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Attack and defense in a gamasid-oribatid mite predator-prey experiment ? sclerotization outperforms chemical repellency

, 2016
International audienceOribatid mites represent a diverse group of soil micro-arthropods. They have evolved a broad range of defensive chemical and morphological traits (e.g. sclerotization, ptychoidy, biomineralization).
Neis, M., Heethoff, M., Bruckner, A., Wehner, K.   +3 more
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Review of the mite subfamily Arctoseiinae Evans with a key to its genera and description of a new genus and species from Siberia (Parasitiformes, Mesostigmata, Ascidae)

ZooKeys, 2012
We redefine the subfamily Arctoseiinae of the family Ascidae, and describe a new genus, Maxinia gen. n., based on a new species, Maxinia arctomontana sp.
Evert E. Lindquist, Olga Makarova
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Contribution to the ectoparasite fauna of bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae, Rhinolophidae) of Crimea [PDF]

, 2018
New data are presented on the ectoparasite fauna of several species of vesper and horseshoe bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae, Rhinolophidae) of the Crimean Peninsula.
Orlov, Oleg L., Orlova, Mariya V.
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Effect of improved home ventilation on asthma control and house dust mite allergen levels [PDF]

, 2009
The warm, humid environment in modern homes favours the dust mite population, but the effect of improved home ventilation on asthma control has not been established.
McMahon, A.D., King, E.M., Wood, S., Thompson, J., Donnelly, I., McAlpine, L., Howieson, S.G., Lawson, Alan, Chapman, M.D., Wright, G.R., McSharry, C., Thomson, N.C., Chaudhuri, R., Jolly, L., Brooks, R.G.   +14 more
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The use of plant, bacterial and fungal resources in soil food webs of ecto‐ and arbuscular mycorrhiza‐dominated deciduous forests

Functional Ecology, Volume 39, Issue 9, Page 2398-2412, September 2025.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Soil food webs, driven by complex interactions among plants, microbes and invertebrates, are crucial for carbon and nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems. Over the last decade, it has become evident that forests dominated by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) or ...
Amelie Hauer, Anton Potapov, Ajuan Zhang, Andrey G. Zuev, Melanie M. Pollierer   +4 more
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New findings of ectoparasites of bats (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) of South Siberia

, 2020
Data on new findings of ectoparasites (mites and insects) of bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in the Western Sayan and Tuva are presented. The bat fly Basilia mongolensis mongolensis Theodor, 1966 is reported for the first time from the territory of ...
Orlova, Mariya V., Khritankov, A. M., Zhigalin, Alexander V.   +2 more
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Evolution of the Neopsylla hongyangensis Mitogenome: Insights Into the Mitogenomic Evolution of the Orders Siphonaptera and the Phthiraptera

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 3, March 2025.
The Neopsylla hongyangensis is an important medical insect that transmits plague. We sequenced the mitogenome of N. hongyangensis and constructed a phylogenetic tree for the order Siphonaptera. In addition, we explored the mitogenomic evolution of the orders Siphonaptera and Phthiraptera, which both belong to the class Insects, on warm‐blooded animals ...
Xiaoxia Lin, Ju Pu, Wenge Dong
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Ultrastructure investigation of the secondary insemination system of the gamasid mite Hattena cometis Domrow (Acari: Anactinotrichida: Ameroseiidae)

, 2013
Many gamasid mites, mainly of the taxon Dermanyssina, possess a secondarily evolved insemination system that is generally described as occurring in two types, the laelapid and the phytoseiid-type, which are structurally considerably different ...
Gerd Alberti, DI PALMA, ANTONELLA MARTA, Owen Seeman, Seeman, O., Antonella Di Palma, Alberti, G.   +5 more
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Life as a fortress – structure, function, and adaptive values of morphological and chemical defense in the oribatid mite Euphthiracarus reticulatus (Actinotrichida)

BMC Zoology, 2018
Background Oribatid mites are among the primordial decomposer faunal elements and potential prey organisms in soil. Among their myriad morphological defenses are strong sclerotization and mineralization, cuticular tecta, and the “ptychoid” body-form ...
Michael Heethoff, Adrian Brückner, Sebastian Schmelzle, Mario Schubert, Maria Bräuer, Reinhard Meusinger, Stefan Dötterl, Roy A. Norton, Günther Raspotnig   +8 more
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Opportunities for integrated pest management to control the poultry red mite, Dermanyssus gallinae [PDF]

, 2011
Dermanyssus gallinae is the most economically important ectoparasite of laying hens in Europe. Control of D. gallinae is already hampered by issues of pesticide resistance and product withdrawal and, with the prohibition of conventional cages in 2012 and
O.A.E. Sparagano, George, David, Guy, Jonathan, D.W.J. Harrington, Sparagano, Olivier, Harrington, David, D.R. George, J.H. Guy   +7 more
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