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Bibliographic Guide to the Terrestrial Arthropods of Michigan: Supplement 1 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
A list of publications dealing with faunistic studies, range extensions, systematics, and identification of the terrestrial arthropods of Michigan is presented, primarily for the period of 1983-1987. Correlation is also made between earlier entomological
O\u27Brien, Mark F
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Cheiridium tetrophthalmum Daday, a new synonym of Larca lata (Hansen) (Pseudoscorpiones, Larcidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Cheiridium tetrophthalmum Daday, 1889 is removed from the synonymy of Geogarypus minor (L. Koch, 1873), and treated as a junior synonym of Larca lata (Hansen, 1884). The distribution of Larca lata and Geogarypus minor is documented, and L.
Harvey, Mark S.
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The evolution of the Arachnida [PDF]

open access: yesBolletino di zoologia, 1980
Abstract This paper is a critical review of the principal problems in the taxonomy of the Chelicerata at higher levels. Of systems proposed, most are highly opinable and based on second-hand, uncontrolled information. A cladistic methodology has rarely been used. The only point generally accepted is the validity of most recent orders; the only progress
openaire   +1 more source

Do sexually dimorphic glands in the harvestman Gryne perlata (Arachnida: Opiliones) release contact pheromones during mating?

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2016
There are records of glands that produce sexual pheromones that are released into the environment or applied directly on sexual partners. Within Opiliones (Arachnida), several harvestmen in the suborder Laniatores have sexually dimorphic glands on legs I
Jéssica M. DIAS, Rodrigo H. WILLEMART
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic Differentiation Among Three Species of \u3ci\u3eParadosa\u3c/i\u3e (Arachnida: Lycosidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Allozymic variation in nine protein producing loci was examined in three species of Pardosa using starch gel electrophoresis. Allozyme frequencies showed a high degree of geographic uniformity among conspecific populations. Estimated heterozygosities for
Elliott, N. C   +3 more
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Harnessing 50 years of tick population genetics: Choosing the right molecular tool for contemporary research

open access: yesJournal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Population genetics reveals how ticks interact with hosts, microbiomes and environments. This review guides researchers in choosing the best tool for the job, weighing cost, resolution, reproducibility and throughput to study tick population structure. Abstract Ticks are ectoparasites of major medical, veterinary and ecological importance, transmitting
Xavier Barton   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Descripción de dos nuevas especies de pseudoscorpiones cavernícolas de la provincia de Cádiz (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpionida, Chthoniidae, Neobisiidae)

open access: yesGraellsia, 2000
Se describen dos nuevas especies de Pseudoscorpionida cavernícolas procedentes de la provincia de Cádiz (sur de España): Chthonius (Ephippiochthonius) aguileraorum sp. n. y Neobisium (Ommatoblothrus) rodrigoi sp.
E. Carabajal Márquez   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

First record of Hypsocephalus dahli in Switzerland with a review of its distribution, ecology and taxonomy (Araneae, Linyphiidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The spider species Hypsocephalus dahli (Lessert, 1909) is recorded for the first time in Switzerland from museum material collected in 1974. The information given in the literature and unpublished data on this rare species are summarised including an ...
Frick, Holger
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Ecosystem services provided by spiders

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Spiders, ubiquitous and abundant predators in terrestrial ecosystems, often are the subjects of an unjust negative perception. However, these remarkable creatures stand as unsung heroes within our ecosystems, contributing a multitude of ecosystem services critical to human well‐being.
Pedro Cardoso   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diversity and distribution of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) in dry ecosystems of North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The present study provides a robust data set for ecological planning and conservation of dry ecosystems in western Germany in general and North Rhine-Westphalia in particular.
Buchholz, Sascha   +1 more
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