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Surface structure and wetting characteristics of Collembola cuticles. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The cuticles of the arthropods Collembola (springtails) are known to be superhydrophobic, displaying such properties as water-repellence and plastron formation; overhanging surface structures have been suggested as the source of these properties ...
Håkon Gundersen +2 more
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Identification Key for Entomobrya Rondani, 1861 (Collembola: Entomobryidae) Species in Iran [PDF]
تاکسونومی و بیوسیستماتیک, 2022 Collembola or sprigtails are one of the most abundant terrestrial arthropods and are considered to be beneficial organisms that play an important role in the material cycle, including nitrogen and carbon, by feeding on decayed materials.
Mahshid Karimi +3 more
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Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2023 Barcoding of DNA has become the preferred method for identifying many species, including arthropods. Currently, DNA barcodes are focused on different animal taxa, including arthropods.
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Jurnal Biologi Universitas Andalas, 2018 The research about composition and structure of Collembola community was conducted at TKA company area, west Sumatra. Collembola were collected at oil palm plantation, conservasion forest and forest edge sites (between conservation forest and plantation ...
Rina Oktavianti +2 more
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Diversity, 2022 Agriculture itself has been considered one of the leading reasons for biodiversity loss because of the huge quantity of land dedicated to just this activity, and agricultural intensification has impacted soil organisms at several taxonomic levels.
Tayyiba Habib +5 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Rainforest conversion and expansion of plantations in tropical regions are associated with changes in animal communities and biodiversity decline.
Winda Ika Susanti +6 more
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Nature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2022 Collembola is a group of numerous ubiquitous small soil-dwelling arthropods decomposing the plant residues. The study analyses the diversity structure of this group in mesic conditions of coniferous, mixed, and broad-leaved forests.
Nadezhda V. Vasenkova +1 more
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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, 1879 Abstract The Collembola collected in Kerguelen Island comprised three forms. One was a species of Isotoma, apparently, but the examples were not in a condition to be determinable with certainly. One was a Smynthurus. In this genus the forms of the feet and of the saltatory apparatus afford good specific characters.
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The Puzzling Falcomurus Mandal (Collembola, Orchesellidae, Heteromurinae): A Review
Insects, 2021 Falcomurus Mandal is currently a monotypic genus of Heteromurinae described from India in 2018. Its key characters are the first antennal segment subdivided, the second undivided and the third annulated; the first abdominal segment lacking macrochaetae ...
Bruno C. Bellini +2 more
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Towards a global synthesis of Collembola knowledge – challenges and potential solutions
Soil Organisms, 2020 Collembola are among the most abundant and diverse soil microarthropods, which are found in almost all (semi)terrestrial environments and often serve as model organisms in empirical studies. Diverse data collected on the biology and ecology of Collembola
Anton Potapov +13 more
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