In the last decades increasing records of morphological abnormalities in many amphibian
populations have become subject of scientific interest. Once considered a mere curiosity …

Coexistence with related species poses evolutionary challenges to which populations may
react in diverse ways. When exposed to similar environments, sympatric populations of two …

Water from mountainous regions is a strategic natural resource. In Mediterranean
mountainous regions, which, in many cases, correspond to protected areas, high-altitude …

The diving beetle Cybister tripunctatus lateralis (Fabricius) was designated as a Vulnerable
species in the Japanese Red Data List, being locally extinct in eight prefectures. However …

Abstract Diving beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) are carnivorous in both the larval and adult
stages; larvae are exclusively predatory, whereas adults also scavenge for food. They are …

Mountains are universally regarded as key sources of high-quality water resources,
fundamental for the local populations as well as for communities living downstream. In …

Lethocerinae water bugs are vertebrate predators that include in their diet large prey such
as fish, turtles, snakes and frogs. Although frog consumption is common among the …

Dytiscids prey on a variety of items including other invertebrates but also larger prey such as
frogs and fish. However, there have been no reports concerning predation on caudata adults …

Nepa cinerea. La observación se documentó entre los municipios catalanes de Ripoll y
Campdevànol, el 18 de septiembre de 2016 entre la 1: 14 hy la 1: 45 h (hora solar), a 723 …