The diverse nature of island isolation and its effect on land bridge insular faunas [PDF]
, 2020 Aim: Isolation is a key factor in island biology. It is usually defined as the distance to the geographically nearest mainland, but many other definitions exist.
Anastasakis G. +16 more
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PLoS ONE, 2017 Conversion of tropical rainforests into plantations fundamentally alters ecological niches of animal species. Generalist predators such as centipedes (Chilopoda) may be able to persist in converted ecosystems due to their ability to adapt and switch to ...
Bernhard Klarner +5 more
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Safe Removal of a Centipede From the Ear By Using an Innovative Practicable Method: A Case Report
Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 2023 Arthropods may become lodged inside the ear and cause considerable emotional and physical trauma. Cases of centipedes being lodged in the external auditory canal have rarely been reported. In this article, we present the case of woman who had a centipede
Meng-Chang Ding MD +4 more
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Evolution of Strigamia centipedes (Chilopoda): a first molecular assessment of phylogeny and divergence times [PDF]
, 2017 We present a first phylogenetic and temporal framework, with biogeographical insights, for the centipedes of the genus Strigamia, which are widespread predators in the forest soils of the Northern Hemisphere and comprise the evo-devo model species ...
BONATO, LUCIO +4 more
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A taxonomic review of the centipede genus Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758 (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae) in mainland Southeast Asia, with description of a new species from Laos [PDF]
, 2016 NHM ...
Edgecombe, GD +4 more
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How do centipedes and millipedes respond to grazing intensity in an integrated crop-livestock system with soybean-pasture succession? [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Ciência do SoloCentipedes and millipedes promote important functions in the ecosystem. However, land use intensification in agricultural areas can reduce the abundance and diversity of these organisms.
Joice Aline Freiberg +7 more
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An unusual preparation of an eighteenth-century spider and its consequences [PDF]
, 2014 Investigation into an eighteenth-century spider in the collection of The Hunterian Museum, Glasgow, revealed an unusual and intriguing mounting method for a natural history specimen.
Brown, Georgina, Hancock, E. Geoffrey
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An annotated list of the centipedes (Chilopoda) in the National Collection of Arachnids, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México [PDF]
, 2010 The National Collection of Arachnids, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (México City) houses 476 chilopod samples, of which 197 are determined to genus and/or species. These are documented here and represent several new state
Cupul-Magaña, Fabio Germán
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Introduction to Zoology. T. H. Savory. New York: Philosophical Library, 1968. viii, 239 pp. $6.00. [PDF]
, 2017 Excerpt: This book would delight the traditional zoologist as its emphasis is on systematics and evolution. primarily based on morphology. By the author\u27s own admission he neglects areas concerning histology, embryology, physiology and genetics, while
Nelson, Sigurd, Jr.
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