Studies on the ecology of the Pyrenean newt (Calotriton asper): knowledge, conservation and future challenges

The objective for this meeting is to gather people involved and interested in the Pyrenean newt (researchers, NGOs, environmental managers, etc.) during one day in Barcelona. In addition, the participation in the congress is open to the other groups that work in the Pyrenees, which can provide complementary data for e.g. the knowledge of ecology of the species (geographers, hydrobiologists, etc.) and potential threats.

Institut d’Estudis Catalans, 15 de maig de 2017
Carrer del Carme, 47; Barcelona.

Registration is compulsory. Please write an email to the ICHN Secretariat: ichn@iec.cat.

Payment: Bank transfer to ICHN. Account Number ES51 0133 3001 2042 0000 2683, indi cating your name plus Trito Code.

Registration until the 7th of May, 2017. Fee: 15 euros. Free for students.

Organisation commitee: Delfí Sanuy, Universitat de Lleida.

Spontaneous magnetic alignment behaviour in free-living lizards

Diego-Rasilla, F.J., Pérez-Mellado, V. & Pérez-Cembranos, A. (2017). Spontaneous magnetic alignment behaviour in free-living lizards. Sci Nat, 104: 13. doi:10.1007/s00114-017-1439-7

The evidence from this study suggests that free-living lacertid lizards exhibit magnetic alignment behaviour, since their body alignments cannot be explained by an effect of the sun’s position. On the contrary, lizard orientations were significantly correlated with geomagnetic field values at the time of each observation. We suggest that this behaviour might provide lizards with a constant directional reference while they are sun basking. This directional reference might improve their mental map of space to accomplish efficient escape behaviour. This study is the first to provide spontaneous magnetic alignment behaviour in free-living reptiles. leer más >>>

Libro de proceedings del simposio de conservación de galápagos (2013) editado por la AHE

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON FRESHWATER TURTLES CONSERVATION (2013)

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Manual de Buenas Prácticas en Conservación de la Naturaleza del Comité Español de la UICN

Tenemos el placer de anunciaros que la versión final del Manual de Buenas
Prácticas en Conservación de la Naturaleza del Comité Español de la UICN ya
está disponible de forma permanente para su descarga desde nuestra página
web.

http://www.uicn.es/web/pdf/Manual/Manual_Buenas_Practicas_CeUICN.pdf

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B&AH publishes original Research Papers and updated Reviews about especially interesting issues dealing with any aspect of amphibians and reptiles worldwide. Authors can also submit Short Notes if these are organized around hypotheses appropriately argued and analysed quantitatively.

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