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Do Island Spiders Descend From Trees? – A Tale of Island Colonisation and Niche Expansion
Journal of Biogeography, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim Oceanic islands are known for being home to drastically different communities compared to the mainland, as their isolation and limited area significantly favour clades able to travel long distances over water. On spiders, this happens mainly, although not exclusively, through ballooning whose propensity is unevenly distributed across ...
R. Costa +4 more
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DESCRIPTION OF \u3ci\u3eHAKKA\u3c/i\u3e, A NEW GENUS OF JUMPING SPIDER (ARANEAE, SALTICIDAE) FROM HAWAII AND EAST ASIA [PDF]
, 2001 We describe a new genus for a jumping spider that was originally placed in the large genus Menemerus Simon 1868, from which the new genus is clearly different. They were later reclassified as Icius, then as Pseudicius, and still later as Salticus.
Berry, James W., Prószyński, Jerzy
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Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Agricultural grasslands are vital habitats for insects that provide key ecosystem services. However, conventional rotary mowers are proposed to cause significant insect mortality due to the high rotational speed of their blades and the resulting airflow.
Jonas Frank +6 more
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Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Understanding the feeding habits of predatory fish is essential for unravelling food web structures and implementing conservation strategies in riverine ecosystems. However, conventional lethal stomach content analysis methods are not necessarily appropriate for long‐term dietary studies, particularly for threatened species, as they require ...
Tatsuhiko Maeda +3 more
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Faunistic spider collections in the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin: The collection of Erich Hesse [PDF]
, 2012 The ‘Hesse collection’ of spiders (Araneae) and harvestmen (Opiliones) in the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin is documented. Biographical notes on Erich Hesse – a former arachnid curator at the museum (1921–1940) – are provided.
Dunlop, Jason A. +2 more
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Biodiversity and its restoration in limestone quarries: a review
Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.Abstract Introduction Limestone quarries impact natural areas, and they are spreading in relation to human population growth. Little is known about the impact of limestone quarries and their restoration on biodiversity. Objectives This review aims to provide an overview of how biodiversity is assessed in limestone quarries, how it impacts biodiversity,
Luca Dessì +3 more
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Travaux de l'Institut de Speologie Emile Racovitza, 2007 Les auteurs présentent les résultats des recherches effectuées sur la faune de araneae, collembolesés et coléoptères édaphiques et souterrains de la région karstique de Vârghiş (Carpates Orientales, Roumanie).
EUGEN NITZU, AUGUSTIN NAE, IONUŢ POPA
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FIRST RECORD OF THE CELLAR SPIDER GENUS NITA HUBER & EL-HENNAWY, 2007 (ARANEAE, PHOLCIDAE) FROM IRAQ
Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum, 2019 The current study presents the cellar spiders genus NitaHuber & El-Hennawy, 2007 (Araneae, Pholcidae) as the first record for Iraq spider fauna, this genus represented by the species Nita elsaffHuber & El-Hennawy, 2007 were ...
Ishraq Mohammed Baker +2 more
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A review of the Nearctic jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) of the subfamily Euophryinae north of Mexico [PDF]
, 2002 The generic and specific composition ofthe Nearctic jumping spiders ofthe subfamily Euophryinae north of Mexico is reviewed, and the biogeographic affinities of the constituent groups are diagnosed.
Edwards, G. B.
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