S Abstract. In two Campylornormyrus species, tamandua and rhynchophorus from Central Africa, the electric organ discharge (EOD) activity was studied during the nocturnal activity phase in the laboratory. Both species have a pulse-type EOD of less than 200 ps duration and similar waveform; the sequence of inter-discharge intervals, however, differed characteristically: C. tamandua displayed a 'm...

1 Unitat Associada d’ Entomologia Agrícola UJI-IVIA; Institut Valencià d’ Investigacions Agràries (IVIA); Ctra Montcada-Nàquera km 4.5; E-46113-Montcada (Spain) 2 Departament de Ciències Agràries i del Medi Natural; Unitat Associada d’Entomologia Agrícola UJIIVIA; Universitat Jaume I (UJI); Campus del Riu Sec ; E-12071Castelló de la Plana (Spain) Corresponding author: [email protected] Hellenic ...

OBJECTIVES Loranthus ferrugineus (L. ferrugineus) from Loranthaceae, a mistletoe, is a medicinal herb used for a variety of human ailments. Traditionally, decoctions of this parasitic shrub have been mainly used to treat high blood pressure (BP) and gastrointestinal complaints; usage which is supported by experimental based pharmacological investigations. Nonetheless, there is still limited dat...