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De La quinta Dayana a Cheila, una casa pa' maita: Representaciones de la transexualidad femenina

Hernández, Wilfredo (University of Barranquilla, Columbia, 2015-12)

This articles analizes Cheila, una casa pa’ maíta [Cheila, a House for Mom] (2010), by Eduardo Barberena, the first Venezuelan movie including a femanle transsexual protagonist. The movie was made by Villa del Cine, the ...

Larval cannibalism, time constraints, and adult fitness in caddisflies that inhabit temporary wetlands

Wissinger, Scott A.; Steinmetz, Jeff; Alexander, J. Scott; Brown, Wendy S. (Springer-Verlag, 2003-10-03)

The fitness of non-feeding adult insects depends on energy accumulated during the larval stage. Larvae of the caddisfly Asynarchus nigriculus primarily feed on plant detritus, but supplement their diet with animal material ...

Larval growth in polyphenic salamanders: making the best of a bad lot

Whiteman, Howard H.; Wissinger, Scott A.; Denoël, Mathieu; Mecklin, Christopher J.; Gerlanc, Nicole M.; Gutrich, John J. (Springer, 2012-07-28)

Polyphenisms are excellent models for studying phenotypic variation, yet few studies have focused on natural populations. Facultative paedomorphosis is a polyphenism in which salamanders either metamorphose or retain their ...