Effects of river regulation on aquatic invertebrate community composition: A comparative analysis in two southern African rivers. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis study compared aquatic invertebrate communities between a regulated and unregulated river and sought to determine whether the largest inland lake of the region, which receives water from both rivers, resembles the aquatic invertebrate communities of either river.
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Natura Sloveniae, 2022 The article presents an updated checklist of the extant freshwater ostracods in Slovenia. The data were obtained from the published scientific literature up to 2012 and from field collections after 2012, mainly from springs and groundwaters and, to a ...
Nataša Mori, Ali Šalamun
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Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology, 2019 Background Interaction of microinvertebrates with mosquito in freshwater ecosystem ultimately provides the mosquito larvae with diverse resources to prey on and serves as competitors or predators.
Okechukwu Anthony Obi +2 more
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Four new genera and five new species of 'Heterocypris' from Western Australia (Crustacea, Ostracoda, Cyprinotinae) [PDF]
, 2019 Five new species in four new genera from Western Australia are described. All species have valve characters that are reminiscent of the genus Heterocypris Claus, 1892 and also have similar valve outlines, with highly arched valves.
Halse, Stuart A, Martens, Koenraad
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On a new species of the genus Cyprinotus (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from a temporary wetland in New Caledonia (Pacific Ocean), with a reappraisal of the genus [PDF]
, 2019 The New Caledonia archipelago is known for its high level of endemism in both faunal and floral groups. Thus far, only 12 species of non-marine ostracods have been reported.
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Extraordinary morphological changes in valve morphology during the ontogeny of several species of the Australian ostracod genus Bennelongia (Crustacea, Ostracoda) [PDF]
, 2013 Ostracods belonging to the genus Bennelongia differ much in valve morphology between adults and juveniles. Adult valves are asymmetrical, characterised by a beak-like feature in the anteroventral region of the left valve, and, with some notable ...
De Deckker, Patrick, Martens, Koen
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Occurrence of Stenocypris sketi Petkovski & Meisch, 1996 (Crustacea, Ostracoda) in India: a new addition to the Indian ostracod fauna [PDF]
Check ListDuring a faunistic survey of freshwater habitats in India, the cypridid ostracod Stenocypris sketi Petkovski & Meisch, 1996 was found for the first time in India.
Renuka Rajendra Khairnar +2 more
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Description of a new genus and species of Candonopsini (Crustacea, Ostracoda, Candoninae) from the alluvial valley of the Upper Paraná River (Brazil, South America) [PDF]
, 2012 The genus Candobrasilopsis gen. nov. is here described, with C. rochai gen. nov. sp. nov. as type species, from the alluvial valley of the Upper Paraná River.
Higuti, Janet, Martens, Koen
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020 The Ascotán salt pan is an extreme freshwater system in the Southern Altiplano of Chile (17°-22°S). Its origin has been traced to the presence of the paleolake Minchin approximately 0.0117 Ma.
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Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia, 2022 Aim Wetland areas have high environmental complexity and support high biodiversity. Therefore, global efforts are required to preserve these areas. Here, we show the results of three decades of monitoring programs regarding macroinvertebrate species from
Ana Paula dos Santos Bertoncin +5 more
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