous snakes and reptiles.

With over 250 resident or migratory exotic neotropical birds close by, you are bound to add to your personal bird lists and have the opportunity to take many wonderful photos to show your fellow birders and add to your collection.

Nearly all Bird - Friendly certified farms are in Latin America, since the research that led to the launching of the certification took place there and was developed for Neotropical habitats.

Brazil accounts for 85 per cent of all native neotropical forest roundlog production.

Callithrix manicorensis and C. acariensis, described in the March Neotropical Primates, are both light - colored: one silvery with a yellow belly and black tail, and the other snow white and sporting a gray racing stripe and an orange - tipped black tail.

Conversely, neotropical hummingbirds and Apache pines, to name some Chiricahua species, aren't seen in the Pinalenos.

Although in their present study the scientists admit that additional Neotropical areas need to be studied, they have concluded that all of the species are «unambiguously specialists,» feeding on one or a few related species exclusively.

«If Neotropical migrants are unable to adjust their breeding behaviors, then there may be a mismatch in the timing of raising their young to the peak availability in food resources, namely insects.

Research interests: Dental functional morphology; Masticatory biomechanics; Three dimensional geometric morphometric methods; Platyrrhine evolution; Caribbean and Neotropical mammalian evolution and biogeography; Caribbean extinction

Species limits within the Amazonian treefrog Dendropsophus parviceps The genus Dendropsophus is one of the most speciose among Neotropical anurans and its number of described species is increasing.

Once again though, after almost three years of Andean bliss and Atawalpa's revenge, the wander - lustful neotropical migrant set off.

Colombian Neotropical Migratory Bird Monitoring and Conservation Program ProAves Foundation — Conservation International Colombia.

The best items to flex prices on are the high - ticket specialty fish like three - inch or larger discus; adult pairs of Rift Lake haplochromines and peacocks; arowanas; fancy goldfish and koi; breeding - size Neotropical cichlids; L - number plecos; fancy synodontis; and breeding - size specimens of any schooling fish (bought in quantity).

Most commonly noticed neotropical ants, found in all lowland habitats.

Scarlet macaws, known as lapas in Costa Rica, are among the world's largest and most colorful Neotropical parrots.

Our birding trips are led by very experienced neotropical ornithologists.

You'll see neotropical birds like these along our shore, just 50 feet from the Lodge:

Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary is the top neotropical birding site in Belize and Bird's Eye View Lodge, located along the famous Crooked Tree Lagoon offers the best tours and lodging options in this part of Belize.

, Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera.

Its finding contradicted widely held assumptions that neotropical warblers were declining.

(Washington, D.C., January 17, 2013) The Cerulean Warbler, a bird whose population has declined by about 70 percent in the last 40 years, and 25 other neotropical migrating birds are the key beneficiaries of a successful two - year - effort by American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and Fundación ProAves to purchase and protect key wintering habitat for the birds in Colombia, South America.

If your answer is YES, then it just might be possible that a much larger reforestration (land reclaimed by high - density, fast - growing Neotropical biomass from that used by 50M people doing low - density agriculture) might have had an effect... One more time: the relevant - to - this - post interesting scientific question is whether or not a cooling that certainly happened would have had different * regional * fingerprints depending on the relative contributions of:

A study appearing in ACS» Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, found that that although there are over 600 species of blueberries and blueberry - like fruits growing in Mexico, Central and South America, two types of neotropical blueberries were extreme super fruits — they had significantly more antioxidants than a type of blueberry commonly sold in U.S. supermarkets stores.

The search started when pollination ecologist Hilary Erenler was researching her main passion, neotropical butterflies.

Phylogenetic and ecological factors impact the gut microbiota of two Neotropical primate species.

«Playback experiments between geographically isolated taxa provide key data on how populations might perceive each other in terms of «same» or «different» if they were in actual contact,» according to Louisiana State University's J.V. Remsen, an expert on Neotropical birds who was not involved in the research.

Neotropical Biodiversity Rediscovery of the nearly extinct longnose harlequin frog Atelopus longirostris (Bufonidae) in Junín, Imbabura, Ecuador.

In addition to the monkeys, you can spot hundreds of birds, giant river otters, neotropical river otters, three - toed sloths, two - toed sloths, tamanduas, and fascinating reptiles.

Whatever the season there are always exotic neotropical birds about the grounds and the sanctuary and our sharp - eyed, professional, Licensed Guides know how to find them, whether on our Birding - by - Boat Cruises or Guided Bird Walks.