Untangling Colour Diversity: Ecogeographic Patterns in Two Scolopendra Species Revealed by Citizen Science [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionIn closely related sympatric species with similar ecologies, the adaptive significance of body colour is generally expected to be similar. Here, we explore the evolutionary drivers and maintenance mechanisms behind identical colour variants in two ...
Ryosuke Uno, Shouta Iyoda
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Millipedes and centipedes in German greenhouses (Myriapoda: Diplopoda, Chilopoda) [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2014 A review is given of all the literature records of millipedes and centipedes that have been found in German greenhouses together with additional records for 29 such sites. Species lists are given for 46 greenhouses investigated throughout Germany. Thirty-
Peter Decker +2 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the geophilomorph centipede Strigamia maritima. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Strigamia maritima (Myriapoda; Chilopoda) is a species from the soil-living order of geophilomorph centipedes. The Geophilomorpha is the most speciose order of centipedes with over a 1000 species described.
Helen E Robertson +3 more
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Bacteriophages in the Rhizosphere: Roles in Nutrient Cycling, Bacterial Community Structure, and Animal-Mediated Dispersal. [PDF]
MicrobiologyopenThis review discusses bacteriophages' roles in soil ecosystems, highlighting their impact on nutrient cycling, plant health, and soil remediation, as well as animal‐mediated phage dispersal mechanisms. Overall, while bacteriophages have potential biotechnological applications, their negative effects on microbial functions and nutrient cycling highlight
Komijani M +4 more
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Material composition and mechanical properties of the venom-injecting forcipules in centipedes [PDF]
Frontiers in ZoologyBackground Centipedes are terrestrial and predatory arthropods that possess an evolutionary transformed pair of appendages used for venom injection—the forcipules.
Simon Züger +4 more
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Metal and metalloid bioaccumulation in three centipedes (Chilopoda) [PDF]
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2022 Three centipede species (Clinopodes flavidus, Cryptops anomalans and Eupolybothrus transsylvanicus) were used as bioindicators of trace metal and metalloid pollution in Belgrade, Serbia.
Mitić Bojan +6 more
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Myriapod haemocyanin: the first three-dimensional reconstruction of Scolopendra subspinipes and preliminary structural analysis of S. viridicornis [PDF]
Open Biology, 2020 Haemocyanins (Hcs) are copper-containing, respiratory proteins that occur in the haemolymph of many arthropod species. Here, we report the presence of Hcs in the chilopode Myriapoda, demonstrating that these proteins are more widespread among the ...
K. C. T. Riciluca +12 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2021 The Western Ghats (WG) mountain chain in peninsular India is a global biodiversity hotspot, one in which patterns of phylogenetic diversity and endemism remain to be documented across taxa. We used a well‐characterized community of ancient soil predatory
D. K. Bharti +3 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Recent research in island biogeography has highlighted the important role of late Quaternary sea‐level fluctuations in shaping biogeographic patterns in insular systems but focused on oceanic systems.
Cyril Hammoud +7 more
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The overview of lithobiomorph centipedes (Chilopoda, Lithobiomorpha) from caves of Slovenia [PDF]
Subterranean Biology, 2023 Centipedes of temperate regions can be found in various habitats, including forest litter, soil or caves. Slovenia, situated in the Northwestern Balkans, has rich centipede fauna, with one of the earliest scientific descriptions of a cave centipede ...
Anja Kos +5 more
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