Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Romerolagus


In the News (Thu 16 Feb 12)

  
  The Biogeography of Volcano Rabbit
The Biogeography of Volcano Rabbit ( Romerolagus diazi)
Romerolagus diazi, or the volcano rabbit, is a small rabbit, with only the pygmy rabbit being smaller.
The volcano rabbit, Romerolagus diazi, is endemic to and located only on the slopes of four volcanoes (see Figure 3) in central Mexico (Chapman and Flux, 1990 and Hoth et al.
www.csus.edu /indiv/g/gervaisb/Biogeography/Student%20Papers/Tina%20Rogers/volcanorabbit.htm   (1614 words)

  
 Resources on the Volcano Rabbit from academic institutions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The volcano rabbit : The volcano rabbit, Romerolagus diazi, is the official logo of the AB-WRSA.
Newsletter February 1996 : Carolina Valdespino, a doctoral student from Mexico, is studying the habitat use patterns of the endangered volcano rabbit (Romerolagus diazi).
The Biogeography of Volcano Rabbit : The Biogeography of Volcano Rabbit (Romerolagus diazi).
mongabay.org /conservation/Volcano_Rabbit.htm   (1067 words)

  
 Romerolagus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Look for Romerolagus in Wiktionary, our sister dictionary project.
Look for Romerolagus in the Commons, our repository for free images, music, sound, and video.
If you have created this page in the past few minutes and it has not yet appeared, it may not be visible due to a delay in updating the database.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Romerolagus   (101 words)

  
 Teporingo...
Romerolagus es de hábitos diurnos con una mayor actividad entre las 10 y las 15 horas, que coinciden con el incremento de la temperatura y el decremento de la humedad ambiental.
En este sentido es sumamente importante monitorear las poblaciones de Romerolagus en esta parte de su distribución para evaluar su abundancia relativa y condiciones de su habitat.
En la actualidad se tiene un conocimiento bastante completo sobre alimentación, reproducción, actividad y otros aspectos biológicos de Romerolagus.
chichinautzin.conanp.gob.mx /especies/teporingo.htm   (569 words)

  
 ADW: Romerolagus diazi: Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Appendix I. The genus Romerolagus is monotypic and the three populations of R.
The rabbit has recently (in the past 15-20 years) disappeared from areas of central Mexico where it had previously been reported.
Cervantes, F.A., C. Lorenzo and R.S. Hoffman (1990) Romerolagus diazi.
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /accounts/romerolagus/r._diazi   (573 words)

  
 rabbit. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The many North American species called jackrabbit are actually hares, as is the snowshoe rabbit, or varying hare.
There are several species of short-eared rabbits in Asia and one, the volcano rabbit, or Mexican pygmy rabbit ( Romerolagus diazi), in central Mexico, where it is in danger of extinction.
The common rabbit breeds from February to October; its gestation period is 30 days and there are five to eight young in a litter.
www.bartleby.com /65/ra/rabbit.html   (645 words)

  
 Fuentes de Información
Cervantes, F.y J. Martínez, 1992, Food rabbits of the rabbit Romerolagus diazi (Leporidae) in central Mexico, J of Mamma, 73(4): 830- 834.
Velázquez, A.1994, Distribution and population size of Romerolagus diazi on El Pelado volcano.
Velázquez, A.,F. Cervantes y C Galindo-Leal, 1993, The volcano rabbit Romerolagus diazi a peculiar lagomorph, Lutra, 36, 62- 70
www.ibiologia.unam.mx /amcela/Biblioteca.html   (602 words)

  
 ExactAntigen volcano rabbit monoclonal antibodies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
(1985) Gestation period of the laboratory reared volcano rabbit (Romerolagus diazi).
(1985) Morphological study on the nasal turbinates (conchae) of the pika (Ochotona rufescens rufescens) and the volcano rabbit (Romerolagus diazi).
Evidence for polymorphic variable region genes in a Paleolagina Romerolagus diazi [proceedings] Arch Int Physiol Bi 87 : 212-3.
www.exactantigen.com /species/others/v/volcano-rabbit-antibodies.html   (148 words)

  
 Leporidae - Wikispecies
Genus: Brachylagus - Bunolagus - Caprolagus - Lepus - Nesolagus - Oryctolagus - Pentalagus - Poelagus - Pronolagus - Romerolagus - Sylvilagus
Romerolagus include the Volcano rabbit and the Zacatuche
Sylvilagus are cottontail-like rabbits that live in America
species.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leporidae   (55 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: I Love to Singa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
While listening to the police band radio broadcast, Mama Owl worries aloud "I wonder if they found my son", to which the policeman heard on the radio replies, "no, we didn't, lady!"
Genera Pentalagus Bunolagus Nesolagus Romerolagus Brachylagus Sylvilagus Oryctolagus Poelagus Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae, found in many parts of the world.
Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky, February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was a comedian, vaudeville performer, film actor, and one of the most prominent early stars of American radio and television.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/I-Love-to-Singa   (1066 words)

  
 Volcano Rabbit
Volcano rabbit - ROMEROLAGUS DIAZI Endangered Class: Animals with Milk Glands (Mammalia) Subclass: True Mammals (Eutheria) Order: Hare Shape (Lagomorpha) Family: Leporidae.
AMERICAN - BRANCH OF THE WORLD RABBIT SCIENCE ASSOCIATION The volcano rabbit, Romerolagus diazi, is the official logo of the AB-WRSA.
short-eared rabbits in Asia and one, the volcano rabbit, or Mexican pygmy rabbit (Romerolagus diazi), in central Mexico,...
www.angora-rabbit.com /rabbit/volcano-rabbit.html   (617 words)

  
 Las montañas, la diversidad biológica y su conservación
Por ejemplo, ha disminuido el hábitat de la liebre de volcán ( Romerolagus diazi), especie endémica y en peligro de extinción, que vive en México central, en los volcanes Pelado, Tláloc, Popocatépetl e Iztacchíhuatl, a altitudes entre los 2 600 y los 5 450 m.
La fragmentación por influencia humana, debido a la construcción de carreteras, a la agricultura y actividades intensivas de quema y sobrepastoreo, reduce notablemente los hábitats vitales que necesita la fauna (Velázquez, 1993).
Velázquez, A. Man-made and ecological fragmentation: study case of the volcano rabbit ( Romerolagus diazi).
www.fao.org /docrep/w9300s/w9300s09.htm   (4359 words)

  
 Lecture 27-Lep.II, Phol.,Tubul.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Declining due to degradation and disappearance of sagebrush ecosystem in arid W North America (Katzner et al., 1997)
In rocky and mountainous areas (middle slope of volcanoes Popocatepetl and Ixtacihuatl, Mexico).
Velázquez, A. Man-made and ecological habitat fragmentation: study case of the Volcano rabbit ( Romerolagus diazi).
www.uvm.edu /~jdecher/Lecture24.html   (1087 words)

  
 Echte Hasen
Lepus saxatilis, Lepus timidus, Lepus townsendii, Lepus whytei, Nesolagus, Nesolagus netscheri, Oryctolagus, Oryctolagus cuniculus (B), Pentalagus, Pentalagus furnessi, Poelagus, Poelagus majorita, Pronolagus, Pronolagus crassicaudatus, Romerolagus, Romerolagus diazi, Sylvilagus, Sylvilagus aquaticus, Sylvilagus auduboni (B), Sylvilagus bachmani, Sylvilagus brasiliensis, Sylvilagus idahoensis, Sylvilagus palustris (B), Sylvilagus sylvaticus (B)
Ein ungewöhnlicher Vertreter ist das Vulkankaninchen ( Romerolagus diazi), das nur in einem eng umgrenzten Gebiet südöstlich von Mexiko-City in den Hängen der Vulkane vom Popocatepetl und Ixtahuatl vorkommt.
Es lebt in den kargen Höhen von 3000 bis über 3500 m, wo sonst kein anderes Wirbeltier hinkommt.
www.das-tierlexikon.de /echte_hasen.htm   (3086 words)

  
 Zacatuche - educational resources
or Romerolagus diazi is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Endangered due to A1abc+2bc, B1+2bcd+3abc, C1+2a.
UBEP 2000 Seventh Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium : The Zacatuche Rabbit, the biodiverse Trans-volcanic belt in Mexico, and Indigenous
ADW: Leporidae: Classification : Genus Romerolagus (volcano rabbit and zacatuche).
animals.mongabay.com /iucn/WXYZ/Zacatuche.html   (132 words)

  
 CONTENTS
One of the animals that caught my eye was the volcano rabbit ( Romerolagus diazi), which has been a feature of this institution for some time (Hoth and Granados, 1987).
Interestingly, some common animals that are considered to be `nuisance species' in the U.S., such as raccoon, coyote and Canada goose, were given generously large areas in attractive exhibit settings.
Hoth, J., and Granados, H. (1987): A preliminary report on the breeding of the volcano rabbit Romerolagus diazi at the Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico City.
www.zoonews.ws /IZN/291/IZN-291.html   (21740 words)

  
 CCA Bib 93, Mammals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Valázquez, A. (1993) Man-made and ecological habitat fragmentation: study case of the Volcano rabbit (Romerolagus diazi).
Velázquez, A. (1993) Man-made and ecological habitat fragmentation: study case of the Volcano rabbit (Romerolagus diazi).
Last updated on Wednesday, May 30, 2001 by Philippe Casgrain
www.fas.umontreal.ca /BIOL/Casgrain/cca_bib_93/organisms/mammals.html   (59 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.