Scorpionism is a serious public health problem in various regions of the world. In Brazil, a
high number of accidents by scorpions have been reported. From 2014 to 2018, about …

Relationships between species and their habitats are not always constant. Different
processes may determine changes in species-habitat association: individuals may prefer …

Seasonality impacts species distributions through changes of the environmental conditions
that affect the presence of individuals at a given place. Although the dynamics of cave …

The scorpion sting has long been a medical problem for people, especially those in the
military forces. At the time of the Iran-Iraq war, it was one of the main health problems of …

Habitat selection and seasonal changes are key drivers of the population dynamics of many
species. We analyzed how the environmental structure influences species establishment in …

The Brazilian semiarid region has a clear distinction between the dry season, which can last
up to nine months, and the rainy season. Caves are connected to different extents to surface …

Predator–prey dynamics are some of the most important species' interactions in the natural
structuring of communities, and are among the more complex ecological processes studied …

In the present study, two common buthid scorpions, ie, Androctonus finitimus (Pocock,
1897)(Scorpiones: Buthidae) and Hottentota tamulus (Fabricus, 1798)(Scorpiones …

Edge effects have drastically affected species living in tropical forests. However,
understanding how species respond to edge effects remains a challenge, owing to the many …

Scorpions are one of the most important taxa of predators in terms of density, biomass, and
diversity in various areas of the world. In this study, we compared population-and community …