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Following of Brown Capuchin Monkeys by White Hawks in French Guiana

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Extrait: One group of brown capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) was observed for 19 months in French Guiana. White Hawks (Leucopternis albicollis) were seen in association with these monkeys throughout the year. Our study revealed that : (1) hawks mainly followed capuchins in open forest types, and in thi ...

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Nesting of the Rufous-tailed Flatbill (Tyrannidae), in French Guiana

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Extrait: In French Guiana, the nesting of the Rufous-tailed Flatbill (Ramphotrigon ruficauda) occurs during the main dry season from mid-July to the end of October. This rain forest inhabitant nests exclusively at the bottom of cavities in the end of broken trunks or large fallen branches near the ground. ...

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New data on Nasutitermes from French Guiana (Isoptera: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae)

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Extrait: Nasutitermes octopilis, N. ephratae, N. similis, N. guayanae, N. guayanae form columbicus, and N. surinamensis are cited for the first time from French Guiana on the basis of the soldier and worker castes. The mandible of major worker of N. surinamensis, of small soldier of N. costalis, small wor ...

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The mammals of Paracou, French Guiana, a Neotropical lowland rainforest fauna. Part 2, Nonvolant species

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Extrait: This report describes the results of nonvolant mammal inventory fieldwork at Paracou, a lowland rainforest locality in northern French Guiana, and concludes the faunal analysis introduced by our previous monograph on the bats of Paracou (Simmons and Voss, 1998). Working within a 3-km radius over ...

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The mammals of Paracou, French Guiana, a Neotropical lowland rainforest fauna. Part 1, Bats

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Extrait: This report describes the results of bat inventory fieldwork at Paracou, a lowland rainforest locality in northern French Guiana. Working within a 3-km radius over the course of 168 sampling days from 1991 to 1994, we captured 3126 bats, of which about 78% were taken in ground-level mistnets, 10% i ...

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