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Rev. Iber. Aracnol., Vol.
30 (2017)
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First reported
case cannibalism in Lychas aberlenci Lourenço, 2013 from the
rainforest of Laos (Scorpiones: Buthidae) |
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Wilson R, Lourenço1,
Vinh Quang Luu2, Truong Quang Nguyen3 & Thomas
Ziegler4 |
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1 Muséum national d'Histoire
naturelle, Sorbone Universités, Institut de Systématique, Evolution,
Biodiversité (ISYEB), UMR7205-CNRS, MNHN, UPMC, EPHE, CP 53, 57 rue
Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France; wilson.lourenco@mnhn.fr |
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Department of Wildlife, Faculty of Forest Resources and Environmental
Management, Vietnam National University of Forestry, Xuan Mai, Chuong
My, Hanoi, Vietnam; qvinhfuv@yahoo.com.au |
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Institute of Ecology and Biology Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science
and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Hanoi, Vietnam; nqt@yahoo.com |
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AG Zoologischer Garten Köln, Riehler Str. 173, D-50735 Köln, Germany;
ziegler@koelnerzoo.de |
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Abstract: |
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A first case of
cannibalism is reported from the field for Lychas aberlenci
Lourenço, 2013 in the rainforest of Khammouane Province in Laos. This
species continues to be encountred only rarely, but it seems to have an
exclusive behaviour in its natural habitat. |
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Key words:
Scorpiones, Buthidae, Lychas, cannibalism, rainforest, Laos. |
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Primera observación
de canibalismo en Lychas aberlenci Lourenço, 2013 del bosque
tropical de Laos (Scorpiones: Buthidae) |
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Resumen: |
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Se presenta el primer
caso de canibalismo en el campo de Lychas aberlenci Lourenço,
2013, observado en el bosque tropical de la provincia de Khammouane, en
Laos. La especie sigue detectándose sólo en contadas ocasiones, pero sí
que parece tener una conducta exclusivamente arbórea en su medio
natural. |
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Palabras clave:
Scorpiones, Buthidae, Lychas, canibalismo, bosque tropical, Laos |
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