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Michael Rodriguez interviews author Tom Springer
No full textAuthor Tom Springer is interviewed about his writing career and his newest book "Looking for hickories". Springer talks about his career following after earning an Environmental Journalism degree from Michigan State University. He calls his genre "creative non-fiction" and explains how he weaves his memories into his books about life in rural and wild Michigan. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Springer is interviewed by Librarian Michael Rodriguez
New species of Potamocoris Hungerford (Heteroptera, Potamocoridae) from Costa Rica and a key to the species
No full textHerrera, Federico, Springer, Monika (2014): New species of Potamocoris Hungerford (Heteroptera, Potamocoridae) from Costa Rica and a key to the species. Zootaxa 3884 (5): 492-496, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3884.5.
FIGURE 1 in First Record of the Family Potamocoridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in Costa Rica and of Coleopterocoris Hungerford, 1942 in Central America
No full textFIGURE 1. Adult female specimen of Potamocoris beckeri La Rivers, 1950, from San Carlos River, Alajuela, Costa Rica (total length 2.9 mm).Published as part of Herrera, Federico & Springer, Monika, 2012, First Record of the Family Potamocoridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in Costa Rica and of Coleopterocoris Hungerford, 1942 in Central America, pp. 66-68 in Zootaxa 3333 (1) on page 66, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3333.1.6, http://zenodo.org/record/525163
FIGURE 12 in Description of the final instar nymphs of seven species from Anacroneuria Klapálek (Plecoptera: Perlidae) in Costa Rica, and first record for an additional genus in Central America
No full textFIGURE 12. Map of Costa Rica showing distribution of Anacroneuria holzenthali.Published as part of Gutiérrez-Fonseca, Pablo E. & Springer, Monika, 2011, Description of the final instar nymphs of seven species from Anacroneuria Klapálek (Plecoptera: Perlidae) in Costa Rica, and first record for an additional genus in Central America, pp. 16-38 in Zootaxa 2965 on page 25, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.27820
FIGURE 2 in First Record of the Family Potamocoridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in Costa Rica and of Coleopterocoris Hungerford, 1942 in Central America
No full textFIGURE 2. Adult male specimen of Coleopterocoris sp Hungerford, 1942, from San Carlos River, Alajuela, Costa Rica (total length 2.8 mm).Published as part of Herrera, Federico & Springer, Monika, 2012, First Record of the Family Potamocoridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in Costa Rica and of Coleopterocoris Hungerford, 1942 in Central America, pp. 66-68 in Zootaxa 3333 (1) on page 67, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3333.1.6, http://zenodo.org/record/525163
FIGURE 7 in A new species of Anacroneuria Klapálek 1909 (Plecoptera: Perlidae) and notes on the altitudinal distribution of the genus in Costa Rica
No full textFIGURE 7. Altitudinal distribution range for Costa Rican Anacroneuria species, based on collection sites in published literature (Stark 1998, 2014, Gutiérrez-Fonseca & Springer 2011, Gutiérrez-Fonseca et al. 2015). *Species for which the altitude was estimated based on the collection site due to the lack of altitude data in the original descriptions.Published as part of Gutiérrez-Fonseca, Pablo E. & Springer, Monika, 2015, A new species of Anacroneuria Klapálek 1909 (Plecoptera: Perlidae) and notes on the altitudinal distribution of the genus in Costa Rica, pp. 595-600 in Zootaxa 4058 (4) on page 599, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4058.4.11, http://zenodo.org/record/24573
Author Tom Springer reads from his book at the Michigan Writers Series
No full textAuthor Tom Springer credits his mother for developing his passion for reading and explains how he came to writing, calling himself "the least likely person to be standing up here". Springer, who works as chief editor and program manager for the Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek, Michigan, describes his journey from a below average, blue-collar kid in southwest Michigan to the writing profession. He reads from his collection "Looking for hickories: the forgotten wildness of the rural Midwest", named a 2009 Michigan Notable Book. Springer interjects his observations on life in Michigan and its cultural history, while reading. He concludes by answering questions. Introduced by MSU Librarian Michael Rodriguez. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series
Brachymetra bernaldi Pacheco-Chaves & Cordeiro & Moreira & Springer 2018, sp. nov.
No full textBrachymetra bernaldi Cordeiro, sp. nov. (Figs. 1–10) This new species is known only from a tropical rain forest stream in the lowlands of the Caribbean slope, at approximately 200 m a.s.l., in the province of Heredia. Material examined. Heredia — Sarapiquí, La Tirimbina Reserve, stream in La Ceiba Trail, 07.VII.2008, (B. Pacheco): 2 males, 3 females (CEIOC).Published as part of Pacheco-Chaves, Bernald, Cordeiro, Isabelle Da Rocha Silva, Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo & Springer, Monika, 2018, The water striders (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae) of Costa Rica: new species, checklist, and new records, pp. 493-522 in Zootaxa 4471 (3) on page 497, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4471.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/143993
Monika Palowski: Der Diskurs des Versagens. Nichtversetzung und Klassenwiederholung in Wissenschaft und Medien. Wiesbaden: Springer VS 2016 (285 S.) [Rezension]
No full textRezension von: Monika Palowski: Der Diskurs des Versagens. Nichtversetzung und Klassenwiederholung in Wissenschaft und Medien. Wiesbaden: Springer VS 2016 (285 S.; ISBN 978-3-658-10999-8; 39,99 EUR)
Descriptions of the larvae of Acanthagrion speculum and A. trilobatum from Costa Rica (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)
No full textRomán-Heracleo, Jareth, Springer, Monika, Novelo-Gutiérrez, Rodolfo (2019): Descriptions of the larvae of Acanthagrion speculum and A. trilobatum from Costa Rica (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Zootaxa 4624 (2): 219-229, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4624.2.
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