Éditeur(s) : Hyacinth M. Simpson Hyacinth M. Simpson ( Manitoba, Canada )
Résumé : The word macomère is widely used by women in the Caribbean to mean "my child's godmother"; "my best friend and close female confindante"; "my bridesmaid, or another female wedding member of a wedding party of which I was a bridesmaid"; "the godmother of the child to whom I am also godmother"; "the woman who, by virtue of the depth of her friendship, has rights and privileges over my child and is a surrogate mother." This name seems appropriate because it so clearly expresses the intimate relations which women in the Caribbean share, is so firmly gendered, and honors the importance of friendship in relation to the important rituals of marriage, birth, and (implied) death. Moreover, macomère is a French Creole word which, although related to the French language, has taken on a structure and meaning which is indigenous to the Caribbean. The word is spelled in this way, instead of in the clearly Creole manner (macumè, makumeh, macoomè, macomeh, and many other variants), so that the female connotations of the word are highlighted and those meanings which apply to males ("a womanish or gossipy man"; "a homosexual") are less obvious. In those islands where Krèol (linguistic term for the French patos) is the first language, the same term is used for both females and males with meaning determined by the context. In islands such as Trinidad, however, where English has overlain Krèol, the Creole (linguistic term for the English patois) has incorporated the redundant my macomè and macomè man, thus reinforcing both the perceptions of intimacy and the female quality of the term. Interestingly enough, Richard Allsopp in The Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage (Oxford University Press, 1996) has indicated the possibility that maku in Belize, with the meaning "midwife", is also derived from macomère. Hence, the word forces us to recall the continuities and correspondences in Caribbean languages and cultures, as well as the dynamic, creative, and transforming power of Creoles. In the purely English-speaking islands, the only comparable term is godmother (usually the mother's best friend). In the Hispanophone Caribbean, there is the similar comadre, although, as we would expect, some of the connotations are different. Join us in continuing to interrogate all the connotations of the meaning inherent in this culturally rich lexical item from the Caribbean Creoles.

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39971238

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Springer Verlag
Résumé : International audience
Zelus annulosus is an assassin bug species mostly noted on Hirtella physophora, a myrmecophyte specifically associated with the ant Allomerus decemarticulatus known to build traps on host tree twigs to ambush insect preys. The Z. annulosus females lay egg clutches protected by a sticky substance. To avoid being trapped, the first three instars of nymphs remain grouped in a clutch beneath the leaves on which they hatched, yet from time to time, they climb onto the upper side to group ambush preys. Long-distance prey detection permits these bugs to capture flying or jumping insects that alight on their leaves. Like some other Zelus species, the sticky substance of the sundew setae on their forelegs aids in prey capture. Group ambushing permits early instars to capture insects that they then share or not depending on prey size and the hunger of the successful nymphs. Fourth and fifth instars, with greater needs, rather ambush solitarily on different host tree leaves, but attract siblings to share large preys. Communal feeding permits faster prey consumption, enabling small nymphs to return sooner to the shelter of their leaves. By improving the regularity of feeding for each nymph, it likely regulates nymphal development, synchronizing molting and subsequently limiting cannibalism.
ISSN: 0028-1042

hal-01091981
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01091981
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01091981/document
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01091981/file/Dejean_11543.pdf
DOI : 10.1007/s00114-013-1091-9

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Dominican Republic -- La Vega -- near Jarabacoa

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Mexico -- Oaxaca -- Cerro Guiengola; Dist. Tehuantepec

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voucher specimen deposited at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden (FTG), Miami, FL, USA
Dominica -- Saint Sauveur

Éditeur(s) : Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) ( Miami, FL )
Résumé : This paper was updated and published as: Laurie N. Taylor, Margarita Vargas-Betancourt, and Brooke Wooldridge. “The Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC): Creating a Shared Research Foundation,” Scholarly and Research Communication, 4(3): 0301114, 7 pp.: .

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Éditeur(s) : Hyacinth M. Simpson James Madison University Hyacinth M. Simpson ( Manitoba, Canada ) James Madison University ( Harrisonburg, VA )
Résumé : The word macomère is widely used by women in the Caribbean to mean "my child's godmother"; "my best friend and close female confindante"; "my bridesmaid, or another female wedding member of a wedding party of which I was a bridesmaid"; "the godmother of the child to whom I am also godmother"; "the woman who, by virtue of the depth of her friendship, has rights and privileges over my child and is a surrogate mother." This name seems appropriate because it so clearly expresses the intimate relations which women in the Caribbean share, is so firmly gendered, and honors the importance of friendship in relation to the important rituals of marriage, birth, and (implied) death. Moreover, macomère is a French Creole word which, although related to the French language, has taken on a structure and meaning which is indigenous to the Caribbean. The word is spelled in this way, instead of in the clearly Creole manner (macumè, makumeh, macoomè, macomeh, and many other variants), so that the female connotations of the word are highlighted and those meanings which apply to males ("a womanish or gossipy man"; "a homosexual") are less obvious. In those islands where Krèol (linguistic term for the French patos) is the first language, the same term is used for both females and males with meaning determined by the context. In islands such as Trinidad, however, where English has overlain Krèol, the Creole (linguistic term for the English patois) has incorporated the redundant my macomè and macomè man, thus reinforcing both the perceptions of intimacy and the female quality of the term. Interestingly enough, Richard Allsopp in The Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage (Oxford University Press, 1996) has indicated the possibility that maku in Belize, with the meaning "midwife", is also derived from macomère. Hence, the word forces us to recall the continuities and correspondences in Caribbean languages and cultures, as well as the dynamic, creative, and transforming power of Creoles. In the purely English-speaking islands, the only comparable term is godmother (usually the mother's best friend). In the Hispanophone Caribbean, there is the similar comadre, although, as we would expect, some of the connotations are different. Join us in continuing to interrogate all the connotations of the meaning inherent in this culturally rich lexical item from the Caribbean Creoles.

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39971238

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Dominica -- Morne Espagnol

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Dominican Republic -- Puerto Plata

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Mexico -- Quintana Roo -- Muyil

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Cuba -- Guantanamo -- San Antonio del Sur

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voucher specimen deposited at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden (FTG), Miami, FL, USA & Jardín Botánico National, La Habana, Cuba
Cuba -- Guantanamo -- San Antonio del Sur

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Bahamas -- Whale Cay

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see publication: Zona, S. 1992. Distribution update: Sabal domingensis in Cuba. Principes 36: 34–35.
Cuba -- Guantanamo -- Imias

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Mexico -- Yucatan

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voucher specimen deposited at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden (FTG), Miami, FL, USA & Jardín Botánico National, La Habana, Cuba
Cuba -- Guantanamo -- near Moa

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Trinidad -- near Asa Wright Preserve

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voucher specimen deposited at Rancho Sana Ana Botanic Garden (RSA), Claremont, CA & the Florida Museum of Natural History (FLAS), Gainesville, FL, USA
Puerto Rico -- Arecibo

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Cuba -- Guantanamo -- near Cajobabo, Imias

Résumé : The boundaries of territorial waters are not as stable as boundaries on land. Nowadays, indeed they are characterised by their very mobility. No doubt the reason for this is political. A state which sought to further her own interests by enlarging her domain within her own waters would encounter no sovereign opposition. Additonally, with the collapse of the traditional "understanding" regarding the conception of -and the criteria governing -maritime boundaries. nations chose the most effective methods of appeasing their own needs and appetites. This was achieved with the maximum ingenuity. The natural boundary myth was shaken sometimes before and sometimes simultaneously with, the cultivation of negotiating skills or, from a position of strength. the imposition of "political limits". Fruitful sources of approximation were provided by phenomena such as low-water mark, the continental shelf. the Humboldt current and so on. As for accuracy. however. this was obtained by the application of geometrical methods such as calculation on a straight line basis or by equidistance or. again. by numeric evaluation : expression of distance in nautical miles. The general effect of this medley of arguments - or pretexts - has been to add to the fluctuating nature of sea boundaries rather than contribute to their stability. In fact. the only way stabilisation of these boundaries is usually achieved is by confrontation between two or more adjacent and competing sovereign states once the question of demarcation has been hammered out. The ocean, "man's common heritage", seems to have entered a phase of parcelling out, of sharing. [NOT CONTROLLED OCR]
Les frontières maritimes n'ont pas la stabilité des frontières terrestres. Dans la présente époque, au contraire, elles se caractérisent essentiellement par leur mobilité. La principale raison de ce phénomène est sans doute d'ordre politique : au large de sa mer territoriale, l'État ne rencontre pas d'autre souveraineté lorsque ses intérêts le portent à étendre son emprise. Aussi, lorsque le « consensus » international traditionnel sur la conception et le critère de la frontière maritime fut ruiné. les États laissèrent libre cours à leur ingéniosité pour choisir les techniques les plus adéquates à la pleine satisfaction de leurs besoins et de leurs appétits. Tour à tour, et, parfois. simultanément. fut agité le mythe de la « frontière naturelle » et cultivé l'art de négocier ou d'imposer, selon les rapports de force. des "limites politiques". La "laisse de basse mer", la "marge continentale ", le courant de Humboldt. etc. fournirent des approximations fécondes. Mais la certitude est venue des techniques géométriques (lignes de base droites, équidistance) ou des évaluations chiffrées (distance exprimée en milles marins). De façon générale. ces divers arguments, ou prétextes. ont puissamment alimenté le dynamisme des frontières maritimes et fort peu contribué à leur stabilisation. Celle-ci ne procède finalement que de la rencontre de deux ou plusieurs souverainetés voisines et concurrentes. une fois tranchées les querelles de "bornage". L'océan, "héritage commun de l'humanité", est entré, semble-t-il, dans une phase de liquidation et de partage... [OCR NON CONTRÔLE]

Droits : 1979 CNEXO
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/1979/rapport-4798.PDF
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/4798/