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Kategoriename: Pensoft Academic - Aquatic Biodiversity of Latin America
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Artikelname: Amazon Fish Parasites
Artikelbeschreibung:

For many years, students from numerous countries have complained about the lack of "tools" to identify aquatic invertebrates from Latin America. Keys found in accepted textbooks are mostly limited, superficial or too popular-science. On the other hand, more advanced keys in academic books on aquatic invertebrates fail to cover neotropical representatives in due detail. The few that do, however, also show too many defects in scope and presentation to be considered up-to-date. An international team of editors combined their efforts with Pensoft Publishers to launch a new major series on the aquatic biodiversity in Latin America. About 15 monographs, written by scientists from various countries, will offer a new, unrivalled view of the marvelous aquatic world of South America! The series is addressed to zoologists, ecologists, hydrobiologists, biogeographers, conservationists and students interested in aquatic biodiversity. The series will be an imminent tool for any biological library. This book covers the following Phyla and Classes: Protozoa (Myxozoa, Sporozoa), Plathelminthes (Trematoda, Monogenoidea, Cestoda), Nematoda, Acanthocephala, Crustacea (Copepoda, Branchiura, Isopoda), Hirudinea and Pentastomida that are known to parasitize Amazonian fishes. The text is in English and the identification keys to families and genera are in both English and Spanish. In addition to the keys and checklists, each chapter gives information on the morphology, life cycles, pathology, prevention, treatment, collection method, as well as general reference data on each taxon. An alphabetic table of host fishes with their respective parasites is provided. The book will prove to be useful for parasitologists, ichthyologists, aquaculturists, pisciulturists and all those interested in Neotropical fish parasites.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Protozoa and Ciliophora
3. Monogenoidea
4. Trematoda (Digenea)
5. Cestodaria and Cestoda
6. Nematoda
7. Acanthocephala
8. Copepoda
9. Branchiura
10. Isopoda
11. Hirudinea, Pentastomida and other pathogens
12. Addendum: Host-Parasite table
13. Subject index

Artikelname: Ephemeroptera of South America
Artikelbeschreibung:

For many years, students from numerous countries have complained about the lack of "tools" to identify aquatic invertebrates from Latin America. Keys found in accepted textbooks are mostly limited, superficial or too popular-science. On the other hand, more advanced keys in academic books on aquatic invertebrates fail to cover Neotropical representatives in due detail. The few that do, however, also show too many defects in scope and presentation to be considered up-to-date. An international team of editors combined their efforts with Pensoft Publishers to launch a new major series on the aquatic biodiversity of Latin America. About 15 monographs, written by scientists from various countries, will offer a new, unrivalled view of the marvellous aquatic world of South America! The series is addressed to zoologists, ecologists, hydrobiologists, biogeographers, conservationists and students interested in aquatic biodiversity. The series will be an imminent tool for any biological library.

This book covers all known (14) families, (103) genera and (470) species of the insect order Ephemeroptera from continental South America. It includes updated keys (in English and Spanish) to separate families, genera and species (when possible), as well as complete reference data on each taxon, considering its status, characters, biology and distribution. The book is addressed to specialists in systematics, ecologists, limnologists and biologists in general.

Contents

INTRODUCTION

MORPHOLOGY

Nymph

Adult

Eggs

BIOLOGY

WORKING WITH SPECIMENS

HIGHER CLASSIFICATION

DISTRIBUTION

LIST OF FAMILIES, SUBFAMILIES, GENERA AND SPECIES

SYSTEMATICS

Keys to South American families

Claves para las familias sudamericanas

Family Ameletopsidae

Family Baetidae

Family Caenidae

Family Coloburiscidae

Family Coryphoridae

Family Ephemeridae

Family Euthyplociidae

Family Leptohyphidae

Family Leptophlebiidae

Family Melanemerellidae

Family Nesameletidae

Family Oligoneuriidae

Family Oniscigastridae

Family Polymitarcyidae

COLOR PLATES

GUIDE TO CHANGES IN SCIENTIFIC NAMES

Artikelname: Neotropical Ceratopogonidae (Diptera: Insecta). Aquatic Biodiversity of Latin America
Artikelbeschreibung:

This book brings together, for the first time, all known information on the 51 genera and 1095 described Neotropical species of biting midges. An overview of the group includes a discussion of bionomics, adaptations of the various life stages, habitats, their ecological roles (including disease transmission), collecting and preparation techniques, zoogeography and classification. A key to adults (including males) provides the first key to all the genera of this region. Limited keys to eggs and larvae are presented. Keys are written in both English and Spanish. A table of all previous descriptions of immatures and a catalog of all Neotropical species is included.This book will be of interest to systematists, ecologists, medical entomologists and students wishing to undertake innovative research in a remarkably interesting and instructive group of insects.

Contents

1 Bionomics
References to species of Neotropical Ceratopogonidae described as eggs, larvae and/or pupae (Table 1)
Number of named species with described immatures for genera of Neotropical Ceratopogonidae (Table 2)
Organisms transmitted by Neotropical Ceratopogonidae (Table 3)
2 Capture and study of Ceratopogonidae
3 Rearing Ceratopogonidae
4 Phylogenetic relationships and fossil record of Ceratopogonidae
5 Zoogeography
6 Classification
Catalog of the Ceratopogonidae of the Neotropical Region (Table 4)
7 Identification
Numbers of named valid species in each genus of Neotropical Ceratopogonidae (Table 5)
Diagnosis of the Ceratopogonidae Key to the genera of adult Ceratopogonidae in the Neotropical Region
Key to the genera of eggs of Ceratopogonidae in the Neotropical Region
Key to the genera of larvae of Ceratopogonidae in the Neotropical Region
Clave para los generos de adultos de Ceratopogonidae de la Region Neotropical
Clave para los huevos de generos de Ceratopogonidae de la Region Neotropical
Clave para las larvas de generos de Ceratopogonidae de la Region Neotropical
8 Synopsis of the Ceratopogonidae of the Neotropical Region
9 References
10 Subject Index

Artikelname: Neotropical Simuliidae (Diptera: Insecta)
Artikelbeschreibung:

This book is unique in coverage, summarizing all available information concerning the American simuliid fauna south of the United States. It also includes morphological diagnoses of females, males, pupae and larvae, as well as keys (in English and Spanish), illustrations of characters, mapped distributions, and bionomics. This region appears to support 359 species grouped in two tribes, 12 genera and 18 subgenera. The description of each taxon is provided with a list of the available literature, as well as all other relevant information. The book is addressed to taxonomists, limnologists, ecologists, veterinarians and biologists in general.

Contents

1 Introduction
Bionomics
Behavior
Public health and socioeconomic importance
Control
2 Morphology and characters of taxonomic value
3 Collection and preparation of material
4 Study of material
5 Systematics
Keys to the genera of Neotropical Simuliidae
Claves de generos de simulidos de la region Neotropical
Mayacnephia Wygodzinsky & Coscaron
Tlalocomyia Wygodzinsky & Diaz Najera
Araucnephia Wygodzinsky & Coscaron
Araucnephiodes Wygodzinsky & Coscaron
Cnesia Enderlein
Gigantodax Enderlein
Pedrowygomyia Coscaron & Miranda Esquivel
Cnesiamima Wygodzinsky & Coscaron
Paraustrosimulium Wygodzinsky & Coscaron
Lutzsimulium DAndretta & DAndretta
Kempfsimulium Py-Daniel & Nunes De Mello
Simulium Latreille
Keys to Simulium subgenera
Claves de subgeneros de Simulium
Simulium (Eusimulium) Roubaud
Simulium (Nevermannia) Enderlein
Simulium (Byssodon) Enderlein
Simulium (Psilozia) Enderlein
Simulium (Pternaspatha) Enderlein
NIGRISTRIGATUM species group
NEMORALE species group
Simulium (Notolepria) Enderlein
Simulium (Chirostilbia) Enderlein
PERTINAX species group
SUBPALLIDUM species group
Simulium (Inaequalium) Coscaron & Wygodzinsky
INAEQUALE species group
BOTULIBRANCHIUM species group
Simulium (Psaroniocompsa) Enderlein
INCRUSTATUM species group
SIOLII species group
Simulium (Cerqueirellum) Py-Daniel
Simulium (Coscaroniellum) Py-Daniel
QUADRIFIDUM species group
QUADRIVITTATUM species group
Simulium (Ectemnaspis) Enderlein
BICOLORATUM species group
ROMANAI species group
PERFLAVUM species group
DINELLII species group
Simulium (Psilopelmia) Enderlein
ESCOMELI species group
BLANCASI species group
Simulium (Aspathia) Enderlein
Simulium (Hemicnetha) Enderlein
PAYNEI species group
BRACHYCLADUM species group
MEXICANUM species group
OVIEDOI species group
Simulium (Hearlea) Vargas, Martinez Palacios & Diaz Najera
JUAREZI species group
CAROLINAE species group
Simulium (Trichodagmia) Enderlein
Simulium (Thyrsopelma) Enderlein
6 Maps of Distribution
7 References
8 Subject Index
9 Addendum