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Figure 6 in First occurrence of Panthera atrox (Felidae, Pantherinae) in the Mexican state of Hidalgo and a review of the record of felids from the Pleistocene of Mexico
Figure 6. Mexican Pleistocene localities with records of Panthera atrox, considering (a) a hypsometric base and (b) the Mexican biogeographic corridors (sensu Ceballos et al., 2010). Diamond indicates the record from southeastern Hidalgo, central Mexico. Biogeographic corridors: 1, eastern US–Sierra Madre Oriental; 2, western US–Baja California; 3, Rocky Mountains–Sierra Madre Occidental; 4, central US–northern Mexico; 5, Transvolcanic Belt– Sierra Madre del Sur; 6, Tamaulipas–Central America Gulf Lowlands; and 7, Sonora–Central America Pacific Lowlands.
Figure 5 in The occurrence and status of black-and-white Puffinus shearwaters on the Kenyan and Tanzanian coasts, with the first specimen records of Persian Shearwater P. persicus persicus
Figure 5. Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus persicus, off Watamu, coastal Kenya, 1 March 2022, showing the characteristic brown-toned upperparts, much-reduced white in the underwing-coverts, dusky axillaries and brown flanks streaking of this taxon (Jaap Gijsbertsen)
Figure 4 in The occurrence and status of black-and-white Puffinus shearwaters on the Kenyan and Tanzanian coasts, with the first specimen records of Persian Shearwater P. persicus persicus
Figure 4. Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus, ashore near Pangani, north-east Tanzania, 14 March 2009, showing the characteristic dusky underwing, axillaries, and faint white spot in front of the eye (© B. Simonsen)
Figure 1 in The occurrence and status of black-and-white Puffinus shearwaters on the Kenyan and Tanzanian coasts, with the first specimen records of Persian Shearwater P. persicus persicus
Figure 1. Specimens of Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus persicus (A) NMK 1442019 (Sidney Shema), (B) NMK B9189 (Sidney Shema), (C) NMK B8032 (Sidney Shema) and Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni nicolae (D) AMNH 788928 (© Augie Kramer) collected in Kenya between 1963 and 2019, alongside a paratype of P. b. nicolae (E) MNHN-ZO-MO-1878-1051 (www.science.mnhn.fr/institution/mnhn/collection/zo/item/ search?lang=en_US) from the Seychelles. Birds not to scale.
Figure 3 in The occurrence and status of black-and-white Puffinus shearwaters on the Kenyan and Tanzanian coasts, with the first specimen records of Persian Shearwater P. persicus persicus
Figure 3. Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus persicus, Diani, coastal Kenya, 26 February 2019, before it died (© S. Kapila)
Figure 2 in The occurrence and status of black-and-white Puffinus shearwaters on the Kenyan and Tanzanian coasts, with the first specimen records of Persian Shearwater P. persicus persicus
Figure 2. Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus persicus off Oman (left ML 155569281; © Marcel Gil Velasco) and United Arab Emirates (right ML 93690941; © Tommy Pedersen) alongside the December 1981 specimen from Mtwapa Creek, Kenya (centre NMK B9189; Sidney Shema), showing typical pattern of wear and fading on head producing white grizzling / streaking, and a poorly demarcated border between cheeks and throat.
Mammal occurrence records (2020-23) in the Valparai Plateau and Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Western Ghats, India
<p>This dataset contains Mammal occurrence records (January 2020 - June 2023) in the Valparai Plateau and Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Western Ghats, India. It includes a few occurrence records of reptiles. Occurrence records were gathered in the field by researchers of the Nature Conservation Foundation, India, using a mobile data collection application. Suggested citation is:<br>Nature Conservation Foundation (2024). Mammal occurrence records (2020-23) in the Valparai Plateau and Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Western Ghats, India. Nature Conservation Foundation, India. Dataset, Zenodo. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11903722<br> <br><strong>CONTACT #1</strong><br>1. Name: T. R. Shankar Raman <br>2. Work Address: Nature Conservation Foundation, 1311, 12th A Main, Vijayanagar 1st Stage, Mysuru 570017, Karnataka, India<br>3. Work Phone: +91 821 2515601<br>4. Email address: trsr@ncf-india.org <br>5. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1347-3953</p> <p><strong>CONTACT #2</strong><br>1. Name: Divya Mudappa <br>2. Work Address: Nature Conservation Foundation, 1311, 12th A Main, Vijayanagar 1st Stage, Mysuru 570017, Karnataka, India<br>3. Work Phone: +91 821 2515601<br>4. Email address: divya@ncf-india.org <br>5. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9708-4826</p> <p><strong>Keywords:</strong> tropical rainforest, plantations, Anamalai Hills, Western Ghats, animal distribution, mammals </p> <p><strong>Geographic Coverage:</strong><br>1. Location/Study Area: Valparai Plateau, Tamil Nadu, India; Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu, India<br>2. GPS coordinates: Valparai Plateau (10°15'- 10°22'N, 76°52' - 76°59'E); Anamalai Tiger Reserve (10°12' - 10°35'N, 76°49' - 77°24'E)</p> <p><strong>Temporal Coverage:</strong><br>1. Begins: 2020-01-11 (Year, Month, Day)<br>2. Ends: 2023-06-02 (Year, Month, Day)</p> <p>Besides the 000_readMe.txt file containing this information, the dataset includes 60 images (photographs), three comma-delimited text (csv) files, and one R markdown text file with R code as explained below:<br>1) 001_mammalData.csv -- This file has the main mammal occurrence data with relevant and renamed columns derived from the original downloaded Excel worksheet file</p> <p>2) 002_placeLocs.csv -- This file lists names places for which the GPS location was unavailable from the mobile phone application, and was manually assigned to coordinates with 500 m accuracy</p> <p>3) 003_nameMatch.csv -- This file matches the name as originally recorded with the correct common name and scientific name</p> <p>4) 004_mammup.Rmd -- R code for processing the files to create a file for upload as an occurrence dataset on the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF.org)</p> <p>+60 image files (with ".jpg" file extension)</p> <p><strong>FILES INCLUDED IN DATASET</strong></p> <p><strong>001_mammdata.csv</strong><br>This file has the main mammal occurrence data with relevant and renamed columns derived from the original downloaded Excel worksheet file <br>recordedBy: Observer who recorded/made the observation<br>username: Username of person on whose mobile phone the data were noted<br>timestamp: Automatic time stamp of date and time when app was used<br>date: Date of observation<br>time: Time of observation<br>decimalLatitude: Latitude in decimal degrees N<br>decimalLongitude: Longitude in decimal degrees E<br>GPSaltitude: Altitude in metres<br>GPSaccuracy: Horizontal accuracy of GPS location in metres<br>place: Name of locality<br>habitat: Habitat type<br>species: Species common name<br>count: Number of individuals observed<br>countType: Total (solitary or fully counted groups) or Partial (incompletely counted groups)<br>obsType: Type of observation: sighting, sign (droppings or vocalisation), death, roadkill, electrocution, other<br>notes: Notes or remarks on observation<br>imageID: Image filename if available (NA, if not available)<br>instanceID: Automatically generated unique identifier of observation</p> <p><strong>002_placeLocs.csv</strong><br>This file lists names places for which the GPS location was unavailable from the mobile phone application, and was manually assigned to coordinates with 500 m accuracy<br>place: Name of locality as recorded<br>lat: Assigned latitude in decimal degrees N<br>long: Assigned longitude in decimal degrees E<br>GPSaccuracy: Assigned as 500 m – Horizontal accuracy of GPS location in metres</p> <p><strong>003_nameMatch.csv</strong><br>This file matches the name as originally recorded with the correct common name and scientific name.<br>verbatimIdentification: Identification as originally recorded in the ‘species’ column of the mammdata.csv file<br>vernacularName: Common or engish name<br>scientificName: Scientific name</p> <p><strong>004_mammup.Rmd</strong><br>R code for processing the files to create a file for upload as an occurrence dataset on the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF.org)</p>
Text-fig. 2. The western part of Velim (former quarry) shows sections VII and VIII sensu Žítt et al. (1997a) – (photographed by T. K.). in The First Recorded Occurrence Of Smilium? Parvulum Withers, 1914 (Cirripedia, Thoracica) From The Bohemian Cretaceous Basin (The Czech Republic)
Text-fig. 2. The western part of Velim (former quarry) shows sections VII and VIII sensu Žítt et al. (1997a) – (photographed by T. K.).
Text-fig. 3. Smilium? parvulum (WITHERS, 1914), carina, specimen NM O7133, 1 – outer view of carina with umbo under apex, 2 – lateral view of carina, 3 – inner view of carina with remains of claystone after preparation. Specimen is to scale. in The First Recorded Occurrence Of Smilium? Parvulum Withers, 1914 (Cirripedia, Thoracica) From The Bohemian Cretaceous Basin (The Czech Republic)
Text-fig. 3. Smilium? parvulum (WITHERS, 1914), carina, specimen NM O7133, 1 – outer view of carina with umbo under apex, 2 – lateral view of carina, 3 – inner view of carina with remains of claystone after preparation. Specimen is to scale.
Figure 4 in First records of spongillaflies (Neuroptera: Sisyridae) in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, with notes on their occurrence in the Balkan countries
Figure 4. The lake Perućačko jezero, a place of Sisyra nigra. In the background is the Serbian and on the right side is the Bosnian bank of the lake.
Figure 3 in First records of spongillaflies (Neuroptera: Sisyridae) in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, with notes on their occurrence in the Balkan countries
Figure 3. Collecting places of Sisyra nigra (circles) and Sisyra terminalis (triangle) in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Figure 1 in First record of the occurrence of the Chinese pond mussel Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834) (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in African freshwaters: Oubeira Lake, Algeria
Figure 1. Location of Oubeira Lake in the boundaries of El-Kala National Park (modified from Sarri, 2017).
Figure 3 in First record of the occurrence of the Chinese pond mussel Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834) (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in African freshwaters: Oubeira Lake, Algeria
Figure 3. Scheme of measurements for S. woodiana from Oubeira Lake (photos by Bensaâd-Bendjedid L.): shell's length (SL), height (SH), and width (SW).
Linked collectors and determiners for: Occurrence records of small and medium sized mammal species in Tana River Basin, Kenya.
Natural history specimen data linked to collectors and determiners held within, "Occurrence records of small and medium sized mammal species in Tana River Basin, Kenya". Claims or attributions were made on Bionomia by volunteer Scribes, <a href="https://bionomia.net/dataset/2d0a21e0-0330-4c83-8be3-7234482f138d">https://bionomia.net/dataset/2d0a21e0-0330-4c83-8be3-7234482f138d</a> using specimen data from the dataset aggregated by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, <a href="https://gbif.org/dataset/2d0a21e0-0330-4c83-8be3-7234482f138d">https://gbif.org/dataset/2d0a21e0-0330-4c83-8be3-7234482f138d</a>. Formatted as a Frictionless Data package.
Linked collectors and determiners for: Occurrence records of southern African aquatic biodiversity.
Natural history specimen data linked to collectors and determiners held within, "Occurrence records of southern African aquatic biodiversity". Claims or attributions were made on Bionomia by volunteer Scribes, <a href="https://bionomia.net/dataset/1aaec653-c71c-4695-9b6e-0e26214dd817">https://bionomia.net/dataset/1aaec653-c71c-4695-9b6e-0e26214dd817</a> using specimen data from the dataset aggregated by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, <a href="https://gbif.org/dataset/1aaec653-c71c-4695-9b6e-0e26214dd817">https://gbif.org/dataset/1aaec653-c71c-4695-9b6e-0e26214dd817</a>. Formatted as a Frictionless Data package.
Linked collectors and determiners for: Plant species occurrences recorded from selected sites in the lower Tana River Basin, Kenya.
Natural history specimen data linked to collectors and determiners held within, "Plant species occurrences recorded from selected sites in the lower Tana River Basin, Kenya". Claims or attributions were made on Bionomia by volunteer Scribes, <a href="https://bionomia.net/dataset/cbc3c3cb-4351-42cd-8209-70c3f12f4dad">https://bionomia.net/dataset/cbc3c3cb-4351-42cd-8209-70c3f12f4dad</a> using specimen data from the dataset aggregated by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, <a href="https://gbif.org/dataset/cbc3c3cb-4351-42cd-8209-70c3f12f4dad">https://gbif.org/dataset/cbc3c3cb-4351-42cd-8209-70c3f12f4dad</a>. Formatted as a Frictionless Data package.
Linked collectors and determiners for: Aggregated occurrence records of invasive European frog-bit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L.) across North America.
Natural history specimen data linked to collectors and determiners held within, "Aggregated occurrence records of invasive European frog-bit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L.) across North America". Claims or attributions were made on Bionomia by volunteer Scribes, <a href="https://bionomia.net/dataset/71454d8a-6e9c-49f5-bf37-353f9ad2e2b9">https://bionomia.net/dataset/71454d8a-6e9c-49f5-bf37-353f9ad2e2b9</a> using specimen data from the dataset aggregated by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, <a href="https://gbif.org/dataset/71454d8a-6e9c-49f5-bf37-353f9ad2e2b9">https://gbif.org/dataset/71454d8a-6e9c-49f5-bf37-353f9ad2e2b9</a>. Formatted as a Frictionless Data package.
Linked collectors and determiners for: Plant species occurrences recorded from selected sites in the mid Tana River Basin, Kenya.
Natural history specimen data linked to collectors and determiners held within, "Plant species occurrences recorded from selected sites in the mid Tana River Basin, Kenya". Claims or attributions were made on Bionomia by volunteer Scribes, <a href="https://bionomia.net/dataset/88e15b3d-e8fa-4527-b164-83078901de99">https://bionomia.net/dataset/88e15b3d-e8fa-4527-b164-83078901de99</a> using specimen data from the dataset aggregated by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, <a href="https://gbif.org/dataset/88e15b3d-e8fa-4527-b164-83078901de99">https://gbif.org/dataset/88e15b3d-e8fa-4527-b164-83078901de99</a>. Formatted as a Frictionless Data package.
Linked collectors and determiners for: Swiss Occurrence Records of Non-Native Species of Various Faunal Groups.
Natural history specimen data linked to collectors and determiners held within, "Swiss Occurrence Records of Non-Native Species of Various Faunal Groups". Claims or attributions were made on Bionomia by volunteer Scribes, <a href="https://bionomia.net/dataset/6167d892-cb27-47cf-97d2-7257572b45b9">https://bionomia.net/dataset/6167d892-cb27-47cf-97d2-7257572b45b9</a> using specimen data from the dataset aggregated by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, <a href="https://gbif.org/dataset/6167d892-cb27-47cf-97d2-7257572b45b9">https://gbif.org/dataset/6167d892-cb27-47cf-97d2-7257572b45b9</a>. Formatted as a Frictionless Data package.
Linked collectors and determiners for: GalliForm: Galliformes occurrence records from the Indo-Malay and Palaearctic, 1800-2008.
Natural history specimen data linked to collectors and determiners held within, "GalliForm: Galliformes occurrence records from the Indo-Malay and Palaearctic, 1800-2008". Claims or attributions were made on Bionomia by volunteer Scribes, <a href="https://bionomia.net/dataset/d740f242-6c26-4229-9a8f-b63bfab63dc6">https://bionomia.net/dataset/d740f242-6c26-4229-9a8f-b63bfab63dc6</a> using specimen data from the dataset aggregated by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, <a href="https://gbif.org/dataset/d740f242-6c26-4229-9a8f-b63bfab63dc6">https://gbif.org/dataset/d740f242-6c26-4229-9a8f-b63bfab63dc6</a>. Formatted as a Frictionless Data package.
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