Scorpions, scorpionism, life history strategies and parthenogenesis



Título del documento: Scorpions, scorpionism, life history strategies and parthenogenesis
Revista: The journal of venomous animals and toxins
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000298536
ISSN: 0104-7930
Autores: 1
2
Instituciones: 1Societe de Biogeographie, París. Francia
2University of Utah, Department of Biology, Salt Lake City, Utah. Estados Unidos de América
Año:
Volumen: 1
Número: 2
Paginación: 51-62
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés Recently public health problems resulting from scorpion stings have shown an alarming increase in various tropical and subtropical countries such as Brazil, Mexico, Tunisia and Morocco. In some regions of Brazil, particularly in the States of Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Bahia, Goiás and the Federal District, more than 6000 scorpion stings with over 100 deaths were reported during a three-year period. In this paper, we attempt to demostrate the effects of human activities on the environment and their consequences on the distribution of dangerous species of scorpions. This topic is discussed in relation to the evolutionary ecology, life history strategies and asexual reproduction of scorpions
Disciplinas: Biología,
Medicina
Palabras clave: Quelicerados,
Salud pública,
Toxicología,
Escorpionismo,
Escorpiones,
Historia de vida,
Partenogénesis
Keyword: Biology,
Medicine,
Chelicerata,
Public health,
Toxicology,
Scorpionism,
Scorpions,
Life history,
Parthenogenesis
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