PRESENCE OF HEMIDACTYLUS FRENATUS AND HEMIDACTYLUS MABOUIA (SQUAMATA: GEKKONIDAE) IN LETICIA, COLOMBIAN AMAZON

Presence of Hemidactylus frenatus and Hemidactylus mabouia (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in Leticia, Colombian Amazon

The Common House Gecko Hemidactylus Keypad Controller frenatus is recorded for the first time in the city of Leticia, in Colombian Amazonia.The species probably reached this region through air and/or fluvial ways.Hemidactylus frenatus and Hemidactylus mabouia are recorded coexisting in downtown Leticia, where it seems to be displacing H.mabouia.H.f

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Human-animal interaction as a social determinant of health: descriptive findings from the health and retirement study

Abstract Background We focused on human-animal interaction (HAI) as an important aspect of social functioning at the individual level, framing this emerging field from a public health perspective.Methods Using data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) 2012 HAI module, we describe the characteristics of pet ownership in a population of older a

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Beach Mice

This document is WEC 165, one of a Keypad Controller series of the Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida.Original publication date August Electronic Drum Kits 2002.WEC 165/UW173: Beach Mice (ufl.edu).

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