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Evaluating the Economic Impact of Farmers’ Markets Using an Opportunity Cost Framework
Farmers’ markets presumably benefit local economies through enhanced retention of local dollars. Unlike other studies, the net impact of farmers’ markets on the West Virginia economy is examined. Producer survey results are used in estimating annual direct sales (2.389 million in output including 1.075 million in output, and $0.653 million in GSP.farmers’ markets, input-output models, net economic impact, Agribusiness, Agricultural and Food Policy, Crop Production/Industries, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, R15, Q13, Q18,
Primary descriptions of defense mechanisms employed by Neotropical salamanders (Bolitoglossa, Oedipina, Nototriton, and Cryptotriton sp.: Plethodontidae) in Cusuco National Park, Honduras
Tail bifurcation in a Marine Iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus (Reptilia: Squamata: Iguanidae), from Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos Islands
Confirmation of the Mourning Gecko, Lepidodactylus lugubris (Duméril and Bibron 1836), on Isla de Utila, with remarks on the island’s invasive reptiles
Defensive Tail-curling and Head-mimicking Behavior in a Variable Coralsnake, Micrurus diastema (Squamata: Elapidae) in Cusuco National Park, Honduras
Predation of a Utila Spiny-tailed Iguana, Ctenosaura bakeri (Iguanidae), by a Central American Boa, Boa imperator (Boidae), on Utila, Isla de la Bahia, Honduras
Notes on the diet and reproduction of the bark scorpion \u3cem\u3eCentruroides gracilis\u3c/em\u3e (Scorpiones: Buthidae) on Utila Island, Honduras
The brown bark scorpion Centruroides gracilis (Latreille, 1804) (Buthidae) is an abundant and widespread species, however, fairly little is known about its ecology and natural history. We include several observations from Utila Island, Honduras, that expand on the known literature regarding the diet and reproductive behavior of C. gracilis. We report several prey items for this opportunistic species, which include invertebrates such as spiders (including tarantulas), centipedes, katydids, and crickets; as well as a case of cannibalism between two adult females C. gracilis. We suggest that such cannibalism may be driven by high population densities and/or strong intraspecific competition for prey sources on the island. Additionally, we observed a courtship dance involving a female that still carried second-instar offspring, a common behavior within the Buthidae family, although, to our knowledge, not previously reported for C. gracilis
Love thy neighbor: Predation of a Utila Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri) by a Common Spiny-tailed Iguana (C. similis) on Utila Island, Honduras
Color change in the gorgetal scales of an anole, Anolis amplisquamosus (Squamata: Dactyloidae)
Arboreality and diet in Pacific Long-tailed Snakes, Enulius flavitorques (Squamata: Dipsadidae), and a potential adaptive hypothesis for egg attendance in Honduran Leaf-toed Geckos, Phyllodactylus palmeus (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae)
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