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Seed Dispersal by Nocturnal Crickets.

In addition to being great at singing nocturnal crickets are also important seed dispersers!
 
A large proportion of seed dispersal in tropical forests is performed by iconic vertebrates such as birds, bats, monkeys and rodents.

Researcher from UFAC launches book on birds of Acre

The proposal of the book Aves do Acre, by Dr. Edson Guilherme, was to group in a single volume all the information obtained on the birds of Acre. 

Cheloniateca - Glossary of terms.

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Beak.

While some prehistoric turtles had teeth, all extant species have horny beaks made of keratin. The shape and size of the beak can reflect the type of diet.

Carapace

Cryptodira

Dorsal

Egg Tooth (or Egg Caruncle)

ESD

Keel

Keratin

Neustophagia

Nuchal

Plastron

Pleurodira

Scutes

Kinosternon scorpioides

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