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ABSTRACT Understanding the temporal dynamics of predator–prey interactions is the basis for predicting behavioral responses to climate or other environmental changes. Bats, as generalist apex predators, can provide a holistic view on ecosystem health, because their diet integrates signals from diverse insect communities and rapidly reflects ...
Tamara R. Hartke +7 more
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Faunistical and biogeographical survey of the centipede fauna in the Aggtelek National Park, Northeast Hungary [PDF]
Twenty-seven species of centipedes (Chilopoda) were recorded during a survey of the Aggtelek National Park inNortheast Hungary. Sixteen taxa are new to the area, one of which, Lithobius cyrtopus is reported second times from Hungary.On the basis of this ...
Novák, J., Dányi, L.
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Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Urbanization represents one of the major anthropogenic alterations of the Earth's surface, with significant impacts on biodiversity and its functions. Soil animals are essential components of biodiversity, and their trophic interactions play integral roles in the ...
Haifeng Yao +6 more
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The catalogue of caves with endemic cavernicolous arthropod fauna of Romania
The authors provide the centralized data about the Romanian caves with endemic fauna, based on all reliable bibliographic sources (as quoted in text and cited in the chapter references) and based on their research activity.
EUGEN NITZU +6 more
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Teratologías en tres géneros de Scolopendridae (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha) del Perú
Por primera vez se registran y describen teratologías en una especie y dos morfoespecies de ciempiés de la familia Scolopendridae (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha), recolectados en los departamentos de Madre de Dios y Cusco, Perú: Cormocephalus sp ...
Benita Bautista-Challco +4 more
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The height at which epiphytic bromeliads are found affects the invertebrate community composition within them. The size of epiphytic bromeliads is positively correlated with species richness of both aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates. Whether bromeliads were found in primary or secondary forest did not have a significant effect on the community of ...
Xaali O'Reilly‐Berkeley +6 more
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Background Given the numerous hypotheses concerning arthropod phylogeny, independent data are needed to supplement knowledge based on traditional external morphology and modern molecular sequence information.
Andy Sombke, Torben Stemme
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On the fauna of centipedes (Chilopoda, Myriapoda) inhabiting Serbia and Montenegro [PDF]
This paper presents our recent knowledge concerning the fauna of centipedes (Chilopoda) in Serbia and Montenegro. In this study 5 species are considered as new for the fauna of Serbia, but only one for Montenegro.
Mitić Bojan M., Tomić Vladimir T.
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Abstract The American toad (Anaxyrus americanus) is a native insectivorous amphibian common in agricultural fields in eastern North America. Past research on this and related species suggests potential for positive or negative effects on pest populations, depending on the prevalence of intraguild predation.
Margaret R. Douglas +6 more
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On the distribution of Astrobunus laevipes CANESTRINI, 1872 (Arachnida: Opiliones) in Central Europe [PDF]
Published data and unpublished communications show that the range of Astrobunus laevipes in Central Europe is much larger than previously believed.
Spelda, Jörg, Höfer, Anke Maria
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