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Valdir Antônio Taddei
Valdir Antonio Taddei (1942–2004) was a Brazilian professor of mammalogy, known for his expertise in bats and works on chiropteran phylogenetics and mammalian systematics Systematics is the study of the diversification of living forms, both past and present, and the relationships among living things through time. Relationships are visualized as evolutionary trees (synonyms: phylogenetic trees, phylogenies). Phy .... He had a PhD in Biological Sciences (Zoology) and a Graduation in Natural History from the Paulista State University Júlio de Mesquita Filho. Species described by Valdir Antonio Taddei * Chiroderma vizottoi * Dekeyser's nectar bat * Bokermann's nectar bat Honors and awards * '' Eptesicus taddeii,'' a species of bat, was named after Valdir to honor his contribution to the study of bats. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Taddei, Valdir Antonio 1960 births 2004 deaths 20th-century Brazilian zoologists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urupês
Urupês is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city has a population of 13,888 inhabitants and covers an area of 323.7 km². Urupês is located in the northwest of the São Paulo State and belongs to the Mesoregion of Novo Horizonte. Media In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo. In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable). See also * List of municipalities in São Paulo * Interior of São Paulo The interior of São Paulo is an informal term to describe the zone that covers the entire area of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo outside the Greater São Paulo, Metropolitan Region and the coast of São Paulo. The interior stands ou ... References Municipalities in São Paulo (state) {{MesoregionSãoJosédoRioPreto- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São José Do Rio Preto
São José do Rio Preto () is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is located in the northwestern region of the state, approximately from the city of São Paulo and from Brasília. With a population of 469,173 inhabitants as of the 2021 census, it is the 11th largest city in São Paulo and the 36th largest in Brazil. The city was founded in 1852 and has a rich history closely tied to commercial activities, service provision, and agriculture. São José do Rio Preto is the principal city of the Mesoregion of São José do Rio Preto, which has a population of 1,569,220. In 2020, the Microregion of São José do Rio Preto had a population of 763,534. The city celebrates its anniversary on the same day as Saint Joseph's Day. History Prior to the 19th century, the region of São José do Rio Preto was inhabited by the Kaingang people, Kaingang indigenous population. Over time, their numbers gradually declined as a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo State University
São Paulo State University (Unesp, ) is a public university run by the São Paulo State Government, state government of São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Brazil. Unesp has a combined student body of over 45,000 spread among its 23 campuses. The first of them is the Araraquara Pharmacy and Odontology Faculty, founded in 1923 and incorporated by the state of São Paulo in 1956. Before the university’s official foundation in 1976, its original 12 campuses were public independent faculties. With a budget of R$2.6 billion in 2015, UNESP currently has 33 teaching, research, and extension units in 23 campuses spread across inland and coastal cities, as well as in the city of São Paulo. It also has 30 libraries, two hospitals, three animal hospitals, five farms, and seven complementary units. São Paulo State University is considered the sixth most important university in Brazil, according to the Ranking Universitário Folha de S.Paulo, Folha, one of the most recognized local rankin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiroptera
Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out digits covered with a thin membrane or patagium. The smallest bat, and arguably the smallest extant mammal, is Kitti's hog-nosed bat, which is in length, across the wings and in mass. The largest bats are the flying foxes, with the giant golden-crowned flying fox (''Acerodon jubatus'') reaching a weight of and having a wingspan of . The second largest order of mammals after rodents, bats comprise about 20% of all classified mammal species worldwide, with over 1,400 species. These were traditionally divided into two suborders: the largely fruit-eating megabats, and the echolocating microbats. But more recent evidence has supported dividing the order into Yinpterochiroptera and Yangochiroptera, with megabats as members of the for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Systematics
Systematics is the study of the diversification of living forms, both past and present, and the relationships among living things through time. Relationships are visualized as evolutionary trees (synonyms: phylogenetic trees, phylogenies). Phylogenies have two components: branching order (showing group relationships, graphically represented in cladograms) and branch length (showing amount of evolution). Phylogenetic trees of species and higher taxa are used to study the evolution of traits (e.g., anatomical or molecular characteristics) and the distribution of organisms ( biogeography). Systematics, in other words, is used to understand the evolutionary history of life on Earth. The word systematics is derived from the Latin word of Ancient Greek origin '' systema,'' which means systematic arrangement of organisms. Carl Linnaeus used 'Systema Naturae' as the title of his book. Branches and applications In the study of biological systematics, researchers use the different br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiroderma Vizottoi
''Chiroderma vizottoi'' is a species of frugivorous bat found in the northeast of Brazil. Taxonomy The species was described by Valdir Antonio Taddei and B. K. Lim in a study published in 2010, identifying specimens previously deposited at a research institution that were recognised as the sixth extant species of the genus. The collection date of the holotype is unknown, paratypes were collected in 1977 and 2000. The authors distinguished the new taxon by morphological characteristics, cranial features and dentition, and by speciation that emerged through geographical isolation. The specific epithet commemorates the works of Luis Dino Vizotto's contributions toward an understanding of chiropteran systematics. The spelling of the epithet, as ''vizzotoi'', was erroneously published by the IUCN. Description A mid-sized species of ''Chiroderma'', a genus of Phyllostomidae known as the big-eyed bats, most closely resembling the species '' Chiroderma doriae'' found across east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dekeyser's Nectar Bat
Dekeyser's nectar bat (''Lonchophylla dekeyseri'') is a bat species found in Brazil and Bolivia.Griffiths, T.A. and Gardner, A.L. 2008. Subfamily Glossophaginae Bonaparte, 1845. In: A.L. Gardner (ed.), Mammals of South America. Volume 1, pp. 224-244. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago. Discovery and etymology This species was initially encountered in August 1970 in Brasília National Park. It was described in 1983 by Valdir Taddei, Luiz Vizotto, and Ivan Sazima.TADDEI, V. A., VIZOTTO, L. D., & SAZIMA, I. (1983). PARA IDENTIFICAÇÃO DAS ESPÉCIES DO GÊNERO (CHIROPTERA, PHYLLOS. Ciência e Cultura, 35(5). The species was named ''dekeyseri'' in honor of French zoologist Pierre Louis Dekeyser.Beolens, B., Watkins, M., & Grayson, M. (2009). The eponym dictionary of mammals. JHU Press. Description They weigh approximately . Their forearms are about long. Their dental formula is Their abdomens are paler than their backs.Moratelli, R., & Dias, D. (2015). A new species of ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bokermann's Nectar Bat
Bokermann's nectar bat (''Lonchophylla bokermanni'') is a bat species from South America. It is endemic to Brazil. It feeds on nectar, and is listed as an endangered species. Etymology This species was discovered by Ivan Sazima and Marlies Sazima in 1974 in Serra do Cipó National Park. The species was described by Ivan Sazima, Luiz Vizotto, and Valdir Taddei in 1978.Sazima, I. V. A. N., Vizotto, L. D., & Taddei, V. A. (1978). Uma nova espécie de Lonchophylla da Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais, Brasil (Mammalia, Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 38(1), 81-89.(in Portuguese) It was named after Werner Carlos Augusto Bokermann—a prominent Brazilian herpetologist and former head of the bird department at the São Paulo Zoo.Beolens, B., Watkins, M., & Grayson, M. (2009). The eponym dictionary of mammals. JHU Press. Taxonomy While it was once thought to have a wider geographic range, a 2013 analysis concluded that the population of ''L. bokermanni'' in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eptesicus Taddeii
''Eptesicus'' is a genus of bats, commonly called house bats or serotine bats, in the family Vespertilionidae. The genus name is likely derived from the Greek words ''ptetikos'' 'able to fly' or ''petomai'' 'house flier', although this is not certain. Species Traditional The following species have traditionally been placed in ''Eptesicus'' 2023 proposed revision A 2023 study noted divisions within ''Eptesicus'' when considering physical characteristics, genetics, echolocation characteristics, and divergence timing, with the authors concluding that ''Eptesicus'' should be split into three genera. They described a new genus, ''Neoeptesicus'', and elevated the subgenus ''Cnephaeus'' to genus rank. The Old World ''Eptesicus'' species were moved to ''Cnephaeus'': * ''Cnephaeus anatolicus'' * ''Cnephaeus bottae'' * ''Cnephaeus floweri'' * ''Cnephaeus gobiensis'' * ''Cnephaeus hottentotus'' * ''Cnephaeus isabellinus'' * ''Cnephaeus japonensis'' * ''Cnephaeus kobayashii'' * ''Cneph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Births
It is also known as the " Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * January 1 – Cameroon becomes independent from France. * January 9– 11 – Aswan Dam construction begins in Egypt. * January 10 – British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan makes the "Wind of Change" speech for the first time, to little publicity, in Accra, Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana). * January 19 – A revised version of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan ("U.S.-Japan Security Treaty" or "''Anpo (jōyaku)''"), which allows U.S. troops to be based on Japanese soil, is signed in Washington, D.C. by Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi and President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The new treaty is opposed by the massive Anpo protests in Japan. * January 21 ** Coalbrook mining disaster: A coal mine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Deaths
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